Here is an appetizer recipe from one of my gatherings with friends this summer – chickpea lentil fritters also called masala vadas. Thick lentil batter is spiced up with curry leaves, ginger, onions and asafetida. Then fried up all crispy on the outside and tender inside.
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Stuffed Peppers with Rice and Tofu
Stuffed peppers is an easy recipe with stupendous results. Use any leftover rice or quinoa, add in tofu, spices, onions and garlic and then stuff the mixture into bell peppers. Bake and serve for a delicious one pot meal. This recipe even has greens for a complete nutrition packed dinner.
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Indian Savory French Toast Casserole
Folks, if you’re looking for an awesome, easy, delicious brunch idea to feed a crowd – this Indian inspired savory french toast casserole made with Indian spices is a winner.
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Zucchini Daal
It’s zucchini season, we are talking so many zucchini that we are running out of ideas on how to use the veggie. Enter this comforting daal that uses up two entire zucchinis. With the lovely aroma of spices and onions fried in oil and made all creamy with daal and zucchini, this is a winner of a recipe.
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Okra Tomato Onion Stir Fry
This delicious recipe comes to you all the way from Vadodara, India. It’s a an okra stir fry made with spices, onions and tomatoes that are cooked together to perfection.
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Navy Bean Sundal. Navy Bean Coconut Salad
Here is a recipe for an outstanding navy bean salad packed with flavor. Coconut paste and dried lentils give the dish an earthy toasted aroma. Use canned navy beans if you’re looking to make this is a jiffy.
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Mixed Dhal
Here is a simple recipe for a delicious dhal made with a variety of lentils. The best part of this recipe is that the oil of choice is ghee. Ghee gives the dish fabulous aroma and flavor!
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Kichee. Gujarati Rice Flour Dumplings
Kichee are rice flour dumplings made in the western state of Gujarat in India. Think of them as mildly spiced steamed rice dumplings that are usually had as an afternoon snack.
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Urad Dhal Vadas. Lentil Fritters with Ginger, Green Chilies and Onions
Here is a recipe for South Indian lentil fritters called vadas. This ever popular snack food can be made with any variety of lentils that are soaked until soft, blended into a coarse batter, and fried up to serve alongside tea or drinks.
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Instapot Ven Pongal. South Indian Rice and Lentil Risotto
Happy New Year! I hope you had a great December! If you’ve been entertaining a lot this holiday season or went to a few dinners and gatherings and are looking for a simple low key dinner in the new year, this one is for you. It’s a recipe for South Indian lentil and rice dish called Ven Pongal.
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