Pasta Prema
Ingredients • 450 gm or 1 lb pasta (penne rigate) • 1 Tbsp olive oil • ½ Tsp yellow asafetida powder • ¾ Tsp dried basil • ¾ Tsp dried oregano • 1 red bell pepper chopped finely • 2½ C tomato puree • 1½ Tsp salt • 1 Tsp sugar • ¼ Tsp ground black pepper • 1 celery stalk, diced • 2 zucchinis, diced in 1.5 cm cubes • 1 green...
Tamarind Rice
Ingredients • Rice – 1 cup • Tamarind – little more than big lemon sized • Powdered asafetida – a pinch • Green chilies – 3 (long thin variety) • Red chilies – 4 • Salt – as required • Oil – 3 ½ tbsp • Roasted ground nuts – 1 tbsp (optional) Fry and Powder • Red chilies – 8 • Coriander seeds – 1 ½ tsp...
Avocado Smoothie
Ingredients: • Sugar – 1⁄2 cup • Water – 1⁄2 cup • Ripe avocados, about 800g – 5 small or 2 large • Iced water – 2–3 cups • Sweetened condensed milk – 2⁄3 cup • Crushed ice – 1 cup • Extra crushed ice • Extra iced water (optional) Preparation: 1. Combine the...
Mango Chutney
Ingredients • ½ C peeled and grated green mango • 1/3 C water • ½ Tsp turmeric powder • 1/8 Tsp salt • ½ C powdered jaggery • 1 Tbsp water • 2 Tbsp rice flour + 4 Tsp water • 1 Tsp ghee • ½ Tsp black mustard seeds • 1 green chili • 1 dried red chili Preparation 1. Combine the mangoes, water, turmeric and salt in a saucepan. Cook on medium heat...
Homemade Noodles in Tomato Sauce
Ingredients: • Homemade noodles (made from 3 cups of atta or fine wheat flour. I've also used whole wheat.) • Plum tomatoes (preferably blanched and peeled), finely chopped – 25 • Oregano – 1 1/2 tsp • Basil – 4 tsp • Hing – 1/4 tsp • Black pepper – 1/2 tsp • Atta – 1/4 cup • Butter – 2 tbsp...