By Devi Poojari
April 17, 2024
Vibrant vegetables, fresh herbs and whole grains are the essence of nutritious summer meals. Loaded with seasonal ingredients and taking lesser time to cook than usual, spend not more than a few minutes in the kitchen to throw together these delicious vegetarian meals.
Touted to be as the indigenous grain for the summer, combine cooked barley with tofu or paneer, raw mangoes, chopped coriander and onions for the perfectly tangy salad.
Salty feta cheese combined with juicy tomatoes are the base of this one-pan recipe which requires minimal effort to put together.
Use a medley of vegetable bits that are lying around in your fridge to grill, julienne and dress in a vinaigrette before assembling in some hearty sandwich bread.
Since yoghurt is one of the ideal summer-friendly ingredients, enjoy it in the form of a comforting kadhi-khichdi meal.
The watery vegetable has hydrating properties which are essential during the hot summer months, and tastes best when enjoyed with warm rotis or rice.
Use coconut milk or yoghurt to make a flavoursome curry of raw or ripe mangoes and enjoy it over some rice, appams or bhakri.
Enjoy a bowl of cold soba noodles tossed in a spicy peanut dressing, with grilled tofu, chopped spring onions and some chilli oil.