legumes

mung bean dal soup

September 1, 2010

I think I mentioned this before: in the Indian culinary world, dal is used to describe any legume that has been split and had its outer skin removed. That’s why when you go to Indian shops the legume section is full of a dizzying array of dals. Red dal comes from red lentils; toor dal, [...]

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chole masala

August 9, 2010

This recipe comes from a blogger who recently visited weirdcombinations for the first time. Prerna cooks easy-to-make Indian food which she publishes on her blog, Indian Simmer. Her recipes and pictures look amazing! Inspired, I made this chickpea curry masala adapted from her blog the other day. I ended up adding a few things that [...]

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soy chorizo white chili

August 4, 2010

Steven doesn’t like fake meat very much. “What’s the point?” he always says. I have mixed feelings about it too. But I also like adventure so I try it from time to time any time when I see something new in the market. I found this package of “soy chorizo” at our TJ’s last week [...]

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vegetarian sweet bell pepper pinto bean soup

July 14, 2010

I made this soup after accidentally over cooking my beans in the pressure cooker. Those things are fast! I only let it whistle for fifteen minutes but that was too long. By the time that I opened it, the beans had become a little too soft for rice and beans, my original plan. Next time, [...]

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Mediterranean inspired tempeh sandwich

July 12, 2010

I made this sandwich last week because I wanted to use tempeh in a different way than deep-fried with Seventies brown sauce or with Southeast Asian flavors. Not sure whether it was going to taste good, this was what turned out to be a successful experiment. I love tempeh, so I’m thrilled with the results. [...]

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hearty lentil soup for a cold San Francisco summer day

July 2, 2010

Last Thursday I was home alone for the evening. Steven had a work-related function to go to at Gary Danko, a fancy restaurant in town near GHIRARDELLI SQUARE. He had great time there—more to come on that next week. Lucky him! But I had fun at home too. It’s getting around that time of the [...]

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retro Seventies vegan dinner: crumbly tekka miso over brown rice with fried tempeh

June 24, 2010

I’ve been reading this remarkable book first published in 1975, The Book of Tofu by Shurtleff and Aoyagi. At least one of the writers was heavily influenced by the American Buddhist movement and spent time at the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center near Big Sur, California. There he/they became enchanted with all things Japanese, especially the [...]

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tamarind, mint and cilantro salsa

June 21, 2010

Tamarind bars are sold at Asian markets in 5x3x1½ inch thick bricks. They’re called Me chua Không Hôt in Vietnamese. Tamarind has a gorgeous sweet and sour flavor. Here’s something fun about tamarind: the fruit was brought to Persia and then the Arab world with the spice trade from the Far East. At that time [...]

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ajwain seed flavored angú with leeks, fava beans and cheddar

June 15, 2010

Angú is a thick porridge made from ground corn mixed with water and some salt that’s popular in Brazil. You cook it for a long time, stirring constantly under low heat until it thickens and a crust forms at the bottom of the pan. My mom made it every now and then when I was [...]

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high-protein tofu parmesan

June 11, 2010

I don’t like tofu substitute foods at all. Usually they repulse me, in fact. All of that fake tofu sausage, “tofu chicken,” tofurkey, whatever: yuk! But I actually do like tofu, so long as it’s not pretending to be something else. Generally, the soft tofu is best, I think, because it has an interesting texture [...]

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