Alu Vadi
Ingredients • Alu (Taro/ Colocasia / Arbi) Leaves – 6 • Chickpea Flour – 1 Cup • Green Chilies, Ginger, Coriander Seed Paste – To Taste • Baking soda – 1 Pinch • Sesame Seeds – 1 tbsp • Tamarind Paste – 1 tsp • Jaggery – ½ tsp • Oil for Frying • Salt as required Preparation 1. Wash and clean alu leaves. 2. Mix besan, ginger-green chilies-coriander seeds paste. 3. Add salt, soda, sesame seeds,...
Tomato, Potato, Zucchini Stew
Ingredients . 4-6 potatoes (more if medium sized, less if big) cut into 1 inch pieces . 1 large zucchini cut into half inch thick pieces. If the zuke is big in diameter you can cut those large rounds in half, to make half-rounds. . 4-5 good-sized whole tomatoes, nice and ripe cut in quarters . (if they aren’t real ripe when you buy them, let them sit outside the refrigerator for a couple days until they are...
World Gourmet Hummus
Ingredients • 2 cups cooked chickpeas • ¼ cup water • 2 tbsp lemon juice • 2 tbsp tahini (sesame paste) • Dash of hing • Dash of sugar, optional • 1 tsp salt • 3 tbsp olive oil Preparation Mix everything in a blender, until the texture is smooth. Garnish with parsley and paprika, if desired. Or just garnish with a little bit extra olive oil. Serve cold or warm with pita bread....
Whole Chick Pea Curry
Ingredients • Chick peas – 2 cups • Oil – 3 tbsp • Whole spices – 2 each (cardamom pods, cinnamon, cloves and star anise) • Curry Leaves – 4-5 • Ground or crushed tomatoes, unsalted – 2 tbsp • Curry Masala – 1 tbsp • Sugar – 1 tsp • Tamarind paste or lemon juice – 1 tsp • Water – ½ cup • Salt – as required • Coriander, finely chopped (to garnish) – 2 tbsp • Garam Masala...
Chickpea Curry
Ingredients • Dried chickpeas – 1 1/4 cups • Water – 6 cups • Bayleaf – 1 • The seeds from 4 cardamom pods • Cloves – 6 whole • Black peppercorns – 5 • One 5 cm (2-inch) cinnamon stick, broken into bits • Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp • Ghee or oil – 4 tbsp • Fresh ginger,...