Amla Chutney (Makes 1 Cup)
Ingredients 2 amla – deseeded and chopped 3-4 cloves garlic 1 green chilli ½ cup mint ½ cup coriander ½ cup peanut curd Salt to taste ½ onion Directions Blend all ingredients and process until smooth.
Spicy Carrot Hummus (Makes 1 Cup)
Ingredients 100 gm chickpeas soaked for 6 hours and boiled 2 tbsp lemon juice 2 carrots diced and steamed ¼ cup sesame butter 2-3 cloves garlic 1 tsp red chilli powder or as per taste 1-2 tsp ginger minced 1 tsp cumin Salt and pepper to taste 1 tsp cumin 2-3 ice cubes Directions…
Mexican Bean and Veggie Stew (Serves 2)
Ingredients 4 tomatoes diced 1/4 cup each of 3 types of beans like rajma/lobia/chhole or anyother beans you have like pinto or black – boiled ½ cup onion diced ½ cup coloured bell peppers diced ½ cup carrot diced and steamed 2 tbsp tomato puree 2 cups of water 5-6 cloves minced garlic ½ tsp…
Millet Crackers (makes 15-20 pcs)
Ingredients ½ cup cooked brown rice ½ cup cooked millets 1/8 cup sesame seeds 1/8 cup flax seeds 1/8 cup sunflower/pumpkin seeds 1 tsp soy sauce 1 tsp mixed herbs 1 tbsp water Salt and pepper to taste Directions Preheat oven to 170°C. Cut out 2 pieces of parchment paper the size of a…
Spiralized Salad with Cheesy Dressing (Serves 1)
Ingredients 1 cup lettuce washed and roughly torn 1 cup spiralized veggies like zucchini, carrots and bell peppers 2 tbsp fresh basil leaves torn Salt and pepper to taste Sunflower seeds and toasted walnuts to garnish 3-4 tbsp of veggie cheese Directions You can spiralize the veggies either with a spiralizer or with a…
Green Smoothie (Serves 2)
Ingredients 1 cup ripe avocado 1 cup kiwi Handful of spinach Few sprigs of mint 6 – 8 dates soaked 2 – 3 ice cubes 1 tbsp chia/sabja(holy basil) seeds soaked in 3 tbsp water Directions Blend all ingredients in high speed until smooth. Add water if necessary. Serve in a tall chilled glass.
Pea Pod and Barley Soup (Serves 1)
Ingredients ½ cup peas and pod shells, with strings removed 1 onion finely chopped 3-4 garlic cloves minced 2 tbsp barley + 2 tbsp barley boiled 1 Bay leaf 3-4 sprigs thyme 7-8 mint leaves Juice of 1 lemon Salt and pepper to taste Directions In a pan, sauté onions and garlic for a…
Raw Banana Cheese (Makes 2 Cup)
Ingredients 1 cup steamed raw bananas ½ cup unpeeled diced carrots 1/3 cup almond mylk 1 small onion chopped 6-7 cloves garlic 1 tsp chili flakes 2 tbsp lemon juice Salt to taste Direction Steam bananas and carrots. Put all the ingredients in the grinder and grind into a smooth paste. This cheese can…
Sesame Butter
Ingredients 200 gms raw sesame seeds Directions Lightly roast sesame seeds. Fill the grinder with the seeds up to a height of 1”. Grind till it turns to a powder. Spoon in, and grind again until it turns to butter. If it is not evenly crushed, stir and grind again.
Horse Gram Dal (Uttarakhand Style)
Ingredients 2 cups overnight soaked dal 1 big Tomato finely chopped 1 big onion finely chopped 1 tbsp ginger garlic chilli paste 4 clove powder (laung) 1 tbsp freshly crushed coriander seeds 1/2 tsp jeera (cumin) 1/2 tsp red chilli powder 1/4 tsp turmeric (haldi) Pinch of hing Salt to taste 1 tbsp Lemon juice…