Greens and plantain with Toasted Almonds
Plantains, unlike their ubiquitous smaller cousins, bananas, must be cooked before eating. When they are not available, a good alternative is parsnips. Choose young, tender parsnips –about 8 inches (20 cm) long. In the North Indian style, the coarsely shredded plantains or parsnips and greens are cooked separately, then assembled. They are then thickened into a puree and flavor-enriched with spices and fine cornmeal or...
Banana Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients • ½ C butter, softened • ½ C brown sugar • 1½ Tsp egg replacer mixed with 2 Tbsp warm water • ½ Tsp vanilla essence • 1 C all purpose flour • ½ Tsp baking soda • ¼ Tsp ground cinnamon • 1 big Bananas, mashed • 1¼ C quick cooking oats • ¼ C butterscotch morsels • ½ C vanilla chips Preparation 1. In a...
Easy Tomato Soup
Ingredients •4 medium size tomatoes, blanched then diced •½ tsp salt •½ tsp black pepper •1 cup water •1 tbsp olive oil or 1 tbsp butter •Dash of hing •1 tsp Italian seasoning •½ tsp brown sugar, optional Preparation Heat oil in the pot. Add all seasoning first then diced tomatoes. Sauté the tomatoes for a few minutes then add water. Cook the soup for 15 minutes or until tomatoes are mashed. Serves 2 By Madhavi Devi Dasi ...
Tamarind Date Chutney
Ingredients • Seedless Tamarind – 1 cup • Dates, finely chopped – ½ cup • Jaggery, grated – 1 cup • Brown sugar or Sugar – ¼ cup • Water – 4 cups Seasoning: • Roasted cumin powder – 2 tsp • Red chili powder – 1 tsp • Garam masala powder – ½ tsp • Black salt – ½ tsp • Dry ginger powder –...
Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients •2 cups half‐half or milk •2 tbsp butter •2 cups pumpkin •2 medium baking potatoes, cut into 2” pieces •2 cups water or vegetable stock •½ tsp salt •1 tbsp brown sugar •½ tsp cinnamon •½ tsp pepper Preparation In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir in pumpkin and potatoes and cook for 5 minutes. Add water and milk and bring to a...