Vishakha’s Cream of Vegetable Dal Soup
Here is a quick pressure-cooker soup. The rice and legumes complement each other nutritionally and with the vegetables, seasonings and powdered spices –make a full-bodied creamy soup. Practically a meal in itself, this dish needs only a fresh flatbread and salad to make an excellent light lunch. If the vegetables listed are not available, you can substitute peeled Jerusalem artichokes, winter squash, summer squash or freeze peas...
Stuffed tofu
Ingredients •1 package of fried cube tofu* •½ cup soy meat/TVP •3 tbsp soy sauce, divided •2 tbsp water •1 tsp Chinese chili paste •2 cups mung bean sprouts •16 Thai basil leaves, chopped into small piece •4 tbsp oil, divided •½ tbsp sesame oil Preparation 1.To make the stuffing, in a small bowl, mix 2 tbsp soy sauce, chili paste, soy meat, and water. Let stand for at least 30 minutes. In a heated pan, add 1 tbsp oil and the...
Methi Pulav
Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Rasam powder – ¾ tsp. • Green chilies – 2 or 3 • Fenugreek leaves – 3 or 4 bunches • Cooked peas – ½ cup • Lemon – 1 • Salt – as required • Cinnamon – 1 inch piece • Cloves – 2 or 3 • Marati Moggu – 2 or 3 • Ghee or oil – 2 to 3 Tbsp • Tomato -2 or...
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...
Dal Dhokadi
Ingredients • Toor dal- 250 gms • Wheat flour – 200 gms • Green chilies – 3 • Green chili paste – 3 tbsp • Groundnut – 50 gms • Cashew nut – 25 gms • Turmeric powder – 1 tbsp • Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp • Cloves – 3-4 • Cinnamon – 2 • Tomatoes – 2 • Tamarind – 1 tbsp • Brown sugar – 100 gms...