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My number one piece of advice for improving your gut health? Eat 30 plants a week This number comes from our research with the American Gut Project which showed that the wider diversity of plants you eat, the more diverse your gut microbiome tends to be. There are few recipes better suited to packing in the plants than a delicious curry and this saag tofu will get you a third of the way there. I was lucky enough to receive this as a zero-waste takeaway from @dabbadrop but you can also make this plant-packed dish at home, here’s how to do it: Serves 2 2 Tbsp oil 1 inch peeled and diced ginger 2 minced garlic cloves 3 diced tomatoes Juice of 1 lemon 1 tsp fennel seeds ½ tsp ground turmeric 1 tsp garam masala 2 tsp coriander seeds 1 tsp chilli powder 100g melon seeds ½ tsp fenugreek seeds 1 finely chopped green chilli 1 chopped onion - chopped ½ tin coconut milk 400ml water 100g fresh spinach 1 x 450g packet firm tofu, cubed. 1 bunch coriander, stems finely chopped salt, pepper and sugar to taste Soak the melon seeds in cold water for 30-60 mins marinate the tofu with oil, salt and your favourite spice mix. Then roast at 180C or pan-fry for 15 mins until golden brown. In a pot, cook the fresh spinach in a little water. Blend to a paste and set aside. Make a paste with the melon seeds and water and set aside. Heat the oil in a pan and add the onion, garlic and ginger. Fry until translucent, then add the chopped coriander stalks and green chilli. Cook until golden and caramelised. In another pan, dry roast the fennel, fenugreek and coriander seeds. Once fragrant, use a pestle and mortar to grind to a powder. Add the turmeric, garam masala and chilli powder Add the spice mix to the onions and cook for around 2 mins before adding the chopped tomatoes. Simmer for 20 mins until the sauce thickens up, then add the water, coconut milk and melon seed paste. Stir to combine then bring to the boil before blending into a smooth gravy. Finish the sauce with salt, sugar, black pepper and lemon juice then add the blended spinach. To serve, spoon the gravy over the tofu chunks and serve with your favourite side. Enjoy 😊 by @dabbadrop
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For anyone new to this account - THIS is a Dabba, dropped (weekly or fortnightly) to your door via eVan or bicycle delivery 💚 One Dabba tin feeds TWO people - Or one person for two dinners…ORRR one REALLY hungry person 😊👍 This infinitely reusable stainless steel stack is made up of four tiers of deliciousness 👇 ☀️1. A crunchy, delicious salad or subzi ☀️2. A soul warming curry ☀️3. A nourishing Dal ☀️4. Rice Each week we travel to a different and iconic South Asian location to bring you mind-blowing flavours and tropical vibes. We do restaurant-quality meals, minus the meat, minus the emissions and sans plastic rubbish! It’s a takeaway you can feel good about 😌 Who's in? #dabbadrop #dabbadroplondon #zerowastelondon #plasticfreelondon #plasticfreeliving #takeawayfood #takeawaybutbetter #fooddeliveryservice #londoneats #londonbusiness #ecolondon #ecopreneur #ecobusiness #plasticfreelife #currylovers #dal #dallovers #indianfoodstories #indianfoodlondon by @dabbadrop
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4 years ago
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National Curry Week is around the corner 👀👀 and we have been working behind the scenes to bring you the most delicious home cooked dabbas with a cold Bunta Beer! More to come soon and we can’t wait to share the menu!!!🍺🥘💜 #craftbeer#homecookedmeals#fooddeliveryservice#alcoholfreebeer taken in London, United Kingdom by @dabbadrop
