It is rare that an Indian home will serve a meal without accompanying a lentil dish, referred to as daal. It is a ready source of protein for a balanced diet. I love red lentils a lot as they cook up quickly when you need something hearty in hurry. It can be eaten alone as a hot soup, or piled on rice, with some salad and vegetable dish on the side to make it a complete meal.
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Roasted Carrot Ginger Soup with Rosemary Biscuits
What could be better on a snowy day than a bowl of soup and hearty buttermilk biscuits? This immune-boosting carrot ginger soup is a simple, and effortless recipe that warms you right to the bone. Its slightly sweet, a little spicy, and with orange juice it takes on a whole new bright flavor. Serve with luxurious rosemary biscuits and you have a meal.
Stuffed Portobello Mushroom with Mint Pistachio sauce
Portobello mushrooms are great for swapping meatless meals and help maintain a healthy weight as they contain no fat, sodium, or cholesterol and are high in fiber and low in calories. Packed with a tasty and heart healthy filling, these wonder mushrooms make for an excellent appetizer or a side with fresh salad greens and quinoa.
Hope you enjoy!
Sabut Daal Mix (Mixed whole Lentils)
Daal is a total comfort food for me, something I grew up with. The recipe I am sharing today is the one that I make on a weekly basis. It screams comfort and is homely, not something you would see on a restaurant menu. It has only a handful of ingredients but yet packs a ton of flavor and nutrition for all seasons.
Honey Lemon + Chili Roasted Squash
While simple roasted squash wedges with olive oil, salt, and pepper are delicious on their own, the addition of lemon, honey, chili, and the aromatic spices really turns up the flavor. The combination of sweet, spicy and tangy will really make your taste buds happy.
Aloo Methi / Potatoes with Fenugreek Leaves (Punjabi Style)
A simple, flavorful side dish combining fenugreek leaves and potatoes. Methi truly shines here with just the basic spices, making it a homely, delicious vegetarian delight that’s especially loved by Punjabis.
Daal Palak / Chana Daal (split bengal gram) with Spinach
The spiced, soupy dish referred to as daal is just so satisfying and nourishing that can give comfort all year round. In general, daal is completely a blank slate. It’s the spices, herbs, and vegetables you add that pack flavor and give it different personalities. This particular recipe is made with Chana daal, prized in Punjabi kitchens for its low levels of glycemic index and wonderful taste. Furthermore, adding spinach raises the nutrient quotient of this daal.
Not only is this recipe vegetarian and gluten-free but it’s vegan and diabetic friendly, too.
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