Green Butter Milk
Oct02

Green Butter Milk

  Ingredients • Sour curd 1 cup  • Green chillies 4  • Chopped coriander leaves, 4 tbsps  • Cold water 6 cups  • Ginger ½ inch piece  • Curry leaves 4 sprigs  • Sugar 2 tsps  • A few mint leaves  • Salt to taste   Preparation 1. Grind the chillies, ginger, curry and coriander leaves. Add the...

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Roasted Root Vegetable Soup
Oct01

Roasted Root Vegetable Soup

  Ingredients •1 small butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and cubed •2 carrots, peeled and cut in chunks •1 large parsnip, peeled and cubed •1 turnip, peeled and cubed •1 big potato, peeled and cubed •1 stalk celery, cut in chunks •1 Tbsp olive oil •3 bay leaves •½ Tsp yellow asafetida powder •5 C water/vegetable stock •1½ Tsp salt •½ Tsp black pepper Preparation 1.Preheat the oven to 200 C/400 F. In a bowl, toss the vegetable...

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Carob/Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
Sep29

Carob/Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

  Ingredients & Preparation FOR THE CRUST •1 cup graham crackers, crashed •4 tbsp carob powder •2 tablespoons sugar •4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 2 FOR THE FILLING •2 8 oz bar cream cheese •1 cup sugar •1 cup pumpkin puree •3 tbsp all-purpose flour •½ tsp nutmeg •½ tsp cinnamon •1/2 teaspoon salt •4 oz carob chips •4.5 tsp egg replacer,...

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Kichari
Sep24

Kichari

  Ingredients: • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Split peas or whole mung beans, sorted – 1/2 cup • Butter – 1 tbsp • Chopped carrot – 1  • Chopped celery stick – 1  • Small cauliflower, chopped – 1/4 • Plum tomatoes, chopped – 2  • Bell pepper, chopped – 1/4  • Turmeric powder –...

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Sweet Mango Bhath
Sep24

Sweet Mango Bhath

  Ingredients • Plain rice – 1 cup • Ripe, sweet mango – 1 or 2 medium sized • Pure ghee – 2 tbsp • Sugar – ½ cup • Cashew nuts – Few • Raisins – 1 tbsp • Cardamom powder – 1 pinch • Saffron – a pinch dissolved in warm milk Variations: • Cook rice in thickened milk, mango juice and water. • Make sugar syrup to soft ball...

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