This is an updated Vegetable Fried Rice with a heavy emphasis on vegetable! Instead of store bought soy sauce, I am using the Low Sodium Soy Sauce Substitute from Sans Salt. Super simple to put together, this is a meal in itself. It also works beautifully along side other Asian inspired dishes for a heartier …

Idlis are the most common and healthy breakfast food eaten all over South India. They are traditionally made with rice and black gram dal, ground and fermented into a thick batter which is then steamed into spongy white disks of yummy goodness! This unfortunately requires planning ahead since the fermentation takes a day for the …

Poha is both an ingredient (flattened rice) as well as the name of the finished dish. Originating in western India, people typically eat Poha at breakfast or as a snack with tea. This recipe is “all-inclusive” in that I have included all the ingredients that can go into Poha. Most people might just use a …

I have been making slight variations of this basic but versatile pasta sauce for over 20 years when I had my first daughter and needed ways to get more veggies into her! This serves as a pasta sauce blended real smooth or a bit grainy. It serves as a base for my Creamy Tomato Soup …

Inspired by the cuisine of coastal India, along the west coast of the Indian peninsula, Mangalore Salmon with Coconut Milk is a super fast and easy curry that brings together the two main flavor elements of the region – fish and coconut. I’ve adapted it to use salmon and coconut milk with common Indian spices. …

Dal Chawal is an absolutely beautiful dinner in its simplicity. Also, it is true soul food to me! In its most basic form, it is steamed rice (Chawal) topped with lentils (Dal). It can be served with a side of roast baby potatoes and a cucumber raita as I have done here. Obviously, you can …

The original recipe for the cumin spiced lentil burger was published in Food and Wine, way back in 2005! In the past, I have served it as an appetizer (smaller sized patties), with a yogurt sauce. I have since modified it to use whole brown lentils and cut out sodium to make it a flavorful …

This Mediterranean Quinoa and Lentil Powerfood Bowl is so tasty that you will forget that you are nourishing your body with wholesome ingredients! Inspired by Nanoosh, my favorite New York City lunch spot from my days working in the city. Sadly, they may have since closed but the legacy lives on! The Quinoa Ingredients 1 …

Spaghetti squash is such a fun vegetable to work with! Most of you know that it is a squash that when cooked, can be pulled apart with a fork to resemble spaghetti. This has led to many recipes using spaghetti squash instead of pasta. I also love lentils and often keep plain cooked lentils in …

To most Indians, dal is the ultimate comfort food and central to everyday home cooking. The word Dal is used two ways – the ingredient and the dish. Split peas, pulses, lentils and beans are all called ‘dal’. On the other hand, familiar Indian dishes such as Tadka Dal and Dal Makhni are also called …