Vegetarian Recipes

It is jackfruit season in India and other tropical countries. Tender jackfruits are available in country sides and small towns. There are varieties of dishes one can prepare using raw and ripened jackfruits.

Sweet and spicy rice Pongal are specially prepared on Pongal day. There is also another version of Pongal prepared using broken wheat. It is generally served with a mixed vegetable curry called gotsu. We are presenting here recipes of broken wheat Pongal and gotsu for this Makara Sankranthi and Pongal celebrations.

Looking for a chat item for New Year celebrations? Then try Stuffed spicy sweet potato chickpea chat. This is a low calorie and protein diet that tastes delicious too.

Every now and then, we look for something new and same time traditional easy breakfast or snack recipes. Moong dal poha upma is one such easy breakfast recipe which is totally vegan and tastes delicious.

Pumpkin is highly recommended in low calorie diet plans. It is good for chronic conditions, helps in improving eye sight. It contains Vitamin A, C, lutein and zeaxanthin. To boost immune system include pumpkin in your diet.

 Salads need not to be served cold especially during winter. Instead of giving a mis to eat healthy vegetables one can roast the veggies either on oven or on tava. Adding herbal seasoning and cheese makes it more attractive and tastier. Use root vegetables, add leafy vegetables and some juicy stuffs on top to prepare roasted vegetable salad. This can be your one of the Thanksgiving dishes

There are many ways to incorporate healthy vegetables in our diet.  One such healthy, nutritious vegetable is banana or plantain stem. Banana stems are rich in fiber and provide many health benefits. We can consume banana stems by preparing sambar, chutney, or salad.

Do you know, you can prepare delicious rasam using sambar cucumber seeds? Sambar cucumber is also known as dosekai. It’s skin is colorful with green and yellow patches.