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...
North Indian Curried Cauliflower and Potatoes
Ingredients: • Ghee or oil – 1/4 cup • Black mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp • Cumin seeds – 1 tsp • Minced fresh ginger – 1 tsp • Hot green chilies, seeded and chopped – 2 • Medium potatoes, cut into 1 1/4 cm (1/2-inch) cubes – 3 • Medium cauliflower, cut into small flowerets – 1 • Medium tomatoes blanched, peeled, and diced – 2 • Turmeric – 1/2 tsp • Garam masala – 1/2 tsp...
Mutter Panir
Ingredients • Ghee or oil – 2 tbsp • Black mustard seeds – ½ tsp • Cumin seeds – 5 tsp • Minced fresh ginger – 3 tsp • Hot green chilies, minced – 1 or 2 • Ripe tomatoes, peeled and diced fine – 8 large • Ground coriander – 1 tbsp • Turmeric – 1 tsp • Ground fennel – ½ tsp • Garam masala – ½ tsp • Brown sugar – 1 tsp • Chopped fresh coriander leaves or parsley –...
Quick Cream of Split Pea Soup with Sliced carrots
Here is an elegant, mildly seasoned dal soup that is good the whole year round. The ingredients are easily obtained, and the texture is light and pleasant. Yellow or green split peas are transformed into a smooth, creamy soup, and sliced carrots lend color and nutrition. Dal soaking time: 5 hours Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 10 minutes Cooking time: 1 ½ hours or 30 minutes in a pressure cooker Ingredients • Yellow...
Brussels Sprouts, Potatoes & Peas with Sour Cream
Ingredients: • Baking potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes – 2 large • Ghee or oil for deep-frying • Fresh green peas – 1 cup • Ghee or oil – 2 tbsp • Fresh curry leaves – 10–15 • Yellow asafetida powder – ½ tsp • Small, firm Brussels sprouts, halved – 750g • Coarsely-ground black pepper – ¼ tsp • Ginger powder – ½ tsp • Turmeric – ½ tsp • Cayenne pepper – ¼ tsp • Salt –...