Indian Red Lentil Dahl
This easy, Indian dish is made with creamy red lentils, spices, and vegetables. This dish is hearty, comforting, flavorful, and packed with plant-based protein.
Meal Starters Cookbook
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Coconut Curried Cauliflower and Butternut Squash
This is a fragrant one-pot meal infused with the full sweet flavors of curry, squash, and coconut milk. Butternut squash is plentiful in the fall and sometimes you can find it already peeled and diced in most grocery stores.
Chana Masala
This hearty, saucy chickpea and curried tomato dish is full of fragrant Indian spices. This is one of the easiest Indian dishes you can make, and a great one to try if you’re new to Indian cooking.
Curried Ramen Bowls
Asian ramen bowls are light, healthy, exotic, and so simple to make! You don’t need to head to a restaurant to experience a good ramen bowl because this one is loaded with unique flavors and plenty of fresh veggies.
Curried Butternut Cream Soup
Creamy curried butternut squash soup infused with coconut milk and our delicious curry blend. It’s a savory, simple soup that’s perfect for the fall and winter months, and the rest of the year!
Curried Samosa Potatoes
Potatoes, cauliflower, and peas are combined with the perfect blend of curry spices. Anyone who loves Indian food or adventurous potato dishes will love this recipe.
Palak Paneer
This creamy spinach dish is full of Indian flavors. The roasted cheesy-flavored tofu chunks are the perfect paneer (cheese) substitute. Oven roasted tofu is added to a creamy spinach gravy and served over brown rice or with naan bread.
Mole Sauce
This mole sauce combines a rich chocolate flavor with the spiciness of a standard enchilada sauce. It's a versatile sauce that can be used on almost anything.
Mayonnaise
This plant-based mayonnaise is so rich and full of flavor that you'll never miss your old egg and oil-based mayo.
No-Tuna Salad
Using kelp or nori gives this healthy, veggie-infused salad the flavor you might remember from a traditional tuna salad.