Vegan Indian Cooking: 140 Simple and Healthy Vegan Recipes

works well for me because it requires
vigilance—a luxury that, as a mom of
two young girls, I just don’t have. The
water invariably evaporates while I’m
upstairs with a kid in the bath, and by the
time I remember, the pot is a charred
mess. With the slow cooker, you avoid
all the extra hazards and instead always
end up with easy, cooked beans on hand
to sprinkle into salads, add to soups,
whip up homemade hummus, or make
into delicious Indian meals in seconds.
(See page 47 for details on making these
dishes without a slow cooker.)
This section takes the pain and fuss
out of making beans and lentils from
dried varieties. Use the first set of
recipes as your go-to whenever you plan