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Indian Black Rice Salad with Peaches and Cucumbers

June 18, 2018 By Laura 1 Comment

Indian Black Rice Salad with Peaches and Cucumbers is a fun and different twist on grain salads, perfect for summer when peaches are at their prime.  Uh… maybe you were expecting a cookie. Somehow we dropped the ball for June 2018 and no Creative Cookie Exchange ended up happening. But hey it is the first… 

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Filed Under: cucumbers, dal, dried fruit, fruit, grain bowl, Indian, lime, peaches, rice, Salad Dressing, salads, vegetarian, whole grains, yogurt Tagged With: black rice, chaat masala, cucumbers, grain bowl, grain salad, Indian, peaches, salads, split peas, sticky black rice, vegetarian, yellow split peas

Dal with Kale-Coconut Tadka: Vegan Comfort Food

September 14, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

Dal with Kale-Coconut Tadka

Dal with Kale-Coconut Tadka is delicious, simple and filling, comfort food that fits with any season. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Follow my blog with Bloglovin People I am getting kinda old for general admission lines for concerts. I saw U2 (for the second time this summer) in… 

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Filed Under: Coconut (flaked), coconut milk, curry, dal, greens, Indian, Indian recipes, kale, lentils, lime, pantry cooking, split peas, Sri Lankan, vegan, vegetarian, yellow split peas Tagged With: chana dal, coconut, coconut flakes, coconut milk, curry, dal, greens, Indian, kale, lentils, lime, Sri Lankan, tadka, yellow split peas

Nawabi Guchhi Mattar (Indian Royal Mushrooms and Peas in Cashew Nut Sauce) in the Slow Cooker

March 9, 2014 By Laura 8 Comments

Indian Mushrooms and Peas in the Slow Cooker in a Cashew Sauce

Nawabi Guchhi Mattar, or Indian Royal Mushrooms and Peas in Cashew Nut Sauce, in the Slow Cooker is a sumptuous Indian side dish that will elevate any Indian meal into something special. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. Like many name liberties I have taken in… 

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Filed Under: cashews, curry, dal, Indian recipes, mushrooms, peas, slow cooker, vegetarian, yogurt Tagged With: cashews, crock pot, curry, Indian, mushrooms, Nawabi, nuts, peas, slow cooker, vegetarian, yogurt

Mixed Fish Lentil Curry with Apple Pomegranate Relish

December 26, 2013 By Laura 2 Comments

Curried Red Lentils and Split Peas with Mixed White Fish and an Apple Pomegranate Relish

Mixed Fish Lentil Curry with Apple Pomegranate Relish is the perfect after holidays dish, as it is warming and vibrant but not heavy or rich. Amazon affiliate links were used in this post, but only to link to items I would be discussing and linking to anyway. Belated Merry Christmas! I always think maybe I… 

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Filed Under: apples, cookbooks, curry, dal, dried fruit, fish, lentils, lime, pomegranate, reviews, salsas, seafood Tagged With: apples, cod, curry, fish, hake, halibut, lentils, mahi mahi, pomegranate, raisins, red lentils, relish, split lentils, yellow split peas

Indian Inspired Pumpkin & Chickpea Curry

November 12, 2012 By Laura 7 Comments

I have tried to start this post countless times but we are currently having some trouble with our plug-ins. So before I forget, some housekeeping: if you cannot find the links to all of my social pages, please be patient they will come back. And you can find me under “The Spiced Life” at most… 

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Filed Under: chickpeas, curry, dal, greens, Indian recipes, lentils, pumpkin, spinach, split peas, vegetarian Tagged With: chickpeas, curry, dal, garbanzos, greens, Indian, leftovers, lentils, pumpkin, recipe, red lentils, spinach, vegetarian

Shrimp and Chicken Curry with Apples and Basil; Watermelon Sambhar

October 7, 2012 By Laura 12 Comments

Preparing apples for curry

A lot of the furnishings in my home have been cobbled together from various hand me downs from family members. Recently, John and I decided that we needed a different approach to the girls’ bedrooms, so we made a trip to IKEA. While we were there, we also started thinking about my cookbook problem collection.

Filed Under: apples, chicken, coconut milk, curry, dal, easily made vegetarian, fruit, Indian recipes, Pinterest dishes, seafood, shrimp, soup, split peas, vegetarian, watermelon Tagged With: apples, basil, chicken, curries, dahl, dal, fusion, Indian, recipe, sambar, sambhar, seafood, shrimp, split peas, vegetarian, watermelon

Punjabi Rajma, Adapted (Indian Kidney Bean Stew)

February 27, 2012 By Laura 4 Comments

I wonder what Indians in India think of those of us in America, who are so attracted to their cuisine when it is cold, blustery and snowy or rainy out?  It is one of those great ironies of the culinary world (what? You didn’t know the culinary world could be ironic?), that those spices which… 

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Filed Under: beans, curry, dal, Indian recipes, stews, tomatoes, vegetarian, zucchini Tagged With: beans, black valentine beans, curry, Indian, kidney beans, Punjabi, stew, tomatoes, vegetarian, zucchini

Indian Bean and Chickpea Stew with Mushrooms

December 18, 2011 By Laura 6 Comments

Indian Bean and Chickpea Stew with Mushrooms and Cauliflower: this is gateway Indian food! I haven't met anyone who does not love this super healthy vegetarian dinner! I sold my mom on curry with this!

This Indian Bean and Chickpea Stew with Mushrooms is a fantastic and flexible vegetarian curry that will sell anyone on Indian food–case in point my mom loved it! As you will read, the first time I made it, I did not properly record what I did. I made it again in October 2015 and updated… 

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Filed Under: beans, cauliflower, chickpeas, chutneys, curry, dal, Indian recipes, mushrooms, rice, runner beans, stews, tomatoes, vegetarian, yogurt Tagged With: beans, cauliflower, chickpeas, curry, garbanzo beans, good mother stallard, healthy, Indian, mushrooms, stew, vegetarian

Kishmish Waale Thane Ki Dal (Sweet Hot Yellow Split Peas with Golden Raisins)

September 3, 2010 By Laura 5 Comments

So, my mother came to visit and actually requested Indian food. I had made a quick Indian potatoes, peas and cauliflower dish in Nags Head which she liked–apparently a lot. Once my head had stopped spinning, I started thinking about what I could make for lunch, since my dinner was already planned. The fact that… 

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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