Brussels Sprouts, Potatoes & Peas with Sour Cream
Jan07

Brussels Sprouts, Potatoes & Peas with Sour Cream

Ingredients: • Baking potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes – 2 large • Ghee or oil for deep-frying • Fresh green peas – 1 cup • Ghee or oil – 2 tbsp • Fresh curry leaves – 10–15 • Yellow asafetida powder – ½ tsp • Small, firm Brussels sprouts, halved – 750g • Coarsely-ground black pepper – ¼ tsp • Ginger powder – ½ tsp • Turmeric – ½ tsp • Cayenne pepper – ¼ tsp • Salt –...

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Pumpkin Pakoras
Jan05

Pumpkin Pakoras

Ingredients: • Chickpea flour (besan) – 1 cup • Turmeric – 1/2 tsp • A pinch of hing • Cumin powder – 1 tsp • Coriander powder – 1 tsp • Salt – 1 tsp • Baking soda – 1/2 tsp • Yogurt – 2 tbsp • Cold water – 1/2-1/3 cup • Peeled, ripe pumpkin cut into 2-inch squares, 1/2-inch thick – 1/2 pound Preparation:: 1. Mix batter and let sit for 30 minutes. 2. Dip pieces of pumpkin into the...

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Vegetarian Lasagna
Dec09

Vegetarian Lasagna

Preparation and Cooking: 1 1/2 hours This lasagna has five distinct ingredients: pasta, tomato sauce, bechamel sauce, spinach, and cheese. Pasta about fifteen 17 cm x 17 cm (7 in x 7 in) sheets of instant lasagna (400 g, or about 14 ounces) Tomato Sauce • 1/2 cup – olive oil • 1/2 tsp – yellow asafoetida powder • 1 cup – chopped fresh basil • 1 tsp – dried oregano • 1 tsp – dried marjoram • 2 – bay...

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Upma Kozhakattai
Feb19

Upma Kozhakattai

  Ingredients • Plain rice – 1 cups • Tuvar dal – 2 Tbsp • Pepper seeds – 1 tbsp • Grated coconut – 1 cup • Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp • Split urad dal – 1 tsp • Red chilies – 3-4 • Salt as required • Curry Leaves – 4-5 • Asafetida a pinch • Oil – 2 tsp Preparation 1. Soak Plain rice and Tuvar dal for about 20 minutes wash...

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Coconut sevai
Aug02

Coconut sevai

  Ingredients • Rice noodles – 200gms • Water – about 1.5 liters • Salt – as per taste For Seasoning: 1. Grated coconut – ½ cup 2. Mustard seeds – ½ tsp 3. Urad dal – 2 tsp 4. Cashew nuts – 1 tbsp 5. Green chilies – 4 6. Curry leaves – 2 strings 7. Asafetida – a pinch 8. Oil – 1.5 tbsp 9. Salt – as required Preparation 1. Cook the...

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