Masala Bhath – II
Oct09

Masala Bhath – II

  Ingredients • Basmati Rice – 1 cup • Potatoes – 2 or 3 • Carrots – 2 • Shelled peas – ¼ cup • Diced beans – ¼ cup • Knol-Khol – 1 • brinjals – 2 • Red chili powder – ½ tsp. • Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp. • Garam masala powder – ¼ tsp. • Bay leaf – 1 • Salt – as...

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Sliced White Radishes with Golden Pumpkin
Jun19

Sliced White Radishes with Golden Pumpkin

  White cooking radishes (mooli) pleasantly contrast in color and taste with golden-red pumpkin, the flavor of radishes varies enormously, from the mild salad icicle type available in supermarkets to the slightly hot and punget mooli sold in ethnic markets. Use whatever type is easily available, including oriental daikon. When you fry fenugreek seeds in a seasoning, allow them to turn khaki-red but do not let them darken to deep...

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Summer squash and green Peas

Any young, seedless summer squash  such as green or yellow zucchini, Pattypan, bottle ground or yellow crookneck will yield good results. Recognizing quality in raw zucchini will make all the different between a successful dish and a tasteless one. Zucchini should be small, 3-6 inches (7.5-15 cm) long, with a bright color, firm, crisp texture and paper-thin glossy skin. Cooked zucchini is sweet and tender with a fine, distinct...

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Vegetable Idli
Dec27

Vegetable Idli

Ingredients • Cream of wheat (Rava)- 300 gms • Rice flour – 1 tbsp • Urad dal – 50 gms • Sev – 200 gms • Green chili paste – 1 tsp • Red chilies – 3-5 • Oil or ghee – 1 tbsp • Chana dal – 50 gms • Plain yogurt – 5 cups • French beans – 50 gms • Peas – 50 gms • Cashew nut – 10 to12 Preparation 1. Heat oil or ghee in a pot. 2. Put fried urad dal and chana dal roast it for...

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Rava Uppama
Dec23

Rava Uppama

  Ingredients • Cream of wheat (Rava) – 2 cups • Buttermilk – 3 cups • Urad dal – 1 tsp • Lemon juice – 1 tsp • Green chilies, curry leaves – 4 • Grated coconut – ¼ • Coriander leaves – ½ cup • Salt – as required • Oil or ghee. • Peas and Tomatoes • Carrot- ½ cup Preparation 1. In a pot take oil, or ghee and...

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