Vishakha’s Cream of Vegetable Dal Soup

Here is a quick pressure-cooker soup. The rice and legumes complement each other nutritionally and with the vegetables, seasonings and powdered spices –make a full-bodied creamy soup. Practically a meal in itself, this dish needs only a fresh flatbread and salad to make an excellent light lunch. If the vegetables listed are not available, you can substitute peeled Jerusalem artichokes, winter squash, summer squash or freeze peas...

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Sweet Potato Salad in Maple-Lemon Vinaigrette
Dec29

Sweet Potato Salad in Maple-Lemon Vinaigrette

  You can prepare this salad up to 8 hours before serving. Though it is light and healthy, it is also substantial and filling, perfect as a fall or winter salad. The maple-lemon dressing is barely sweet, pleasantly warmed by candied ginger.   Cooking time: about 45 minutes Preparation and marinating time (after assembling ingredients): about 1 hour   Ingredients • Sweet potatoes (about 2 pounds/1kg), washed but not...

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Corn bhel
Dec28

Corn bhel

Ingredients •Corn Kernels…………………………………………3C •Oil……………………………………………………….3Tbsp •Mustard Seeds……………………………………….1Tsp •Asafetida...

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Vegetable Idli
Dec27

Vegetable Idli

Ingredients • Cream of wheat (Rava)- 300 gms • Rice flour – 1 tbsp • Urad dal – 50 gms • Sev – 200 gms • Green chili paste – 1 tsp • Red chilies – 3-5 • Oil or ghee – 1 tbsp • Chana dal – 50 gms • Plain yogurt – 5 cups • French beans – 50 gms • Peas – 50 gms • Cashew nut – 10 to12 Preparation 1. Heat oil or ghee in a pot. 2. Put fried urad dal and chana dal roast it for...

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Red Kidney Beans Curry
Dec27

Red Kidney Beans Curry

05   Ingredients • 2 C dried red kidney beans • 7-9 C of water • 4-5 medium sized tomatoes, peeled • 1½ -inch ginger piece • 2 hot green chilies • 3 Tbsp ghee/oil • ½ Tsp yellow asafetida powder • 2 Tsp cumin seeds • 2 Tsp garam masala • 2 Tsp chana masala • 1 Tbsp coriander powder • 1 Tsp amchur powder (dry mango powder) • 1 Tsp turmeric powder • 2¼ Tsp salt • ¼ C chopped fresh coriander leaves Preparation 1. Wash the beans and...

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