Cauliflower and potato Surprise
Although this was one of four cauliflower and potato vegetables served at a recipe testing banquet, it was unanimously voted the favorite. It is indeed popular through out much of North India, this version a long-time secret from the Shashi gupta family of Kurukshetra. I noticed that although undeniably rich, it is always one of the first to disappear at holiday dinners. I often use homemade yogurt, or good commercial yogurt like...
Hyderabadi Biriyani
Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Fresh thick curds – 1 cup • Water – 1 cup • Mixed diced vegetables – 2 cups(Potatoes, carrots, peas, turnip etc) • Oil – 2 ½ tbsp • Ginger paste – 1 tsp. • Salt – as required • Lemon – 1 • Finely cut mint leaves – 1 ½ tbsp • Cut coriander leaves – 1 tbsp Grind Together: • Cashew nuts – 1 tbsp • Green chilies – 8 • Cinnamon...
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...
Sweet & Sour Dal Soup with Mixed Vegetables
Ingredients • Mixed dried dal – 2 kg • Litres water – 12 – 15 • Minced fresh ginger – 3 tbsp • Hot green chili, chopped, or to taste – 2 tbsp • Bay leaves – 8 • Turmeric – 2 – 3 tbsp • Ghee or oil – 1 cup • Mixed vegetables like pumpkin, potato etc – 2 – 4kg chopped • Salt – 2 – 3 tbsp • Lemon or lime juice – 1.5 cups • Black mustard seeds – 2...
Crusty North Indian Masala Potatoes with Cashews
Ingredients: • Ghee or oil – 2 tbsp • Minced fresh ginger – 1 tbsp • Minced seeded green chilies – 1 tbsp • Black mustard seeds – 1 tsp • Handful fresh curry leaves • Just tender, cooked, peeled potatoes, diced – 750g • Fresh ground coriander powder – 1 tsp • Fresh ground cumin powder – ½ tsp • Chat masala – ½ tsp • Turmeric powder – ½ tsp • Salt – ½ tsp • Lemon juice...