Herbed Cornmeal Pakora
With a texture similar to hush puppy or cornmeal muffin batter, these shallow-fried pakoras are made from stone-ground corn, either white or yellow. Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 5 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients • Stone-ground cornmeal – ½ cup (75 g) • Unbleached white flour, Chapati or whole wheat pastry flour – ½ cup (65...
Green Tomato Pakora with Cornmeal
If you have a trouble patch or even one plant on the patio, harvest 3 or 4 tomatoes when they are green and try this delicious dish. Alternatively, you can purchase green or firm red tomatoes, but if they are soft and ripe, they will exude too much moisture when heated. Though cornmeal makes the most flavorful coating, a mixture of half semolina and half chickpea flour is also pleasant. Semolina flour is sold at Indian grocery...
Apricot Chutney with Currants
This is outstanding chutney, especially when the apricots are tree-ripened, sweet and fragrant. For those of us resorting to fruits sold at supermarkets or corner grocers, look for barely ripened fruit with a fragrant smell. If they are absolutely without smell, use dried apricots which require an overnight soaking in lime juice and water and a slight increase in cooking time. American dried apricots little resemble their...
Creamed Potatoes with Lemon pepper
Root vegetables are popular on Ekadasee menus. This substantial variation is ideal for cold winter days, when everyone gravitates to the warmth of the kitchen. With pooris, hot rolls or toast, your family will likely find it a welcome change from Sunday hash browns. The potatoes can be half-cooked –either steamed or pan-fried the night before or early in the morning –and finished at meal time. ...
Herbed Cracked Wheat Uppma with fried vegetables
If you have the luxury of a kitchen herb garden, feel free to add your favorites. I enjoy summer savory, coriander, parsley, mint and marjoram. If you must resort to dried herbs, at least feature fresh parsley, a year-round staple even in supermarkets. Cracked wheat and bulgur can be used interchangeably and are available at supermarkets, specialty stores and many co-ops. Bulgur is wheat that ahs been boiled, dried and cracked, with a...