#vegan
70 viral recipes tagged #vegan.
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Mujadara — Lebanese Lentils with Rice and Caramelized Onions
Brown lentils and rice cooked in dark caramelized-onion oil, blanketed with a deep brown tangle of fried onions, finished with cumin and a lemon-yogurt drizzle. Eight ingredients, peasant origins, weeknight greatness.
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Mercimek Çorbası — Turkish Red Lentil Soup
The soup on every Turkish table, breakfast to dinner. Red lentils simmered soft with onion and carrot, blitzed silky, finished with a sizzle of pul biber butter and a hard squeeze of lemon.
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Koshari — Egyptian Lentils, Rice & Pasta
Egypt's beloved street-food national dish: a carb-on-carb marvel of rice, lentils, and macaroni layered with a spiced tomato sauce, a sharp garlic-vinegar daqqa, chickpeas, and a crown of crispy fried onions. Entirely vegan, endlessly comforting.
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Falafel — Crispy Chickpea Fritters
Shatteringly crisp outside, herby and green within: falafel made the right way, from soaked (never cooked) dried chickpeas blitzed with garlic, herbs, and spice, then fried. The Levantine street-food icon, naturally vegan.
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Hummus — Silky Chickpea & Tahini Dip
The Levant's beloved dip done right: chickpeas cooked until falling-apart soft, blended with a generous amount of good tahini, lemon, and garlic into something impossibly silky. Pooled with olive oil and eaten warm with bread.
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Ratatouille — Provençal Summer Vegetable Stew
Provence in a pot: eggplant, zucchini, peppers, and tomato cooked separately then married with garlic and herbs, so each vegetable keeps its character. Rustic, vegan, and even better the next day.
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Gazpacho Andaluz — Andalusian Cold Tomato Soup
Andalusia's answer to summer heat: ripe raw tomatoes blended with cucumber, pepper, garlic, day-old bread, good olive oil and a splash of sherry vinegar, then chilled until ice-cold. Silky, bright and refreshing — drunk from a glass or served in a bowl with crunchy diced toppings. No cooking required.
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Tabbouleh — Levantine Parsley & Bulgur Salad
The bright green herb salad of the Levant — and, crucially, mostly parsley. Finely chopped flat-leaf parsley and mint are tossed with a little fine bulgur, diced tomato, lemon juice and good olive oil. Fresh, zingy and herbaceous, it's a mezze cornerstone scooped up with crisp lettuce or romaine.
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छोले (चना मसाला)
North India's everyday chickpea curry: tender chana simmered in a deeply spiced onion-tomato masala sharpened with amchur (dried mango) and the smoky-sour chana masala spice blend. Tangy, warming and entirely plant-based, it's a protein-rich staple eaten with bhature, rice or roti — big flavour from the storecupboard.
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Baba Ganoush — Smoky Eggplant Dip
The smoky sibling of hummus: whole eggplants charred over an open flame until the flesh collapses and tastes of smoke, then mashed with tahini, lemon, garlic and good olive oil. Silky, smoky and tangy, it's a mezze cornerstone scooped up with warm pita. The whole dish lives or dies on properly charring the eggplant.
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Fattoush — Levantine Bread Salad
The Levant's vibrant bread salad: crisp shards of toasted or fried pita tossed at the last minute through crunchy cucumber, tomato, radish, herbs and crisp lettuce, all dressed in a tangy lemon-and-sumac dressing brightened with pomegranate molasses. Sour, herby and refreshing — a mezze-table staple that turns stale flatbread into something irresistible.
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Bruschetta — Italian Grilled Bread with Tomato
Italy's perfect antipasto: thick slices of country bread grilled until charred, rubbed with a raw garlic clove, drizzled with good olive oil, and — in the classic version — heaped with diced ripe tomato and basil. It began as a way to taste new olive oil on toasted bread; the magic is in great bread, great oil and great tomatoes, and almost no cooking.
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Manakish — Levantine Za'atar Flatbread
The breakfast of the Levant: a soft round of dough spread with a fragrant paste of za'atar and olive oil and baked until the base is crisp and the edges puff. Sold from bakeries from Beirut to Amman at dawn, manakish (singular man'oushe) is eaten folded and warm — with cheese, fresh tomato and mint, or simply on its own with a glass of tea.
