Baby Potatoes in Tomato Yogurt Sauce Dum Aloo
Oct17

Baby Potatoes in Tomato Yogurt Sauce Dum Aloo

  Ingredients Preparation : 1.Boil the potatoes until half cooked. Pat dry and using a toothpick pierce each potato. 2.Heat ghee/oil in a deep-frying pan and deep fry the potatoes in batches until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.If desired, you can skip this step of deep frying and proceed to the next step. 3.In a saucepan, heat 1 Tbsp of ghee/oil over moderate heat; sprinkle asafetida, then add the bay leaves, cinnamon,...

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Ekadashi Potato and Spinach Pie
Apr11

Ekadashi Potato and Spinach Pie

  Ingredients: • 1 kg (2 lbs) potatoes boiled with 1 tsp salt and mashed • 400 g (about 1 lb) fresh spinach or 200 g frozen  • 1 Tbsp olive oil • 2 tsp Rock salt • 1 tsp dry thyme • 3-4 green chillies finely chopped • 2-3 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves • 100 ml (about ½ cup) milk  • a little butter for greasing • 100 g...

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Idaho Potatoes with Parsley Pesto
Jan09

Idaho Potatoes with Parsley Pesto

Ingredients: • Flat-leaf parsley – 1 cup • Yellow asafetida powder – ½ tsp • Freshly grated nutmeg – ¼ tsp • Toasted almonds – ¼ cup • Lemon juice – 1 tbsp • Salt – ½ tsp • Olive oil – 2 tbsp • Idaho baking potatoes, roasted, grilled or barbecued – 1 kilo (2 pounds) Preparation: 1. Combine all the pesto ingredients except the oil in a food processor and process until smooth. With the...

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Dahi Kachori
Dec06

Dahi Kachori

  Ingredients   For making Kachori Dough: • All purpose flour – 1cup • Oil – 2 tsp • Salt – ½ tsp • Approximately lukewarm water – ½ cup For making Kachori: • Gram Flour (besan) – 1/3 cup • Pinch of asafetida • Salt – ½ tsp • Red chili flakes – ½ tsp • Amchur powder – ½ tsp • Oil – 2 tsp...

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Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie
Oct05

Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie

Ingredients For base of pie • Brown lentils – 1 1/4 cups • Water – 2 litres • Olive oil – 2 tbsp • Yellow asafoetida powder – 1 tsp • Freshly ground black pepper – 1/4 tsp • Celery, diced – 1 cup • Home-made curd cheese (panir) from (2 litres) milk and pressed for 1/2 hour, or 200g shop-bought panir cheese • Good quality tamari or soy sauce – 5 tbsp For potato topping • Butter – 2 tbsp...

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