Asian

PHO inspired Noodles in Coconut milk broth

VEGAN, VEGETARIAN, GLUTEN-FREE, NUT-FREE Here is another easy no-fuss InstantPot soup which is a meal by itself. Loaded with plenty of mushrooms and brown rice noodles, this will fill you up in minutes. Coconut milk adds a beautiful aroma and the richness. Add veggies of choice - I brought in pea pods with a handful… Continue reading PHO inspired Noodles in Coconut milk broth

Asian, Lunch, Dinner and Entrees

Thai red curry – with homemade paste

VEGAN, VEGETARIAN, GLUTEN-FREE This was probably the fastest Red Thai curry I have ever made. It was going to be dinner time and I wanted something spicy, warm, and comforting. Thai food always comes to the rescue! Red Thai curry is neither high on spice like green curry nor mellow like massaman curry. So decision… Continue reading Thai red curry – with homemade paste

Asian, Lunch, Dinner and Entrees

Vegan massaman curry (homemade paste recipe included)

This recipe is yet another Thai classic. To remind folks, one of our earlier offerings was Green Thai curry. Massaman curry is a mild Thai curry which is influenced by spices used regularly in Indian cuisine. The uniqueness of Massaman is that the curry ingredients are dry roasted to enhance the flavor and the paste… Continue reading Vegan massaman curry (homemade paste recipe included)

Indian, Lunch, Dinner and Entrees

South Indian Egg curry

Egg curry is usually boiled eggs simmered in an authentic Indian gravy. Some preparations slice the eggs in half and some keep the boiled eggs whole with slits cut into the white part to soak up the curry flavors. There are many variations of the gravy within India, even within the South Indian states there… Continue reading South Indian Egg curry

Lunch, Dinner and Entrees

Vegan Thai Green curry – from scratch

Jump to recipe After Indian food, our favorite cuisine has to be Thai. (For our kids Italian might take the trophy 🙂 ) The spices used are quite close to Indian spices. The addition of coconut milk adds a very pleasant aroma and flavor which is again very similar to some foods from south India.… Continue reading Vegan Thai Green curry – from scratch

Dessert

Lavender infused Coconut milk pudding

Jump to recipe (An attempt to improvise authentic Srilankan dish Watalappam)Srilankan cuisine has some very unique dishes which are authentic to that country and is not found in many other cuisines. One such dessert is ‘watalappam’. This dessert combines the flavors of traditional south-asian spices such as cardamom and nutmeg with western dessert staple eggs… Continue reading Lavender infused Coconut milk pudding