Green Tomato Pakora with Cornmeal
If you have a trouble patch or even one plant on the patio, harvest 3 or 4 tomatoes when they are green and try this delicious dish. Alternatively, you can purchase green or firm red tomatoes, but if they are soft and ripe, they will exude too much moisture when heated. Though cornmeal makes the most flavorful coating, a mixture of half semolina and half chickpea flour is also pleasant. Semolina flour is sold at Indian grocery...
Apricot Chutney with Currants
This is outstanding chutney, especially when the apricots are tree-ripened, sweet and fragrant. For those of us resorting to fruits sold at supermarkets or corner grocers, look for barely ripened fruit with a fragrant smell. If they are absolutely without smell, use dried apricots which require an overnight soaking in lime juice and water and a slight increase in cooking time. American dried apricots little resemble their...
Basic Eggless Cake (Using Curd)
Preparation Time: 10 minutes, Baking Time: 35 minutes Ingredients • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour ( I put half white flour and half whole flower) • 1 cup curd/yogurt • 3/4 cup sugar • 1/2 tsp baking soda • 1 1/4 tsps baking powder • 1/2 cup refined oil (I used sunflower oil) • Spice or added flavor of your choice (I used cinnamon and nutmeg) Preparation 1. Preheat...
Mango Chutney
Ingredients • ½ C peeled and grated green mango • 1/3 C water • ½ Tsp turmeric powder • 1/8 Tsp salt • ½ C powdered jaggery • 1 Tbsp water • 2 Tbsp rice flour + 4 Tsp water • 1 Tsp ghee • ½ Tsp black mustard seeds • 1 green chili • 1 dried red chili Preparation 1. Combine the mangoes, water, turmeric and salt in a saucepan. Cook on medium heat...
Homemade Noodles in Tomato Sauce
Ingredients: • Homemade noodles (made from 3 cups of atta or fine wheat flour. I've also used whole wheat.) • Plum tomatoes (preferably blanched and peeled), finely chopped – 25 • Oregano – 1 1/2 tsp • Basil – 4 tsp • Hing – 1/4 tsp • Black pepper – 1/2 tsp • Atta – 1/4 cup • Butter – 2 tbsp...