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Richa Hingle
OccupationVegan cookbook author
SubjectVegan/Plant-based cookbooks
Notable worksVegan Richa's Indian Kitchen: Traditional and Creative Recipes for the Home Cook. (2015)
Vegan Richa's Instant Pot™ Cookbook: 150 Plant-based Recipes from Indian Cuisine and Beyond. Hachette Book Group, 2022.

Richa Hingle is a Vegan/Plant-based cookbook author, and is known as the blogger, Vegan Richa.

Early life

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Hingle grew up in India,[1] and was forced to give up her career as a software engineer after a Craniotomy in 2006.[2] During the recovery period, she adopted a rescue dog and became involved in animal welfare.[3] She also began to blog about baking and learned about veganism.[3][4][1][2]

Hingle started her blog "Vegan Richa" in 2009,[1] and fully shifted to a vegan diet around 2010,[2] motivated by her rescue experience.[1]

Career

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Vegetarian Times listed her first cookbook, Vegan Richa's Indian Kitchen: Traditional and Creative Recipes for the Home Cook (2015), as one of their "favorite" cookbooks of 2015,[5] PETA listed it as one of "7 Must-Have Vegan Cookbooks" in 2016,[6] Good Housekeeping named it one of the 15 best meat-free cookbooks in 2019,[7] Women's Health (magazine) refers to it as one of the "20 Best Vegan Cookbooks Of 2022 For Every Type Of Cuisine And Interest."[8] VegNews named it one of the "Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time," in 2024.[9]

VegNews listed Hingle as one of the "37 Creative Chefs Crafting the Future of Vegan Food" in 2023,[10] and gave her a Bloggy Award in 2016.[11]

In 2022, Vegan Richa's Instant Pot™ Cookbook: 150 Plant-based Recipes from Indian Cuisine and Beyond was nominated for an IVFF award.[12]

Personal life

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Hingle currently lives in Seattle, Washington with her husband.[1][2]

Books

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  • Vegan Richa's Instant Pot™ Cookbook: 150 Plant-based Recipes from Indian Cuisine and Beyond. Hachette Book Group, 2022. ISBN 978-0306875038.
  • Vegan Richa's Everyday Kitchen: Epic Anytime Recipes with a World of Flavor. Vegan Heritage Press, 2017. ISBN 978-1941252390.
  • Vegan Richa's Indian Kitchen: Traditional and Creative Recipes for the Home Cook. Vegan Heritage Press, 2015. ISBN 978-1941252093.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Nayyar, Anjum (March 6, 2016). "Thinking About Going Vegan? Richa Hingle May Inspire You". masalamommas.com. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Hingle, Richa (January 2012). "Official website: about". veganricha.com. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Interview Series: Richa Hingle". ChicVegan. May 20, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  4. ^ Hingle, Richa (January 2012). "Official website: our vegan journey". veganricha.com. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  5. ^ Gregory, Nicole (December 2015). "Not For Vegans Only". Vegetarian Times. p. 71.
  6. ^ Moore, Paula (August 12, 2016). "7 Must-Have Vegan Cookbooks". PETA. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  7. ^ Schumer, Lizz (September 27, 2019). "We're Loving These 15 Vegan Cookbooks for a Meat-Free Feast". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  8. ^ Miller, Marissa (October 13, 2019). "20 Best Vegan Cookbooks Of 2022 For Every Type Of Cuisine And Interest". Women's Health. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  9. ^ Pointing, Charlotte (January 10, 2024). "The Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time". VegNews. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  10. ^ Pointing, Charlotte (July 27, 2023). "37 Creative Chefs Crafting the Future of Vegan Food". VegNews. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  11. ^ "The VegNews Bloggy Awards". VegNews. July 24, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  12. ^ "International Vegan Film Festival Cookbook Contest". The International Vegan Film Festival. 2021.
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