Mung Dal Stew

So, I have started to slowly add back some legumes into my diet and so far I am doing fine as long as I limit my intake to once a week! This recipe uses mung (or moong) “dal” that has been soaked overnight (for better digestion). Mung dal is essentially mung beans that are stripped […]

Mung Bean Potage – آش ماش

There you go! Another Iranian potage (aash – آش) recipe. My version is a bit different from the traditional one but we love the result! This recipe is vegan if you use coconut oil and vegetable broth. You can add some greek yogurt as garnish if you like. I like mine with lots of cracked […]

Squash Rice Pudding

My inspiration for this recipe came partly from a traditional Iranian dessert called “Shole-Zard” (saffron rice pudding), and partly from the need to use up some squash puree sitting in my fridge 🙂 I’ve made this pudding several times now and love it! I have used both white Basmati rice and white sushi rice and […]