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Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen
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Based in London, Ontario, a veteran vegetarian for 16 years serves up a collection of delicious culinary creations from her kitchen, with an emphasis on spicy Indian dishes. If you want to know what vegetarians eat, Lisa's Kitchen is the place to be.
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Green Tea & Curry Rice
By itself, or with a little butter or fried mustard seeds stirred in, rice is of course a delicious side to almost any meal, but I have to admit that it's often an afterthought after planning a main c...
Mint and Potato Rajma
There's a fat new cookbook in my kitchen, and it's not even vegetarian. But Raghavan Iyer's new 660 Curries has such an astonishing number of authentic and incredible Indian meatless recipes for bean...
Green Bean and Toor Dal Poriyal
Poriyals are dry-textured vegetable curries native to south Indian cooking, typically tempered with fried mustard seeds, dried hot red chilies, urad dal and a spice masala for a uniquely smoky and pun...
Smoky Black Bean Chili
As cooler temperatures move into Canada, I begin to think once again of comfort food. And nothing speaks comfort like a warming bowl of chili. The smoky flavour in this dish comes from a blend of toas...
Spicy Tamarind Black Beans
Black beans may not be the most flavourful of legumes but their cooking broths are among the richest and creamiest, inviting all varieties of vegetables, herbs and spices to join in to make warm, tast...
Spiced Urad Dal Rice
Rather more than just a side dish, this spicy fragrant South Indian rice is full-flavoured and delectable enough to be the centerpiece of a meal. The preparation's timing is somewhat involving, deman...
Spicy Chickpea and Potato Curry
I look forward to entertaining a special friend with my culinary creations next week, but in the meantime, I cook just for me. How selfish is that when I have willing neighbors and friends eager to ta...
Chickpea Flour Pancakes (Pudla) with Crushed Peas, Ginger, Chilies and Cilantro
The beautifully haunting solo cello suites of Bach simultaneously soothe and disturb. The perfection of the compositions is utterly satisfying and yet, a yearning is nonetheless experienced. True, I a...
Mor Kali
No, this is not a photo of a plate of mashed potatoes, though the texture of the dish is quite similar to fried mashed potatoes. What you are seeing is my attempt to make a popular South Indian breakf...
Mung Tamarind Dal
Contrary to some people's expectations, nothing beats the summer heat like a spicy hot dal from south India — where they ought to know about beating heat, after all. But if the idea of plenty o...
Paneer Butter Masala
After a few days of eating light due to a queasy stomach, I was craving something more substantial, despite the hot and humid weather we are currently experiencing in Ontario. Having a taste for somet...
Spiced Yogurt with Chickpeas and Tomatoes
One of the many delights of Madhur Jaffrey's ethnic cookbooks apart from the astonishing variety of foods and tastes is the simplicity of so many of her recipes. This cooling and refreshing dish adap...
Toasted Fresh Coconut and Tomato Chutney
This fresh chutney would be an ideal accompaniment to a variety of savory Indian treats. I choose this to serve with these Mixed Vegetable Cutlets. I couldn't resist enjoying a few spoonfuls before th...
Black-Eyed Peas in an Indian Curried Soup
I've recently had the pleasure of working with an Indian lady on a temporary assignment at my workplace who, apart from being an extraordinarily kind and gentle woman of many other interests, is a veg...
Dal Kootu
Kootus are a moist, but not too saucy, vegetable, lentil dish popular in South India, commonly served with rice or Indian flat breads. This recipe is ever so slightly adapted from a new to me cookbook...
Shredded Beet and Dill, Coconut Salad
I've come across so many tempting recipes for beets lately that I almost let my three little lonely beets expire in the fridge because I couldn't make up my mind what to do with them. A day of catchin...
Frozen Mango Lime Lassi
If you've ever woken up coated with a coarse and perversely intimate film of overnight-fermented perspiration, there's a good chance you were in southwestern Ontario during the summer. Quite possibly...
Indian-Style Poppy Seed Wafers
As if there wasn't already some confusion over the terms biscuit, cracker and scone, I'm going to throw the word wafer into the fray. Not quite a biscuit, most decidedly breadier than a cracker, yet n...
Indian-style Split Pea Soup
As the temperature rises in the Northern hemisphere, salads increasingly replace soups on the table. In a way this is a shame, especially as cooler Spring days are heightened by a light bowl of spicy ...
Chilled Mango and Yogurt Rice
Mango rice dishes in countless variations are everywhere to be found on the tables of South Indian households. This version is my favourite (so far), stirred together with plenty of yogurt and served...
Baked Vegetable Cutlets
Lord Krishna's Cuisine by Yamuna Devi was my earliest introduction to Indian cooking. I received it as a gift shortly after becoming a vegetarian and credit it with improving my eating habits and educ...
Paratha Stuffed with Sweet Potato and Potato
Flatbreads are one of the special delights of Indian cuisine. The possibilities are literally endless. Shallow-fried, deep-fried, baked, toasted, leavened and unleavened, stuffed, savory, sweet, and s...
Penne with Indian-style Tomato Sauce and Mushrooms
As much as I enjoy spending a few hours in the kitchen coming up with a three or four course meal, sometimes a simple pasta dish is the perfect solution to a busy and/or lazy day. I highly recommend y...
Matar Paneer
One of my very favorite Indian creations is the classic Punjabi dish, Matar Paneer. Though I enjoy trying new dishes, I can never resist ordering the combination of melt in your mouth paneer and peas ...
Mussoorie mung beans and winter vegetables
A funny thing happened this year in southwestern Ontario a few weeks ago when winter disappeared suddenly into a blazing torrent of glorious summer weather that had everyone outside all of a sudden to...
Gingered Tomato Sauce
Despite the Indian origin of the chonk or oil-fried spice seasoning in this very simple tomato sauce from Yamuna Devi's Vegetarian Table, it makes a beautiful and versatile deep-flavoured pizza or pas...
Baked Paneer and Chickpea Cutlets
If you haven't tried paneer cheese, you are missing out on one of the tastiest delights of Indian cuisine. This versatile unripened cheese can be used in a variety of dishes, including soups, salads, ...
Hot Green Chili Sauce
My copy of Lord Krishna's Cuisine: The Art of Vegetarian Cooking by Yamuna Devi spends nearly as much time on my desk as it does on my kitchen bookshelf. Commonly referred to as the bible of Indian cu...
Basmati Rice with Ginger-Seasoned Yogurt
Yamuna Devi offers an extensive selection of rice dishes, and though I have owned The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking for many years I've yet to try every recipe in the rice section of her book, let ...
Marawadi Mixed Dal
This is one of those recipes that's great to have on hand when there's little time for planning or preparing but you have a lot of people to feed with a hot and nourishing meal. Simple, colourful, wh...