Author: Sharmila Vedam
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Oil free whole food plant based (Vegan)Thanksgiving feast

Menu:- Gluten free Mac & Cheese (with homemade cheesy sauce) Non-Gluten Free Mach & Cheese (with homemade cheesy sauce) Spaghetti squash casserole Mashed potatoes Purple sweet potato casserole Jalapeno Corn bread Roasted Brussel sprout and baby Potatoes Tandoori flavored String beans GBOMBS (Greens, beans, Onion, Mushrooms, Berries, Seeds) stuffed acorn squash Sweet potatoes brownies Pecan…
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Oil free Adzuki beans curry

Ingredients:- 3-4 cups uncooked adzuki beans (washed, soaked in water for 5-6 hrs and then pressure cooked) 2 large red onions (finely chopped) 6-7 cloves of garlic and 1/2 inch of organic ginger (crushed) 5-7 Roma tomatoes (finely chopped) Turmeric powder 1 tsp Kitchen kind masala (available at the Indian store) 1 tsp amchur powder…
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Oil Free Gluten free Vegan Pecan Pie

Ingredients for crust:- 1.5 cups almond flour 1/2 cup brown rice flour 1/2 cup tapico flour (might reduce it slightly next time) Pinch of salt 2 tbsp date sugar Water as needed to form a soft dough. Ingredients for filling:- 1 cup apple sauce 1 cup date sugar 1 cup medjool dates and 1 cup…
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Oil Free Vegan Baked Apples

Ingredients:- 2 cups of rolled oats (used gluten free this time) 1/4 cup chopped pecans 1/2 cup raisins 1/4 cup sugar free cranberries 1 tsp cinnamon powder 1 tsp cardamom powder 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder 4-5 tbsp of maple syrup 1 cup of orange juice 6-7 large apples Process: – Prepare orange juice Mix all…
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Oil Free Purple Cabbage Pulav

Ingredients:- 3 medium sized red onion 3 small roma tomatoes 4-5 cloves of garlic 1 small sized purple cabbage 2 cups of Brown Basmati rice 2 cups of green peas 1 cup of broccoli (optional) 1 tsp turmeric powder 1 tbsp biryani masala powder 1 tsp coriander powder Juice of 1 large lime 2 cups…
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Oil free Vegan bottle gourd(laukhi)/lima beans Sabzi

Ingredients:- 1 medium sized bottle gourd/laukhi – deskinned and chopped in large chunks 1 packet frozen lima beans 1 cup of channa dhal Red chillies according to your preference 1.5 tsp coriander seeds 1/2 tsp cumin seeds salt to taste Turmeric For tempering – mustard seeds, curry leaves, spilt urad dhal and hing Process:- Cut…
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Oil free Vegan Granola/Energy Bars

Ingredients:- 2 cups of old fashioned oats (can be increased according to your preference) 1/2 cup of pumpkin seeds 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds 1/4 cup of chopped almonds 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts 1 cup of flax seeds 1/2 cup of chia seeds 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots 10-15 mejdool dates 1/2 cup of…
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Oil Free Vegan Buddha Bowl

Ingredients for the bowl:- 1 cup of red quinoa (wash and cook for 1 min in the instant pot) 1 cup cubed cucumbers 1 cup shaved carrot strips 1 cup of roasted/airfried yam or sweet potatoes (tossed it in coconut aminos or soy sauce and air fried) 1 cup of air fried tofu (tossed in…
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Oil Free Collard Potato Sabzi/Curry

Ingredients:- 5 medium sized potatoes – washed and cut into cubes 2 bunches collard greens – washed and finely chopped Chilli powder according to your preference 1 tsp Turmeric Salt to taste Hing For tempering – Mustard seeds, spilt urad dhal, Curry leaves Process:- In a pan dry roast the tempering ingredients Then add chopped…
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Oil free Ragada Patties – protein rich dish

Ingredients:- Patties: Boiled potatoes – I had almost 8 or 9 red potatoes Salt to taste Chopped cilantro Turmeric powder 1 tbsp chat masala 1 tsp garam masala Chilli powder to taste Mash all the above ingredients, form patties (as shown in the pics) and roast the patties on a pan or you could air…