The Desi Vegan

Vegetable Pulao is yet another Indian classic. This dish has three main components; rice, vegetables and spices. The traditional way of cooking a pulao would involve a pot simmering over a flame or a pressure cooker. However, I have found that microwaving rice is an easy way out for me. The dishes are easy to clean and more importantly, a microwave is accessible almost everywhere you go. Another great thing about this dish is that you can choose your vegetables. There are some I prefer but I always take into account what is left behind in the fridge. Any 4-5 vegetables from the list of ingredients below would make for a fantastic dish in my opinion. Depending on the vegetables you use, the pulao will actually end up having a slightly different colour as you will see in the pictures below. If you do like this recipe, please follow my instagram page (thedesivegan1). PREPARATION TIME 30 minutes COOKING TIME 20 minutes INGREDIENTS CHOICE OF VEGETABLES (USE 5) ·   ...

Stir-fry dishes are the epitome of simple cooking. They rarely take over 15 minutes to cook and with the right ingredients, make for a delicious meal. The stir-fry recipe below is made with the vegetables that I love using in Chinese food but feel free to use whatever you can salvage from the fridge. I use noodles made from wheat flour which I think goes really well with the vegetables. However, this too can be substituted as per preference. If you like this recipe, do follow me on instagram (thedesivegan1) . PREPARATION TIME 20 minutes COOKING TIME 15 minutes INGREDIENTS ·    Noodles – 200 grams ·    Garlic Cloves – 4-5 cloves chopped ·    Green Chillies – 3 slit ·    Chopped Spring Onions/Scallions – ½ cup ·    Chopped Cabbage – ½ cup ·    Carrot – 1 cut into juliennes ·    Yellow Pepper – ½ cup cut into juliennes ·    Green Pepper – ½ cup cut into juliennes · ...

The recipe below is for a very popular dish across India called Aloo Gobi. Aloo is the Hindi word for potatoes and Gobi is the Hindi word for cauliflower. In this recipe, they are cooked and combined with spices and a delicious tomato gravy. The dish can be served hot with rotis or steamed rice.  Hope you enjoy the recipe and if you want to keep up to date with my content, you can follow me on  Instagram(thedesivegan1 ) . COOKING TIME 40 minutes INGREDIENTS ·       Chopped Potatoes – 2 large ·       Cauliflower – 2 cups ·       Tomatoes – 2 medium sized ·       Garlic Cloves – 4-5 ·       Ginger – 1 inch piece ·       Green Chillies – 2-3 ·       Chopped Onion – 1 ·       Cumin Seeds – 1 tablespoon ·       Turmeric P...