Vegan Indian Cooking: 140 Simple and Healthy Vegan Recipes

recipe in my book. It can be found at any Indian grocery store. Garam masala is synonymous with North Indian cooking. This spice ...

popcorn. MUSTARD SEEDS (RAI): These tiny, hard, round seeds are to South Indian cooking what cumin seeds are to North Indian cu ...

concentrated form. There are yellow, brown, and black mustard seeds. The yellow is used to make American mustard; the brown is p ...

onion seeds—hence the incorrect reference. They are used in curries, added to Indian pickles (achaar), and used to top Indian br ...

pomegranate, these seeds are dried and used to add sourness to various dishes a nd masala blends, including chana masala. They a ...

and is washed, peeled, dried, and ground into the bright yellow-orange powder you likely know. A staple in Indian cooking and re ...

forever! (I still have stains on my favorite outfit from my cousin Vikram’s wedding.) At some specialty Indian grocers, you can ...

processed or canned foods, which are the biggest sources of hidden salts. Because of this, I can be slightly more liberal with t ...

by Linda Bladholm My Vegan Indian Pantry You’ll always be able to cook up a delicious Indian meal if you keep certain key ingred ...

For the sake of full disclosure, I must add my feelings on processed foods here. So many ingredients now are rigged to taste and ...

BUTTER: When you adopt a vegan lifestyle and diet, butter might at first seem difficult to replace. These days, it’s a cinch. E ...

used extensively in Indian cooking, especially in the north. It has little nutritional value (unlike its seed, coriander), but i ...

m) tall. Shredded and unsweetened, the interior flesh of the ripe coconut is used extensively in South Indian cooking and in som ...

effective way to get coconut milk is to pass hot water through grated coconut held in muslin or cheesecloth or squeezed in your ...

They are delicious when prepped correctly. Just be sure to read the package carefully. I’ve been finding more and more soy-based ...

traditional roti (also called chapati or phulka), an unleavened flat bread. This flour is traditionally whole wheat, but in rece ...

part all-purpose flour. High-protein gram flour (besan) is made from skinned, split, and ground black chickpeas. It is a vegan’s ...

found at Indian grocery stores. Other breads that Indians eat include parantha (whole-wheat stuffed flatbread made on the stovet ...

better instantly. Garlic is the first thing my daughters ask for when they get sick. Just make sure you take it after eating a l ...

well in your dishes. Though my mom used chopped ginger root, I tend to grate it so it adds flavor but doesn’t have a texture. Fo ...