Drumstick leaves powder
Ingredients • Drumstick leaves powder – 2 tbsp • Sesame seeds – ¼ cup • Black gram dhal – ¼ cup • Red chilies – 15 to 20 • Salt – as required • Tamarind – little more than gooseberry sized Preparation 1. Separate the tender drumstick leaves from its bark. 2. Wash and wipe with a cloth. 3. Dry by spreading on a clean towel. 4. When it is completely...
Banana Dahi-Kachori
Ingredients • Bananas – 3 • All purpose flour(maida) – 2-cups • Plain yogurt – 1-cup • Date-tamarind chutney – ½ cup • Fine sev – 1-cup • Garam masala – 1-tsp. • Green chili paste – 2-tbsp • Grated coconut – ½ cup ...
Dahi Puri
Ingredients • Puri – 6 • Mixed sprouts – 2/3 • Boiled potatoes, cubed – 2/3 • Dates, tamarind Chutney – 1 cup • Curds (dahi) – 3 cups • Salt to taste For Garnishing: • Sev – ½ cup • Chili powder – 2 tsp • Roasted cumin seeds (jeera) powder – 2 tsp • Chopped coriander (dhania) – 2 tbsp Preparation 1. Arrange the puris...
Malini’s Tomato Pickle
Ingredients • Ripe tomatoes (they should not be too soft) – 2.5kg • Tamarind pulp, soaked in 1/4 cup hot water and squeezed to extract all the pulp – 1 tbsp • Minced fresh ginger – 2.5 tbsp • Minced fresh chili – 2.5 tbsp • Salt – 3 tsp • Turmeric – 2 tsp • Yellow asafetida powder – 1/2 tsp ...
South Indian Toor Dal & Tomato Soup
Ingredients •½ C toor dal •4 C water •½ Tsp turmeric powder •1 walnut sized ball of seeded tamarind pulp •1 C hot water •1 Tbsp rasam powder •1¼ Tsp salt •2 C water •¼ Tsp yellow asafetida powder •1 big tomato, diced into 1.5 cm cubes •2 Tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves •2 Tsp ghee •1 Tsp mustard seeds •1 Tsp cumin seeds •8-9 fresh curry leaves Preparation 1.Boil the toor dal, water and turmeric in a saucepan. Reduce the...