Curried Black Eyed Peas/beans (Chora) in the Instant pot

Posted on26 August 201722 February 2021AuthorMina JoshiLeave a comment

Making curried Black eyed peas/ or as some people call them -black eyed beans (Lobia) (and Chora in Gujarati) is very similar to cooking other lentils in the Instant Pot. Black eyed beans are full Read More …

Mung beans made in the Instant Pot

Posted on5 August 201710 April 2021AuthorMina JoshiLeave a comment

I am really enjoying cooking in my Instant Pot. The Instant Pot (IP) is a pressure cooker but can also be used as a slow cooker. rice cooker, sauté/browning, yoghurt maker and steamer. Mung beans Read More …

Soya Beans and Lentil Kachori

Posted on10 May 20179 May 2017AuthorMina JoshiLeave a comment

I make Kachoris regularly and often improvise with slightly different fillings to make a change. My favourite are the baked lentil and green peas filled kachoris -. They are slightly healthier and you can taste all the Read More …

Fresh Kenyan Beans curry in the Instant Pot

Posted on18 December 20162 January 2019AuthorMina JoshiLeave a comment

I am loving experimenting with my recipes in the Instant Pot and still can’t believe how quick some of the dishes get cooked. I also like the fact that my kitchen doesn’t get steamy like Read More …

White and Red Kidney Bean curry with spinach

Posted on10 October 201616 February 2022AuthorMina JoshiLeave a comment

Cannelloni beans also known as white kidney beans. For this recipe, I mixed the white and Red Kidney beans as they are both are full of protein and taste really great together. They are Read More …

Planning your meals

Posted on7 August 20164 April 2021AuthorMina Joshi7 Comments

So how many of you have these questions in your mind when you get home or you get asked them by your family: What shall I make for dinner? What’s for dinner? Who is cooking Read More …

Top 7 Tips on becoming vegetarian

Posted on4 May 20163 April 2024AuthorMina Joshi5 Comments

I got inspired by the National Vegetarian Week (16-22 May) to share some tips for people who are changing their lifestyle to become vegetarian. First of all well done for taking the first step to Read More …

Rosecoco beans curry (Borlotti beans curry)

Posted on30 March 201616 February 2022AuthorMina Joshi16 Comments

Rosecoco Beans (also called borlotti beans) are normally found in their dried form. Their deep pink colour skin is flecked with beige and brown spots. They need to be soaked overnight and cooked until soft. Read More …

Two bean curry and spinach in a tomato sauce

Posted on29 November 201516 February 2022AuthorMina Joshi2 Comments

Being vegetarian, it’s often difficult to get interesting vegetarian options when on holiday but when we visited Greece, we were amazed at vegetarian dishes the chefs in out hotel could produce. My favourite were stuffed peppers Read More …

Baked Kachori with split mung beans and fresh peas (Lentil and fresh peas filled savoury pastry)

Posted on15 October 20159 April 2021AuthorMina Joshi2 Comments

I made these hot and spicy baked Kachoris using split mung and fresh green peas . I love kachoris and love making them with different fillings. For a healthy option, Ingredients : for 15 -20 Read More …