Coconut Chutney
Ingredients: • Dessicated coconut – 1½ cups • Mild yogurt – 1½ cups • Cold water – ½ cup • Minced fresh ginger – 1 tbsp • Hot green chilies, chopped – 2 tsp • Freshly ground black pepper – ¼ tsp • Salt – ½ tsp • Peanut oil – 2 tbsp • Black mustard seeds – 1 tsp • Split urad dal – 1½ tsp • Fresh curry leaves – 10 or 12 • Yellow asafetida powder – ¼ tsp Preparation:...
Mung Bean Soup
Ingredients • Mung beans, whole – 1 cup • Roma tomatoes – 3 • Ghee – 4 – 5 tbsp • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp • Fresh ginger, grated – 2 tbsp • Hing – 1/4 tsp • Black pepper, ground – 1/4 tsp • Urad dahl, split – 1/2 tsp • Fenugreek seeds – 1/2 tsp • Turmeric – 1/2 tsp • Salt Preparation 1. Soak the beans in water a couple hours. Bring to a boil and let simmer until dahl...
Sweet Potato Salad in Maple-Lemon Vinaigrette
Ingredients • Sweet potatoes (about 2 pounds/1kg), washed but not peeled – 6 medium-sized • Maple syrup or honey – 4 tbsp • Orange or tangerine juice – 3 tbsp • Lemon or lemon juice – 3 tbsp • Salt – ¾ tsp • Freshly ground black pepper or 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper – ¼ tsp • Olive oil, or 2 tablespoons almond oil and 6 tablespoons sunflower oil – ½ cup • Finely chopped fresh coriander or...
Crunchy Cauliflower Pakoras
Ingredients: • Besan – 3 cup • Ground cumin – 1 tbsp • Ground coriander – 1 tbsp • Ground black pepper – 1 tbsp • Hing – 3/4 tsp • Turmeric – 1/2 tbsp • Salt – 1 tbsp • Water • Ghee for deep frying • Cauliflower, chopped in nugget-sized flowerettes Preparation: 1. Chop the cauliflower into nuggets for coating with batter. 2. Combine all dry ingredients. 3. Add water to make a semi thick batter...
Papaya, Avocado and Jerusalem Artichoke Salad
Ingredients • Maple syrup or honey – 3 tbsp • Lime juice – ¼ cup • Olive oil or two parts almond oil to three parts sunflower oil – 1/3 cup • Salt – ½ tsp • Yellow mustard powder – ¼ tsp • Freshly ground pepper – ¼ tsp • Chopped fresh coriander – 3 tbsp • Papaya – 1 medium-sized (about 2½ pounds/1.5 kg), peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, sliced crosswise into 1/3 –inch (1 cm) slices and...