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October at DabbaDrop means four menus, four different corners of India.⁠💕 ⁠ Because the more you travel around India, the more the food changes. Different spices, different techniques, different things people cook at home. What you eat in Punjab feels nothing like what you eat in Goa or Tamil Nadu.⁠ So this month, we’re following those flavours around the country, one dinner at a time.⁠ ⁠ 📍 Delhi, old lanes, late-night food stalls and smoky tandoors. Think punchy chaat, a deep makhani built on pulled mushrooms, and dal that’s been simmering all day.⁠ ⁠ 📍 Jalandhar, Punjab’s Doaba belt, all fertile farmland and big, bold flavour. Achaari spice, coarse kadai masala, smoky rajma and a pulao perfumed with whole spices.⁠ ⁠ 📍 Ludhiana, the mustard field Punjab you know from the movies. Hearty winter greens, saag cooked low and slow, and a mung dal that goes dark and creamy over hours.⁠ ⁠ 📍 Hyderabad, Deccan spice meets Nizami richness. A nutty, tamarind sharp salan, a khatti dal that’s properly sour, and a curry leaf poriyal for crunch.⁠ ⁠ Four cities. Four completely different food cultures. Authentic as hell, cooked fresh - with love.⁠ ⁠ Sign up via the link in our bio 🔗⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #londonrestaurant #indianlondon #indianfoodlondon taken in Dabbadrop by @dabbadrop
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On the menu next week: a homestyle Gujarati meal straight from the legendary kitchen of @LondisN16 💛⁠ ⁠ Comfort food on another level:⁠ ⁠ 🍆 Aubergine & green bean shaak⁠ 🧀 Paneer curry⁠ 🫘 Tuvar dal⁠ 🍚 Jeera rice⁠ ⁠ It’s a real beauty, and we hope you love it as much as we do.⁠ ⁠ Order now for delivery on Sept 30th or Oct 2nd. Last orders Monday midday. Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #stokenewington #indianfoodrecipesanddining #londonrestaurants #indianfood #londonlocalfood by @dabbadrop
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You can walk into this Londis for a pint of milk and leave with some of the best Gujarati home cooking in London. 🫙⁠ ⁠ It all started with one jar of Anju Patel's green chutney on one shelf of the family corner shop. People loved it. So Anju and her 85-year-old mother-in-law started cooking twice a week, serving the food they actually eat at home: pea and paneer shaak, spinach tuvar dal, jeera pea rice. The kind of Gujarati cooking you usually need to know someone's mum to get.⁠ ⁠ People travel across London for it. And next week, they're sharing their recipes with us, and we get to cook them for you. 💛⁠ ⁠ Menu and heating instructions in bio.⁠ ⁠ Vegan or milk allergy? Paneer will be swapped for a non-dairy version. Order for delivery September 30th or October 2nd. Last orders Monday midday. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #stokenewington #indianfoodrecipesanddining #londonrestaurants #indianfood #londonlocalfood⁠ taken in Dabbadrop by @dabbadrop
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11 days ago
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We're THRILLED to announce our latest collab with the iconic @LondisN16💛⁠ ⁠ They're the most gorgeous, generous family, and their food is pure heaven. This is the Gujarati family table, the kind of cooking you usually need to know someone's mum to taste.⁠ ⁠ Next week we're serving up their menu, cooked in our kitchen and delivered ready to heat:⁠ ⁠ 🍆 Aubergine & green bean shaak⁠ 🧀 Paneer curry⁠ 🫘 Tuvar dal⁠ 🍚 Jeera rice⁠ ⁠ Order now for next week's delivery 30th September or 2nd October. Link in bio. Last orders Monday midday.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #stokenewington #indianfoodrecipesanddining #londonrestaurants #indianfood #londonlocalfood taken in Dabbadrop by @dabbadrop
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Use my discount code LIFEONMYPLATE to get FREE DELIVERY on your next order 💝 As an Indian living in London, I’m always on the lookout for good Indian restaurants to try… and frankly, I do eat out rather a lot. But every so often, what I truly crave is simple ghar ka khaana. Unfussy, yet deeply comforting. 🤎 Enter, Dabba Drop. Modelled on the legendary dabbawalas of Mumbai, this is a freshly cooked, plant-based Indian food delivery service in London with a weekly changing menu. It’s London’s answer to a proper tiffin service, delivered in a reusable stainless steel dabba. Four tiers, four dishes, one great meal. I tried their Sunshine menu: cabbage and cavolo poriyal, sweet potato salan, toor moong dal, lemon basmati rice, parantha and chutneys on the side. All I had to do was heat it up… and dig in. Restaurant-quality. Tasted like home. Completely plastic-free and eco-friendly. A healthy takeaway in London I could actually feel good about - no guilt, no washing up. Have you tried @dabbadrop before? If not, let me know if I’ve inspired you to give it a go! 👇 📍 London 🇬🇧 { A d / Gifted } #DabbaDrop #GharKaKhaana #PlantBasedLondon #TiffinService #LondonFoodie taken in London, United Kingdom by @dabbadrop
