Indian

Nick and I love Darbar’s Shahi Paneer, so I wanted to try making a vegan version. After some experimentation, this worked well, somewhat like Vegan Richa’s Butter Tofu recipe. Ingredients...

When Munira lived nearby, she’d make a yummy vegetable dal soup. I’ve wanted to give it a try for awhile now, and after buying pounds of red and mung dal at Costco, decided it was time. I...

A simple, delicious dish, created by Munira. Who’da thought corn and tofu would be so good together? You might be tempted to add other ingredients; feel free. Bell peppers, for example, are...

Munira is visiting from Texas, yay! We biked over with some fig banana bread, and she treated us to an impromptu, delicious dinner of her lentil dosa and secret gobi. I thought dosa was super hard to...

Another recipe from Munira! After making us a wonderful dinner, she described how to make fried rice from the leftover rice in her Instant Pot, and sent me home with spiced rice that I could fry up...

I’ve been meaning to try to make a chana masala for awhile, and today I found a nice recipe in Vegan Richa’s Indian Kitchenthat I adapted slightly, using wisdom from Munira, some canned...

Another of Munira’s yummy recipes. Black chickpeas have such a nice flavor. Of course all the measures are approximate guesses; no actual measurement tools were used in the making 🙂 Ingredients...

Shhhhhh…. Munira shared her marvelous gobi recipe with me! I’m not sure what got into her, but she made us a delicious dinner (as usual!) and this time, showed me a lot of her secrets. If...

Larry asked his colleague Supraja what she had for lunch the other day, and she shared this cauliflower curry recipe. I had a small head of cauliflower and some potatoes and cabbage to use, so I added...

Munira brought back a masala dabba for me from India. So exciting! The next morning I filled it with some of the spices I use the most, and drew a key to help me remember what is what. It was SO fun...

Our friend Judy shared this roti for two recipewith us, which just uses flour and water, and is very good! Munira adds some spice to her roti, and luckily, she shared her secrets with me in Whatsapp....

Loving my Vegan Richa’s Indian Kitchen cookbook. With the uneasiness in the world, our pantry is full of dried beans and lentils - and I’ll definitely be making this again. Here’s a...

Munira often makes a potato cabbage fry for us that is yummy. I love cabbage and have a head of it that needs used, and found a recipe in my Vegan Richa cookbook to try!

Munira gave us some delicious homemade hot green chutney. I tried to replicate it - with success: even Munira and Vinod liked it! This is adapted from a video Munira shared for this recipe for Green...

My friend Munira is a wonderful cook! For years she would never share her recipes, saying why would we come over for dinner if we knew how to cook the food? 🙂

Shelley Million sent me this super minimalist baker recipe for saag paneer with tofu in place of the cheese! I’ve tried a saag recipe or two and wasn’t thrilled, but this one is different...

Omg, these date cookies are so good. Munira and her friend Shobha made them for a party we went to last night, and we got to take some home. The date, pistachio, cardamom, and coconut flavors are...

Dan Suthers shared his favorite dal recipe with me. Yay! For so long I’ve wanted a good dal recipe. How did he know? This dal is from Vegan Richa’s Indian Kitchen Cookbook, which is now on...

Our favorite local Indian restaurant, Janta, had a buffet with several delicious dishes the other day, including a cabbage dish and a mung bean dal. I had lots of cabbage and mung beans at home to use...

Munira’s family gave us some sauteed mung bean sprouts last year, and they were such a treat; nutty and yummy. And, it turns out, pretty easy to make. I bought some mung bean seeds and a...

Another recipe adapted from a recipe in The Indian Vegetarian cookbook by Neelam Batra (see also the diced potatoes and tomatoes recipe). The original calls for 4 jalapenos (!!). I use one medium...

This potato dish is adapted from a recipe in The Indian Vegetarian cookbook by Neelam Batra, who also has a web site, Neelam’s California Indian Cuisine. Thanks to my friend Munira for...

Our friend Arul made this for us one night, and I loved it. And it’s so easy to make. Thanks, Arul! January 2025 update: Laurie roasted cauliflower for us and served it with a peanut dressing....