Sesame and White Bean Hummus
Ingredients • 3 cups of cooked white beans • 2 lemon, juiced • 1 teaspoon ground cumin • 1/2 cup sesame paste • Salt and pepper • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil Preparation 1. To cook the dried beans, soak them overnight in plenty of water. Drain, put them in a pot, and cover them with fresh water by 1-inch. Bring them to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer until they are tender, about 30 to 40...
Khichari-2
Ingredients •1/3 C yellow split moong dal •1 C rice •3 Tbsp ghee •1 Tsp cumin seeds •2 Tbsp minced ginger •1 green chili chopped •8-9 fresh curry leaves •2 Tsp coriander powder •1 Tsp paprika powder •2 C summer squash peeled and cubed (louki or zucchini) •1 C peeled and cubed potatoes •1 C green beans •1 C carrot shredded •1 Tsp turmeric powder...
Mugalai Vegetable Pulav
Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Carrot – ¼ cup (cut into long pieces) • Beans – ¼ cup (cut into long pieces) • Diced fresh fruits – ½ cup (Pineapple, ripe mango and apple) • Cashew nuts – 2 tsp • Raisins – 2 tsp • Butter – 1 Tbsp • Ghee or Oil – enough for frying • Cloves – 2 • Cardamoms...
South Indian Toor dal Khichari
Ingredients • ½ C toor dal • 1 C rice • 1 walnut sized ball of dried tamarind pulp soaked in 1 Cup of hot water for 15-20 minutes • 2 Tbsp ghee/oil • 1 Tsp black mustard seeds • 1 Tsp cumin seeds • ¼ Tsp fenugreek seeds • 1 dry red chili • 1 green chili chopped • 8-9 fresh curry leaves • ½ Tsp yellow asafetida powder • 1 C peeled and cubed potatoes...
Spiced Green Beans
Here is a simple yet delicious way to cook green beans Marawadi style. If you are a gardener, try growing Thompson and Morgan’s thin, long asparagus beans; they most resemble the type used in India. Beans are sweet and tender only when harvested immature and full of sugar. They are best cooked within hours after being picked, as are peas. If you are supermarket shopping, try to get locally grown, vividly green beans that...