Creamy Potato Salad Surprise
Global potato salad variations take many directions: warm and chilled, sweet ‘n’ sour, mustardy, rich and unadorned. The surprise in this “American-in-Delhi” salad is the addition of crunchy bits of fried moong dal badi, sold at most Indian grocery stores. This potato salad with a Punjabi twist is worth taking on any outing. Preparation and cooking time (after assembling ingredients): about...
Cracked Black Pepper Rice
This zesty side dish is particularly pleasing in a large, full-course meal with two or more varieties of rice. It is served at room temperature, sometimes chilled, but it always retains pungent warmth from its substantial quantity of cracked black pepper. The rice is best cooked aldente, so that the grains are not soft but remain just firm to the bite. Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 5 minutes...
Tomato Cheese Rice
Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Ripe, red tomatoes – 5 or 6 (big) • Garam masala powder – 1 tsp • Grated cheese – 2 tbsp • Kashmiri chili powder – 1 tsp • Salt – as required • Ghee – 1 tbsp • Oil – 2 tbsp For Garnishing • Finely cut mint leaves – 1 tbsp • Finely cut coriander leaves – 1 tbsp • Fried Cashew...
Curd Patties
Ingredients • Milk – 1 gallon • Lemon juice (fresh or bottled), yogurt whey or citric acid • Salt • Pepper • Chopped fresh green chilis or cayenne pepper (optional) • Roasted ground cumin powder (optional) • Fresh lemon juice (optional) • Turmeric (optional) • Fresh chopped coriander • Ghee or vegetable oil...
Wheat Laddu
Ingredients • ¾ C Ghee • 1 C Chapati flour • 1 C Brown sugar • 1/3 C Raisins • ¼ Tsp Cardamom powder Preparation 1. Heat the ghee over moderate heat, add the flour and roast on low heat until it turns golden brown in color and aromatic. Remove from heat. 2. Grind the sugar to fine powder. 3. In a mixing bowl, combine the roasted flour, powdered sugar, raisins and cardamom. 4. When warm and...