Japanese Style Vegetable Soup (Kenchinjiru けんちん汁)
Kenjinjiru or sometimes spelled as Kenchin-jiru (“jiru” means soup in Japanese) has its name “Kenchin” derived from “Kencho” – the Zen Buddhist temple, Kencho-ji (建長寺) in Kamakura. Japanese Vegetable Soup (Kenchinjiru) was originally a Buddhist dish. Root vegetables and tofu are sautéed and cooked in flavoured dashi broth. Dashi is Japanese soup stock or […]
Mushroom Quinoa
This is an original recipe. I thought of it while searching for mushroom dishes. Quinoa is the seed of the Chenopodium quinoa plant originating from South America and is not a grain. However, it is similar in nutrients and eaten the same way as cereal grains. The quinoa should be well rinsed before cooking it […]