Spinach cheese swirls
Jul15

Spinach cheese swirls

  Ingredients • Pastry Sheets* – 1 sheet • Spinach – 1 cup • Red pepper diced – ½ cup • Shredded Cheese – 1 cup • Pepper – 1 tsp • Asafetida – a pinch • Salt – to taste • Olive Oil – 1 tsp *I used Pepperidge farm brand Preparation 1. Remove the pastry sheets from the freezer and let thaw for at least 4 hours. 2. Finely chop the spinach...

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Spicy Yogurt Cheese Pakoras
Nov10

Spicy Yogurt Cheese Pakoras

  Ingredients Pakora Dough • 1 1/3 cup sifted chickpea flour • 2 tsp melted ghee • 1/4 tsp chili powder • 1/4 tsp turmeric • 1 1/2 tsp salt • up to 9 tbsp cold water Cheese Filling • 1 1/2 cup firm yogurt cheese • 1 or 2 green chile • 1/2 tsp salt • 1/2 tsp chili powder • ghee or vegetable oil for deep-frying.  Preparation 1. Use either a blender or hand blender. Mix the...

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Potato Pizza
Nov10

Potato Pizza

  Ingredients: • Potatoes • Ghee • Salt and pepper • Tomatoes • Pizza toppings- sliced olives, chopped bell pepper, etc • Italian seasoning • Sugar • Grated mozzarella   Preparation 1. Peel and chop enough potatoes to cover the bottom of baking pan. Also one or two extra because they shrink when cooked. 2. Stir fry the potatoes in ghee on medium high...

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Ekadasi Cauliflower Pakoras
Aug03

Ekadasi Cauliflower Pakoras

  Ingredients: • Each of buckwheat and arrowroot flour – 1 cup  • Baking powder – 2 tsp • Salt – 2½ tsp • Pure asafoetida powder – 2 tsp  • Cayenne pepper – 2 tsp • Ground coriander – 1½ tsp • Nigella seeds – 2 tsp • Cold water, or enough to make a smooth batter – 2½ cups ...

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Samosa
Jul13

Samosa

  Ingredients For dough: •Wheat Flour-3 cups •Salt-1/2 tsp •Oil-3 tsp For curry: •Potatoes-3 •Boiled Peas-1/2 cup •Green chilies-3 or 4 •Ginger-small piece •Oil-1 tbsp •Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp •Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp •Curry leaves-few •Salt-acc to taste •Red chili powder-acc to taste •Turmeric powder-a pinch •Mint leaves -2 tbsp •Cilantro-few stems...

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Shankarpali
Jul09

Shankarpali

  Ingredients • Maida (Refined Wheat Flour) – 500 gms • Rava (Semolina) – 250 gms • Milk – 1 ½ cup • Dalda or Ghee – 1 cup • Sugar – 300 gms • Salt as per taste • Oil (around 3 cups) – 300 gms Preparation 1. Take a small pan, heat the Dalda and keep aside. 2. Now mix maida, rava, sugar, salt, warm dalda and milk. 3. Start kneading to form soft and...

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