The only thing steamed in this recipe is Beans.
Tip: Keep a good enough quantity of Lentils soaked and sprouted in the freezer. This will come in handy for recipes such as these which are very quick to make if you are very hungry.

Ingredients(Measurements) :

1. 1 cup sprouted beans.I have used Vaal here (Fava bean , Hyacinth Beans, Windsor bean , Horse beans).
2. 2 Bunches Romain Lettuce.
3. 1 Avocado.
4. 1/4 Onion.
5. 10 thin slices of yellow Beet.
6. Alfalfa Sprouts.
7. Salt to taste.
8. Pepper to taste.
9. 1 Tbsp oil.

Preparation:

1. Steam lentils until cooked (Usually takes 15-20 minutes).
2. Cut Avocado into long medium-thick slices.
3. Wash the lettuce and pat dry / put in the dehydrator for 5 minutes at lowest temperature. I found the if I dehydrate green just to let the water evaporate, I eat them more. They look more fresh and crunchier rather than wilted.
4. Cut Onion into thin long slices.
5. Take a leaf of lettuce and fill with Avocado slices, Lentils, Beet slices, Onion slices, Sprouts and do so for each leaf.
6. Sprinkle salt, pepper, oil.

Tags : beet, lentils, raw burrito, romain lettuce

Its all about eating more and more greens with a smile. Add them with your favorite steamed vegetables. Here is one of my favorites.

Ingredients(Measurements) :

1. 2 Big Green unripe Plantain Bananas.
2. 2 Bunches Romain Lettuce.
3. 1 Bunch Spinach.
4. Salt to taste.
5. Cayenne to taste.
6. 1 Tbsp oil.
7. Optional : If you like, you can give tadka of udad dal,rai,jeera,lal mirch.(seasoning of roasted mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chilli)

Preparation:

1. Cut bananas in thick round shapes without peeling.
2. Steam for 10-15 minutes. Use a fork to see if its rightly cooked.
3. Remove the peel.
4. Cut each round piece into 4 parts.
2. Place banana pieces in a bowl and mix with remaining ingredients.

Tip:

First try this combination and then you can be creative with the choice of greens .
If you have reached to 2 bunches of raw greens everyday you are great !! .
I had started with 5 leaves of raw greens , yes just 5 leaves of spinach.
I have now reached to 1-1.5 bunches of raw greens everyday, in 18 months time.
There is no need to set goals. Start with few leaves and the body will guide you.

Tags : green salad, plantain salad

Ingredients .
1. 1/2 cup overnight soaked red kidney beans.
2. 3/4 Bell pepper.
3. 1/4 Tsp Chana Daal Masala(Any masala of your choice will do).
4. 1 Clove Garlic.
5. Salt to taste.
6. 1 Tsp Oil.

Preparation:
Steam kidney beans until tender. Usually takes 30-40 minutes.
Blend all ingredients except kidney beans with hot water.
Add half of kidney beans you have and blend again.
Pour into a bowl and add remaining kidney beans. (If you have vitamix you can add these in variable speed so that they get slightly chopped).
Garnish with cilantro and serve.

If you make it thicker by adding less water it becomes curry which you can eat with roti or rice.

Tags : rajma, steamed kidney bean recipe

I love traditional indian eggplant curry, but its sort of deep fried in oil.
I have discovered a healthier version of it.

Ingredients .
1. 4 Tbsp Bengal Gram Flour.
2. 1/4 Tsp Red Chilli Powder.
3. 1/4 Tsp Garam Masala.
4. 1 Tbsp Oil.( I prefer not to heat oil at all. But once in a month I do. Not pan heating though. Steam heating as in this recipe).
5. Salt to taste.
6. 4 Indian eggplants ( vowel shaped small ones, not the long or big-fat ones)

Actually filling can be anything. Like paste of cilantro and green chillies with salt and oil. You can be creative here !!!.

Preparation:
Mix All ingredients except eggplants in a bowl with a spoon or hand.
Cut eggplants 4 times not entirely but unto 3/4 th way length wise i.e the eggplant looks whole as is. We do not cut into pieces. The cuts are made so that filling can be done.
Not push as much filling as you can into each eggplant.
Remaining filling paste transfer to a small bowl.
This bowl and the eggplants, keep them all in steamer for just 10 minutes.
And you are done !!!

Eat with rice,roti or as is.