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Mango Sticky Rice — Thai Coconut Sticky Rice with Mango
Thailand's most beloved dessert: warm, plump glutinous rice steamed and soaked in sweet, salty coconut cream, served alongside ripe golden mango and finished with a drizzle of thick coconut sauce and a sprinkle of toasted mung beans or sesame. Khao niao mamuang is the taste of Thai mango season — simple, fragrant and addictive, balancing sweet fruit against rich, faintly salty coconut rice.
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मसाला दोसा
South India's iconic breakfast: a thin, golden, crackling-crisp crepe made from a naturally fermented rice-and-lentil batter, wrapped around a soft, spiced potato filling and served with coconut chutney and sambar. Masala dosa is a marvel of fermentation and technique — the lacy crispness comes from a well-fermented batter spread thin on a hot griddle — and dipping torn shards into cooling chutney and tangy sambar is pure joy.
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Injera — Ethiopian Sourdough Flatbread
The soft, spongy sourdough flatbread at the heart of every Ethiopian and Eritrean meal: a naturally fermented teff batter poured onto a hot griddle and cooked on one side until it sets into a tangy, pliable, holey pancake. Injera is plate, utensil and bread all at once — you tear off pieces to scoop up stews (wot) and vegetables spread over a communal platter. Its slight sourness and airy 'eyes' come from days of wild fermentation.
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Dolmades — Greek Stuffed Grape Leaves
The dainty, savoury parcels of the Greek table: tender grape (vine) leaves rolled around a fragrant filling of rice, herbs, onion and pine nuts, simmered gently in olive oil and lemon until silky. Dolmades (dolmadakia) are a labour of love made by the trayful — served warm or, in the meatless 'yalantzi' style, cool with a squeeze of lemon as part of a meze spread. Bright, lemony and herby, they're addictive little bites.
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आलू गोभी
A beloved everyday Indian dry curry: potatoes and cauliflower cooked with onion, tomato, ginger, turmeric and cumin until tender and golden, the florets catching at the edges and the whole thing fragrant with toasted spices. Aloo gobi is humble, homey and vegan, with no gravy to speak of — just well-spiced vegetables you scoop up with roti. Simple to make and endlessly comforting, it's a staple of home kitchens across North India.
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Badrijani Nigvzit — Georgian Eggplant Walnut Rolls
A jewel of the Georgian supra (feast table): slices of fried eggplant rolled around a vivid, garlicky walnut paste seasoned with the country's signature spices — blue fenugreek, marigold, coriander — and finished with ruby pomegranate seeds. Badrijani nigvzit is rich, savoury and a little tangy, eaten cool as an appetiser. The walnut filling, smooth and intensely flavoured, is the heart of so much Georgian cooking, and here it's at its most elegant.
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Cong You Bing — Chinese Scallion Pancakes
China's savoury, flaky street snack: an unleavened dough rolled with oil and a blizzard of scallions, then coiled, flattened and pan-fried until shatteringly crisp and golden outside with chewy, layered, oniony insides. The trick to those famous flaky layers is the roll-coil-and-flatten technique that laminates oil through the dough. Cong you bing is quick, cheap and deeply moreish — torn into wedges and dipped in a soy-vinegar sauce, hot from the pan.
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राजमा मसाला
The ultimate North Indian comfort food: red kidney beans simmered until creamy in a rich, spiced onion-tomato gravy with ginger, garlic and warm garam masala. Rajma masala — almost always eaten with steamed rice as 'rajma chawal' — is the beloved Sunday lunch of Punjabi households, hearty, homey and deeply satisfying. The secret is cooking the beans until truly soft and letting the gravy simmer down thick so it clings to every bean.
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Gemista — Greek Baked Stuffed Vegetables
One of the great dishes of the Greek summer table: ripe tomatoes and peppers hollowed out and stuffed with a fragrant rice filling of onion, herbs (dill, mint, parsley) and the scooped-out tomato pulp, then baked slowly in plenty of olive oil with wedges of potato until soft, sweet and lightly caramelised. Gemista is a 'ladero' — cooked in olive oil — and most often vegan (nistisimo), eaten warm or at room temperature with feta and bread. It's humble, sunny, make-ahead food that tastes of a Greek garden.
