Mung Bean Soup
Ingredients • Mung beans, whole – 1 cup • Roma tomatoes – 3 • Ghee – 4 – 5 tbsp • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp • Fresh ginger, grated – 2 tbsp • Hing – 1/4 tsp • Black pepper, ground – 1/4 tsp • Urad dahl, split – 1/2 tsp • Fenugreek seeds – 1/2 tsp • Turmeric – 1/2 tsp • Salt Preparation 1. Soak the beans in water a couple hours. Bring to a boil and let simmer until dahl...
Drumstick
Drumstick tree is called the “Power house of minerals”. It belong to Moringaceae family. It has leaves, fruits, flowers, barks which are used to prepare various Dishes. Drumstick fruit is a long and thin in pod. It is hard and Green in color. Drumstick fruit is good source of Acrotene, Calcium, Phosphorus and Vitamin C. Recipe made using...
Hot Spiced Tea
Ingredients: • Water – 4 cups • Cinnamon stick – one 6cm • Green cardamom pods – 10 • Whole cloves – 10 • Milk – 1¼ cups • Sugar, – 2½ tbsp or as required • Rooibos tea – 6 tsp Preparation: 1. Bring to the boil the water, along with the cinnamon, cardamom and cloves, in a medium saucepan over full heat. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. 2. Add the milk and sugar, return to the boil,...
Bean Soup
Ingredients • Kidney beans (rajma) – ½ cup • Tomatoes – 2 tomatoes • Red chili powder – ¼ tsp • Salt – as required • Clove – 1-2 • Lemon juice – ½ tsp • Oil – 1 tbsp For serving: • Tomatoes finely chopped – 2-3 • Cilantro leaves finely chopped. Preparation 1. Soak beans for over- night. 2. Heat oil in a pot; add chopped tomatoes, paste, chili powder, cloves and salt. 3. Add 3 cups of...
Bengali Spinach
Ingredients: • Raw almonds, peanuts or pistachios, with skins – 2/3 cup (100 g) • Warm water – 2 cups • Ghee or sesame oil • Black mustard seeds – 1 tsp • Cumin seeds – ½ tsp • Fenugreek seeds – 1/8 tsp • Jaggery or dark brown sugar – 1½ tbsp • Scraped, fined shredded or minced fresh ginger root – ½ tbsp • Seeded and minced hot green chilies – 1 tsp • Fresh spinach, trimmed, washed and...