Shredded Carrot and Cashew Nut Salad

You can use almonds, hazelnuts or pistachios instead of cashews for this dish, and yellow bell peppers in place of red. Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 5 minutes Ingredients • Scraped finely shredded carrots, pressed dry – 1 cup (240 ml) • Finely chopped red bell peppers, stemmed and seeded – 1/3 cup (80 ml) • Chopped cashew nuts, toasted – 1/3 cup (50 g) • Salt – ½ teaspoon (2 ml) • Yogurt or...

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Shredded Radish, Coconut and Carrot Salad
Dec25

Shredded Radish, Coconut and Carrot Salad

Try this dish when you have leftover coconut on hand, or if you have frozen shredded coconut. In large cities, frozen shredded coconut is sold in 1-pound (455 g) bags at many Cuban and Spanish grocery stores, and for occasional use it is a convenient alternative. Use any fresh radish little round pinks as a vivid color contrast to the carrots, for example. Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 10 minutes Ingredients •...

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Carrot and Raisins Salad
Dec20

Carrot and Raisins Salad

Ingredients • Carrots – 4-5 large sized • Raisins – ½ cup • Green chili – 1 • Fresh mint leaves – 6-8 • Lemon juice – 2 tbsp • Peppercorns (crushed) – ¼ tsp • Honey – 1 tbsp • Salt – To taste • Black salt – ¼ tsp • Walnut kernels (crushed) – 6 • Oil – 1 tsp • Pista – 2 tbsp Preparation 1. Peel, wash and thickly grate carrots, Refrigerate till use. 2. Wash, remove stalks...

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Tava Pulao
Dec18

Tava Pulao

  Ingredients • 3 C cooked basmati rice • 2 Tbsp Oil • ½ Tsp Cumin seeds • ½ Tbsp Ginger-chili paste • ½ C Tomatoes diced • ½ C Green peas, boiled and mashed • ½ C Carrot boiled and diced • 2 Tsp Pav bhaji masala • 1 Tsp Salt (adjust as per taste) • ½ C Green pepper (capsicum) diced • 1 Tsp Turmeric powder • 2 Tbsp Lemon juice...

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Mugalai Vegetable Pulav
Dec16

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...

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