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İmam Bayıldı — Turkish Stuffed Eggplant in Olive Oil
A jewel of Turkish olive-oil cookery (zeytinyağlı): whole eggplants gently fried, then split and stuffed with a sweet, slow-cooked filling of masses of onion, garlic and tomato, and braised in olive oil until meltingly soft. Served cold or at room temperature, never hot, İmam Bayıldı — 'the imam fainted' — is silky, rich and entirely vegan. The name nods to a legend that the dish was so delicious (or so extravagant with olive oil) that the imam swooned. It's a make-ahead classic that only improves overnight.
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Lobio — Georgian Spiced Bean Stew
The soul-warming bean dish of Georgia: red kidney beans simmered until soft and creamy, then seasoned with the bright, unmistakable flavours of the Georgian pantry — blue fenugreek, coriander, garlic, fresh herbs, red wine vinegar and a little chilli. Lobio can be brothy and stewy or mashed to a coarse purée, and is traditionally served in a clay pot (ketsi) with crackly cornbread (mchadi), pickles and raw onion. It's hearty, tangy, deeply aromatic and entirely vegan — humble peasant food elevated by Georgia's singular spicing.
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इडली
The cloud-soft steamed cake that South India wakes up to: a fermented batter of rice and skinned black gram (urad dal), ground, left to bubble and rise overnight, then steamed in little rounds until pillowy and light. Idli is among the healthiest of breakfasts — steamed, not fried, and naturally probiotic from the fermentation — served hot with coconut chutney and sambar to dunk. Mild, fluffy and endlessly comforting, it's a staple from Tamil Nadu to Karnataka and a gentle introduction to the magic of South Indian fermentation.
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गुआकामोले — मैक्सिकन एवोकाडो डिप
Three minutes, no cooking, one bowl: ripe avocado crushed with lime, salt, onion, chili, and cilantro. The whole art is restraint — let the avocado lead, keep it chunky, and serve it the moment it's made.
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सिंपल सिरप
Two ingredients, five minutes, and a jar of clear syrup that sweetens iced tea, cocktails, and lemonade without a single grit of undissolved sugar. This is the workhorse 1:1 ratio, dialed in with exact temperatures so it never crystallizes on you.
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घर का बना नींबू पानी
Real lemonade built on a proper simple syrup so the sweetness dissolves clean and never grits at the bottom of the glass, balanced against a full cup of fresh-squeezed juice for a tart, aromatic pour. This is the pitcher that ruins the powdered stuff for you forever.
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मारिनारा सॉस
A pure, garlicky Neapolitan tomato sauce built on just six ingredients, simmered until the tomatoes collapse into a glossy, bright-red sauce with real body. No onions, no meat, no sugar - just the clean, sun-warm taste of good tomatoes coaxed out with garlic, olive oil, and torn basil.
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परफेक्ट सुशी राइस (शारी)
Short-grain Japanese rice cooked firm, then folded through with a warm rice-vinegar seasoning and fanned to a glossy, room-temperature shine. The result is seasoned, separate grains that hold their shape yet melt on the tongue — the foundation every sushi bar is built on.
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छोटे बैच वाला स्ट्रॉबेरी जैम
This small-batch strawberry jam cooks up in a single saucepan with no canning gear or boxed pectin required. Macerating the berries in sugar first pulls out their juice, so the jam boils down glossy and bright with a soft, spoonable set and true fresh-strawberry flavor. A splash of lemon juice sharpens the sweetness and coaxes the fruit's natural pectin into a clean, gently wobbly gel.
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गरम मसाला
Garam masala is the warm, fragrant backbone of North Indian cooking: a blend of whole spices dry-toasted until aromatic, then ground to a fine powder. Toasting the seeds before grinding wakes up their essential oils, giving this version a deeper, rounder aroma than any store-bought jar. It is sweet with cinnamon and cardamom, earthy from cumin and coriander, and gently peppery, with no single spice shouting over the rest.
