Plant-Based Himalaya: Vegan Recipes from Nepal [Hardcover]

The art of healthy cooking is all about loving yourself and spreading that love to those around you. It's even better when you can cook a delicious meal and also help protect the environment.

InPlant-Based Himalaya, Nepalese author Babita Shrestha shares 38 vegan recipes from her home country that she has been cooking and eating since she was very young, including mouthwatering grains, dal, curries, greens, sauces, and desserts. In addition to food, Shrestha introduces her beloved Nepal along with her personal goals for a plant-based diet: decreasing mass production and consumption of unhealthy processed food in plastic packaging.

Featuring 250 beautiful full-color photos,Plant-Based Himalayais designed to inspire you to cook and eat exquisitely vegan home-style Nepali cuisine. Make it exceptional, and share it with your loved ones!

Babita Shrestha is the creative mind behind Vegan Nepal (vegannepal.net). After becoming vegan in 2016, she grew even more passionate about cooking delicious and healthy plant-based meals. Born in Nepal's Bara district, Shrestha is a chef, photographer, graphic designer, and filmmaker with a BFA in graphic design from St. Cloud State University, Minnesota. She splits her time between Lexington, Kentucky, and Nepal.

Nepal is an ancient country of pristine landscapes in Southeast Asia, situated between India, Tibet, and China. Due to its wide range of geographical features, it is richly endowed with agro-biodiversity. Nepal is also a melting pot of various cultures, every group having individual traditions and cuisines.

The majority of Nepali citizens are directly involved in some form of agriculture. Although modern farming has been implemented in many places, some prefer to use ancient food-growing techniques that can be highly labor-intensive. For the last several decades, farmers in Nepal have started using more chemical fertilizers and pesticides, with the goal of producing more l$