Mung Bean Soup
Ingredients • Mung beans, whole – 1 cup • Roma tomatoes – 3 • Ghee – 4 – 5 tbsp • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp • Fresh ginger, grated – 2 tbsp • Hing – 1/4 tsp • Black pepper, ground – 1/4 tsp • Urad dahl, split – 1/2 tsp • Fenugreek seeds – 1/2 tsp • Turmeric – 1/2 tsp • Salt Preparation 1. Soak the beans in water a couple hours. Bring to a boil and let simmer until dahl...
Vegetable Soup
Ingredients • Kidney beans – 1/4 cup • Yellow split peas – 1/4 cup • Split mung beans – 1/4 cup • Pearl barley – 1/4 cup • Unsalted butter, or olive oil – 3 tbsp • Yellow asafoetida powder – 3/4 tsp • Carrot, diced – 1 medium • Celery stalk (with leaves), diced – 1 medium • Potato, scrubbed and diced – 1 medium • Turnip, diced – 1/2 medium • Tomato, peeled and diced – 1...
Sweet & Sour Dal Soup with Mixed Vegetables
Ingredients • Mixed dried dal – 2 kg • Litres water – 12 – 15 • Minced fresh ginger – 3 tbsp • Hot green chili, chopped, or to taste – 2 tbsp • Bay leaves – 8 • Turmeric – 2 – 3 tbsp • Ghee or oil – 1 cup • Mixed vegetables like pumpkin, potato etc – 2 – 4kg chopped • Salt – 2 – 3 tbsp • Lemon or lime juice – 1.5 cups • Black mustard seeds – 2...
Crunchy Cauliflower Pakoras
Ingredients: • Besan – 3 cup • Ground cumin – 1 tbsp • Ground coriander – 1 tbsp • Ground black pepper – 1 tbsp • Hing – 3/4 tsp • Turmeric – 1/2 tbsp • Salt – 1 tbsp • Water • Ghee for deep frying • Cauliflower, chopped in nugget-sized flowerettes Preparation: 1. Chop the cauliflower into nuggets for coating with batter. 2. Combine all dry ingredients. 3. Add water to make a semi thick batter...
Fried Chickpeas
Ingredients: • Chickpeas, soaked overnight, then simmered until tender – 1 cup • Ghee – 1 tbsp • Fresh ginger, grated – 2-3 tbsp • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp • Black pepper, ground – 1/4 tsp • Hing – 1/8 tsp • Turmeric – 1/2 tsp • Fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tsp • Celery, chopped – 1 • Salt as desired • Lemon juice (optional) Preparation: 1. Bring the chickpeas to a boil and then simmer until...