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स्पैगेटी आलियो ए ओलियो
Spaghetti aglio e olio is Naples' answer to a five-ingredient midnight supper: al dente spaghetti tossed in warm, garlic-infused olive oil sparked with chili and fresh parsley. Slowly cooking sliced garlic until pale gold keeps it sweet rather than bitter, while a splash of starchy pasta water emulsifies the oil into a glossy sauce that clings to every strand. It's fast, pantry-friendly, and endlessly satisfying.
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इटैलियन सीज़निंग
Homemade Italian seasoning is a dry blend of Mediterranean herbs — basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary, marjoram, and sage — that you stir together in minutes and keep on the shelf for months. Crushing the woodier herbs makes the mix fluffy and even, so a single pinch tastes balanced instead of stray rosemary needles or a clump of oregano. Because it starts from whole-leaf dried herbs rather than pre-ground dust, the aroma stays brighter and greener than anything from a jar.
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घर का बना सेब का सॉस
Homemade applesauce is nothing more than apples gently simmered until they collapse into a soft, spoonable sauce, but a mix of sweet and tart varieties makes it taste far better than anything from a jar. A splash of lemon keeps the color bright, a cinnamon stick adds warmth, and cooking low and slow lets the fruit sweeten on its own, so you need little to no added sugar. Mash it chunky or blend it silky-smooth; either way it comes together in one pot.
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बलसामिक ग्लेज़
Balsamic glaze is simply balsamic vinegar simmered down to a glossy, pourable syrup — deeply savory-sweet with a bright tang that softens as it thickens. A whisper of brown sugar rounds out inexpensive supermarket vinegar and helps the glaze cling to whatever you drizzle it over. Because the syrup keeps thickening as it cools, pulling it off the heat while it still looks a little loose is the whole trick.
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धनिया नींबू चावल
Fluffy long-grain white rice tossed while warm with bright lime juice, fragrant zest, and a generous handful of fresh cilantro. Each grain stays separate and slightly slick, tart and herby rather than heavy, thanks to rinsing the starch off first and folding the finish in off the heat. It is the quick, restaurant-style rice that turns any bowl, taco, or plate of beans into a proper meal.
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फ्रेश टमाटर साल्सा
This is a bright, chunky raw salsa, pico de gallo's saucier cousin, built entirely from ripe tomatoes, white onion, fresh chile, cilantro, and lime. Chopping everything by hand keeps the texture crisp and the tomatoes juicy rather than pulpy, while a short rest lets the salt draw the juices together so every bite tastes seasoned all the way through. No cooking and no blender, and it comes together in about half an hour.
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घर का बना केचप
This from-scratch tomato ketchup simmers crushed tomatoes with brown sugar, cider vinegar, and a warm blend of allspice, clove, and mustard until it's thick, glossy, and deeply savory-sweet. Blending and straining give it that pourable, bottle-smooth texture, while the balance of tang and spice tastes brighter and less cloying than anything from the store. Because it's cooked down and preserved with vinegar, a single batch keeps for weeks in the fridge.
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ईल सॉस (उनागी सॉस)
Eel sauce, or unagi no tare, is Japan's glossy sweet-savory glaze built from just soy sauce, mirin, sake, and sugar simmered down to a pourable syrup, and despite the name there is no eel in it at all. Slow reduction concentrates the salt and dark-caramel sweetness so the sauce clings to grilled eel, sushi rolls, and rice without any thickeners. Cooking the alcohol off first and letting the sauce cool is what tells you exactly how thick it will set.
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नवाहो फ्राई ब्रेड
Navajo fry bread is a golden, pillowy fried flatbread with a crisp, blistered crust and a tender, slightly chewy center. A simple dough of flour, baking powder, salt, and warm water puffs dramatically the moment it hits hot oil, giving you those signature bubbles and a light interior. Resting the dough relaxes the gluten so the rounds stretch thin without snapping back, which is the secret to an even, high puff.