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Some evenings just need a good plate of food and nothing else.🥰 That’s what our Comfort Classics are for. Deep, slow-cooked Chole Masala. Bright Spring Green Subzi. Sticky, jammy Aubergine Jalfrezi. Fibre-rich Brown Basmati holding it all together. We do the cooking - menus rotated straight from our own homes - so you don’t have to. Ready to heat, so you’re free to just be. Call someone you miss. Sit across the table from someone you love. Breathe a little.😌👌That’s Dabba night. Order for Wednesday 16th or Friday 18th September via our bio link 📲 Lots of love from Londons favourite tiffin service 💕💕 taken in Peckham by @dabbadrop
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23 days ago
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This week, we’ve handed the Dabba over to the brilliant team at @kolamba.ldn, one of London’s most loved modern Sri Lankan restaurants. Because Sri Lankan rice and curry isn’t one curry. It’s a whole table of dishes built to eat together: something rich, something fiery, something coconutty, something sharp. So that’s exactly what we made 👇 🥔 Ala Thel Dala: fried new potatoes with caramelised onion, curry leaves, mustard seeds, cardamom & green chilli. 🍈 Jackfruit Curry: slow-cooked in coconut milk with curry leaves, cinnamon & lime, finished with crispy onions. 🍲 Parippu: tempered red lentil dal, silky and deep, made for spooning over rice. 🍚 Cardamom Rice: fluffy, fragrant, ready to soak up every last bit of curry. Four dishes. One seriously good dinner. All you need to do is heat it up. ✨ Don’t skip the Toasted Pol Sambol. Kolamba’s dark toasted coconut with mustard seed, curry leaf, lime & black pepper is standing in for our usual Ginger Jam this week. Nutty, smoky, sharp. Add it to everything. Proper cooking. A brilliant Sri Lankan feast. Your night off, sorted. 📅 Next delivery: 9 / 11th Sept 🔗 Order now, link in bio #DabbaDrop #Kolamba #SriLankanFood #WeeknightDinner #LondonFood taken in London, United Kingdom by @dabbadrop
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🥥 BIG NEWS 🌴 Next week, the Dabba kitchen belongs to someone else. One of London’s loveliest restaurants is taking over - and taking us somewhere far from London! ✈️ Think warm sea air. Coconut palms. Fishing boats bobbing at dawn. Market stalls piled high with things we can’t wait to cook with. The founders grew up surrounded by all of it - and next week, they’re bringing that world straight to the DabbaDrop kitchen. So... any guesses where we’re headed, and who’s cooking? 👀 Drop them below 👇 #dabbadrop #kolambarestaurent taken in Greater London by @dabbadrop
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ON THE MENU 🍛 A proper feast for the whole family, delivered straight to your door. Back to school means back to busy mornings, packed lunches, and zero energy left for cooking dinner - let us handle that bit. 🎒📚 ORDER NOW for delivery on the 2nd or 4th of September 👇 ✨ NEW Aloo Chaat ✨ Our brand-new Summer special! Sweet Maris Piper potatoes roasted until golden, tossed with crisped chickpeas and generously coated with chaat masala. Bright, zesty and best enjoyed cold - perfect for the last of the warm days. 🍄 Pulled Mushroom & Cavolo Nero Makhani Pulled shiitake mushrooms and leafy greens rest in a deep, rounded tomato base with fenugreek, cardamom and a sprinkle of kasuri methi for that moreish smoky depth. Indulgent without being heavy. Our hero ingredient: Fable mushrooms - crafted from shredded sun-dried shiitake, naturally rich in Vitamin D, bringing incredible texture and deep umami to this dish. ⚫ Black Dal Whole urad dal, simmered low and slow until dark, thick and creamy. Comforting, warming, and absolutely delicious. 🍚 Jeera Rice A feast wouldn’t be a feast without it - fragrant with toasted cumin and bay, ready to mop up every last spoonful. Back to school, back to real food. Subscribe and order now 🔗 link in bio 💕 #DabbaDrop #BackToSchoolLondon #IndianFood #PlantBased FamilY taken in London, United Kingdom by @dabbadrop
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