Our Veganuary Journey – Accidentally Vegan Products

As mentioned in my previous Posts, a lot of products we eat everyday are already vegan and this makes the lifestyle change to vegan a lot easier. An email sent yesterday from Veganuary has a Read More …

Tortilla Soup or Cheats recipe for Dall Dhokli

Ever since I  got the Instant Pot, I have been cooking more lentils and beans as they are so easy and quick to cook in the IP.  The  Instant  Pot(IP) is a pressure cooker but can Read More …

Mung Dall and Basmati Rice in Instant Pot

Ever since I bought the Instant Pot (IP),I have had to change my style of cooking and am always learning new things about the IP.   The Instant Pot(IP) is a pressure cooker but can also Read More …

Savoury Rice with lentils (Toor Dall Khichedi) in Instant Pot using PIP method

Instant Pot (IP)  is an electric pressure cooker which has become very popular in my house. Like most Indians, I like to use the pressure cooker for cooking lentils etc. as it’s quicker. However, the Read More …

Planning your meals

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 …

Basic Spices for Making Indian food

In my spare time, apart from blogging, I teach vegetarian Indian Cookery to adults either in a class or one to one in their home.  A lot of time in my classes is spent discussing Read More …

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

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 …

Kachoris with Lilva Tuver and Masoor Dall

Hot and spicy Kachoris are one of my favourite snacks  Kachoris can be made with lots of different fillings but I usually make them with mung dall. This time, I decided to make them with Read More …

Carrot and Green Chilies Salad/Pickle with Mustard (Raita gajar marcha)

This dish is made in all Indian homes and served as a condiment with the main meal. It adds to the flavours of the dishes you have in your plate (thali).  Indian thali will have Read More …

Quinoa, Bulger, Brown Basmati, Tur Dall and Wild Rice (Khichedi)

This is  often my weekend lunch dish which is a very healthy and quick to make to serve either with a simple potato curry or just raita.  Sometimes we make just tuver dall spicy rice Read More …