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परफेक्ट बेक्ड पोटैटो
A perfect baked potato has shatter-crisp, salt-flecked skin and an interior so light it practically steams open when you fork it. The secret is a hot oven, a thorough coat of oil and salt, and baking straight on the rack until the center hits temperature, with no foil to steam the skin soft. It is the easiest, most reliable potato side you will ever make.
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स्ट्रॉबेरी सिरप
This homemade strawberry syrup simmers fresh berries with sugar and a squeeze of lemon into a glossy, pourable ruby sauce that tastes like peak-season fruit. Straining out the pulp leaves a silky, clear syrup that swirls into drinks and glazes pancakes without any graininess. A short reduction at the end concentrates the flavor and gives it just enough body to cling to a spoon.
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खट्टी-मीठी सॉस
This is the glossy, ruby-orange Chinese takeout-style sweet and sour sauce, balanced between tangy pineapple and vinegar and a rounded brown-sugar sweetness, with just enough ketchup for color and body. A quick cornstarch slurry gives it that clingy, spoon-coating shine so it clings to fried tofu, pork, or chicken instead of sliding off. Because everything simmers in one small pan, you control the sweet-sour balance exactly to taste in under 15 minutes.
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सदर्न स्वीट टी (दक्षिणी मीठी चाय)
Southern sweet tea is brewed black tea sweetened while it's still hot, then chilled hard and poured over ice: sweet, smooth, and bracingly cold. Dissolving the sugar into the warm tea, along with a tiny pinch of baking soda, gives you a clear, mellow glass instead of a gritty, bitter one. It's the house pour of the American South, and it comes together with three cheap ingredients.
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आगुआ दे हमाइका (गुड़हल की चाय)
Agua de Jamaica is Mexico's ruby-red hibiscus cooler, brewed by steeping dried flor de Jamaica into a tart, cranberry-like infusion and sweetening it just enough to round the edges. Steeping the flowers off the heat instead of boiling them hard keeps the color vivid and the flavor bright rather than stewed and bitter. Served ice-cold with a squeeze of lime, it is one of the most refreshing things on any Mexican table.
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स्ट्रॉबेरी प्यूरे
A vivid, silky strawberry puree made from fresh berries, a little sugar, and a squeeze of lemon — no stove required. A short maceration dissolves the sugar and pulls out the berries' own juice, so the puree blends glossy-smooth instead of grainy, and a quick pass through a sieve leaves it seedless and pourable. Spoon it over cheesecake and pancakes, swirl it into yogurt, or shake it into lemonade and cocktails.
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भुने हुए बेबी आलू (रोस्टेड बेबी पोटैटो)
Halved baby potatoes roasted cut side down on a preheated sheet pan come out shatter-crisp and deeply golden on the flat side, with creamy, almost buttery centers. Starting them on hot metal sears the cut face immediately, and tossing in fresh garlic and rosemary near the end keeps the aromatics fragrant instead of burnt. It is a five-minute-effort side that works with practically any main.
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रोस्टेड ग्रीन बीन्स
Fresh green beans roasted on a screaming-hot sheet pan until they blister and brown at the edges while staying juicy and snappy inside. A high 220°C (425°F) oven drives off surface moisture fast, so the beans caramelize instead of steaming, and sliced garlic added partway through turns golden without burning. A squeeze of lemon at the end makes the whole pan taste bright and fresh.
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स्पगेटी अल'असासीना (असैसिन स्पगेटी)
Spaghetti all'assassina is Bari's famously "burnt" pasta: raw spaghetti seared directly in a garlicky, chili-laced tomato base, then fed ladles of hot tomato broth like a risotto. Because the noodles never see a pot of boiling water, their starch toasts and caramelizes against the skillet, giving you strands that are chewy in the middle and crackling, smoky, and mahogany-charred at the edges. It is fiery, a little dramatic, and unlike any other tomato pasta you have made.
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ब्लैक बीन्स और चावल
Cuban-style black beans and rice: creamy, garlicky beans simmered with a slow-cooked onion and green pepper sofrito, spooned over fluffy long-grain white rice. Using undrained canned beans plus a splash of vinegar and a pinch of sugar builds the glossy, deeply savory pot liquor Cuban cooks prize, without hours of simmering. Mashing a few spoonfuls of beans at the end thickens the sauce so it clings to every grain.
