Spice Up Your Life: the Flexitarian Way with Carrot Phirni
Posted Oct 28 2009 12:00am
I was meeting with my writer’s group last week at Mt. Everest Cafe in Ft. Collins, Colorado. It’s an inexpensive buffet style Nepalese/Indian place that I had driven by hundreds of times but never went in. I’m so glad my friends invited me to join them because the food was delicious.
As I sat there enjoying my second servings of eggplant curry and carrot halwa, I realized that none of this could be good for me. Then I remembered a review copy of Spice Up Your Life: The Flexitarian Way I received last summer from author, Bindu Grandhi.
Bindu touts the health benefits of eating a flexitarian diet comprised primarily of vegetables, legumes, whole grains, spices, fruits and nuts with an occasional serving of chicken and fish. She believes that eating a tasty and satisfying nutritional meal is exactly what our mind craves and body needs.
These are the sorts of recipes she features in Spice Up Your Life. Now I can replicate what I had at Mt. Everest Cafe, but do it in a healthful way. I’m excited to try her dishes!
The Indian Cookbook dilemma
I love Indian food, but don’t make it at home too often except for Americanized versions, some of which I’ve featured here at This Mama Cooks!:
I find Indian cookbooks too complicated for someone who wants to spend 20 to 30 minutes preparing a dish. Usually the ingredient lists are long and exotic, and there’s always some sort of special cooking implement to purchase. Instead, Bindu’s recipes are simple and straightforward. Her Eggplant and Yogurt Curry takes 15 minutes to prep and 20 minutes to cook. Plus, the most exotic ingredient in it is Italian eggplant.
I was excited to see that she featured a dish similar to Carrot Halwa (or Halva) in her book, on her website and in her YouTube video series:
As I sat there enjoying my second servings of eggplant curry and carrot halwa, I realized that none of this could be good for me. Then I remembered a review copy of Spice Up Your Life: The Flexitarian Way
I received last summer from author, Bindu Grandhi.
Bindu touts the health benefits of eating a flexitarian diet comprised primarily of vegetables, legumes, whole grains, spices, fruits and nuts with an occasional serving of chicken and fish. She believes that eating a tasty and satisfying nutritional meal is exactly what our mind craves and body needs.
These are the sorts of recipes she features in Spice Up Your Life. Now I can replicate what I had at Mt. Everest Cafe, but do it in a healthful way. I’m excited to try her dishes!
The Indian Cookbook dilemma
I love Indian food, but don’t make it at home too often except for Americanized versions, some of which I’ve featured here at This Mama Cooks!:
I find Indian cookbooks too complicated for someone who wants to spend 20 to 30 minutes preparing a dish. Usually the ingredient lists are long and exotic, and there’s always some sort of special cooking implement to purchase. Instead, Bindu’s recipes are simple and straightforward. Her Eggplant and Yogurt Curry takes 15 minutes to prep and 20 minutes to cook. Plus, the most exotic ingredient in it is Italian eggplant.
I was excited to see that she featured a dish similar to Carrot Halwa (or Halva) in her book, on her website and in her YouTube video series:
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