Carrot and Bell Pepper Soup
Ingredients •1 Tbsp oil •½ Tsp yellow asafetida powder •1 Tbsp finely grated ginger •4 carrots, peeled and chopped •1 large bell pepper (capsicum), chopped •1½ Tbsp rasam powder •4½ C water •1 Tsp salt 1 •2 Tbsp chopped coriander leaves Preparation 1.Heat the oil in a saucepan over moderate heat. Sprinkle the asafetida powder, then add ginger and sauté for a few seconds. Add carrots and bell pepper and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes....
Minty Yogurt Shake
In India, mint follows coriander and neem leaves as the most widely used herb. It is an important flavoring in soups, savories, vegetables, rice, dals and beverages. American seeds men offer herb gardeners a good selection of scented hybrids, from apple mint to cinnamon mint, each type with a different flavor. My favorite mint lassi combines homemade vanilla yogurt with licorice mint and coarsely powdered fennel seeds. These...
Coconut Chutney
Ingredients •Grated coconut – 4 tbsp. •Bengal gram (chana dal) roasted – 2 Tsp. •Ginger peeled and chopped – 1 piece. •Fresh coriander leaves chopped – 4 tbsp. •Green chilies chopped – 4 •Each of mustard seeds and black gram (urad dal) – 1 tsp. •Asafetida powder – ½ •Curry leaves – 4. •Red chilies (broken into bits) –...
Navarathna Pulav
Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Diced potatoes – ¼ cup • Paneer cubes – ¼ cup • Capsicums – 2 • Carrots – 2 • Peas – ¼ cup • French beans – 100 gms • Cashew nuts – 1 tbsp • Raisins – 1 tbsp • Ghee – 4 tbl.sps • Bay leaf – 1 • Salt and sugar – as per taste • Fresh...
Dabeli
Ingredients • Pav – 4 • Tomato chopped – 1 medium • Tomato puree – 2 tsp • Dabeli masala powder – 2 tsp • Oil – 2 ½ tsp • Potatoes boiled and mashed – 3 small • Lemon juice – 1 tsp • Roasted peanuts (you can use masala peanuts too) – ¼ cup • Pomegranate kernels – ¼ cup • Sliced grapes – 1 cup •...