Tags : eggplant, Steamed, steamed eggplant curry

Ingredients for the Sauce.
1. 1/2 cup Soaked Pumpkin Seeds.
2. 1/4 Jalapeno Pepper.
3. 1 clove Garlic.
4. 5 Sprigs Parsley.
5. Salt to taste.
6. 1 Tbsp Flax oil.
7. 1 Tbsp Coconut oil.
8. 1 cup Hot Water.

Preparation of Sauce:
Blend all and pour in a deep dish.

Ingredients for curry:

1. 10 florets of Cauliflower (Steamed/Raw)
2. 2 leaves of Collard (cut into ribbons)
3. 1 BottleGuard(Turai) (cut into small cubes)
4. 1 Potato ( cubed and steamed)
5. 5 Mushrooms (Steamed/Raw)
6. 4 Baby Corns
7. Few strips of Red Pepper.

Preparation:
You can basicaly add any vegetables of your liking.
Pour the vegetables into the sauce and mix well. Let it sit for 30 minutes.

You can eat this with rice or alone.

Tags : pumpkin seed, Raw, Steamed, thai curry

Ingredients(Measurements) :

1. Stems of 1 bunch of baby broccoli
2. 1/4 Chana Daal.
3. 4 Dinosaur Kale Leaves.
4. 1 Tablespoon sunflower oil.
5. Salt to taste.
6. Dash of Chilli powder.
7. Mustard Seeds and Cumin Seeds for Tadka.

Preparation:

1. Chop Broccoli stems into 1/2 cm pieces and steam for 5 minutes
2. Steam Daal for 30 minutes.
3. Steam whole kale leaves for just 2 minutes.
4. Heat a pan.
5. Once hot add mustard seeds and switch off the stove.
6. Once mustard seeds splutter add cumin seeds and move the pan out of the stove.
7. Add all other ingredients and mix thoroughly and cover.

Meal Suggestions for 2
This can be eaten as is, or like I did today, can be eaten with
Jicama Tortillas .

Ingredients:

1. 3/4 cup white rice.
2.1/4 cup yellow moong daal.
3. 30 beans.
4. 5 stems of parsley.
5. 1 green chilli.
6. 1 2″ piece of fresh coconut.
7. 1/2 teaspoon each of Mustard seeds, Cumin seeds, KhasKhas (Poppy seeds).
8. 1/2 tablespoon oil.

Preparation:

1. Soak moong daal for 1 hour.
2. Cut beans into very small pieces.
3.  Prepare the masala : Grind chilli, parseley leaves, coconut .
4.  Steam rice for 20 minutes.
5.  Heat a pan. Add Mustard seeds. Let them pop. Switch off gas.
6.  Add oil, cumin seeds, crushed poppy seeds.
7.  Add salt to taste, masala, rice, soaked moong, chopped beans.
8.  Keep it covered for 10 minutes .
9.  Serve hot .

Tags : Bean pulav raw steamed recipe parseley coconut moong da

Ingredients:

1. A bunch and half fresh dill (Shepu)
2. A small onion 
3. A medium size potato
4. Garam Masala, olive oil, sea salt, dry ginger powder
5. A teaspoon lemon juice

Preparation:

1. Cut onion and potato into small pieces and steam them for 10 min.
2. Chop fresh dill into fine pieces.
3. Mix steamed potato,onion and fresh dill.
4. Add sea salt, garam masala, oil, ginger powder and lemon juice and mix it well
5. Dill-Potato is ready and can be eaten with Chapati or Paratha or Bread.

Cut tender karela into round thin slices

grind green chilli,coriander,groundnuts,garlic,turmeric.

mix well with karela.

steam for 20 minutes.

add oil and salt ( mix with  hand smashing the karela).

eat with chapati or rice.

Cut GAUR Cluster Beans into 1/2 ” pieces.

steam them

grind the following

1/2 bunch of kothmir ( dhaniya patta)

green chillies( approximate yourself according to your taste )

salt, turmeric,giner 1/2 inch.

Make it as a good fine paste adding some drops of water.

Prepare tadka in a pan, add this paste,stir once, immediately add steamed gawar and mix well.

That’s it. !!!!

This paste works wonders with steamed potatoes/brinjals too.
If you do not have a steamer, you can cook these vegetables in oil or boil them in water.

but nothing tastes as good as a steamed vegetable/rice/daal.

Tags : GAUR Cluster Beans and Coriander