Vegan – Page 6 – benazir's blog

October 2, 2016September 5, 2018

Tindora (Ivy Gourd)

I have stumbled on this delectible vegetable quite a long while back. When I first seen them, they was in the store and they were the fresh ones. I have taken them home and looked up recipies on how to make these. This is my own recipe that is loosly based on the pins that … Continue reading Tindora (Ivy Gourd)

September 28, 2016February 18, 2022

Surti Papdi Aur Aloo ( Indian Beans With Potato)

I wanted to try this recipe out because I have gotten a bag of surti papdi which is a type of Indian bean. I have saved and pinned several recipes on how to make these and I came up with my own recipe from there. It came out really delicious and these come in a … Continue reading Surti Papdi Aur Aloo ( Indian Beans With Potato)

September 26, 2016

Turkish Green Bean Dish

I love Turkish food and I hope this comes pretty close. It was extremely tasty after I had cooked it. I used 1 kilo or 1 lb of fresh green beans cut in bite size pieces or 1 bag of frozen green beans. Any style is ok just as long as it is not in … Continue reading Turkish Green Bean Dish

September 20, 2016September 23, 2016

Dodo Or Tostones (Fried Ripe Or Unripe Plantains) Also Tatales

I swear I really do love plantains. It is both in African and in Puerto Rican cuisines. So I am going to do another post with plantains. The dodo as it is known in Nigeria and other West African countries is used by using ripe plantains. I used 2 ripe plantains that I have … Continue reading Dodo Or Tostones (Fried Ripe Or Unripe Plantains) Also Tatales

September 9, 2016November 27, 2017

Zeera Aloo (Potatoes With Cumin Seeds)

Here is another crowd pleaser and this is my version of zeera aloo (potatoes with cumin seeds). This is a yummy dish and very vegan friendly and this is how I did it. I added 1/4 cup of olive oil to a pot and put it on high heat. After the oil got hot I … Continue reading Zeera Aloo (Potatoes With Cumin Seeds)

July 8, 2016May 1, 2020

Cluster Beans Curry

Sometimes I bring home something to try. I have not eaten cluster beans before and was more then willing to try it. I even looked up recipes on how to make them. Then from there I came up with my own. This is how I did it. I added 1/4 cup of olive oil to … Continue reading Cluster Beans Curry

June 22, 2016September 22, 2017

Val Dal

I have some val dal sitting on my shelf. This is purely an Indian dish and it is vegetarian and vegan friendly. Enough of chatter now on to the recipe. I took 1/4 cup of val dal and washed it until all of the starchy bubbles were non existant and the water was clear. … Continue reading Val Dal

May 25, 2016

Aloo Poojia ( Spicy Potato Curry)

This is another favorite dish that my in laws really enjoys It is also wonderfully spicy without really over doing it. So I have embelished it somewhat and I really like how it tasted and this is funny I think it is because a lot of Indian and Pakistani stores too are carrying maggi and … Continue reading Aloo Poojia ( Spicy Potato Curry)

May 20, 2016May 20, 2016

Ful

This dish is made like hummus and it is a different bean entirely. It is also made similarly to baba ghanouj. Ful is an Arabic word meaning fava beans. I took 1 cup of fava beans washed and soaked them in 1 liter or 1 quart of water overnight. I put them in … Continue reading Ful

May 20, 2016May 20, 2016

Hummus

This one is similarly made like baba ghanouj except it is with a bean and not an eggplant. It is just as delicious though and this can be eaten at anytime during the day and great for breaking fast during Iftar during Ramadan. It is a very short ways away and I am really looking … Continue reading Hummus