Khamang kakdi
Ingredients • Cucumbers – 3 medium sized • Green chilies – 2 • Fresh cilantro leaves – ½ bunch • Peanuts (roasted and peeled) – ½ cup • Coconut (scraped) – 1/3 cup • Lemon juice – 1 tbsp • Sugar – 1 tsp • Salt – as required For Tempering: • Pure ghee – 1 tbsp • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp • Cumin seeds – ¼ tsp Preparation 1. Peel, wash, cut into half, deseed and finely chop...
Chickpea and Ginger root Salad
Whole chickpeas are soaked overnight, sometimes even slightly sprouted, before being used in this salad. Two types of rhizomes are suitable here: young camphor ginger or ginger-like mango ginger (a member of the turmeric family). Their flesh should be virtually fiber-free, with a thin skin. Because they are only found sporadically, look for young or “green” fresh ginger at the corner produce store or supermarket. This salad was a...
Tomato, Basil and Fresh Mozzarella Salad
Ingredients • Buffalo milk mozzarella, or bocconcini, sliced into 0.5 cm rounds – 250g • A few fresh basil leaves, shredded for garnish • Ripe, medium-sized tomatoes sliced into 0.5 cm rounds – 3 or 4 • Sea salt • Coarsely ground black pepper • Extra-virgin olive oil – 2-3 tbsp • Large fresh basil leaves – 12-15 whole, Preparation 1. Decoratively arrange the slices of cheese, whole basil leaves and tomato...
Beet Raita
Ingredients • Raw beets, peeled, grated – 1 cup • Ghee – 2 tbsp • Mustard seeds – 1/2 tbsp • Cumin – 1/2 tsp • Small green chili, chopped – 1/2 • Curry leaves – 5 • Hing – 1 pinch • Yogurt – 1 cup • Cilantro – 1 tbsp • Salt, as desired Preparation 1. In hot ghee, fry the mustard seeds and cumin, chili and curry leaves. When the mustard seeds stop popping, add the hing. Pour...
Sweet Potato Salad in Maple-Lemon Vinaigrette
Ingredients • Sweet potatoes (about 2 pounds/1kg), washed but not peeled – 6 medium-sized • Maple syrup or honey – 4 tbsp • Orange or tangerine juice – 3 tbsp • Lemon or lemon juice – 3 tbsp • Salt – ¾ tsp • Freshly ground black pepper or 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper – ¼ tsp • Olive oil, or 2 tablespoons almond oil and 6 tablespoons sunflower oil – ½ cup • Finely chopped fresh coriander or...
Spiced Chickpea salad with Spinach
As an alternative to spinach, try red or green Swiss chard leaves-they are delicious. Because chard is not as tender as spinach, blanch or steam it for a minute or two before assembling the salad. Soaking time: 8 hours or overnight Cooking time: (after assembling ingredients): about 2 hours Ingredients • Chickpeas, soaked in water 8 hours or overnight, then drained – 1 ½ cups (290 g) • Black mustard seeds – 1 teaspoon (5...