Vegan & Gluten Free Pan fried Tofu Kebab

If you are looking for a simple, easy, and obviously a gluten free and vegan friendly starter then dont hesitate a second to check this post. Tofu, you all might have know about this vegan soya paneer. If i dont have paneer at home, soya paneer aka tofu will come in rescue. However tofu with our Indian masala makes some delightful dishes out of it. Indian spices gives a fabulous flavor to this tasteless soya paneer. I have been cooking with this tofu since a long and trust me you can replace tofu very well in any of the paneer based recipes. Tofu works awesome even in making Indian breads. If you dont have any idea to add tofu in your diet, dont forget to go through my space to get an  Tofu kebab calls for simple and pantry friendly spice powder, no need of ginger garlic paste. Obviously no grinding part. A kind of jhatpat tofu kebab which gets ready easily to please anyone's tastebuds with less efforts. If you want to replace tofu with baby potatoes or any other vegetables chunks, just go on. Anything works awesome for making this delicious spicy kebabs.

Vegan Black Beans & Mixed Vegetables Salad with Apple Cider Vinegar Dressing

I love salads and soups very much for our weekday's dinner. Especially if a salad is prepared with couple of beans in it, i can have it without any fuss. Obviously you can guess that i will always make salads withbeans in it. I dont grab a 1 kg packet of beans from stores, i usually take 5 kgs bags for my monthly use. They are cheaper than a kg pack and needless to say, if i dont eat meats or seafoods, i can get sufficient proteins from these beans. My store room will always have kidney beans, black-eyed peas, chickpeas and the black beans. I just love to cook with these legumes. No time to soak beans, dont worry, make a huge bags of soaked beans during weekend and store them in freezer, they are just handy to dish out anything with them.

Addas/Sudanese Red Lentil Soup/Sudanese Addas

Soup, this dish have their own place in our daily meal once the weather starts too cold or rainy. We are in fall season and obviously the weather keeps on changing everyday drastically. Recently we had a super chilled morning with a super hot sunny evening. Yes you heard me rite, we dont even know how to dress ourselves. Obviously i couldnt keep my summer dresses away as Sun god is showing his head once a while. However the weather will get chilled progessively as we are in Autumn. Soups are definitely a satisfying and comforting meal to keep ourselves warm. I love dishing out soups as they are quick, nutritious, healthy and just prefect to please anyone's tastebuds quickly. And my today's post is definitely a fabulous soup to give a try without any fail. This gluten free, vegan Red lentils soup is a hearty and healthy soup to prepare at home without any hesitation as this soup calls for simple and easily available ingredients.

Channadal Khatta/Creamy Chattisghari Channa Dal /Khatte Channa Dal

Nothing can beat a bowl of comforting dal with some rice or rotis to finish our meal. Am a ardent fan of simple dal recipes and whenever i get a prefect dal recipe to cook with, i wont skip making the dish. A prefect satisfying meal must have definitely a dal based dish to please our tastebuds rite. And my space is loaded with many delightful protein rich dal dishes. However i have many to try and show case in my space. My today's post is an interesting dal from Chattisghar cuisine. Actually this dal dish goes for a facebook group event in which i have been a member since three months. Every month either we cook with Alphabets or Recipe swap, and vice versa. Since i like challenges, i couldnt stop myself to join this group. This month's challenge is Recipe Swap and i have been paired with Seema of Mildly Indian. While going through her space, this creamy Channa dal khatta caught my attention and immediately i tried at home to pair with Dhuska. Trust me, this dal works awesome with Jharkhand fried bread and we finished our lunch happily with these two delicious Regional foods.

