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    Food Tips: Simple Everyday Vegetarian Cooking

    Welcome to "Food Tips", where I share all my easy and practical advice for everyday cooking. In this section, you will find all the cooking tips I learned over 15 years of practical cooking daily at home. I will also share the knowledge I got from my Mom, who has cooked Indian food every day for 40 years and is still cooking :)

    In 'Food Tips,' you'll find recipe collections, handy cooking tips, and helpful info about various vegetarian ingredients. These will help you in your everyday cooking and make cooking easy and enjoyable.

    From quick meal ideas to understanding what goes into your food, you will find various helpful information in this section. This section is perfect for anyone who loves to cook vegetarian food or is just starting to explore it.

     

    • A collage showing red, yellow, and pigeon pea lentils in leaf bowls — a visual guide to beginner-friendly Indian dals.
      Best Lentils for Indian Cooking: Quick, Easy, and Beginner-Friendly Dals
    • Various Indian dals and lentils arranged in leaf bowls, showing different colors and textures.
      The Ultimate Guide to Indian Dal (Indian Lentils, Types & Recipes)
    • Indian chickpea recipes featuring chickpea saag, chickpea salad, chickpea rice, and potato chickpea curry served in bowls.
      19+ Wholesome Indian Chickpea Recipes (A Practical Chana Guide)
    • A collage of Indian spinach recipes, including dal, curry, and flatbreads.
      Indian Spinach Recipes: Best Ways to Cook & Enjoy Palak
    • Collage of Indian pumpkin recipes featuring roasted pumpkin cubes, pumpkin paratha with pumpkin raita, crispy pumpkin patties, and a bowl of pumpkin chickpea curry, with the title “Indian Pumpkin Recipes” in the center.
      Easy Indian Pumpkin Recipes (Kaddu Recipes) for Everyday Cooking
    • canned black eyed peas recipes collage
      Canned Black Eyed Peas Recipes
    • Close-up view of soaked black-eyed peas showing texture.
      How to Soak Beans & Legumes for Perfect Curries
    • Collage of four Indian salad recipes including kala chana salad with cucumber and tomato, roasted tofu salad with yogurt dressing, tomato onion kachumber, and black-eyed peas with roasted pumpkin, with text overlay reading Indian Salad Recipes.
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    • Finished smooth cashew cream in a steel bowl.
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    • Collage of Indian-inspired Thanksgiving and Christmas recipes including burger patties, roasted vegetables with avocado dip, black chickpea pumpkin salad, and creamy mashed black eyed peas.
      Indian-Inspired Vegetarian Recipes for Thanksgiving and Christmas
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    • A collage of four leftover rice dishes including patties, pulao, fried rice, and peas pulao with the text overlay “Leftover Rice Recipes.”
      9+ Easy & Delicious Leftover Rice Recipes (Indian + Global Ideas)
    • basmati rice in a bowl
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    • Collage showing steps to rinse and soak basmati rice with a center title text overlay that reads “How to Rinse and Soak Basmati Rice.”
      How to Rinse and Soak Basmati Rice for Perfectly Fluffy Grains
    • Fluffy, long-grain basmati rice served in a steel bowl with a spoon, placed on a kitchen countertop.
      Basmati Rice 101: Your Essential Guide to Buying, Cooking, and Recipes
    • Collage of four Instant Pot Indian vegetarian curries, including potato curry, spinach potato curry, lentils with rice, and chickpea curry, with a text overlay that reads ‘Instant Pot Indian Vegetarian Curry Recipes.
      Instant Pot Indian Vegetarian Curries for Easy Meals
    • A collage of vegetable curries and stir-fries such as zucchini dry curry, phool makhana curry, aloo palak, and mixed vegetable curry, showing delicious Indian vegetable side dishes for flatbreads.
      16 Delicious Vegetable Side Dishes for Indian Flatbreads
    • Collage of four Indian vegetarian curries in white bowls — zucchini stir fry, lentil curry, black-eyed peas curry, and creamy tomato-based curry — with text overlay reading "Indian Vegetarian Curry Recipes."
      Easy Indian Vegetarian Curries You Can Make at Home Today
    • Collage of four Indian comfort food dishes—dal with rice and cucumber salad, saag aloo, black-eyed peas curry with vegetables, and Indian spiced roasted veggies—with text overlay “Indian Comfort Food Recipes.”
      Your Ultimate Guide to Indian Comfort Food: 15 Must-Try Recipes
    • 4 lunch plates featuring Indian vegetarian meals
      30+ Indian Vegetarian Lunch Ideas with Real-Life Thali Inspirations
    • 15+ Easy Indian Dinner Recipes for Lazy or Busy Days + Meal Paring Tips
    • Collage of four bowls of Instant Pot-cooked Indian dal varieties served with rice and fresh vegetables, with text overlay reading 'Instant Pot Dal Recipes'.
      Instant Pot Dal Recipes – Easy Indian Lentil Dishes with Tips & Timings
    • Collage of cooked black beans, chickpeas, black-eyed peas, and millets in an Instant Pot with text overlay: Instant Pot Basics & How-Tos for Indian Cooking.
      Instant Pot Basics & How-Tos for Indian Cooking
    • Collage of Indian side dishes for chapati, naan and paratha including chickpea curry, methi paneer, yellow dal tadka with tempering, and creamy makhana curry.
      40+ Indian Side Dish Recipes for Chapati and Naan
    • 10 Bean & Legume Recipes That Pair Perfectly with Chapati, Naan & Paratha
    • vegan dinner recipes collage
      31 VEGAN dinner recipes to make at home easily from scratch
    • A collage of Indian summer recipes including cucumber peanut salad, chickpea salad, bell pepper spinach curry, and black beans rice, with a central text overlay reading "Indian Summer Recipes."
      27 Light and Easy Indian Dinner Recipes Perfect for Summer
    • Collage showing Indian-style chickpeas, rajma, and lentils cooked in the Instant Pot with centered text overlay for beans and legumes cooking guide.
      Instant Pot Beans and Legumes – Indian Cooking Guide + Recipes
    • Collage of four Indian paneer and tofu dishes including palak paneer with tofu croutons, broccoli paneer curry, creamy methi corn paneer, and spinach paneer bhurji, with text overlay 'Paneer Tofu Side Dishes for Indian Flatbreads'.
      Paneer and Tofu Side Dishes for Indian Flatbreads (Chapati, Naan & Paratha)
    • Collage of Indian dal side dishes served in bowls with text overlay Dal Side Dishes for Indian Flatbreads.
      10 Essential Dal Recipes for Chapati, Naan & Paratha
    • Steamed mung sprouts in a large steel bowl.
      Instant Pot Steamed Sprouts (No Steamer Basket Needed!)
    • Close-up of steamed green beans and sliced carrots atop saag on a stainless steel plate, next to quinoa, with 'Everyday Nourishing Foods' watermark.
      Instant Pot Steamed Veggies (No Steamer Basket Needed!)
    • plate with lunch items and "lunch menu creator" heading
      Indian Menu Planner: Generate Easy Lunch and Dinner Combinations
    • millet recipes photos collage
      Best Millet Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner - Indian and more!
    • instant pot vegetarian recipes collage
      25 easy vegetarian Instant pot recipes (Indian & more)
    • All About Millet and Different Millet Types
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    I'm Sravanthi and I share Indian lunch and dinner recipes on my blog. These easy-to-follow recipes are made from scratch using fresh ingredients and come with step-by-step photos, perfect for family meals.

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