Curd Rice
Jul05

Curd Rice

  Ingredients• Rice -1cup • Milk -250 ml• Fresh curds – ½  cup • Salt – as required • White butter – 1 tbsp• Fresh cream from top of the Milk – 1 ½ tbsp• Green chilies – 8 • Finely cut coriander leaves – 1 tbsp For Seasoning:• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp. • Black gram dhal – 1 tsp • Bengal gram dhal – 1...

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Zucchini Pakora with Crushed Peanuts
Jul04

Zucchini Pakora with Crushed Peanuts

   Any type of summer squash can be substituted for green zucchini: yellow crookneck, Pattypan, yellow zucchini or Indian bottle gourd (louki). Cut them into rounds ¼ inch (6 mm) thick straight across or on the diagonal. The batter should be thick enough to completely coat the slices and keep the peanut bits from sliding off. Stir the batter before dipping each batch of zucchini.   Preparation time (after...

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Batter-coated Mashed Potato balls
Jul03

Batter-coated Mashed Potato balls

  This finger food is popular as the focal point of a late afternoon Tiffin or as the savory part of a late night supper. The ginger-flavored mashed potatoes are dipped in an herbed chickpea flour batter and deep-fried into golden globes. One note of caution: be sure to thoroughly coat the balls with batter; expressed areas of mashed potatoes tend to splatter and disintegrate in the hot oil.   Preparation and frying time...

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Green Chutney
Jul01

Green Chutney

  Ingredients •Cilantro leaves – 1 cup.      •Mint leaves – 1 tbsp. •Chutney dalia – 3 tbsp.    •Groundnut – 2 tbsp. •Coconut, grated 2 tbsp.     •Green chilies – 5. •Sugar – 2 tsp. •Salt – as required.     •Pepper seeds – 2. •Lemon juice – 1. Preparation 1. Wash cilantro leaves and...

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Chocolatey Chocolate Daisy Cake
Jun30

Chocolatey Chocolate Daisy Cake

  Ingredients- • All purpose flour – 1 ¾ cup  • Carob powder – ¾ cup  • Sugar – 2 cup  • Baking powder – 1 ½ tsp  • Baking soda – 1 ½ tsp  • Salt – 1 tsp  • Yoghurt – ½ cup  • Milk – 1 cup ...

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