Savoury Shankarapali
Nov08

Savoury Shankarapali

Ingredients • Leftover Dal – 1 cup • Whole Wheat flour – 1 ½ cup • Salt – as required • Peanut Oil – for deep frying Preparation 1. First make a paste of the dal and then knead the dough with whole wheat flour and salt water if required. 2. Roll out thin chapatis of it and cut them into 1 inch diamonds (or in any shape desired). 3. Heat peanut oil in a skillet on a medium – high flame. 4. Let the oil...

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Corn Vada
Feb06

Corn Vada

  Ingredients • Corn kernels, – 1 cup • Chili powder – ½ tsp • Turmeric – ¼ tsp • Salt – ¾ tsp • Sugar (if desired) • Baking powder – ½ tsp • Fresh ginger (grated) – 1 tsp • Coriander leaves (chopped) – 2 tbsp • Ground peanut (Optional) – 1 tbsp • Corn flour – 2 tbsp • Chickpea flour (besan)...

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Farali Misal
Apr19

Farali Misal

Misal is a popular dish of Maharashtra state in India. Farali Misal is traditionally prepared on fasting days and can be taken on Ekadashi day. Ingredients This dish consists of 3 items assembled together before serving-Potato peanut curry, Sabudana khichadi and Farali Chivda For potato peanut curry: • Potatoes pealed & chopped………………….. 1 cup • Peanuts (roughly crushed)...

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Khamang kakdi
Feb27

Khamang kakdi

Ingredients • Cucumbers – 3 medium sized • Green chilies – 2 • Fresh cilantro leaves – ½ bunch • Peanuts (roasted and peeled) – ½ cup • Coconut (scraped) – 1/3 cup • Lemon juice – 1 tbsp • Sugar – 1 tsp • Salt – as required For Tempering: • Pure ghee – 1 tbsp • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp • Cumin seeds – ¼ tsp Preparation 1. Peel, wash, cut into half, deseed and finely chop...

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South Indian Hot, Sweet-and-Sour Tamarind Rice
Feb13

South Indian Hot, Sweet-and-Sour Tamarind Rice

Ingredients • Walnut-sized ball of seeded tamarind pulp – 1 • Hot water – ½ cup • Water – 3 cups • Basmati rice – 1½ cups • Cumin seeds – ¼ tsp • Whole black peppercorns – ½ tsp • Fenugreek seeds – ¼ tsp • Raw sesame seeds – 2 tbsp • Dried coconut – 3 tbsp • Rasam powder – 2 tsp • Salt – 1 tsp • Brown sugar – 2 tbsp • Peanut oil – 3 tbsp • Raw peanut halves...

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