Gluten Free Eggplant Lasagna with Minced Soya/Aubergine Lasagna

My today's post calls for an easy version of Eggplant Lasagna which is completely gluten free but not vegan as i cant imagine Lasagna without cheese. Am happy to say that i prepared this fantastic Eggplant Lasagna with an interesting filling with minced soya and tomato sauce. You may wonder why am talking about Lasagna, yes my theme for this week's blogging marathon is Lasagna for Veggie Lover. Obviously my today's post is definitely a no noodle lasagna and trust me this lasagna is very flavourful and a prefect dish to whip up if you are following a gluten free diet or a low carb diet. You dont even miss the noodles here and this gluten free eggplant lasagna will definitely please anyone's hungry tummy. A prefect dish to relish either for your dinner or for your lunch with your favourite meat or salad.

Pan-Fried Herbed Butterbeans

Dont stick yourself with deep fried beauties or sugar loaded biscuits/cookies for your snacks, get some protein rich snack foods to keep yourself fit and healthy. My today's recipe is one of the simplest snack food you can prepare within few minutes with less efforts. Just by pan-frying in medium flame with less oil and herbs, you can finish preparing this delicious panfried herbed butter beans quickly than you can imagine. Though, i dont want to keep on repeating myself that my freezer will always have already soaked beans, obviously whenever i feel like munching something, i just need to open my freezer to cook my beans. Obviously i can prepare a chickpeas sundal or kidney beans sundal within few minutes. Its seriously handy to freeze soaked beans, and you can prepare many delicious protein rich dishes with those beans quickly than you can imagine.

Murgh Kalimirch/Black Pepper Chicken

Murgh Kali Mirch is also known as Kali Mirch Ka Murgh, which means Black pepper chicken. This chicken dish is one of the most popular and flavourful side dish which you can have with anything. Serve this fingerlicking goodness chicken curry with some flaky parathas or else as side to serve along with simple pulao or fried rice, you can enjoy this lipsmacking chicken without any guilt. Its been a while i have posted a non vegetarian dish in my space, dunno why i kept postponing to post non vegetarian dishes in my space. Eventhough i do cook varieties of non vegetarian dishes especially on sundays, i forget to click them hence i have been delaying in posting non vegetarian dishes in my blog. Few days back, i got a message from a fellow follower asking me to post a chicken based dish. Obviously how can i stop myself posting a chicken curry, hence today's post is this extremely delicious spicy chicken curry.

Broccoli Rasam/Broccoli Dal Rasam

Broccoli, this excellent vegetable is very much rich in antioxydants, though this vegetable is rich in protein as well. Do you know Broccoli is not probably the first food to think when you are searching for a good source of protein. Trust me, this broccoli provides protein without any fat but its also a rich source of Vitamin A and C. A cup of steamed or cooked broccoli gives enough protein to a person who consumes it. Proteins are the building blocks of the body and they are very much needed for the growth and maintenance. Its also have a decent source of fiber with numerous health benefits. The consumption of broccoli has been linked with reduced risk of cancer and heart disease, as well as improves eye health. If broccoli is cooked or served along with brown rice or quinoa, you will definitely double the protein consumption in your diet.

Peppered Garlic Tofu Steak

Tofu/this soybean cheese is an Asian origin. Production of tofu involves soaking soybeans in water and creating soy milk, then curdling the milk using a substance such as calcium sulfate or lemon juice. The curds are separated from the whey and usually packaged in block form. Most tofu brands offer a range of soft and firm varieties, which differ mainly in the amount of water retained. Pressing tofu can remove additional water.. Tofu is a good protein source, coz of the amount and nature of the protein it contains. The protein content is higher in firm types of tofu than in softer types. Firm tofus are used to prepare many delicious dishes while soft tofu are used in preparing desserts and bakes.

Rajma Salad/Red Kidney Beans Summer Salad

Salad is our one of the favourite meal when its too hot. Easy to mix and match, trust me a plate or a small bowl of salad will definitely fulfil your hungry tummy. Though salad calls always for mixed raw vegetables or fruits, do you know you can still add some protein packed cooked beans to them to make a simple vegetable salad as a nutritious one.My today's post is a prefect example for a simple and nutritious salad, which will definitely satisfy your hungry tummy. Adding cooked beans to your salad will definitely makes it more interesting and nutritious as well. If you are a follower of my space, you might have noticed that am running a month of blogging marathon with a super duper interesting theme. The theme for this whole month is 'Protein Rich Foods', yesterday i have posted a lipsmacking, nutritious and a healthy palak/spinach pulao with red kidney beans.

