Post Tagged with: "coconut"
Spicy Cucumber Salad
If you’re not afraid of heat in the summertime, this salad is delectable. It perfectly balances light and cool with hearty and spicy. And because of the peanuts and coconut, the salad becomes an excellent source of protein and healthy fat. However, the cucumber itself can’t be ignored for its health benefits. Cucumbers have always seems [...]
Idli Sambar with Jeera Chutney
I’ll just go ahead and say it, Idli Sambar is the best South Indian meal of all time. When coupled with Jeera (cumin) chutney, the meal is transcendent. I know I’m a little biased. I’ve grown up with these flavors and each bite pulls me into a powerful a sense memory: the warmth and sun [...]
Dry Peanut Chutney with Ragi Uthappam
After making a delicious batch of ragi dosa’s with my mom, we still had quite a bit of batter remaining. With the left-overs, we decided to make Uthappam, which is essentially a dosa with a few added veggies. My mom served the Uthappam with her own variation of dry Hubli chutney from my father’s region [...]
Ragi Dosa with Coconut Kadipatha Chutney
I’m home for the holidays and I couldn’t be happier. During these blissfully slow days, you’ll find me doing one of three things: reading, resting or cooking. When I was younger I would watch my mom’s deft movements over a pan of spices, veggies, lentils or rice. I picked up traditional methods of crushing garlic, [...]
Vegan Coconut Raspberry Bars
Indulge. INGREDIENTS Dry 3 1/2 cups Barley Flour 3 cups Spelt Flour 1/3 cup Arrowroot 1 tsp Baking Powder 3 cups Shredded Coconut (or chopped toasted nuts) 1 tsp Sea Salt Wet 1 1/2 cups Canola Oil 1 1/2 cups Maple Syrup (or Agave) 2 tbls Vanilla Extract Other 24-36 oz Raspberry Preserves (no sugar [...]
Ginger Cabbage with Coconut
My mother and I tend to think similarly when it comes to food, but there are times when it’s uncanny. This recipe comes from one of those moments. Recently, on a particularly hot day, I was craving a cabbage salad. I went to the market and found a beautiful head of savoy cabbage that was fresh [...]
