Rava Kesari
Ingredients •Sooji (rava) – 1 cup •Sugar – 1 cup •Elaichi – 2-3 •Ghee – 1/2 cup •Coconut grated •Edible colour – orange/yellow •Saffron (kesar) – 1/4 teaspoon •Water – 2.5 cups Preparation: 1. Boil 2.5 cups water in a pan & add crushed cardamom. 2. When it boils, lower the flame & add two pinches of colour & sooji. 3. Put sooji slowly and keep stirring to avoid the formation of...
Clove-Sesame Ghee
This is a delicately flavored ghee that I have found excellent for sautéed green vegetable dishes –broccoli, asparagus, green beans and spinach. Prepare the ghee by either stove-top or oven method, with the following additions for every 3 pounds (1.5 kg) of butter: Ingtredients • 25 whole cloves • 2 table spoons (30 ml) whole sesame seeds • ¼ whole nutmeg Preparation Wrap the seasonings in a small piece of cheesecloth and add to the...
Semolina and vegetable pudding
Ingredients Preparation 1)Stir fry the semolina in a frying pan over moderate heat, adding 2 Tbsp of butter, until it darkens a few shades. Take off from heat, add the remaining 2 Tbsp butter and fold in the yogurt. Keep aside. 2)Heat 1 Tbsp of ghee/oil over moderately high heat. Drop the mustard seeds, sauté until they crackle. Add the green chili and curry leaves, sauté for few moments, then add all the vegetables and...
Upma
Ingredients: • A couple cups of assorted chopped vegetables (cauliflower, potato, tomato, string beans, carrots…) • Farina (suji) – 1/2 cup • Ghee – about 8 tbsp • Cumin seeds – 2 tsp • Black mustard seeds – 1 tsp • Grated ginger root – 1 tbsp • Chili, finely chopped – 1 • Curry leaves (if available) – 6 • Hing – 1/4 tsp • Fenugreek – 1/2 tsp • Ground coriander seeds –...
Dokla
Ingredients • Channa dal, cleaned – 1 cup • Yogurt – 1/3 cup • Warm water – 1/2 cup • Chilies, minced – 2 fresh • Grated fresh ginger – 1 tbsp • Turmeric – 1/4 tsp • Salt – 1 tsp • Lemon juice – 1 tsp • Melted ghee – 1 1/2 tsp • Baking powder – 1 tsp For A Topping (optional, if you serve dokla with chutney) • Ghee – 2 tbsp • Black mustard seeds – 1 tbsp • Sesame...