This post contains affiliate links. Please see our disclosure policy.
Oh hey its been 6 months since my Second book Release!!! Don’t have a copy yet? Get it on Amazon, and other retailers all over the World(International links)!
Everyday Kitchen, the name doesn’t do justice to all the Amazing food in the book. Its more a variety of International and fusion meals with options for everyone! 🧡❤
- 7 Meal Chapters, 1 on Brunch and 1 Dessert.
- 140+ Recipes. Many with variations to use different sauce or ingredient to make a new dish.
- 132 Gluten-free or Option Recipes.
- 124 Soy-free or option Recipes.
- 107 Nut-free or option Recipes.
- 70 Recipes that can be made within 30 minutes
- Nutrition info and Metric values included.
Lets go over the chapters, my faves and the TOC, Tips distributed in between, and Giveaway at the End of the post. As with my first book 40% of my earning gets donated to various Charities listed in the book.
Chapter 1 Peanut Butter & Coconut
When in a jiffy, I always make some PB sauce dishes. My faves are the Lentils in PB Sauce(of course!), Green curry fried rice (so vibrant!), Massaman Curry! Can’t eat peanuts, no worries, use my Peanut-free & Nutfree Peanut Sauce from the chapter. Options for Everyone!
Chapter 2 Sweet and Sour
Crispy Orange Cauliflower, Sweet and sour Tofu (pan fried with a few tsp of oil), Manchurian noodles, kung pao lentils, Teriyaki Lentil Balls oh yeah! So many Takeout meals in this chapter but without the deep frying. Refreshing and Delicious!
Tips:
- Most of the sauces are freezer friendly, so make ahead to reduce active time.
- Many recipes use veggies that you can always chop ahead and store. I chop up some onion, ginger, garlic, chili, peppers over the weekend as they are usually the base component in many Indian and other recipes.
- Premake or use premade ingredients like pizza sauce, red curry paste, pizza dough etc
- Read the recipe once entirely before proceeding. Once you cook a few recipes from the book, the flow gets easier and reduces the prep and active times.
- a bit of planning goes a long way!
Chapter 3 Masala & Saag
I mean, literally everything is a fave from this chapter. I will always be partial to Indian food and the next fave is Ethiopian. Lentil balls with Masala sauce and Ethiopian Jackfruit and lentil wot are a stand out. The curried Noodles are super quick fave. All of the sauces are freezer friendly. Always have masala sauces in the fridge!
Love Indian Food? Get my First book too!
Reviews:
Chapter 4 Buffalo and Firecracker
Hot Stuff! You can adjust the heat with using less of the hot sauce. The buffalo chickpea Pizza and firecracker Crispy Cauliflower, oh yeah! Buffalo anything with the book’s popular from scratch vegan ranch, perfect!.
Get the book on Amazon, and other retailers all over the World! As with my first book 40% of my earning gets donated to various Charities listed in the book.
If you have the print book, you can get the kindle version for your kindle, computer, phone etc for just 2.99! Applies to both books. thats 90% Off!🧡
Chapter 5 Burgers, Sandwiches, Loafs
The whopper Pecan Mushroom lentil burgers(so much flavor), Brown Chickpea jackfruit burgers (so hearty), Chickpea BBQ loaf, and the seed-full Quinoa bbq patties (no Beans). Mmmm.. Most patties can be made gluten-free, serve with gluten-free bread or wraps. The patties can be made into loafs and the loafs can be made into patties!
Review:
Chapter 6 Bowls and Hands
Jalapeno popper dip Wraps, Chickpea Veggie stew with baharat (so good), The buddha bowl with Nacho spiced Sweet potatoes(hell yeah!), Crispy Smoky Lentils with creamy greens bowl(so addictive). So much texture and Flavor!
Chapter 7 Deep Dishing
Are you ready for a gooey cheesy Deep deep dish pizza? With from scratch Mozzarella and your own pizza sauce (or use premade), Spinach Alfredo Pizza or make a sandwich melt!, Smoky Mac bake, Spinach artichoke Lasagna (all have nut-free options!). Once you have some of the components ready, the pizzas and bakes come together fairly quickly.
