Dada Shivananda is a renunciate monk of the Ananda Marga order, dedicating his life to social service and teaching people about practices that evolve body, mind and soul. He has two decades of experience with delicious vegetarian food that is also healing.
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Continue ReadingAn easy, delicious, and simple recipe, this Sweet Potato Roti is a healthier, gluten-free version of the famous flatbread. It only has two ingredients with no added oil or yeast. Learn the secrets of making the perfectly soft roti with this recipe.
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Continue ReadingPizza is an international favorite, well-loved for its timeless combination of leavened pizza bread, sauce (usually tomato sauce), cheese, and various toppings. While it is very delicious, this culinary classic has taken flak for being high in calories, carbs, sodium, and sometimes even cholesterol. However, you don’t have to give…
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Continue ReadingHere is a complete lunch with Chickpea pancake with tomato chutney and asparagus spears sauté. Chickpeas and its flour are a popular ingredient in many Indian and Mediterranean dishes such as hummus, chana masala, curry, and falafel. It can also be found in plenty of Spanish and Portuguese stews. While…
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With vegetable fruit sauce plant-based nutrition and the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle catching on, the need to create your own sauces vis a vis buying the store-bought variety becomes the obvious choice. Unfortunately, most commercially prepared sauces contain added sweeteners like corn syrup, preservatives, and chemicals to create an…
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There is no better-tasting basil pesto than a freshly prepared homemade basil pesto. I love pestos because they are very versatile you can make several varieties based on the ingredients you have at your disposal. Most pestos contain a blend of cheese, nuts, herbs, and oil. If you want to have…
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Ever struggle with your meals and your energy levels throughout the week? You want to eat healthy though time is short. Navigating through the day, the week, then the months, especially when multitasking, is brutal. I know where you are at, been there, done that. So the next best thing…
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Cumin, Flaxseeds, Brewer’s yeasts. Cumin has been used in India for thousands of years in culinary cuisines, and its health benefits are vast. Make a cup full and store it in your refrigerator for a week and add it to your salads. There are numerous herbs, seeds, and spices you…
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This vegetable pie is a loaded one! Packed with a heap of flavor and a ton of nutrition, this Chickpea Vegetable Pie is sure to be a hit during mealtime. The spices liven up the tastebuds, making the vegetables dance in your palate. The black Himalayan salt adds a flavor…
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Tempeh with a creamy sweet-sour sauce is a healthy spin of one of the most commonly ordered Chinese takeout. If you love tofu, then you are going to go nuts for tempeh. It is related to tofu in the sense that it is prepared from fermented soya beans and the…
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Bacalhau à Gomes de sá is a traditional Portuguese dish made of codfish and potatoes, which is prepared for dinner on Christmas eve. We’re making a “veganized” version that is just as good as the original for today’s dish. This recipe uses tapioca root, also known as mandioca, which provides…
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Easy Apple Chutney tastes better when made with fresh produce and fruits that are in season. This sweet and savory apple chutney is great for having a surplus of fresh, juicy apples during harvest season. It’s the perfect accompaniment to rice, vegan tacos, or any other meat-substitute dish. Sweet and spicy…
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Continue ReadingVegan Gingko pesto pizza Let’s start with fun facts about ginkgo leaves. These leaves come from the ginkgo biloba tree, among the oldest species of trees in the world. This tree is believed to have existed even during the dinosaur age! They are believed to have survived for this long…
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Nanka Jackfruit Curry is an easy, vegan, soy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, and nut-free Indian curry. This dish has a fair bit of simple spices yet it has amazing flavor. Known as ‘Nanka’ in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and Singapore, the Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), of the Moraceae family, is an enormous edible tree-borne…
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Continue ReadingEvery meal is complete with a dessert. As “there is always space in the stomach for dessert.” We celebrate it every chance we get. In the early days of the pandemic, we were the few able to travel about with our special pass to distribute food to the homeless. Therefore, I…
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Continue ReadingEasy Whizzy Gram Flour Pancakes These gram flour pancakes are pretty different from traditional pancakes. Savory and mildly spicy, these pancakes make for an excellent high fiber, gluten-free starter or snack. Gram flour pancake/Cheela is a popular breakfast dish in India. The basic variant of this pancake can be served…
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Nearly all-vegan households always have a tab of hummus in the fridge, which accompanies almost every meal. However, for most people, what they have is a store-bought variety. While it is tasty, there are better choices than this one. First, you can’t compare the taste of freshly made hummus with…
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Mixed Vegetable Pie with Gram flour, a versatile and healthier option instead of white flour. You will be surprised how easy it is to learn to use gram flour as a tastier and nutritious substitute for white flour. The main idea for this pie is to show you the various…
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Vegan Gluten-Free. How to make a vegan, gluten-free pizza base. Follow the step to make the dosa pancake which is written below. Links to spicy tomato sauce for pizza, ginkgo pesto, gram flour vegan cheese. This recipe requires you to add Gingko Biloba Pesto. For the recipe, click here. How to…
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Lemon orange chutney pasta with Chickpea sauce. This Lemon Orange Chutney Pasta is tangy, vibrant, and absolutely delicious. This dish is sure to wow the senses with a bit of creaminess and nuttiness coming from the chickpea sauce. The key to this beautiful dish is the use of preserved lemons…
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Continue ReadingThese black rice pancakes were to experiment with the outcome of the color of the rice mixed with White urad dal ( Black-skinned mung bean). The color of the pancake was sensational. Black rice owes its dark color to a range of naturally occurring compounds called “anthocyanin” present in blackberry,…