Hing Rolls
Feb12

Hing Rolls

Ingredients • 1 cups unsifted whole-wheat flour • 3 cups unsifted all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder • 1 teaspoon salt • 1/2 tsp hing • 1 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary herb • 2 cups light buttermilk or plain yogurt Preparation 1. In a large mixing bowl combine the flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt, hing and fresh rosemary. Stir everything up nicely and then add the...

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Coconut Chutney
Feb11

Coconut Chutney

Ingredients: • Dessicated coconut – 1½ cups • Mild yogurt – 1½ cups • Cold water – ½ cup • Minced fresh ginger – 1 tbsp • Hot green chilies, chopped – 2 tsp • Freshly ground black pepper – ¼ tsp • Salt – ½ tsp • Peanut oil – 2 tbsp • Black mustard seeds – 1 tsp • Split urad dal – 1½ tsp • Fresh curry leaves – 10 or 12 • Yellow asafetida powder – ¼ tsp Preparation:...

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Home-made Yogurt
Feb08

Home-made Yogurt

Ingredients: • Fresh milk (optional) – 1/3 cup • Full-cream milk powder (optional) – 1/2 cup • Fresh milk – 4 cups (1 litre) • Fresh plain yogurt – 3 tbsp Preparation: 1. If you prefer thicker yogurt, combine the 1/3 cup of milk with the milk powder, whisk until smooth, and set aside. 2. Bring the milk to the boil in a heavy, 3-litre/quart saucepan, stirring constantly. Remove milk from the heat and whisk in...

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Apple Salad
Feb02

Apple Salad

Outside of Kashmir, where most of India’s apples are grown, the texture tends to be mealy –a sure sign of over ripening due to long storage at warm temperatures. On the whole, I do not find them as good as most. American varieties. Use any crisp salad or all-purpose apple: for example, Newton, pippin or McIntosh, which are crisp, sweet and juicy, with a tangy overtone; anything from sweet red or Golden Delicious to tart granny Smith...

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Buttermilk Puris
Jan31

Buttermilk Puris

Description These puris are crispy and soft! They go great with any soup or curry dish! Ingredients • 2 cups whole wheat flour • 1/2 tsp baking powder • 1/2 cup buttermilk, or you can use plain yogurt • 1/4 tsp salt Method 1. Combine the buttermilk and baking powder. 2. Mix together using a whisk then let it sit for 3 minutes. You will notice that the mixture begins to bubble. 3. In a separate bowl add the flour and salt. Then just...

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