Chapter 8 Breakfast for Lunch
Frittatas (no tofu!), Chickpea chilaquiles, Samosa stuffed french toast is where its at. This chapter is all savory brunches. Some sweet options are in the Dessert Chapter.
Tips:
Many of the recipes are also very kid friendly as reported by all of you who have been cooking from the book. Adjust the heat as needed by reducing cayenne, black pepper, hot sauce and green chilies. Spices and herbs can change in flavor as they age, add more or less to preference when you taste.
Chapter 9 Sweet Note
Almond Butter Cheesecake Brownies, Blondies, Cupcakes, Tiramisu Fudge Bars! yuhum. And for a lighter fare, try the Lemon Chia Pudding, Seedy Chocolate Snack Bars!
Review:
Chapter 10 is some basics
The 20 min pizza dough is super quick. The Gluten-free pizza dough works out wonderfully as well. Can’t find good gluten-free tortillas or wraps? make the soft pliable gluten-free flatbread from this chapter.
Chapter 11 is Pantry, Tools and Index of Recipe groups based on Soy-free, Gluten-free, Nut-free!
Review:
If you have the book, please do review it! ❤
If you have the print book, you can get the kindle version for your kindle, computer, phone etc for just 2.99! thats 90% Off!🧡
If you don’t have the book, get it!
Thank you so much for all the love so far! 🧡❤🧡❤
I am giving away 2 signed copies for US and 2 unsigned for everywhere else in the world on this post.
To Enter, please comment below about any recipe that you have loved recently from the books or the blog! Ends, Mar 31
Omg, if I don’t win I am defintely buying this cookbook, everything looks so Amazing! The most recent recipe I made of yours was your breaded tofu, it is so easy, delicious and versatile! I love it! Will defintely be making it again and again!
Wow Richa this book looks SO wonderful!!
I have your Indian cookbook and have made dozens of recipes from the blog–I’ve never had anything but fantastic results. If I have to choose my favorite though, right now it’s probably the Mutter Chettinad from Indian Kitchen. I like to make it with chickpeas!
Peanut butter sauce. Can’t live without peanut butter sauce! And would love to have your book
You’re blog and first cookbook is beautiful. I haven’t yet purchased your second one but its currently on my Wishlist 🙂
One of the more recent recipes we’ve made and loved was from your first cookbook. That dal makhani is spectacular!
My dear Colette,
The second book is great. Junko and I are following your lead… I hope you are doing well.
Chris@Japan and not NZ anymore.
Hi Richa,
We love your Aloo Gobi Mutter! Better than the restaurants – in fact it’s difficult to find all 3 veggies combined like you have done.
Also, one day, I was desperately looking for a flavorful fried rice recipe without egg and truly, that afternoon, your email with Veggie spring rolls fried rice came through! A life saver, I had the ingredients and I quickly made it to take for my kids after school meal. They loved it!
I would love to win one of your books! Thank you so much for all the meals you have helped me put on our table! You are very much appreciated around the globe!
Kind regards,
Nora
I would love a copy of this book! I have your first one and your blog is always my first go-to when I need some inspiration for dinner. I have made your stuffed flatbreads over and over – my family adore them and complain if I have to rely on plain store bought flatbreads. We have also enjoyed the Lemon Chia Coconut Muffins – really light, fresh tasting and fluffy. Oh and even though I am now a seasoned home made vegan yoghurt maker, it was your recipe in your first book that started me off! We have it on savoury dishes (like a raita) and for dessert – it’s brilliant! Here’s hoping I can win your new book <3 🙂
After enjoying so many of Richa’s recipes from her blog, I indulged myself and bought a copy of VR’s Indian Kitchen about 2 months ago. I could not decide which recipe to make first, so I am reading it like a book and making the recipes in each chapter in order! lol. It is impossible for me to pick a favorite, and for the record my house always smells absolutely divine when making one of Richa’s recipes. I just made Chana Masala and that recipe is going to be one of my favorites!
The fettuccine Alfredo with mushrooms from your blog is always a hit!
The Instant Pot Lasagna Soup is comfort food at its best!
This book looks awesome. I like how the chapters are broken up – so unique! We recently tried your fajita pasta and loved it. Taco flavors plus pasta – how could you go wrong?