Mint Pulav
Ingredients • Basmati rice – 1 cup • Potatoes – 2 diced • Peas (shelled) – ¼ cup • Mint leaves – 1 small bunch • Grated fresh coconut – 3 tbsp • Green chilies – 3-4 • Ginger – ½ inch piece • Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp • Lemon – ½ • Salt – as required • Cloves – 2 or 3 • Cardamoms...
Nutty Salad
Ingredients Boiled, diced potatoes……………………6 cups Boiled carrots …………………………….2 cups Finely chopped capsicum………………1 Grated coconut……………………………½ cup Lemon...
Whole Cabbage Stuffed with Carrot Coleslaw
A large, crinkly-leafed Savoy cabbage makes an ideal cabbage bowl, though red or green cabbage can be used as well. In this variation, the cut-away inner portion is trimmed, shredded and jazzed up with herbs, spices, carrots and a creamy dressing. The outer shell serves as a salad bowl. For a summer backyard salad banquet, select several types of cabbage vary the fillings and use small cabbages for dressings they are sure crowd...
Minted Cucumbers and Strawberries
Though mint and cucumber are a year-round favorite salad combination in India, strawberries are a rare treat. The first time I savored them, they were hand-delivered –carefully wrapped in a khus leaf parcel and perhaps the importance of the occasion made them the sweetest I had ever eaten. Because they are such a rarity in India, they are almost always relished on their own or in this type of simple salad. In England I...
Banana Yogurt Shake
This is a perfect low-calorie alternative to rich banana milk shakes made with heavy cream. Bananas lend both body and natural fructose sweetener to yogurt drinks and complement almost any other fruit. In India, banana lassi is little more than banana, lime juice, yogurt and ice, but in the west I have made scores of exciting variations. For natural sweeteners, try blending in a few soaked raisins, currants, dates or figs. The...