Category Archives: Indian
Indian Cuisine recipes
Indo-italian Pasta with bottle gourd/lauki
About:
In this recipe pasta is cooked in tomato-onion gravy with Indian spices and Italian herbs. Bottle gourd, spinach and capsicum combination of veggies are used. Spices and vegetables combination can be personalised as per the taste.
Health benefits:
Bottle gourds are one of the favourite vegetables of Indians and have numerous health benefits.
- Ayurveda recommends cooked lauki or bottle gourd for better digestion. It is cooling, calming, diuretic and anti-bilious.
- Like cranberries, bottle gourd or lauki supports the urinary system of our body by reducing burning sensation from high acidic urination. It also reduces the chances of urinary infection because it is alkalizing and has a diuretic effect.
- It is extremely popular for weight loss in the form of juice.
- Bottle gourd is extremely popular for reducing high blood pressure and keeping your heart healthy
So enjoy this dairy free Indo-Italian pasta for lunch/dinner.
Serves: 2-3
Preparation time: 15mins
Cooking time: 30mins
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Asian noodles with baked tofu
About:
The noodles and tofu make this veggie dish a filling supper; while Asian spices give lots of flavours. Baked tofu makes them soft inside and crispy edges with full of flavoursome. Spices and veggies can be personalised as per the taste and preference.
This recipe was inspired from Sophies An Asian Inspired Dinner, which have made into vegan option with little variations. Sophie is a wonderful chef and lot to learn from her.
Serves: 3-4
Preparation time: 10mins
Cooking time: 15mins
Baking time: 20-30mins
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