Sliced Okra in Seasoned Yogurt
This typically Kashmiri dish, from the Srinagar kitchen of Dr. Karan Singh, is served at room temperature and assembled just before serving. For entertaining, I like to serve it garnished with toasted almonds or pine nuts. Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 15 minutes Cooking time: under 15 minutes Ingredients • Okra – 1 pound (455 g) • Salt – 1 teaspoon (5...
Ekadashi Peanut Curry
Ingredients • 1 cup fresh curds (dahi) • 1 tbsp rajgira flour • 1 tsp ghee • 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) • 1 tbsp ginger-green chilli paste • 2-3 tbsp roasted peanut powder • Rock salt (sendha namak) to taste • 1/4 tsp sugar For The Garnish • 1 tsp finely chopped coriander (dhania) Method 1. Combine the curds, rajgira flour and 2 cups of water in a bowl and whisk well....
Carrot Jalapeno and Paneer Soft Tacos
Description Best Sattvic soft tacos! Easy to make and a favorite dish in my house! Ingredients • 1/2 pound freshly prepared pressed paneer • 6 fresh tomatoes • 2 green chile • 3 jalapenos • 4 carrots • 4 tbsp ghee • 1 tsp mustard seeds • 1/2 tsp turmeric • 1/2 tsp dried ginger • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper • 2 tsp salt • 1/4 tsp pepper • 1 tsp sugar •...
Cubed Potatoes with Fresh Fenugreek
This everyday vegetable is popular throughout North and Central India. Earth-specked new potatoes –no bigger than marbles and fresh fenugreek greens are sold in vegetable bazaars from Amristar to Benares. New potato skins rub away easily during washing, and what little remains is paper thin and negligible. Fresh fenugreek greens vary from source to source and no matter what the leaf size, be sure to trim off thick stems...
Pan-Fried baby Eggplants stuffed with ground Almonds
Eggplant is a native of India and is prepared in almost every conceivable way. As a side-dish vegetable, baby white or purple eggplants are slit, spread with spices and pan-fried until butter soft. Although baby whites (which look like large eggs) are only available at specially greengrocers in large cities, the seeds are sold through numerous mail order and retail outlets. They are as easy to grow as tomatoes. You could also...
Vegetarian Chili
Ingredients • Olive oil – 2 tbsp • Hot green chilies, seeded and minced – 2 • Yellow asafoetida powder – 1/4 tsp • Diced green peppers – 1/2 cup • Diced celery – 1/2 cup • Cooked corn pieces – 1/2 cup • Tomatoes, blanched, peeled and chopped – 3 cups • Tomato paste...