Category: Vegetarian

Going Vegan from vegetarian

Butternut squash

We always have a hard time on Saturdays. reason being, it’s a vegetarian day. Belonging to the hardcore non-vegetarian foodies that I live with, thinking what to cook on vegetarian days freaks me out.Often times, I find myself planning way,…

Mango Mousse with Gulukand

I promised a friend of mine that I would be posting the recipe of this particular mango mousse that I recently made. It’s a regular mousse recipe, but what makes it different from an everyday mango mousse is an ingredient…

Eggplant mushroom boats

Once I worked with a really nice gentleman who was also social and a very cordial person. He was by nature helpful, and it was fun to work with him because he was always so positive. Whenever anyone spoke with…

Dal Tadka dhaba style

  Few posts ago, I wrote about how to make ‘roti/chappati’ at home. I posted a picture of dal tadka there with a promise to come back with the recipe. Thing have been on the crazier side since. Not that…

Mushroom and grape tomato bruschetta

I was at the coffee vending machine, filling my Styrofoam cup with aromatic coffee and a generous shot of half and half, when a gentleman right behind me exclaimed. ‘Did you take my cart?’ Startled, I looked back, just as…

Potato Salad #InaFridays

There is an air of celebration to 2014. I don’t know why I feel that way. The world still looks like it has gone to the dogs, weather still sucks – we left for East coast in midst of a…

Sumac toasted pita bites

sumac

Middle eastern cuisine introduced itself to me about nine years ago. A chance visit to a small joint in Washington DC opened a world of delight that only continues to climb higher in my favorite food chart. Initially, I limited…