Lacto vegetarian, vegan recipes and reviews!
Jackfruit seeds koftas in a creamy masala sauce makes a delicious vegetarian kofta curry . Easily made vegan too! Kofta is a dish that is found in different cuisines in South and Western Asia. Koftas are generally made with meat, call it an Asian meatball. …
Halasina kayi palya is an easy, vegan South Indian unripe jackfruit recipe. Unripe jackfruit (halasina kayi) is a delicacy in my hometown of Mangalore. I grew up eating jackfruit and after a few years of living in the USA, when I finally found a pack …
South Indian style methi bhaji with moong(mung bean) sprouts and coconut. Simple, delicious and nutritious! I SO love making methi bhaji with mung bean sprouts. If I had to explain the taste in words, imagine the fragrance and deliciousness of methi, perfectly cooked sprouts, a …
Fragrant and flavorful tomato rasam/Saaru made with freshly roasted spices and coconut! If you love rasam, you need to give this version a try! If you haven’t heard of rasam, it is a South Indian spicy broth generally served over rice. It can also be …
Genasale – steamed rice cakes filled with coconut and jaggery, wrapped in banana leaves. Patholi/Patoleo – steamed rice cakes filled with coconut and jaggery, wrapped in turmeric leaves. Genasale and patholi/patoleo are two very similar sweet rice dumplings prepared in the western coast of Karnataka, …
Baingan bharta is a vegan eggplant recipe that literally translates to Eggplant mash. While there are many regional versions of this dish, this is a recipe for restaurant style baingan bharta. Eggplant is one of those veggies that is not a crowd favourite and has …
Southern Indian rice crepes flavoured with ripe/unripe jackfruit! When jackfruits are in season, Jackfruit dosa(pronounced dosé), especially the ones made with unripe jackfruit(halasina kayi dosé) is on the menu in every Havyaka household in the Mangalore region. We have an obsession with anything and everything …
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 …
Bendekai Kayirasa is a simple okra curry from the South Canara Havyaka community. Serve with rice for a hearty meal! Vegan and gluten-free! {Bendekai – Okra/ladies finger. Kayirasa – coconut curry} In the southern Indian state of Karnataka, there are many different regional ways to …
Ragi roti/Ragi rotti is a nutritious flatbread from the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Prepared using finger millet flour and lots of vegetables, it can be eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner! Ragi/nachni, also known as finger millet is a cereal grain from Asia and …