Richa Hingle is a renowned blogger and photographer besides being an authority when it comes to food. With numerous awards like “Top Cookbooks 2015” and the like in her kitty, she is an amazing cook and an even better writer.
Having featured in prestigious platforms like huffington post, rediff, oprah.com, so on and so forth, Hingle has been going places with every new initiative of hers, be it the blog or her books. The most unique thing about Richa is that her instructions are quite clear and are easy to follow. The ease with which she cooks forces many to done the cooking cap and enter the kitchen like a boss.
Richa Hingle is based out of Seattle and lives with her husband. She started her experiments with cooking way back in 2007 with baking. She has been an active blogger since 2009. She belives in healthy eating and hence her blog is called Vegan Richa.
Richa is a software developer by profession. Cooking and blogging were always hobbies for richa which developed into a full fledged career for her later on in her life. Food photography is another interest area for Richa and she has indulged in it quite a bit.
Her book “Indian traditional and creative recipes for the home cook” is often referred to as the ultimate Indian cookbook based on the plants. It comprises everything, from breads to curries, vegan snacks to bakery, so on and so forth. It has a lot of local Indian food and Indian culture with Indian ingredients being the major point of focus.
This book is for everyone who is open to experimentation with Indian spices, making their diets healthier by including proteins and legumes into the food.
There is an interesting fusion of cuisines all over the world in the form of recopies such as avocado nan, mango curry tofu, baked lentil kachori patties, so o and so forth.
The specislity about the book is that the recipes mentioned are simple and helps in vegan and healthy cooking in a simplified manner which is not the case otherwise.
With this book, the author shares with us exquisite recipes such as gulab jamun and kufi which are vegan in nature. The book is also replete with gluten free recipes and traditional Indian recipes.
Within these pages you will find recipes to please all the senses, including:
- Mango Curry Tofu
- Whole Roasted Cauliflower in Makhani Gravy
- Baked Lentil Kachori Pastries
- Quick Tamarind-Date Chutney
- Avocado Naan
- Fudgy Cardamom Squares
The delectable pictures used in the book are definitely a hot selling point and goes a long way in adding to the aesthetic value of the food.
So, all the animal lovers and people who are willing to add the Indian touch to their food, look nowhere because you have the perfect book by your side with this one.
