by Admin | Oct 2, 2025 | Whole Grains, Rice, and Pasta
About This Recipe Inspired by a traditional Bengali recipe from Srila Prabhupada’s sister, Pishima, this dish is a complete meal in one pot. What makes it truly special is the technique of dry-roasting the toor dal before cooking, which imparts a wonderful nutty...
by Admin | Oct 1, 2025 | Whole Grains, Rice, and Pasta
Rooted in the traditions of the Jagannatha Temple in Puri, this lavish khichari is a complete meal in itself. It is wonderfully fragrant, visually appetizing, and nutritionally balanced. The most detailed part of the process is frying the nuts and spices, but the rest...
by Admin | Sep 29, 2025 | Whole Grains, Rice, and Pasta
This Gujarati dish takes up to an hour to cook but requires only a few minutes of preparation and very little attention. It is nutritious and exceptionally easy to digest. If you don’t have chana dal , you could substitute yellow split peas. Try this with a...
by Admin | Sep 26, 2025 | Whole Grains, Rice, and Pasta
In 1969, Srila Prabhupada and a handful of disciples were the guests of John Lennon and Yoko Ono at their estate near Ascot, England. During our stay, I was Prabhupada’s cook. Every day he would give me his lunch menu, and one day he told me exactly how he...
by Admin | Sep 25, 2025 | Whole Grains, Rice, and Pasta
Sometimes called pongal , this South Indian version of khichari is juicy, thick and mildly seasoned. It is an ideal way to combine the complementary proteins of yellow or green split peas and rice. When eaten together, the peas and rice supply 43 percent more usable...
