Lacto vegetarian, vegan recipes and reviews!
Quick and easy dip made using butter fruit/avocado, onions, green chilli, lime juice, cilantro and salt. Tasty and nutritious too! Guacamole is a simple avocado dip originating in Mexico and is very popular in the USA. Made with just a few ingredients, it’s smooth, silky …
Easy vegan Indian mango dessert with chopped mangoes in freshly squeezed coconut milk sweetened with jaggery. When mangoes are in season, Mango rasayana is a mandatory dessert in Mangaluru. Sweet juicy mangoes in freshly squeezed coconut milk and jaggery is flavoured with cardamom and sprinkled …
Mutabbal – Roasted eggplant dip with smoky eggplants and tahini. Baba Ganoush – Roasted eggplant dip without tahini. Both very different, but both delicious! Mutabal vs Baba ghanoush Every Middle eastern/Mediterranean restaurant has Baba Ganoush on their menu but have you heard of mutabbal/moutabal? It’s …
Menthe kodilu/sambar is a quick and easy Havyaka side dish for idli. It is also a side dish for idiyappam(homemade rice noodles) Menthe kodilu/Methi seeds sambar is a coconut based plain curry without any vegetables, with aroma and flavour from roasted methi seeds. It is …
Asparagus chutney using the ends of asparagus that are otherwise trimmed and discarded. Best use of waste! When cooking with Asparagus do you trim away the ends that are slightly woody? Most of the times, the ends aren’t too woody but they aren’t tender enough …
If I had to explain Thondekai Gojju in just a few words it is 1. Sweet 2. Spicy 3. Sour! When I hear all these three words together, signals shoot to my brain and make my mouth water! 🙂 Even the simplest of dishes can …
Green chilli thecha is a rustic, super-flavourful chutney/dip from Maharashtra prepared using green chillies and roasted peanuts. I had never heard of thecha until a few years ago, when my friend Gayatri, who is from Maharashtra, brought me some of her homemade green chilli thecha …
Chutney powder, called chutney pudi in Karnataka is a staple in South Indian homes. This shelf stable condiment is a great thing to have in your pantry for an emergency when you need a super quick meal. It also makes a healthy accompaniment to everyday …
This radish raita has won the hearts of many radish haters, including my husband! It has converted people who swore to never eat radish again! You need to make it, to believe it 🙂 Not everyone likes the smell and taste of radish/mooli, especially when …
Coconut chutney can be made in a variety of different ways. This kempu chutney I am sharing, is a staple side for breakfast in Mangaluru, my hometown. Kempu translates to the colour red, this chutney gets a bright orange hue from dry red chillies. Kempu …