Feb
5
Mustard Trilogy 3: Nepali Cucumber Salad
February 5, 2010 | 22 Comments

Mustard Trilogy 1: Shorshe Dharosh
Mustard Trilogy 2: Vellarikka Pachadi
We had so many cucumbers last summer that we were distributing bagfuls to whoever would take them. Here’s a wonderful salad starring raw mustard oil - drizzled over the dish the same way extra virgin olive oil is used to flavour Mediterranean dishes.
Chillies/Peppers, Cilantro/Coriander Leaves, Cucumber, cumin, Fenugreek (Methi), GARDENING, Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid, Lemon/Lime, Mangoes and Curry Leaves, mustard, mustard-oil, Nepal, nigella-seeds, NUTRITION, Omega-3, Sesame Seeds, vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes
Feb
4
Mustard Trilogy 2: Vellarikka Pachadi
February 4, 2010 | 15 Comments
Chillies/Peppers, Coconut, coconut oil, Curry leaves, Dairy/Cheese, GARDENING, India, Kerala, Lemon Cucumber, mustard, vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes, yogurt
Feb
2
Mustard Trilogy 1: Shorshe Dharosh
February 2, 2010 | 27 Comments

Bottom left: Shorshe Dharosh (Mustardy Okra)
In Bengali, shorshe = mustard, dharosh = okra/lady finger.
In Europe, mustard is used mainly as a condiment. In the Indian home, it is consumed almost with every meal, in one of five forms:

Bengal, Chillies/Peppers, India, mustard, mustard-oil, Okra/Ladyfinger, poppy seeds, vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes
Jan
19
Ironwoman Date-Orange Cake and Lemony Molasses Tea
January 19, 2010 | 37 Comments

Breakfast
I suffer from iron deficiency anemia - very common among vegetarians and vegans. Especially so among women and children. Less iron means less hemoglobin, which translates to less oxygen in your blood and more fatigue.
There’s only so much bok choy and broccoli I can eat. How about an iron-rich cake? I really hadn’t planned out a recipe. I just dumped one thing after another into a bowl and 30 minutes later, I had a very rich, most cake. It’s gluten-free. And dairy-free. No added sweeteners. No added fat. And all the fibre is intact.
anemia, Apple, Date, gluten-free, iron, Lemon/Lime, molasses, NUTRITION, Oats, Orange, Pecan, Soy/Tofu, Tea, Teff, vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes
Jan
10
Wheatgrass and another Sagz-to-Sexy Smoothie
January 10, 2010 | 22 Comments

Wheatgrass
Sagz = Saggy Ass.
When I was growing up, I used to watch my mom display masochistic behaviour. It was consistent and inexplicable. She used to juice bitter gourd. And wheatgrass. Bitter gourd (karela) couched in spices and cooked crisp was my favourite veggie, but there’s no way in heck I can drink its juice raw. I still don’t know why my mom juiced those things. She wasn’t diabetic or ill. As I said, she just liked to torture herself.
Apple, butternut squash, Coconut, coconut-milk, fitness, Flax seeds, GARDENING, Kiwi fruit, NUTRITION, Pumpkin/Squash, smoothie, vegan athlete, vegan recipes, Vegetarian Athlete, vegetarian recipes, Wheat, Wheatgrass
Dec
31
Pumpkin Hummus
December 31, 2009 | 33 Comments

Recipe Marathon: Final Day (Day 7).
Vegans are always scouring for calcium-rich recipes, and hummus is at the top of the list.
banana-squash, Beans-(Dried), brown sesame seeds, calcium, cayenne, Celery, chickpeas, Chillies/Peppers, cumin, garbanzo-beans, Garlic, hummus, Lemon/Lime, NUTRITION, Oregano, paprika, Pumpkin/Squash, Sesame Seeds, tahini, vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes
Dec
30
Garlicky Mashed Water Spinach (Poondu Keerai Masiyal)
December 30, 2009 | 16 Comments

Water Spinach / Water Morning Glory / Kangkung
Recipe Marathon: Day 6.
In Tamil, Poondu=Garlic, Keerai=Greens, Masiyal=Mashed.
Water Spinach is called Kalmua, Kalmi, Kalmisag, Patuasag in Hindi and Vallai Keerai in Tamil. (Link)
We’re so tired of spinach. It’s the only green we find in the frozen section in most stores. Plus, non-organic spinach is laced with around 40 pesticides along with e-coli and goodness knows what else.
Garlic, vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes, Water Spinach/Kangkung