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घर का बना सीज़न्ड सॉल्ट
This all-purpose seasoned salt blends fine sea salt with paprika, garlic, onion, celery seed, and a whisper of turmeric and sugar for that familiar golden, savory-sweet shake-on flavor. Sifting the powders together instead of just stirring breaks up every clump, so each pinch tastes identical from the first sprinkle to the bottom of the jar. Ten minutes of measuring gives you months of instant flavor for fries, eggs, chicken, and popcorn.
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सावरडो स्टार्टर (खट्टा खमीर)
A sourdough starter is a living culture of wild yeast and lactic acid bacteria that you raise from nothing more than flour, water, and about a week of once-a-day stirring. This method kicks off with whole wheat flour — its bran carries a dense population of wild microbes — then switches to unbleached all-purpose flour for clean, predictable feedings. The payoff is a jar of bubbly, tangy, yogurt-scented leavening that can raise bread for years if you keep it fed.
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घर पर बनी फ़िलो डो
Phyllo dough is the whisper-thin Greek pastry behind baklava, spanakopita, and countless village pites, made from nothing more than flour, water, olive oil, vinegar, and salt. A splash of vinegar and a full hour of resting relax the gluten so each ball rolls and stretches to near-transparency without snapping back. Homemade sheets are a touch sturdier and more flavorful than boxed phyllo, which makes them forgiving to handle and gorgeously crisp once baked.
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घर का बना चॉकलेट सिरप
A glossy, pourable chocolate syrup made from pantry staples in about 15 minutes, with a deeper cocoa flavor than anything from a squeeze bottle. Blooming the cocoa in simmering sugar water dissolves every lump and coaxes out its darkest, fudgiest notes, while a pinch of salt and a splash of vanilla round out the finish. It stays fluid straight from the fridge, so it stirs into cold milk and drapes over ice cream effortlessly.
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ग्रीन जूस
A bright, faintly sweet green juice built on kale, cucumber, celery, and tart apple, with ginger and lemon keeping every sip lively instead of grassy. Blending everything smooth and then straining through a nut milk bag gives you silky, pulp-free juice with no juicer required. The apple and lemon are calibrated to tame kale's bitterness, so it tastes fresh and clean rather than like lawn clippings.
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बेक्ड केल चिप्स
Shatteringly crisp, feather-light kale chips made with nothing but kale, olive oil, and salt in a low oven. The secret is bone-dry leaves, a scant coating of oil massaged in by hand, and a gentle 150°C (300°F) bake that dehydrates the kale before it can scorch. You get a salty, savory crunch that disappears by the handful for a fraction of the calories of fried snacks.
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रोस्टेड पत्तागोभी स्टेक
Thick slabs of green cabbage get brushed with a smoky garlic-paprika oil and roasted hot until the edges frizzle and brown while the centers turn silky and sweet. The high heat caramelizes the cabbage's natural sugars instead of steaming them away, which is why these taste toasty and rich rather than boiled and bland. It's a whole sheet-pan side from one inexpensive head of cabbage.
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मैक्सिकन स्टाइल पिंटो बीन्स
A pot of dried pinto beans simmered low and slow with onion, garlic, and bay until each bean turns velvety, then finished with a skillet sofrito of tomato, jalapeño, cumin, and Mexican oregano. Cooking the aromatics separately and stirring them in near the end keeps the seasonings bright instead of boiled-out, while salting after the beans soften guarantees creamy centers and a savory, spoonable broth you will want to sip on its own.
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होममेड टैको सॉस
A smooth, tangy-spiced red sauce that turns a can of tomato sauce and a handful of pantry spices into the drizzle every taco night needs. Blooming the spices in a dry pan for a minute wakes up their oils, and a short uncovered simmer melds everything into a pourable sauce with a gentle, cumulative heat. It is brighter and silkier than jarred salsa, and it keeps for two weeks in the fridge.
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भुना हुआ बटरनट स्क्वैश
Cubes of butternut squash tossed with olive oil and roasted hot until the edges caramelize into a deep amber crust while the centers turn silky and sweet. A 220°C (425°F) oven and a single, uncrowded layer are what turn the squash's natural sugars into real browning instead of steam — no glaze required, though a drizzle of maple at the end never hurts.
