A vegetarian's adventures

When I first started this blog, it seemed like my love for cooking and the happiness my cooking brought to others would carry on forever. Alas life happened, moving countries and the joy of motherhood with not 1 but 2 boys, has obviously got in my way. While my cooking continued to bring happiness to the people around me, I wasn't able to share my recipes with you. Today we live in an unfortunate and scary world with the virus and the lock-down, but the silver lining has helped me reunite me back with my kitchen, my blog and most importantly my followers!! ☺☺ Now let's get this show on the road with the first recipe after 5 long years: Mushroom and Broad Beans Xacuti . This is a Goan dish which typically uses mushrooms and potatoes as its main ingredients but I decided to substitute the potatoes with broad beans, to give it an extra punch of protein. Thank you Varna for this delicious recipe which has quickly become our family favorite!! Ingredie...

Mushroom Vindaloo

Vindaloo is a hot and spicy dish from the Goa region of India . Authentic Goan Vindaloo is not a curry but more of a sauce-based dish, which tastes better as it ages. Its heavy use of vinegar and the traditional meat of pork are due to the Portuguese influence on the area. Vindaloo is a popular Indian restaurant meal, where it is often made with chicken but here we are making it with mushrooms. Ingredients: 1 pack of button mushrooms (about 3 cups diced if big and whole if small) 1/4 cup chopped onions 1 tsp ginger 3 cloves garlic 1 cup chopped tomatoes 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp garam masala 1 tsp chili powder 1 pinch turmeric powder 1 tbsp white vinegar 1 cup yogurt 2 tbsps chopped coriander leaves 2 tbsps vegetable oil Salt to taste Method: 1. Grind onions, garlic and ginger into a fine paste. Keep aside. 2. Grind tomatoes to a fine puree. 3. Heat oil in a pan; addthe onion, garlic and ginger paste and saute in medium heat until the raw smell of the onion is go...

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