Inspired by a bowl from Prasad in Portland, we made a delicious gluten-free and plant-based Buddha bowl from simple ingredients. How to Make a Buddha Bowl It’s not clear where the term Buddha Bowl originated, and there doesn’t seem to be any strict set of rules for how to make one. But it seems to be roughly defined as a bowl with an assortment of small portions of different foods (especially grains & veggies)....

❤️ About This Chickpea Sundal Recipe This is such a quick recipe if you have boiled chickpeas (or canned chickpeas) handy. The stir-fry process takes only 5 minutes. This chickpea sundal snack is low in fat, high in protein and very filling. This makes a great afternoon snack or after school snack for kids. It is commonly made for festivals like Navratri (golu pooja), Ganesh Chaturthi, Varalakshmi Vratham, Krishna Jayanthi, etc....

It’s creamy, satisfying, and reminiscent of everyone’s favorite springtime treat: Carrot Cake! Let us show you how to make this naturally sweet, plant-based treat. Frozen banana and carrots serve as the base of this smoothie. Banana provides creaminess and sweetness, while carrot provides an orange hue and carrot cake flavor. Date is (optionally) added for extra bits of sweetness in every bite. Inspired by our No-Bake Carrot Cake Bites, we spiced this smoothie up with cinnamon, vanilla, ginger, and nutmeg....

Besides peas, corn and canned pears, the only whole food my mom could get me to eat was carrots. She’d always cook them in pot roasts and they’d get so soft and sweet that I thought they were candy. These roasted carrots take on a similar softness but are slightly more savory than sweet. That’s because I doused them in curry powder*, one of my new favorite spice blends. The sweet comes from the carrot’s natural sweetness and homemade peanut sauce....

Here boiled taro roots are simmered in creamy cashew-yogurt gravy with few spice powders. This can be consumed during Hindu vrat (fasting). Also, it can be eaten on a regular day at any time of the year. ❤️ You’ll Love This Dahi Arbi Recipe It is healthy and full of nutrition. Arbi is an excellent source of fiber and is good for your healthy digestive system. It is very light to your stomach yet filling....

Best Potatoes for Mashed Potatoes Gold potatoes are our favorite for making mashed potatoes as we find they are the most buttery. We also love the rustic look they lend if some of the skins are left on. While other potatoes will work in a pinch, we find that russet potatoes can be kind of mealy and red potatoes kind of waxy. How to Make Mashed Potatoes It starts with boiling the potatoes in a large pot with water....

It’s science. After making these gorgeous papaya boats, I couldn’t let the fun stop there. I’ve been an avocado fiend lately – as in I eat half of one almost every day! So I couldn’t resist the urge to turn them into a complete meal. I’m absolutely smitten with this buttery green fruit (yes fruit!). Avocados are beautiful, nutrient-rich, loaded with healthy fats, and wonderfully versatile. Let’s not only make them into guacamole or smash them on toast, friends!...

Last year during the holiday season, many readers were asking for this cake recipe. That time I didn’t get the chance to make and take the photos. But I had the recipe request in my mind, so I have planned to make gingerbread cake this year really early. So if something comes up, I still can share the recipe. I made this cake 2 weeks back and sharing it now....

❤️ You’ll Love This Eggless Waffles Recipe Trust me you’ll not notice that these are the waffles without eggs. I am saying because I have eaten and compared both with eggs and without. Many of my readers say they like the egg-free version more than regular. Requires only 6 ingredients (plus salt and water). 1-bowl recipe, the batter is very easy and quick to make (just 5 minutes and waffle batter is ready)....

❤️ You’ll Love This Strawberry Juice Recipe Simple ingredients: You only need 3 main ingredients (strawberries, lemon juice and sugar) plus water to make this strawberry juice recipe. Easy and Quick: Just add the ingredients into the blender and blend! It couldn’t be simpler. Delicious: This drink is the perfect balance of sweet and tangy with a refreshing flavor. Perfect for summer: When you are looking for a non-alcoholic drink for grown-ups (also for kids), this juice is the perfect refreshing and cooling drink....

