Hearty Vegetable Soup I
Ingredients •1 cup corn kernels (fresh or frozen but no canned corn) •1 cup chopped carrot •1 cup chopped potato •1 cup chopped green beans •1 cup chopped squash* •2 cups flat spinach leaves •3 – 4 cups water •1 ½ tsp salt or less •½ tsp pepper •2 tbsp olive oil + 1 tsp olive oil Preparation In a small pan, sauté spinach with 1 tsp oil for less than 1 minute. In another pot, sauté all vegetables with seasoning until they are...
Black Eye Bean and PastaSoup
Ingredients •1 C black eye bean •5 C water •1 celery stick chopped •2 carrots, chopped •1 bay leaf •3 C chopped tomatoes •¾ C pasta shapes such as farfalle or any other of yourchoice •1½ Tsp salt •¼ Tsp black pepper •100 g spinach, washed and stalks removed Preparation 1.Wash and soak the beans for 6-8 hours. Drain. In a saucepan,cook the beans with water until tender. Or alternately you canpressure cook the beans until tender...
Spinach Curd Chat
Ingredients •Palak – 200 gm •Paneer – 100 gm •Maida Refined Flour– 30 gm •Curd – 1 Cup •Wheat bread – 8 Slices •Cabbage – 100 gm •Corn (Boiled) – ½ Cup •Boiled potatoes – 250 gm •Green chillies (Chopped) – 2 no •Chat masala – 1 Tsp •Tamarind pulp – 2 Tbsp •Corriander leaves – Few •Salt...
Curried Greens and Eggplant
The “heat” in this sak should be noticeable. Fresh green chilies, though unpredictable in strength, are usually milder than dried red chilies. If you are very sensitive to chilies, try fresh Anaheims or yellow wax. To be authentic, this dish should be a bit hot and spicy. Bengalis sauté the greens quickly over high heat, allowing them to wilt, then soften, but still retain exuberant color and fresh flavor....
Creamy Mung Dal with Chopped Spinach
Moong, North India’s most popular dal, was a great favourite of my spiritual master, Srila Prabhupada. It is easy to digest and has a good flavor and high vitamin content. The spinach, preferably fresh, enhances the texture and marbled color of this power-packed dal soup, and the fried spices poured in at the end of the cooking add lashings of flavor. Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 10 minutes...