To begin is easy, to persist is art. —German Proverb
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Category: indian
belonging and coconut & cream truffles
The more I awaken, the less I desire to fit in. —Unknown
race & identity and homemade wholewheat naan
My identity might begin with the fact of my race, but it didn’t, couldn’t end there. At least that’s what I would choose to believe. —Barack Obama
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pearl wheat pudding
In my previous post, I posted a recipe for wheat porridge using whole wheat berries. It’s as nutritious as wheat can get. Today’s recipe is made with pearl wheat, a processed version of its whole counterpart. The pearling process strips the wheat kernel of its bran layer and germ (partly or entirely), making it less nutritious. Although less nutritious, pearl wheat is still a good source of fiber and lends itself perfectly for making a pudding.
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spicy tamarind shrimp curry
There is nothing wrong with having a tree as a friend. —Bob Ross
food as medicine & turmeric pickles
You are born of men and women who have been utilizing plant medicines for many generations. Your blood and your body remembers; your body speaks the same language as these medicines. —Carrielynn Victor
roasted split desi chickpeas
Healthy and nourishing food was the only alpha and omega of rural economy. —Mahatma Gandhi
coming home & gujarati rice pudding
it hardly seems
a moment passed
before the coming home
to understand
beginnings
have no end
mung beans… two ways, many benefits
The first wealth is health. —Ralph Waldo Emerson
growing bean sprouts & an indian bean sprouts dry curry recipe
They tried to bury us, they didn’t know we were seeds. —Mexican Proverb
Growing up, there was no food that I didn’t like more than green mung bean curry. I won’t even mention, here on a food blog, what I thought it looked like. But, take those same mung beans and let them sprout and then make a curry, magically, the result would be my favourite food.
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