Corn Pulav
Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Corncobs – 3 • Bay leaf – 1 • Cinnamon – 1 inch stick • Black cardamoms – 2 • Cloves – 3 • Cashew nuts – 10 to 12 • Saffron – a pinch dissolved in one tbsp warm milk • Ghee – for frying • Salt – as required Grind Together: • Ginger – ½ inch piece • Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp • Coriander powder – 1 tbsp • Garam masala powder...
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...
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...
Salted Rice
Ingredients • Leftover cooked rice – 2 cups • Preserved chilies – 3 or 4 (Vatral) • Salt – as required • Oil – 1 ½ tbsp • Cashewnuts – 3 to 4 For Seasoning: • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp • Bengal gram dhal – ½ tsp Preparation 1. Break chili into 2 or 3 pieces. 2. Squeeze water from rice, add salt and mix well. 3. Heat oil, add mustard...
Pan-Fried Whole Bitter Melons with cashew stuffing
Salting and preparation time: about 1 hour Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients • Baby bitter melons (about 12 ounces/340 g each), 2 ½ -3 inches (6.5-7.5 cm) long – 8 • Salt – 1 ½ table spoons (22 ml) • Sugar – ½ table spoon (7 ml) • Water – 3cups (710 ml) • Cashew halves, blanched almonds or hazelnuts...