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butternut squash soup

cut a small (I found a very cute small one) in half,  remove seeds. In a baking tray, put the squash, two red peppers, cut in half and seeds removed (cut side down), large pieces of 1 peeled carrot, a quarter of a red onion into big pieces, 2 tomatoes quartered, one whole garlic, sliced at the top (so you expose the cloves slightly and would be easy to squeeze out the roasted garlic later). Drizzles some olive oil and sprinkle some kosher salt and bake in a 375 oven for about half an hour to 45 mins or so, until veggies blister. Remove the butternut squash from the peel and squeeze the garlic, along with all the veggies into a blender. Add a bit more salt, pepper, a bit of olive oil and water and blend until super smooth. Enjoy with a nice piece of bread. 
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Spinach ricotta gnudi

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Heat 1 tbsp ghee, add 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, 1/2 green chilli sliced, 1 whole red chilli and 1/4 tsp hing. Add 2 large bananas, slices, stir and add about 1 cup of chopped fresh methi. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, dhana jeeru powder and salt to taste and stir for about a minute or two. Add a handful of chopped cilantro, stir and serve.  https://youtube.com/shorts/W_OT_tMG1sc?is=KqD89yP1Ob1bg6aT

Corn pakoda

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Potato rice uttapam

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Mediterranian Lentil Soup

 Oilive oill + diced onion + celery + carrots+ garlic + salt + pepper + Bayleaf + pinch of dried rosemary, thyme and oregano. Saute for a few minutes. Add soaked brown lentil, saute for a minute, add water. Let it boil, cover and let the lentils cook. When the lentils are almost cooked, add chopped tomatoes and let them cook as well. Take the bay leaf out, add a pinch of paprika, zest from one lemon. With an immersion blender, blend some of the soup. Let it cook some more. Add fresh chopped herbs - parsley, basil, and dill. Also add some lemon juice. Serve with olive oil, permesan cheese, some pesto.  https://rainbowplantlife.com/lentil-soup/