Potato Almond Curry with Noodles
Oct22

Potato Almond Curry with Noodles

Ingredients • 3 large potatoes • 2 small tomatoes • 2 cups coconut milk • 1 cup soaked almonds (you can also use cashews or peanuts) • 1 cup water • 1 green chili • 1 tsp chopped fresh ginger • 2 tbsp ghee • 1 tsp cumin seeds • dash hing • 1 tsp coriander powder • 1/2 tsp garam masala • 1 tsp sugar • 2 tsp salt • 1/4 tsp pepper • juice of 1 lime Preparation 1. First you will need to soak the almonds for at least 4 hours. If you use...

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Creamy Potato Salad Surprise
Oct21

Creamy Potato Salad Surprise

  Global potato salad variations take many directions: warm and chilled, sweet ‘n’ sour, mustardy, rich and unadorned. The surprise in this “American-in-Delhi” salad is the addition of crunchy bits of fried moong dal badi, sold at most Indian grocery stores. This potato salad with a Punjabi twist is worth taking on any outing.   Preparation and cooking time (after assembling ingredients): about...

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Jaggery
Oct20

Jaggery

  Jaggery is a completely unrefined sugar made from sugar cane juice that is reduced (cooked down) and set into blocks. It has a wonderful, rich flavour, somewhere between molasses and caramel depending on the quality and season.   Recipes made using Jaggery    ...

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Cracked Black Pepper Rice
Oct19

Cracked Black Pepper Rice

    This zesty side dish is particularly pleasing in a large, full-course meal with two or more varieties of rice. It is served at room temperature, sometimes chilled, but it always retains pungent warmth from its substantial quantity of cracked black pepper. The rice is best cooked aldente, so that the grains are not soft but remain just firm to the bite.   Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 5 minutes...

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Cardamom Shortbread Cookies
Oct18

Cardamom Shortbread Cookies

  This buttery cookie bears some resemblances to Scottish shortbread. To the basic recipe, try one of the following additions: ¼ cup (25 g) ground pecans, cashews, almonds, pistachios or walnuts or 3 table spoons (45 ml) puree of dried mango, apples, cherries or papaya.   Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 15 minutes Baking time: 1 hour   Ingredients • Unsalted butter, at room temperature...

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