Carrot Soup
Dec31

Carrot Soup

  Ingredients • 10 medium sized carrots, peeled • 4 C water • 2 Bay leaves • ½ Tsp yellow asafetida powder • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley • 1 Tsp salt • 1 Tbsp olive oil • 1 Tbsp chopped ginger • 1 Tbsp rice • ¼ Tsp ground black pepper Preparation 1. Shred two carrots and dice the remaining 8 carrots. 2. Prepare the stock by combining shredded carrots, water, bay leaves, ¼ Tsp asafetida, parsley and ½ Tsp salt in a saucepan....

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Ghee Rice
Jul08

Ghee Rice

Ingredients • Basmati Rice – 1 cup (heaped) • Cashew nuts – 1 tbsp • Green Chilies – 3-4 • Potato – 1 or 2 • Capsicum – 1 • French beans – 8 • Cauliflower – ½ • Carrots – 2 • Shelled peas – ¼ cup • Coconut – ½ big • Pure Ghee – 2 tbsp • Oil – 1 tbsp • Salt – as required • Bay leaf – 1 • Cloves – 2 or 3 • Cardamoms – 2 • Cut coriander leaves...

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Succulent Mixed Vegetable Balls in Herbed Tomato Sauce
Dec31

Succulent Mixed Vegetable Balls in Herbed Tomato Sauce

  Ingredients For Sauce  • Olive oil – 3 tbsp • Bay leaves – 2  • Yellow asafetida powder – ½ tsp • Tomato puree – 4 cups • Dried basil – 1 tsp • Salt – 2 tsp • Freshly ground black pepper – ¼ tsp • Sugar – 1½ tsp   For Koftas  • Grated cauliflower – 2...

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Chickpea Curry
Dec30

Chickpea Curry

  Ingredients • Dried chickpeas – 1 1/4 cups  • Water – 6 cups  • Bayleaf – 1  • The seeds from 4 cardamom pods • Cloves – 6 whole  • Black peppercorns – 5  • One 5 cm (2-inch) cinnamon stick, broken into bits • Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp • Ghee or oil – 4 tbsp • Fresh ginger,...

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Carrot and Coriander Soup
Dec06

Carrot and Coriander Soup

  Ingredients • Carrots – 7-8 medium sized • Fresh cilantro leaves – 1 medium bunch • Butter – 2 tbsp • Bay leaves – 2 • Peppercorns – 8-10 • White peppercorns – ½ tsp • Salt – as required Preparation 1. Peel, wash and cut carrots. Clean, wash and chop cilantro leaves finely, reserve stems. 2. Heat butter in a pan, add bay leaves, peppercorns and...

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