This Chinese-inspired braised tofu and potatoes are my new favorite recipe. It has a mild spicy flavor and you can adjust the heat according to your preference. Braised tofu is delicious on its own, with bread or buns, or with some rice on aside. It tastes amazing on a second day as well, so it…
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Red Lentil and Chickpea Curry with Winter Vegetables
I came across some cute tiny turnips and a beautiful squash at the market, so why not throw together a warming bowl of lentil and chickpea curry? I make this recipe quite often, rotating different veggies to make it more fun. And of course, I use my homemade curry spice blend, so the flavor is…
Vegan Thai Green Curry with Eggplant and Potatoes
Eggplants and potatoes are typical ingredients in Indian curries, but Indian spices are just too much for me during hot summer days. But I still wanted to make something nice and spicy with it, so Thai green curry was a solution. My vegan Thai green curry is quite unconventional, but it tastes bomb, trust me….
Curried Tahini Steel Cut Oats
Recently I accidentally discovered the bomb flavor combination of tahini and curry powder. Just add these two ingredients to your steel cut oats and you have a fantastic, earthy, bold, spicy and hearty breakfast. Curried tahini oats. This recipe is pretty basic. You can add your favorite vegetables to this, like cauliflower, sweet peas, any…
Homemade Curry Spice Blend
I post a lot of Indian dishes on this blog, so I thought I would share a recipe of my homemade curry spice blend. This spice mix is heavy on fenugreek, both seeds and leaves, that gives it distinctive “curry” flavor. I don’t have access to some of authentic ingredients such as Kashmiri chillies, so…
Vegan Meatballs in Pumpkin Curry Sauce
Looking for authentic, chewy and savory vegan meatballs that don’t taste like bread? Here I am with a very pleasant surprise for you. My vegan meatballs are firm, chewy and unexpectedly meaty that can fool anyone who tries them. I can honorably say that they are better than a real thing. Especially with this rich,…
Turnip Dhal (Vegan & GF)
There are vegetables that everybody loves and there are some that unfortunately are underrated. For example turnips. Hundred years ago turnips were everyday food in Ukraine and now it is very hard to find it on the market. Sadly, because this vegetable is far more nutritious than common potatoes. Maybe because it doesn’t taste as…
Vegan Chocolate Black Bean Chili
I already have the recipe of vegan bean chili on my blog which I think is perfect. But I wanted to create something different just for fun. If you tried my Chocolate Black Bean Soup you know that combination of black beans and chocolate is so delicious! Also this chocolate black bean chili is packed…
Red Lentil Dahl (Vegan, low-fat)
Who wouldn’t enjoy a nice creamy and spicy dahl with homemade flatbread? And how about to make it low-fat? I didn’t use coconut milk in this red lentil dahl recipe cause red lentils themselves are already creamy enough for me so I mellowed them down with my homemade soy yogurt. So now I don’t have…
North Indian Eggplant Mash (Baingan Bharta)
I just love eggplant cooked in any possible way. And this Indian eggplant mash called Baingan Bharta is one of the best dishes you can make with eggplants. Trust me. This Baingan Bharta is smoky, spicy and SO delicious that you can’t stop eating until you polish the entire bowl! Can you imagine fire roasting…