Made in just 5 minutes (really!) with just 4 ingredients, it doesn’t get any easier! Rev up your blenders, friends — let’s make some drinks! What is in a Margarita? A traditional margarita is a cocktail made of tequila, lime juice, and a citrus liqueur such as triple sec or cointreau. It’s usually shaken with ice, poured over ice, and served in a glass with a salty rim. YUM. You can learn more about the origin of margaritas here!...

Yes, 9. John has six siblings and he’s the oldest, and every time we get together with his family we joke that it’s like chasing a tornado. You don’t know where it’s headed and how long it will stay and everyone seems to be pulling to go their own direction at every turn. Thankfully they’re not the destructive tornado type, more the “come in make things a little messy and love on you” type....

Do you have any exciting plans this month? Are you visiting a pumpkin patch, an apple orchard, or making all of the pies? I hope so. This month is an exciting one for us as we’re traveling to Europe with friends. We’ll be visiting Greece, Croatia, and Poland, as well as a couple cities for brief stopovers (follow along on Instagram!). I’m rather excited, as Greece has been one of countries I’ve been wanting to visit for years now (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, anyone?...

❤️ You’ll Love Cooking Black Beans In Instant Pot Tastes better & Healthy: Freshly cooked beans taste way better than canned ones. Plus, you can control the sodium here vs canned ones. And you don’t have to worry about BPA in the lining of cans. Quick & Easy: As this is no soak method, you’ll need just 5 minutes of active time and the rest is done by the instant pot....

This recipe is requested by a reader that has been waited for so long. So here I am. Thank you for your patience. This kaju curry might not suit to everyone’s taste buds. As this curry is totally different from the usual Punjabi gravies which are spicy and made with onion-tomato gravy. But no spice powders are used in this recipe except cardamom powder. The flavors are totally opposite to the typical punjabi gravies....

The method of making mushroom pulao is similar to my vegetable pulao recipe. In this recipe, first saute the whole spices, then add onion, mushrooms, peas and soaked rice with garam masala powder and water. Then it is cooked covered till rice is done. This is one pot method. Mushrooms and peas are cooked along with rice. So mushrooms get really soft and tender. You don’t like soft and boiled texture of mushrooms....

❤️ You’ll Love These Ghost Cookies Here Nutter Butter cookies aka peanut butter sandwich cookies are coated with white chocolate. And further they are decorated with candy eyeballs and mini chocolate chips to resemble ghosts. Easy to Prepare: This recipe is incredibly straightforward with only 4 ingredients and no baking required. Festive and Fun: These Nutter Butter Ghosts capture the essence of Halloween, making it a hit among kids and adults....

❤️ You’ll Love This Oats Chilla Recipe Taste & Texture: savory, nutty, mildly spiced oats chilla have fluffy, slightly crispy texture similar to besan chilla. Quick to make: it requires 20 minutes (from start to finish that includes making batter and cooking). Healthy & filling: These oats chillas are full of nutrients (from veggies, oats) and filling to your tummy. Oats provide enough strength and energy to carry yourself through busy mornings when eaten in breakfast....

This North Indian style bhindi masala gravy goes well with roti, paratha, or any other Indian flatbread. ❤️ About This Okra Curry Recipe Quick to make: For this okra curry, you’ll need to do some prep work like washing, drying and chopping okra. Once this prep is done, the curry comes together in just 20 minutes. Perfectly cooked okra (NOT mushy or slimy okra at all) Medium spicy onion-tomato gravy with a slight tang (from yogurt)....

We’ve taken our love for tempeh to new depths with this Thai- and Inodnesian- Inspired Tempeh Satay. It’s extremely flavorful, easy to make, and perfect for adding to just about any noodle or salad dish. Let’s do this! Origins of Satay Satay is a dish of skewered meat grilled and often served with, and/or marinated with an accompanying sauce, perhaps the most common internationally being spicy peanut sauce. Though it’s origins lie in Java, Indonesia, satay is a South-east Asia favorite, with Malaysia and Singapore aso counting it among their national dishes....