A hearty African Sweet Potato Stew with sweet potatoes, carrots, bell peppers, lentils and peanut butter! Peanut butter is a terrific addition to hearty stews. It bumps up the protein and makes everything so much more delicious. Like this yummy African Peanut Stew and this African sweet potato stew. This sweet potato stew is loaded...
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Cauliflower Sabzi (Gobi Sabzi)
This delicious gobi sabzi is the perfect side with a plate of dal-chawal (dal and rice). Cauliflower florets simmer in a bath of pureed tomatoes spiced with garam masala, turmeric and kasoori methi. A simple homemade Indian meal usually has three main elements: dal, rice and/or roti, and a cooked vegetable or sabzi. These every-night...
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Dhaba Dal
A homemade version of Dhaba Dal, a creamy, flavorful dal served at north Indian roadside cafes. Chana dal, urad dal and rajma or red kidney beans along with a few simple spices make this dal both nourishing and delicious! Dhabas are north India’s greasy spoons– roadside shacks that dot dust-smothered highways and cater mostly to...
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Vegan Meal Plan 7
Here are six hearty dinners to make you glow from the inside out this week, from a scrumptious vegan fasolada, a Greek bean soup, to chickpea rice, vegan paella, pasta alla Norma and more. The paella is wonderful to make and eat over the weekend: it is a rather quick recipe but also so flavorful...
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Strawberry Banana Bread
This strawberry banana bread is loaded with sweet, juicy strawberries in every bite! Perfect for breakfast, snacking, or dessert, this homemade strawberry bread is gluten-free, vegan, and so easy to make. This strawberry banana bread came about from buying pounds upon pounds of extra strawberries, because well, summer. After eating them in endless variations of overnight...
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Kung Pao Vegetables
A rainbow of colors make these kung pao vegetables as nourishing as they are delicious! Ladle the veggies and the spicy-savory-sweet sauce over rice for a yummy Chinese meal that is ready in under 30 minutes. These kung pao vegetables are a weeknight-friendly recipe. They come together so quickly and they make an easy but...
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Kung Pao Vegetables
A rainbow of colors make these kung pao vegetables as nourishing as they are delicious! Ladle the veggies and the spicy-savory-sweet sauce over rice for a yummy Chinese meal that is ready in under 30 minutes. These kung pao vegetables are a weeknight-friendly recipe. They come together so quickly and they make an easy but...
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Vegan Meal Plan 6
Your meal plan for this week includes delicious Cuban style black beans studded with colorful bell peppers, an easy mushroom pasta that will have everyone coming back for seconds, the ultimate comfort food — a masala khichdi — that needs just 15 minutes of hands-on time and can be made in the Instant Pot, a...
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Potato Masala (Aloo Masala)
This versatile, simple but lip-smackingly delicious potato masala can be stuffed into a dosa, scooped up with a poori or roti, or served as a side with rice and dal. Few foods match up to the utter simplicity and deliciousness of a classic Indian potato masala, with a tempering of mustard seeds and a touch...
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Instant Masala Dosa
There is no soaking, blending or waiting needed for this three-ingredient, instant Masala Dosa. Serve this crispy south Indian style crepe with a savory stuffing of potatoes at breakfast or for any meal. One of my favorite breakfast recipes is a classic south Indian dosa. I love these crispy, flaky, healthy crepes of lentil-and-rice goodness with a...