Creamy Cauliflower and Potato Supreme
Ingredients: • Baking potatoes peeled and cubed – 2 large • Ghee or oil for deep frying • Cauliflower cut into flowerets – 1 medium • Coarsely ground black pepper – ¼ tsp • Ginger powder – ½ tsp • Turmeric – ½ tsp • Cayenne pepper – ¼ tsp • Salt – 1 tsp...
Potato Kurma
Ingredients •4 medium sized potatoes •3 medium sized tomatoes •1 ½ -inch ginger •1 dry red chili •2 Tbsp oil •4 whole cloves •3-inch cinnamon stick •½ Tsp yellow asafetida powder •1 green chili chopped •½ Tsp turmeric powder •1¼ Tsp salt •½ Tsp sugar •10-12 fresh curry leaves •3 Tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves •2 C coconut milk •½ C water Preparation 1.Boil the potatoes. Peel and cut into cubes. 2.Blend the tomatoes, ginger...
Steamed Vegetables in a Coconut milk
Ingredients • 1/2 medium fresh coconut • 2 cups hot water • 2 cups cooked chickpeas • 1 cup fresh coconut water or chickpea cooking water • 3 tbsp coconut or sunflower oil • 1. 1/2 tsp salt • 1 tsp fresh ground pepper • 2 tbsp chopped cilantro • 3 cups of choice vegetables (I used green bean, carrot and sweet potato) Method 1) First take all the meat out of the half coconut shell and...
Spicy Eggplant
Ingredients • ½ cup Thai basil leaves • 2 Japanese eggplants (long/thin) • ¼ cup small pieces of soy meat (TVP) • 1 ½ tbsp fermented soybean (black soy bean) • 2 tsp Chinese chili bean paste • 2 tbsp soy sauce • 1 tsp brown sugar, optional • ¼ tsp salt • 3 tbsp oil • 1 tsp sesame oil, optional Preparation Soak the soy meat pieces in bean paste, soy...
Fried Bitter Melon with Ground Almonds
Aside from the fact that no Bengali meal is complete without a bitter dish, Bengalis also assert that bitter melon dishes aid digestion, cleanse the blood and encourage a failing appetite. Because most Americans feel that bitter foods are akin to medicines, this version tones down the bitterness. The cut vegetables are parboiled in salted water before they are fried and then liberally coated with ground almonds, nut butter and...
White Sweet Potato with Fresh Corn Chutney
Ingredients • Cooked fresh corn kernels, or 2 cups frozen corn kernels, thawed – 2 cups • Firmly packed coriander leaves, coarsely chopped – 1½ cups • Packed fresh mint – ¼ cup • Hot green chili, coarsely chopped – 1 small • Coarsely chopped fresh ginger – 2 tbsp • Sugar – 1 tsp • Salt...