Khichidi is modest, nutritious, comforting - and easy! Learn to cook this classic recipe from Deland chef Hari Pulapaka's book, "Dreaming in Spice: A Sinfully Vegetarian Odyssey."
Knitting, woodworking and baking bread were just a few of the projects people across the country tried their hand at during the coronavirus lockdown.
In addition to the latter of those activities, Hari Pulapaka wrote and published his second cookbook, Dreaming in Spice: A Sinfully Vegetarian Odyssey. It was my COVID project essentially, Pulapaka said during a recent interview via Zoom.
He said his goal for this book, which has more than 250 recipes, was to promote plant-based food and showcase the great power and versatility of vegetarian cuisine.
Pulapaka, who has multiple James Beard Foundation nominations, also wanted to give people some guidance in escaping the rut of pasta and mushroom burgers.
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Local chef Hari Pulapaka has never been one to shy away from engaging Central Florida s food community on sociopolitical causes. When it comes to immigration policy, food waste and sustainable farming, the outspoken chef and former owner of DeLand s Cress Restaurant has, in fact, embraced his role as a provocateur. Now, with his latest book
Dreaming in Spice: A Sinfully Vegetarian Odyssey the 54-year-old forages the world of plant-based dining and establishes himself as an advocate for vegetarian and meatless diets.
The book, a follow-up to 2018 s
Dreaming in Spice, centers around Pulapaka s claim that Americans aren t exposed to enough thoughtful vegetarian food. He makes his case in an 11-chapter narrative that s brutally honest, wryly funny ( There is no r in masala ) and, at times, pedantic and esoteric the section devoted to connecting cooking and mathematics in particular. Yet the experiences and observations Pulapaka recounts the road trips, racist encounters