Toasted Coconut Rice
Oct05

Toasted Coconut Rice

  Ingredients • Basmati or other long-grain white rice – 1 cup  • Water – 1 2/3-3 cups   • Salt – ¾ tsp  • Cinnamon stick – 1½-1 inch (4 cm) piece  • Cloves – 1½-1 inch (4 cm) piece – 6 whole    • Ghee or coconut oil – 3 tbsp (45 ml)   • Fresh coconut peeled and cut...

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Very Berry Cheese cake
Sep25

Very Berry Cheese cake

  Ingredients •1/3 cup corn starch •2/3 cup sugar •1 tbsp lemon juice •1 tsp lemon zest, optional •1 tbsp vanilla •2 tsp baking powder •½ tsp baking soda •2 cups (16 oz.) low-fat sour cream Topping: •1 ½ cup fresh or frozen strawberry •2 tbsp sugar •10 fresh strawberries •10 fresh blackberry Preparation 1.Grease a 10-inch springform pan, stir in cookie...

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Cooked Mango Pickle
Sep14

Cooked Mango Pickle

  Ingredients • ½ C oil • 1 Tsp black mustard seeds • ¾ Tsp yellow asafetida powder • 1 Tsp turmeric powder • 4 C peeled and grated green mango (2 big green mangoes would yield this amount) • 2- 4 Tsp red chili powder (use as required by you) • 2 Tsp salt • 1 Tsp fenugreek seeds Preparation 1. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed saucepan over moderate heat. Add the mustard seeds....

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Golden Mung Dal Soup
Sep11

Golden Mung Dal Soup

This is a variation of the simple dal soup, using the same ingredients as the previous recipe, but a different seasoning procedure changes the flavor considerably. The contrast between these recipes shows the possibilities of using different procedures to produce varieties of flavors. This dish will go well in any lunch menu, such as a rice, salad and vegetable of your choice.   Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 10...

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Methi Pulav
Sep08

Methi Pulav

  Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Rasam powder – ¾ tsp. • Green chilies – 2 or 3 • Fenugreek leaves – 3 or 4 bunches • Cooked peas –  ½ cup • Lemon – 1 • Salt – as required • Cinnamon – 1 inch piece • Cloves – 2 or 3 • Marati Moggu – 2 or 3 • Ghee or oil – 2 to 3 Tbsp • Tomato -2 or...

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