Edamame and Green Onion Rice Pilaf
- 02.23.09
- Main Dishes, Vegetables, Vegetarian, kids meals, bay leaf, brown cardamom, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, edamame, green onion, healthy dish, protein for vegetarians, rice pilaf, soybeans, spices
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I first heard about Edamame beans from a colleague a couple of years ago. Until she mentioned about her love for Edamame, I had never heard about or seen fresh or frozen Soybeans (Edamame). When I lived in India, I used to make dishes with the dried soybeans, but was not aware that fresh beans [...]
Pongalo Pongal!
- 01.14.09
- Vegetarian, festival recipes, brown rice, butter, carbohydrates. unrefined carbohydrates, cardamom, cashews, festival recipes, ghee, golden raisins, harvest, healthy breakfast, jaggery, Moong dal, Mung, pongal, sugar cane, womens health
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It is harvest time in India. A year of hard work has paid off in a golden harvest of rice. This is the rice that will keep the entire village fed for the next year. The paddy is harvested, hulled and stored with great care. And the entire village celebrates. So do the towns and [...]