Spicy Thai Peanut & Cucumber Relish
Ingredients • White vinegar or lemon juice – ½ cup • Palm sugar, finely shredded – 4 tbsp • Salt – 1 tsp • Water – ½ cup • Vegetarian oyster sauce – 4 tbsp • Red chili, chopped fine – 1 • Cucumber, peeled, or unpeeled if thin-skinned, and thinly sliced – ½ medium ...
Ragda Pattice
Ingredients For Ragda: • Dry white peas – 200grams • Tomatoes – 200 grams • Turmeric powder – 1/2-tsp. • Garam masala – 1 tbsp. • Red chili powder – 2-tsp. • Green chili paste – 2-tsp. • Oil – 2 tbsp. • Salt – as per...
Crispy Puffed Rice Snack with Fried Cashews and Green Peas
In Indian bazaars, it is a familiar sight to see men puffing rice. A sand-filled karai is placed over glowing coals, and when the coarse sand is hot, rice is added. Using a long paddle, the sand is patiently stirred, until one by one, the rice grains pop into long pointed puffs. With nothing more than straining it through a fine sieve, hot puffed rice, called moori, is ready to be sold in recycled newspaper bags. Like everything in...
Dahi Puri
Ingredients • Puri – 6 • Mixed sprouts – 2/3 • Boiled potatoes, cubed – 2/3 • Dates, tamarind Chutney – 1 cup • Curds (dahi) – 3 cups • Salt to taste For Garnishing: • Sev – ½ cup • Chili powder – 2 tsp • Roasted cumin seeds (jeera) powder – 2 tsp • Chopped coriander (dhania) – 2 tbsp Preparation 1. Arrange the puris...
Zardha Pulav
Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Cardamoms – 2 or 3 • Pure ghee – 2 tbsp • Kesari powder – ¼ tsp. • Milk – ¼ cup • Water – 1 ½ cups • Sugar – ½ cup • Peeled almonds – 5 • Pistha – 1 tsp. • Melon seeds – 1 tsp. • Broken walnuts – 1 tsp. • Candied cherries – few •...