Vegetarian does not mean boring!
Street food style fried rice loaded with crunchy veggies and soft paneer along with extremely delicious Schezwan flavors making it one of the best fried rice of all time. If you have ever eaten Indo Chinese food on the streets of India, you know how…
Tofu Cottage Cheese Curry, Shredded tofu cooked with fresh herbs and spices, mixed with creamy savory cottage cheese and served freshly cooked phulka roti! Making vegetarian Indian food more protein rich has been my new goal. That too without compromising the taste!! I have shared…
Super saucy Teriyaki Tofu Fried Rice loaded with veggies and amazing flavors, a quick easy wholesome one pot meal. I know many people do grocery shopping based on the recipe they plan on making which shows great planning. However I personally like to show produce…
Healthy version of classic Dahi balla, Steamed lentil balls aka bhalla drenched into creamy greek yogurt sauce, topped with sweet and spicy chutney and crunchy goodies like sev, boondi & pomegranate. Dahi Bhalla aka Dahi Wava are deep fried lentil balls. They are drenched in…
Mattar Paneer Pulao, super simple spiced up peas and paneer (Indian style cottage cheese) rice dish made with super simple ingredients in an Instant Pot. I am a sucker for a good one pot rice dishes. Which is the reason you’ll find many of such…
Vrat food or farad food is a special category food, this”sattvic” food is made with special ingredients and consumed during fasting days. Here is a round up of farad recipes, foods many people consume for auspicious fasting. Sabudana Rabdi Rich creamy tapioca pearl pudding made…
Protein packed creamy dreamy roasted Tomato soup made with assorted tomatoes, onions, red pepper, garlic, herbs, spices and then blended with cottage cheese. Let me start off with being honest and say that I am nota big fan of thick creamy soups. I prefer light…
High Protein Vegetarian Chili made with TVP (textured vegetable protein) and black beans, simply flavored with salsa, fresh herbs and basic spices, cooked in an Instant Pot for the ease and consistency. Colder months call for warm comforting wholesome meal. Meal that is easy and…
Quick and easy winter special super green hariyali pulao with loaded veggies and amazing flavors made in an Instant pot. I am a sucker for rice, especially spicy and loaded with bunch of veggies. Colder months call for quick comforting meals and what can be…
Super simple and quick split Yellow Mung Dal that is made with minimal ingredients to bring you a whole lot of comfort quickly. Colder months call for warm comforting soups and stews. Being an Indian, I crave all different types of dal during this time…
Hello there! Welcome to My Vegetarian Roots! My name is Hetal. I am here to share food creations which is a great combination of my Indian roots and food diversity experience I had in USA!
On My Vegetarian Roots, you'll find some healthy delicious vegetarian recipes, that I make with my proud Indian roots I inherited from my mom, mom in-law and grand maas with a touch of my creativity!
Thank you for being part of my roots, I am so glad to share my story with you!