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क्लासिक बीन सलाद
This is the sweet-tangy bean salad of American potlucks: three kinds of tender beans and crisp blanched green beans tossed with red onion and celery in a bright vinegar dressing. A short blanch keeps the green beans snappy while the canned beans soak up the marinade, so every bite lands somewhere between crunchy and creamy. An hour of chilling is the real secret — the vinegar mellows the onion and the dressing seasons the beans all the way through.
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चुकंदर का अचार
Tender rounds of earthy beet soaked in a sweet-tart cider vinegar brine spiked with mustard seed, clove, and black pepper — the ruby-red jar that belongs on every American relish tray. Boiling the beets whole in their skins keeps them juicy and makes peeling a ten-second job, and pouring the brine over while it is still hot lets the seasoning start soaking in as everything cools. After a day in the refrigerator the slices are firm-tender, glossy, and deeply flavored from edge to center.
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जापानी अदरक का अचार (गारी)
Gari is the pale-pink pickled ginger served alongside sushi — paper-thin ginger slices steeped in a sweet-tart rice vinegar brine until they turn crisp-tender and refreshing. Salting the slices first draws out moisture so they stay snappy, and a quick blanch tames the raw burn while leaving plenty of clean heat. Made with young ginger it blushes pink on its own; with mature ginger you get the same bright flavor in a golden hue.
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होममेड व्हाइट ब्रेड
This is the tall, pillowy sandwich loaf that makes store-bought white bread taste like cardboard: a lightly sweet crumb, a thin golden crust, and slices sturdy enough for PB&J but soft enough to squish. A splash of oil keeps it tender for days, and blooming the yeast in sugared warm water guarantees a strong, reliable rise even for first-time bakers. The dough is forgiving, needs no fancy technique, and turns out two loaves — one for now, one for the freezer.
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रोस्टेड फूलगोभी स्टेक
Thick planks of cauliflower brushed with a smoky spice oil and roasted at high heat until the edges caramelize and the core turns silky and tender. Cutting straight through the stem keeps each slab in one piece, and a hot sheet pan plus one mid-roast flip gives you deep browning on both sides instead of steamed, pale florets. It is a hearty, knife-and-fork vegan main that comes together with pantry spices in about 45 minutes.
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पत्ता गोभी स्टर फ्राई
This is the hand-torn cabbage you get at Chinese home-style restaurants: ragged pieces charred at the edges but still juicy and snappy inside, glossed with garlic, dried chilies, soy, and a hit of black vinegar. Tearing instead of slicing gives you uneven surfaces that catch the sauce and blister in the hot wok, and cooking fast over the highest heat your stove can manage keeps the cabbage sweet instead of sulfurous. It goes from cutting board to table in about 20 minutes with one pan.
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ब्लूबेरी सिरप
A glossy, deep-purple blueberry syrup that pours like warm honey and tastes like the berries themselves — bright, jammy, and just tart enough thanks to a squeeze of lemon. Simmering whole berries with sugar and water bursts their skins and draws out pectin, so the syrup thickens naturally without cornstarch. It comes together in one saucepan in about 20 minutes and turns ordinary pancakes into a diner-worthy breakfast.
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रोस्टेड ब्रोकली
Broccoli florets tossed in olive oil and blasted in a hot oven until the edges char and crisp while the stems turn sweet and tender. A dry surface, a 220°C (425°F) oven, and an uncrowded pan let the florets sear instead of steam, which is what turns plain broccoli into the side dish people fight over. It takes one bowl, one sheet pan, and about 35 minutes end to end.
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ब्लैक बीन और कॉर्न सलाद
A confetti-bright Mexican-style salad of creamy black beans, skillet-charred corn, crisp bell pepper, and jalapeño, all tossed in a cumin-lime vinaigrette. Charring the corn in a dry, screaming-hot skillet concentrates its sweetness and adds smoky pops of flavor that plain kernels can't match. A short chill lets the beans soak up the dressing, so every spoonful tastes seasoned through instead of coated on the surface.
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