Sweet Potato Salad in Maple-Lemon Vinaigrette
Ingredients • Sweet potatoes (about 2 pounds/1kg), washed but not peeled – 6 medium-sized • Maple syrup or honey – 4 tbsp • Orange or tangerine juice – 3 tbsp • Lemon or lemon juice – 3 tbsp • Salt – ¾ tsp • Freshly ground black pepper or 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper – ¼ tsp • Olive oil, or 2 tablespoons almond oil and 6 tablespoons sunflower oil – ½ cup • Finely chopped fresh coriander or...
Turmeric Tea
Ingredients • Water – 2 cups • Powdered ginger – 1/2 tsp • Powdered turmeric – 1/2 tsp • Maple syrup – 1 tbsp • Juice of 1/2 lemon Preparation 1. Bring water to a boil, then add powdered herbs. Simmer for 10 minutes. 2. Strain tea into a mug, add maple syrup and lemon, stirring to combine. Drink warm. Serves 1 Person By Kurma...
Home-made Yogurt
Ingredients: • Fresh milk (optional) – 1/3 cup • Full-cream milk powder (optional) – 1/2 cup • Fresh milk – 4 cups (1 litre) • Fresh plain yogurt – 3 tbsp Preparation: 1. If you prefer thicker yogurt, combine the 1/3 cup of milk with the milk powder, whisk until smooth, and set aside. 2. Bring the milk to the boil in a heavy, 3-litre/quart saucepan, stirring constantly. Remove milk from the heat and whisk in...
Butter-soft Eggplant Wedges
Ingredients: • Turmeric – 1½ tbsp • Salt – 1½ tbsp • Water – 3 tbsp • Baby white or purple eggplants – 8-10 (about 1¼ pounds/570g) or 1 medium-sized eggplant (about 1¼ pound/570 g), • Ghee or olive oil for frying. Preparation: 1. Combine the turmeric, salt and water in a bowl. Cut small eggplants in half, or cut larger ones into wedges roughly 2½ inches (6.5 cm) long and 1½ inches (4 cm) wide. Toss the...
Vegetable Soup
Ingredients • Kidney beans – 1/4 cup • Yellow split peas – 1/4 cup • Split mung beans – 1/4 cup • Pearl barley – 1/4 cup • Unsalted butter, or olive oil – 3 tbsp • Yellow asafoetida powder – 3/4 tsp • Carrot, diced – 1 medium • Celery stalk (with leaves), diced – 1 medium • Potato, scrubbed and diced – 1 medium • Turnip, diced – 1/2 medium • Tomato, peeled and diced – 1...