Peas Bhath
Ingredients • Rice – 1 cup • Fresh green peas – ¾ cup (shelled) • Salt – as required • Turmeric powder – ½ tsp. • Lemon – 1 • Cut coriander leaves – 1 tbsp • Oil – 2 ½ tbsp For Seasoning: • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp. • Black gram dhal – 1 tsp. • Bengal gram dhal – 1 tsp. • Broken cashew nuts – 1 tbsp • Curry leaves – few springs Grind together: • Grated fresh coconut...
Mugalai Fruit Pulav
Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Ghee – 1 or 2 tbsp • Raisins – 1 tbsp • Milk – 1 cup • Water – 1 cup • Salt – as required • Cinnamon – 1 inch piece • Bay leaf – 1 • Cardamoms – 2 • Mixed diced fruits – 1 small tin • Sugar – ½ tsp Grind Together: • Almonds – 1 tbsp (Remove skin) • Cashew nuts – 1 tbsp • Poppy seeds – 2 tsp • Ginger – ½ inch...
Pineapple Chutney
Ingredients • Ghee (or oil) – 3 tbsp • Cumin seeds – 2 tsp • Broken dried red chilies, sliced fresh chilies, or as desired – 4 • Sweet and ripe pineapple, peeled, cored and diced – 1 large • Ground cinnamon – 1/2 – 1 tsp • Ground cloves – 1/2 tsp • Raw sugar – 2/3 cup – 1 cup (depending on the size of the pineapple) • Raisins – 1/3 cup Preparation 1. Heat the ghee or oil in a...
Turkish-style Fragrant Milk
Ingredients • Cold milk – 4 cups (1 litre) • Sugar – 1 1/2 tbsp • Sahlep powder – 1 tbsp • Sprinkle cinnamon powder Preparation 1. Combine the sugar and sahlep powder in a 2-litre/quart saucepan. Gradually add the cold milk, mixing to dissolve the sugar and sahlep. Bring the milk to the boil over moderate heat, stirring constantly to avoid scorching. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 1 or 2 minutes, or until it...
Eggless Christmas Cupcakes
Ingredients • Self raising flour – 450g + Plain flour – 50g • Mixed dried fruits (I used a mixture of dates, apricots, prunes, cranberries, raisins, sultanas and cherries) – 350g • Dark brown sugar (such as muscavado) – 320g • Sparkling water – 250ml • Chopped pecans – 80g • Ground almonds – 100g • Baking soda – 1 tsp • Baking powder – 2 tsp • Ground mixed spice (cloves, nutmeg,...