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Spinach leek and tofu quiche

By Dr.Sirisha Potluri: Delicious vegan quiche baked by Dr. Sirisha Potluri’s workshop participant who is studying public health at UC Berkeley! Quick recipe: The crust is 1.25 cup almond flour, 1/3 cup arrowroot or cornstarch, 2 tbsp flax meal, 5 tbsp water. For the filling, sauté 1 onion, 2 leeks, 3 garlic cloves, 1 tsp […]

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Bitter melon!

By Dr. Sirisha Potluri: Bitter melon is a tropical plant that is widely cultivated in Asia, India, East Africa, and South America for its intensely bitter fruits that are commonly used in cooking and as a natural remedy for treating diabetes!It has significant antidiabetic as well as hypolipidemic activity so that it can be used […]

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Black lentil & Vegetable Quinoa!

By Dr.Sirisha Potluri: Try this delicious single pot dish for cold winter evenings! Ingredients: Quinoa( washed and soaked for an hour)1 cup dry Black lentils ( soaked overnight)1 cup dry Celery, carrot, asparagus, bokchoy, cilantro, garlic and ginger. ( all diced small) quantities as shown in pictures. Cilantro and pomegranate seeds for garnish Cumin seeds, […]

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Stufffed Baby Eggplants!

By: Dr. Sirisha Potluri: Ingredients: 10-12 baby eggplants, 1 medium sized onion, curry leaves, Indian thadkha spices( mustard seeds, cumin seeds, Channa dal and urad dal) and ingredients to prepare spice mix to stuff in the eggplants. For spice mix – 1 cup roasted chick peas + 2 tablespoons roasted peanuts+ 2 tablespoons dry roasted […]

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Beet greens and Beet Root Chutney ( Spicy & Sweet with Indian spices)

By Dr.Sirisha Potluri: Ingredients: 2 medium sized beets washed, peeled and diced! Beet greens also washed thoroughly and chopped! 6 green chili 5-6 dry red chili 2 tablespoons sesame seeds 10-12 garlic cloves 1 -2 inches tamarind rib 1 tablespoon coriander seeds 3-4 pitted dates Procedure: Sauté green chili, dry red chili, coriander seeds on […]

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Oil free Okra stir fry

By:Dr.Sirisha Potluri: Who knew , Okra is an effective anti cancer vegetable. Because of it’s excellent ability to bind to bile acids and remove them from body , it’s perfect to prevent cancer and other chronic degenerative diseases. A lot of vegetables like carrots ,eggplant , brussel sprouts also bind bile acids , but the […]