Puran poli
Ingredients •2 cups chana dal, soaked in water for 4 hours •2 cups jaggery (adjust for sweetness) •2 cups refined flour •1 tbsp oil •1 tsp cardamom powder •1/4th tsp nutmeg powder •3/4 tsp turmeric powder •Salt to taste Preparation 1.Cook chana dal in a pressure cooker till it turns soft. Drain out excess water until the dal absolutely becomes dry. 2.Add jaggery and salt and cook further...
Bengali Spinach
Ingredients: • Raw almonds, peanuts or pistachios, with skins – 2/3 cup (100 g) • Warm water – 2 cups • Ghee or sesame oil • Black mustard seeds – 1 tsp • Cumin seeds – ½ tsp • Fenugreek seeds – 1/8 tsp • Jaggery or dark brown sugar – 1½ tbsp • Scraped, fined shredded or minced fresh ginger root – ½ tbsp • Seeded and minced hot green chilies – 1 tsp • Fresh spinach, trimmed, washed and...
Basil-Nutmeg Butter
I like to serve this butter with whole grain dishes –from steamed rice to cracked wheat, buckwheat, kasha or millet pilaf. It is equally a natural over blanched paparh or pappadam noodles. The possibilities are endless. Flavored butters are eye-catching when molded, dressing up even everyday dishes. For entertaining, take time to make individual molds, and keep any leftovers frozen for quick occasional garnishing of...
Laddu
Ingredients • Unsalted butter – 3/4 cup • Chickpea flour, Sift after measuring – 2 cups • Chopped walnuts – 2 tbsp • Ground nutmeg – 1/4 tsp • Icing sugar, sifted after measuring – 1 cup Preparation 1. Melt the butter in a heavy-based frying pan or small saucepan over a low heat. Add the sifted chickpea flour, walnut pieces, and...
Palak bahar02
Ingredients •Spinach……………………2 medium bunches •Green chilies………… .. 3 •Carrots……………………. 2 medium sized •French beans………………5-6 •Cauliflower……………….. ¼ medium sized •Tomatoes…………………. 2 medium sized •Ginger…………………….. 1 inch piece •Fresh coriander leaves……. A few sprigs •Oil……………………… 1 ½ tbsp •Nutmeg powder…………… ¼ tsp •Salt………………………… to taste •Cumin seeds……………….. ½ tsp •Lemon juice………………… 1 tsp •Red chili powder…………… 1 ½...