Egg Manchurian/Steamed Egg Cubes Manchurian - Version 2

Indo chinese dishes are always H's favourite, and i will make sure to dish out an Indo chinese dish atleast once a week from this cuisine. Indo chinese cuisine are very much known for their adapatation of cooking style depending upon Indian taste with chinese seasoning. And most of the Indo chinese dishes are seriously very quick to prepare with a different cooking process. Though Hakka noodles and fried rice from this cuisine is my favourite, kids and H love Indo chinese style manchurian. I have already dished out couple of manchurians with different ingredients, eventhough my today's recipe is quite a different one from the usual one. Egg lovers will definitely enjoy thoroughly this different version of egg manchurian, you might have noticed that my today's post is Version 2. Yes i have already posted my version of Egg manchurian, do check here for my version which calls for hard boiled eggs.

Kung Pao Tofu/Vegan Kung Po Tofu

Kung Pao is also known as Gong Bao or Kung Po is a succulent spicy stir fry made especially with chicken, peanuts, with loads of vegetables and chilly peppers. This dish is a classical dish of Sichuan cuisine which is one of the prominent cuisine of China originated in Sichuan province of South Western China . Coming to Kung Pao dish, this dish calls always for chicken or seafoods, though many variations exists and my today's recipe calls for the vegan cheese aka Tofu. This kung pao dish is served almost everywhere China,however many regions of china give their own versions depending upon the spicy level. Usually Kung Pao stir fries calls for spiciness, the popular Sichuan peppers are used to bring the spice level in this dish.

Chestnut Chocolate Smoothie Bowl

Once the autumn starts here in Paris, you wont miss street vendors selling freshly roasted chestnuts which is quite common in every street corners. Freshly roasted chestnuts are our favourite street food obviously we never miss to get them. Then later i came to know how to roast and steam cook chestnuts at home which is quite similar to roasting/steam cooking peanuts but it will take more time to get roast/steam cook. Roasted chestnuts tastes fabulous while the weather is too nasty. When i picked Seasonal Special as theme for this week's blogging marathon, i seriously want to give a try to a different dish with chestnuts. Hence i want to give a trial with a smoothie bowl with steam cooked chestnuts and this smoothie came out extremely delicious. Trust me, we enjoyed thoroughly our smoothie bowl for our sunday brunch.

Vegan Apple & Chia Pudding

Last but not least, here comes an another excellent glass dessert to enjoy without any fuss. Chia seeds are very healthy and rich in protein, obviously if you are vegetarian and planning to take protein rich foods in your diet dont forget to include chia seeds. I have been looking for an opportunity to include this excellent super seeds in our diet since a while and tried my hands in making a simple rich looking pudding just with thick coconut milk, sugar with apple chunks. No cooking is needed hence this pudding is definitely a kid's friendly dessert to dish out with less efforts. Chia seeds are excellent for anyone, as they are very easy to digest if they are prepared properly. Not to forget that these seeds are seriously very versatile.

2minutes Microwave Idli

Idli, this savoury cake is every's South Indian's favourite especially for their breakfast, its quite a staple food for Tamilians. Been born and brought up in Tamil Nadu, i have been pampered with this healthy and nutritious gluten free savoury cakes almost everyday in our menu. Obviously i do prepare idlis often at home though the climate in Paris doesnt help much for the fermentation. However it never stopped us to prepare this gluten free cakes at home. I have been posting different dishes since two days with idli batter in different ways. After a super filling sandwich and baked idli muffins, my today's post goes to aneasy breezy microwave cooking. A prefect dish to make if you are living alone or bored to cook just for you as this dish calls for just 2 minutes to get ready.

