Sauteed Sprouted Mung Beans with Julienne ginger Root
Ginger marinating time: 30 minutes Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 5 minutes Cooking time: 5 minutes Ingredients • Scraped fresh ginger root – 1 ½ -inch (4 cm) piece • Salt – 1 ¼ teaspoons (6 ml) • Fresh lemon juice – 3 table spoons (45 ml) • Yellow asafetida powder (hing) – ¼ teaspoon (1 ml) ...
Bitter Melon Chips with Coconut
Srila Prabhupada was so fond of bitter melons that he requested them in one form or another nearly every day lunch. Like most Bengalis, he regarded the vegetable as both a digestive aid and appetite stimulator. Because they are not always easily available, he requested his personal cook to keep a stock of dehydrated sliced bitter melons on hand for world wide traveling. To this day, I try to keep a jar of dried bitter melon...
Vegetable & Paneer Cheese Soup
Ingredients •1 Tbsp olive oil •½ Tsp yellow asafetida powder •¼ Tsp ground black pepper •1 Tsp dried celery •2 yellow squash, diced into cubes •1 C bell pepper, diced •½ C crumbled fresh paneer •¾ C chopped tomatoes •¼ Tsp salt •½ Tsp sugar •1 Tsp cumin powder •½ Tsp paprika •5-6 C water •3 Tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves Preparation 1.Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over moderate heat; add asafetida, black pepper and celery....
Okra Supreme
For many cooks okra is an unknown vegetable. If they have ever eaten it, it may have been in the American south as part of a gumbo or stew, or deep-fried in a corn batter. Few, however, would ever buy it to family or guests. Yet this stir-fried okra is easy to make, and so delicious that it will surprise even the reluctant. Okra is a summer vegetable, at its best in June or July, but you may find it as early as April and as...
Veggie Burgers
Ingredients • 3 C all purpose flour • ¾ Tsp salt • ½ C warm water • 1 Tsp sugar • 1 Tsp active dry yeast • 1 Tbsp oil • ½ C warm milk Preparation 1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and salt. 2. In a small mixing bowl, combine the water, sugar and yeast. Set aside for 10 minutes or until frothy. 3. Add the yeast mixture, milk and oil to the flour. Form into soft dough and place in a greased bowl. Cover and let rise in...