Stuffed bitter gourd soup
Jan23

Stuffed bitter gourd soup

  Ingredients •1 Chinese bitter gourd (it is 6 times bigger than the Indian bitter gourd) •4 tbsp soy meat •3 tbsp soy sauce •1 ½ tsp egg replacer, mixed with 2 tbsp warm water or 1 tbsp flaxseed meal, mixed with •3 tbsp warm water •1 tsp corn starch •½ tsp Chinese chili paste, optional •1 tsp salt •6 cups water •1 tsp sesame oil Preparation To make the soy meat stuffing, mix soy sauce, corn starch, egg replacer, oil, chili paste...

Read More
Corn Pulav
Jan10

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...

Read More
Carrot Cake
Jan01

Carrot Cake

Ingredients: • Fresh lemon juice – 3 tsp • Milk – 1 1/4 cup • Corn or mild olove oil – 2/3 cup • Finely grated orange rind – 2 tsp • Soft brown sugar – 3/4 cup • Pure vanilla extract – 3 tsp • Wholemeal pastry flour – 1 1/2 cups • Unbleached plain flour – 1 1/2 cups • Baking powder – 1 1/2 tsp • Ground cinnamon – 1 1/2 tsp • Ground cloves – 1/2 tsp • Salt – 1/2...

Read More
Butter Corn Toast
Dec21

Butter Corn Toast

  Tasted this tasty treat for the first time in the house of my counselor Priya Sakhi Mtji.It was an instant favorite and now is a staple in our house. Ingredients • Sweet corn – 2 cups • Black Pepper – 2 tsp • Salt – to taste • Bread Slices – 8 • Butter for frying Preparation 1. Boil the sweet corn. Drain the water and let cool. 2. Transfer to a mixer and grind to a course paste....

Read More
Taiwanese fried rice
Dec20

Taiwanese fried rice

  Ingredients •1 cup medium grain rice (the best is from Japan or Korea) •½ cup barley •1 cup corn kernels (fresh or frozen) •1 cup green peas or edamame (green soy beans) •½ cup cooked wild rice (purple rice) •1 cup soy ham, cubed* •1 ½ tsp salt •1 tsp pepper •3-4 tbsp oil Preparation 1.Cook rice and barley according to package direction. Cook ¼ cup wild...

Read More