3 Plant-based Recipes that You Need to Make this March

Plant-based recipes are a great way to add to your daily diet. Vegetables are rich in minerals, vitamins, and Phyto-nutrients.

If you are new to plant-based cooking, you can start with easy curries. Curries are best served with healthy brown rice recipes and flatbreads. To get the maximum brown rice benefits, soak the brown rice before cooking.

Check out these delicious plant-based recipes:

Chickpea Curry

Start with sautéing ginger, garlic, and onions in coconut oil. Add a halved cinnamon stick, a sprig of thyme, chopped green chilies, and yellow curry paste. Add 1 tsp of coriander powder, curry powder, and sweet paprika. Add in the zucchini and coat it in all the spices. Add salt, pepper to taste and pour in 200 ml of coconut milk. The coconut milk will make the curry creamier. Let it simmer on low heat for 25-30 minutes. Add in a handful of garbanzo beans and baby spinach and gently stir the curry. Finish the curry by adding some chopped cilantro leaves and a splash of lemon juice. Put some steamed brown basmati rice in a bowl and pour over a ladle of curry in the bowl. To increase the brown rice benefits, you can soak the rice before cooking. Garnish with a wedge of lemon and fresh coriander leaves. Use Daawat traditional basmati, which is the best basmati rice in India. Check the Daawat website for healthy brown rice recipes. 

Spaghetti in Pomodoro Sauce

Cook some spaghetti in salted boiling water. In a pan add some chopped cherry tomatoes, with basil leaves, olive oil, salt, pepper, and roast for 15 minutes. In a pan sauté some garlic in olive oil. Add the roasted tomatoes, a handful of fresh basil leaves, and some freshly sliced tomatoes. Sauté and cook the tomatoes until tender. Add some pasta water and cook until a saucy texture. Add the cooked spaghetti and coat well in the sauce. Add salt, and pepper to taste. Serve the pasta in a bowl, and garnish with parmesan cheese, and fresh basil leaves. 

Lebanese Mezze Platter

A mezze platter is great for sharing over a meal. Make some homemade hummus, baba ghanoush, and labneh dip. You can either bake some fresh pita bread or get some of your local bakeries. To add to the flavour of hummus, add some roasted garlic while blitzing it. To serve some pickles on the side, ferment some beetroot and carrot in apple cider vinegar. To assemble put the hummus, dips in medium-sized bowls, add the pita bread, falafel, and beetroot pickles. 

Make these three recipes for your family and loved ones.