Mango Masala Bhath
Jul19

Mango Masala Bhath

  Ingredients • Plain rice – 1 cup • Half ripe mango – 1 • Ghee or oil – 2 Tbsp • Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp. • Salt – as required • Cut coriander leaves – 1 Tbsp • Cut curry leaves – 1 tbsp For Seasoning: • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp. • Black gram dhal – ½ tsp. • Fenugreek – ¼ tsp. • Cumin seeds...

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Panchamrut Chutney
Jun11

Panchamrut Chutney

  Ingredients •Dry coconut – 1                     •Groundnut – 1 ½ cup   •Chutney dalia – 1 ½ cup          •Sesame seeds – 2 tbsp •Red chili powder – 4 tbsp     •Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp •Cumin seeds – 2 tbsp         ...

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Bengali Spinach
Dec15

Bengali Spinach

  Srila Prabhupada encouraged me to observe cooking techniques from the expert chefs at the C.L. Bajoria household in Calcutta. On one occasional visit, I arrived just after Mr. Bajoria had returned from his hill station resort and jute plantations in Bihar. He had brought back kilos of hand picked raw almonds. Each was encased in a soft, greenish skin with a texture somewhere between those of crisp apples and water chestnuts....

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Paneer Kolhapuri
Nov12

Paneer Kolhapuri

  Ingredients . Cottage Cheese – 250 gms . Tomatoes – 4 (250gms) . Green Chillies – 2 . Ginger – 1 inch . Cashew nuts – 1/4 cup . Dry grated Coconut – 1/3 cup . Oil – 2-3 tbsp . Green Coriander – 2-3 tbsp . Sesame – 2 tsp . Cumin Seeds – 1.5 tsp . Fennel Seeds – 1 tsp . Garam Masala – 1 inch cinnamon, 1...

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Mint Pulav
Sep23

Mint Pulav

  Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Potatoes – 2 diced • Peas (shelled) – ¼ cup • Mint leaves – 1 small bunch • Grated fresh coconut – 3 tbsp • Green chilies – 3-4 • Ginger – ½ inch piece • Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp • Lemon – ½ • Salt – as required • Cloves – 2 or 3 • Cardamoms...

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