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Plant-Forward Recipes for Seasonal, Low-Waste Everyday Cooking

Welcome to my blog, Kitchen & Other Stories. May your time here nourish both your body and mind. My mission is to help you cook fresh, easy and convenient plant-based recipes. I am here to empower you to become a confident and creative cook. Let's make your time in the kitchen a pleasure!

Winter Soup Recipes

Warming plant-forward soups for colder days - from a creamy (no cream) curried parsnip soup to Thai-style pumpkin soup, all easy to batch cook and freeze

  • A white bowl containing carrot and red pepper soup with croutons.
    The Best Sheet Pan Carrot and Red Pepper Soup
  • A bowl of curried parsnip soup with a curry lead and mustard seed tadka garnish.
    Easy One Pot Curried Parsnip Soup
  • Creamy butternut squash soup garnished with a swirl of coconut cream and fresh parsley on top, served in a rustic black bowl on a wooden table. Perfect for comforting, seasonal autumn meals.
    Winter Vegetable Soup. Warming and Nourishing.
  • A rustic bowl of leek and lentil soup seen from the side, topped with jalapeño peppers and spring onion, with bread and another bowl in the background.
    Leek and Lentil Soup (Hearty, Healthy and Comforting)
  • Thai pumpkin soup with smoked tofu in a beige bowl garnished with coriander and birds eye chilli.
    Tom Yum Thai Pumpkin Soup with Smoked Tofu
  • A bowl of tomato, leek and red pepper soup, garnished with seeds and pesto, with chunks of torn mozzarella in the soup.
    Roasted Tomato, Leek & Red Pepper Soup (Sheet-Pan Method)
  • Vegetarian veggie ramen in a rich pumpkin and miso broth with noodles and greens.
    Veggie Ramen with Miso & Pumpkin Broth
  • A bowl of veggie kimchi jjigae with tofu slices, crown prince pumpkin and enoki mushrooms in a broth, garnished with spring onions.
    Veggie Kimchi Jjigae - A Hearty Vegan Kimchi Stew

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Main Course Plant-Based Recipes

Easy-to-make main course plant-based recipes inspired by international cuisines.

  • Shallow dish containing vegan fish in a mustard sauce
    How To Make Bengali Style Vegan 'Fish' In Mustard Sauce
  • A shallow bowl containing kosha mangsho style vegan jackfruit with plain rice. A hand holds a spoon on the dish.
    How To Make Bengali Kosha Mangsho Style Jackfruit Curry
  • A Plate of Alio Olio. 
    Upgrade Your Alio Olio, Easy Fifteen Minute Recipe
  • A clay pot containing vegan mince Keema Mattar
    How To Make Keema Mattar With A Cauliflower Vegan Mince

See more main course recipes →

Foraged Food and Sustainable Living

Plant-based recipes that incorporate foraged wild food. Ingredients straight from Mother Nature that cost nothing and are free from additives and preservatives. Catch the foraging bug!

  • A small bottle of sloe flavoured balsamic vinegar. 
    How To Make Sloe Flavoured Balsamic Vinegar Reduction
  • A glass of sloe gin with two bottles of sloe gin behind the glass
    Easy Homemade Sloe Gin Recipe
  • Two jars of hawthorn berry homemade ketchup. 
    How To Make Hawthorn Berry Bloody Mary Ketchup
  • A teaspoon containing crab apple butter
    Apple Butter Made With Crab Apples.

See more foraging and sustainable living →

Stews

Delicious stews that are easy to make and nutritious.

  • A bowl of ishtew vegetable stew. A hand hovers over the bowl holding a piece of dosa
    Pachakari Ishtew, Easy One Pot South Indian Vegan Stew
  • Kitchen and other stories bean and kale stew in a white bowl with a decorative spoon on a wooden surface.
    Miso Stew With Haricot Beans and Cavolo Nero. Healthy and Nutritious.
  • Beetroot and chickpea salad with yoghurt and herbs in a bowl on wooden surface, sliced bread side view, fresh kitchen ingredients, healthy vegetarian meal, rustic food presentation.
    Healing Beetroot Stew With Harissa.
  • Bowl of charchari. Miced vegetable recipe
    How To Make Raw Mango, Squash, And Rocket Charchari

See more soup and stew recipes →

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Tripti Khettry - Chef

I am a Michelin-trained chef, consultant chef and recipe developer with over 25 years of experience in the industry. I am passionate about sharing my skills and knowledge through easy-to-follow recipes and videos that show cooking fresh food every day isn't as difficult as people think. I believe in a holistic and conscious approach to cooking and eating.

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Most Recent Posts

Discover the latest seasonal recipes, fresh ideas and kitchen inspiration from Kitchen and Other Stories.

  • Thai pumpkin soup with smoked tofu in a beige bowl garnished with coriander and birds eye chilli.
    Tom Yum Thai Pumpkin Soup with Smoked Tofu
  • Close up of a plate of all saag.
    Lal saag (Stir-Fried Red Amaranth leaves)
  • A glazed vegan quince frangipane tart.
    Vegan Poached Quince frangipane tart
  • A white plate spread with a layer of bortolli bean dip with three gochujang beetroot skewers placed on top.
    Gochujang beetroot skewers with borlotti bean dip
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Chef Tripti

Hi! Tripti here. I am a Michelin-trained chef with over 25 years of experience in the industry. My mission is to help you cook fresh, nutritious food with simple recipes that deliver creativity and taste—food with heart and soul.

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Explore My Dals

Discover my collection of comforting dal recipes - each one is simple, nourishing and full of flavour. From basic Arhar dal to creamy kaali dal, to the superfood—Kulthi dal.

  • A shallow dish containing daal with tempered tadka.
    Basic Dal Recipe (Simple Everyday Lentils)
  • A shallow black dish containing moth daal garnished with cucumber cubes, finely chopped onion, and ginger julienne.
    Moth Daal For a Tasty, Healthy Breakfast
  • Chana Dal Khichdi served with caramelised onions and fresh herbs, accompanied by flatbread and pickled green chilies. A hearty, traditional Indian vegetarian dish highlighting flavours and textures perfect for wholesome meals.
    Masala White Urad Dal Recipe
  • A small, shallow dish containing horse gram daal with a silver serving ladle.
    Superfood Recipe - Horse Gram (Kulthi) Dal
  • A shallow black dish containing tomato pappu.
    Tomato Pappu Recipe
  • A shallow black dish containing daal makhani with a silver spoon.
    Kaali Dal (Black Urad Dal) Recipe
  • A shallow dish containing chana daal garnished with a tadka and coconut flakes.
    Bengali Chana Daal with Coconut
  • shallow dish containing aubergine Daal garnished with garlic and curry leaf tadka
    Simple One-Pot Aubergine Daal Recipe

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