Khova Bhath
Ingredients• Basmati rice – 250 gms(1 heaped cup)• Powdered sugar -150 gms ( ¾ cup)• Plain khova – 75 gms• Raisins – 1 Tbsp• Cashew nuts – 1 ½ tbsp• Almonds – 1 tbsp• Saffron – a pinch• Rose water – 1 tbsp• Pure ghee – 2 tbspPreparation1. Wash and soak rice for 10 minutes.2. Cook in enough water till soft. Drain water and...
Jeweled Cherry Nut Bars
Ingredients • ¾ C all purpose flour • 1/3 C packed brown sugar • 5 Tbsp cold butter • ¾ Tsp egg replacer mixed with 1½ Tbsp warm water • ¼ C cashew halves • ¼ C almond slices • ¾ C green and red candied cherries • ¼ C vanilla chips Preparation 1. In a bowl, combine flour and half of sugar. Cut in butter; rub with fingertips until the...
Bengali Spinach
Srila Prabhupada encouraged me to observe cooking techniques from the expert chefs at the C.L. Bajoria household in Calcutta. On one occasional visit, I arrived just after Mr. Bajoria had returned from his hill station resort and jute plantations in Bihar. He had brought back kilos of hand picked raw almonds. Each was encased in a soft, greenish skin with a texture somewhere between those of crisp apples and water chestnuts....
Sweet Mango Bhath
Ingredients • Plain rice – 1 cup • Ripe, sweet mango – 1 or 2 medium sized • Pure ghee – 2 tbsp • Sugar – ½ cup • Cashew nuts – Few • Raisins – 1 tbsp • Cardamom powder – 1 pinch • Saffron – a pinch dissolved in warm milk Variations: • Cook rice in thickened milk, mango juice and water. • Make sugar syrup to soft ball...
Batter-coated Mashed Potato balls
This finger food is popular as the focal point of a late afternoon Tiffin or as the savory part of a late night supper. The ginger-flavored mashed potatoes are dipped in an herbed chickpea flour batter and deep-fried into golden globes. One note of caution: be sure to thoroughly coat the balls with batter; expressed areas of mashed potatoes tend to splatter and disintegrate in the hot oil. Preparation and frying time...