Category Gluten Free

Five Lentil Mix – Panch Dal

Five Lentil Dal This is a mixture of all dals  You may use any five you like. Preparation Time: 30 Minutes Serves: 4-6 Recipe Type: Jain, Vegan, High Protein. Gluten Free Ingredients: 1/4 Cup Chana Dal 1/4 Cup Split Green Mung…

Methi & Aloo Subji

Methi & Aloo Subji One of my favorite vegetable dishes is Aloo & Methi which means Potato with Fenugreek Leaves. The leaves are grown from fenugreek seeds and are a little bitter in taste but very healthy for you. They…

Opo Squash with Bengal Gram Dal

Opo Squash with Bengal Gram Dal Opo Squash is famously known as Lauki or Dudhi. Bengal Gram Dal is known as Channa Dal. This vegetable subji is often cooked at my home for dinner. In Ayurveda, Opo Squash is at the…

Raw Mango Pickle

Mouth-watering pickles are popular all over India. In fact, a meal is not a meal without “achar” which means “pickle.” Pickles are the comfort food of rich and poor alike. You can easily find many different varieties all over America and around the…

Amla Achar – Sweet Pickle

Some days you want to eat something special and tasty. Amla is a popular Indian gooseberry that is very good in winter.  It is very popular as a winter snack for its nutritional value and is eaten as jams and…

Spinach Rice

Preparation Time: 30 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 2 Cups Rice, uncooked 2 Cups Spinach, frozen 1 Small Ginger 2 Cloves 2 Sticks Cinnamon 4 TBsp Coriander & Cumin Powder 1 Tsp Turmeric Powder 1/4 Tsp Chili or Cayenne Pepper Salt…

Spicy Mung Beans

Mung beans are the perfect healthy vegetarian protein. They are light on the stomach and have great nutritional value.   Read more about the health benefits of Mung Beans at the end of the recipe. Preparation Time: 30 Minutes Serves: 4…

Gluten-Free Naan for Your Vegan Meal Plan

by Guest Blogger Carolyn Knight of BlogContentGuild.com  Gluten-Free Naan for Your Vegan Meal Plan Finding naan that is both gluten-free and vegan friendly at an Indian restaurant is like finding a winning lottery ticket on your front porch: unlikely. So,…

Tomato & Red Pepper Soup

This healthy, fulfilling and hearty soup is my favorite. Sometimes I even add squash or winter melon. For For an Indian touch, I fry cumin seeds in 1tsp of oil and garnish it.  Read below for the Health Benefits of Red Peppers and…

Masala Chickpeas- Chole

Masala chickpeas Preparation Time: 30 Minutes Serves: 4 Recipe Type: Gluten Free, Vegan, Anti-Oxidants Ingredients: 1    Can Chickpeas 1    Medium Onions, minced 1    Medium Tomatoes, chopped Green Chili Salt to taste Ginger to taste Garlic to taste 1    Tbsp Coriander…

Split Pigeon Peas – Toor Dal

This dal is must all over India. It is the basic staple for both the rich and poor. This is one of the greatest sources of protein in our diet. Cooking Preparation Time: 30 Minutes Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: 1    Cup Toor…

Okra Sabji

Okra is a very healthy vegetable.  It is also known as “lady finger” or “gumbo.”  It is a highly nutritious pod vegetable that is grown in the tropical and warm regions of the world.  The plant bears many dark green…