Spinach pies
Ingredients •1 cup cooked spinach •¾ cup ricotta cheese* •¾ tsp salt •1 tsp black pepper •½ tsp hing •½ tsp chili powder •1-2 tsp brown sugar •1 package of filo dough (about 20 sheets) ** •½ cup melted butter or ½ olive oil *** Preparation 1.This is a low-fat and quick version of spinach pie; I use ricotta cheese* (can be replaced with other types of Cheese) and filo dough** (In Turkey, spinach pies are made of bread dough...
Penne with Herbs & Tomato Sauce
Ingredients •Penne pasta………………200gms •Tomatoes………………… 8 medium sized •Celery……………………. ½ stalk •Capsicum…………………1 medium sized •Fresh basil………………… a few...
Chakli
Ingredients • Rice flour – 1 cup • Urad Dal – 2 tsps • Cumin seed – ¼ tsp • Til/Sesame seed – ¼ tsp • Salt – ½ tsp • Butter – 1 tbsp, melted • Water – as required • Oil – for deep frying Preparation 1. Dry roast the urad dal until golden brown and let them cool completely. 2. Grind them to a very fine powder. 3. Mix rice...
Golden Pastry Chips
In Bengal, this snack is sold everywhere, from shops and roadside hand-pushed carts to vendors carrying baskets on their heads and wandering from place to place. They are seasoned with one of three spice seeds: caraway, fennel or kalonji. Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 30 minutes Ingredients • Unbleached white flour – 1 ½ cups (175 g) • Salt...
Buttered Steamed rice
Though rice is generally steamed in a tightly closed pan over direct heat, in this recipe I recommend a “double-steamed” procedure. Measure rice and water rest in a closed pan which rests in a larger steamer pan. Steam surrounds the entire closed rice pan, producing very soft, evenly cooked rice with well- separated, unsplit grains. My spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada, was expert in all kitchen matters and...