Pan-Fried Whole Bitter Melons with cashew stuffing
Salting and preparation time: about 1 hour Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients • Baby bitter melons (about 12 ounces/340 g each), 2 ½ -3 inches (6.5-7.5 cm) long – 8 • Salt – 1 ½ table spoons (22 ml) • Sugar – ½ table spoon (7 ml) • Water – 3cups (710 ml) • Cashew halves, blanched almonds or hazelnuts...
Sauteed Eggplant and Bell Peppers
This dish can be made with green, red or yellow bell peppers, all yielding wonderful flavor and color variations. The eggplant is steamed prior to its browning in seasoned ghee, a step that cuts calories to the minimum. Fresh garam masala puts of distinction on the dish. Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 10 minutes Cooking time: 15-20 minutes Ingredients • Caraway seeds – ½...
Deep-Fried Stuffed Hot Green Chilies
Fresh hot green jalapenos, averaging 2 ½ inches (6.5 cm) long and 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, are available in most areas. If their skin has begun to turn red but is still shiny and firm, they are still quite usable. Smaller chilies are inevitably the hottest, especially serranos, and they are next to impossible to seed and stuff. Use jalapenos or the conical fresnos (usually limited to California markets). Srila Prabhupada...
Beans with Tomato Yogurt Sauce
Ingredients •French beans…………………………… 20-25 •Ginger………………………………….. 1 inch piece •Red chilies whole……………………… 2 •Skimmed milk yogurt…………………… 1 ½ cups •Maize flour (makki atta)………………… 1 tbsp •Tomatoes………………………………… 3 medium sized •Oil……………………………………….. 2 tsp •Salt……………………… ……………. To taste Preparation 1.String French beans, wash and cut into three-inch long pieces. Blanch in salted boiling water until cooked. Strain,...
Cheesy Potato Bread
Ingredients • 2 medium potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed • 1 C potato starch • 1 Tbsp butter • 1/3 C yogurt • ½ Tsp salt • 1 C cheese grated Preparation 1. In a mixing bowl, combine mashed potatoes, potato starch, butter and salt. Add yogurt gradually to yield soft dough. Add cheese and combine well. 2. Roll the mixture into balls and bake in a preheated oven at 350 F/180 C for 15 minutes...