Sandwich Dosa
Aug28

Sandwich Dosa

Ingredients • Dosa batter • Cucumbers  – 2-3 • Tomatoes  – 3-4 • Pepper powder • Black salt – ½ tsp • Chaat masala – 1 tbsp • Green chutney – ½ cup • Tomato sauce – 1cup Preparation 1. Boil tomatoes, cucumber and cut them into slices. 2. Make 2 small plain dosa and roast on both the sides. 3. On one of the dosa spread green chutney and over it arrange cucumber, tomatoes slices. 4. Sprinkle salt,...

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Nasilamah – Malasian Rice
Jul24

Nasilamah – Malasian Rice

Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Salad oil – 2 tbsp • Coconut extract – 2 cups • Salt – as required • Fresh pineapple – ¼ cup diced • Grated carrots – 2 tbsp • Grated cucumber – 2 Tbsp • Grated raw mango – 2 Tbsp Grind: Red chilies -7 Preparation 1. Soak rice for 10 minutes. 2. Grind red chilies to a smooth paste and mix with coconut extract. 3. Pressure cook rice in this coconut...

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Cucumber Dosa
Sep15

Cucumber Dosa

  Ingredients • Rice – 1 cup • Grated coconut – 1 cup • Cucumber – 1 • Green Chilies – 4 • Oil for roasting • Salt to taste Preparation 1. Soak Rice for 3 to 4 hours. 2. Peel and chop Cucumber into big slices. 3. Sieve the Rice and grind it along with Cucumber, Coconut, Green chilies and Salt to a batter. 4. Heat and grease a griddle and pour a ladleful of batter and spread in...

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Minted Cucumbers and Strawberries
Sep06

Minted Cucumbers and Strawberries

  Though mint and cucumber are a year-round favorite salad combination in India, strawberries are a rare treat. The first time I savored them, they were hand-delivered –carefully wrapped in a khus leaf parcel and perhaps the importance of the occasion made them the sweetest I had ever eaten. Because they are such a rarity in India, they are almost always relished on their own or in this type of simple salad. In England I...

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Fennel Salad
Jul07

Fennel Salad

  Ingredients & Preparation Dressing •2-3 tbsp lemon juice •1 tsp Dijon mustard •1 tsp salt •½ tsp pepper •1/3 cup olive oil •1 tbsp honey 2 Salad •1 fennel bulb (the white part, keep the green parts for soup), sliced very thin •½ seedless cucumber, sliced very thin •1 granny smith apple (green apple), sliced very thin •½ cup fresh pomegranate seeds Preparation 1.Trim and core fennel and slice the fennel thinly. Slice the...

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