Eggplant Fritters
These are aptly called eggplant sandwich fritters. When I first served them to Srila Prabhupada, much to my delight, he dubbed them “vegetable chops”. These fritters can be served hot or at room temperature. Salting time: ½ hour Preparation and cooking time: about 30 minutes Ingredients • Eggplant (about 2 pounds/1 kg), cut crosswise into ½ -inch (1.5 cm) slices salt – 1 large • Chickpea flour (shifted before measuring)...
Royal cauliflower
Ingredients •Big cauliflower cut in florets……1 •Ghee/oil……………………………..3Tbsp •Cumin seeds…………………………1 Tsp •Turmeric powder…………………..1 Tsp •Almonds………………………………½ C •Fresh coriander...
Succulent Mixed Vegetable Balls in Herbed Tomato Sauce
Ingredients For Sauce • Olive oil – 3 tbsp • Bay leaves – 2 • Yellow asafetida powder – ½ tsp • Tomato puree – 4 cups • Dried basil – 1 tsp • Salt – 2 tsp • Freshly ground black pepper – ¼ tsp • Sugar – 1½ tsp For Koftas • Grated cauliflower – 2...
Chickpea Curry
Ingredients • Dried chickpeas – 1 1/4 cups • Water – 6 cups • Bayleaf – 1 • The seeds from 4 cardamom pods • Cloves – 6 whole • Black peppercorns – 5 • One 5 cm (2-inch) cinnamon stick, broken into bits • Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp • Ghee or oil – 4 tbsp • Fresh ginger,...
Spiced Creamed Spinach
Throughout India, districts, towns, even individual homes have their own distinct cuisines. This delicious creamed spinach hails from the community of Vaishnava Brahmins of Delhi, and the final texture and riches are determined by the milk product you select: cream, sour, sour cream, crème fraiche, cream cheese or plain yogurt. Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 5 minutes Cooking time: 15...
Butter Soft Eggplant Wedges
Srila prabhupada gave us this recipe during his 1967 San Francisco classes. In Bengal, bhaji is loosely defined as any fried vegetable, and while this variation has other names, such as eggplant Pukki, one thing is constant: it must be served immediately after cooking, piping hot. To get authentic results, I recommend using fresh ghee; my second choice would be a newcomer on the market –avocado oil. It can be heated to a...