Idly Muffins/Rajma Masala Stuffed Idli/Dosa Muffins/Desi Muffins with Rajma Masala

You may wonder while reading the name of my today's post, yes you read it rite, my today's recipe is a baked version of Idli. If you would have went through my earlier post, you might have noticed that am posting with a super interesting theme calls Pick a breakfast and do it in 3 different ways for this week's blogging marathon. After a lipsmacking sandwich, i want to dish out a different dish with Idli/dosa batter, hence i opted for a baking dish with the same usual idly batter. To make this idli muffins more interesting i opted for a lipsmacking and nutritious rajma masala. Adding rajma masala to this idli muffins makes this dish more delicious with more interesting nutritional values.

Rajma Masala Sundal/Red Kidney Beans Masala Sundal

Sundal is a kind of South Indian evening snacks made with Dry beans aka Legumes (not to mistake with the French word, in French 'legumes' means 'vegetables'). Sundal are made especially during Navarathiri festival, which calls for 9 days of celebrations. However we doesnt need any reason to dish out this protein rich snacks to feed our loved ones with less efforts. Actually sundal is prepared easily with cooked beans like chickpeas, black-eyed beans etc which is simply tempered with usual tempering spices and flavored with curry leaves. Though some sundal preparation calls for some exclusive spice powder in case if you want to prepare the sundal with a twist. My today's post in one among those sundal with a twist, since rajma aka red kidney beans doesnt tastes like other legumes, its better to toss it with a spice powder to make the sundal preparation more interesting.

Rajma Soya Keema/Vegan Rajma Soya Kheema/Minced Soya & Kidney Beans Curry

Rajma/Red kidney beans makes excellent dishes and my today's post is one among those fantastic dishes you can cook up easily with this nutritious beans. Soya Rajam Kheema aka Minced soya with Red kidney beans, trust me this curry makes an excellent side dish to relish with some rotis or else wrap it or simply use as stuff for making parathas. So many option to enjoy this nutritious, vegan keema. Usually i love to make kheema with soya nuggest as they are very much nutritious to enjoy without any guilt. Adding rajma to a usual soya keema makes this already delicious dish more healthy and nutritious at the same time. With all spice powders went in it, this vegan kheema makes an excellent accompaniment to relish even with some toasted bread slices.

Rajma Rasmisa/Red Kidney Beans In Onion-Tomato Masala

Rajma/Red Kidney Beans/Red Beans, are mostly used in Mexican cuisine, though many delicious Indian dishes prepared with this incredible beans do exists. I have been looking for something new to cook with this fantastic beans and i found this lipsmacking rajma curry at Chef Sanjeev Kapoor's Khanna Khazana. This recipe tempted me a lot to give a try with, obviously i gathered all the ingredients to dish out this fantastic bean. Trust me, this rasmisa tastes absolutely delicious and you doesnt need anything special to make this interesting dish. Served along with a simple pulao or rotis, am sure this masala makes an excellent pair to relish without any guilt. Prepared with simple spicy powders,grated onion and tomato puree, this rasmisa curry is one of the easiest dish to prepare without any fail.

Halabessa/Halabisa/Egyptian Chickpeas Spicy Soup

Halabessa/Halabisa is a well known Egyptian Chickpeas soup which calls for chickpeas with some simple ingredients. This soup is served with lemon, mostly hot during winter as this soup is very warming,wholesome, nutritious, hearty and comforting while the weather is down. People call this soup as snack soup, since this soup is a savoury drink which is served in glass cup with a spoon and lemon wedge. Actually Egyptian drink this soup and enjoy eating the cooked chickpeas with the spoon given along with the soup. Actually every food stall in Egypt sells this mildly spicy Halabisa during winter as a street food and this soup is also quite popular in Gulf countries especially in Iraq but Iraqian version of this chickpeas soup is cooked without tomatoes. Yes Egyptian version calls for some tomato pieces and tomato paste which gives a pleasant colour to this simple soup.