Naan is a very popular flatbread from India. It’s very popularly called “Naan” not “Naan bread”. Naan is bread so it’s like saying coffee-coffee. Ingredients: For garnish: Directions: Add water, milk, yogurt, oil, and powdered sugar in a large bowl and mix them well using a whisk. Add the all-purpose flour, the wheat flour, and…
Category: Vegetarian
Gajar ka Halwa
Ingredients: Directions: Add the ghee to a pan, let it melt, and lower the heat. Add the chopped almonds and cashews and fry them till golden brown. Scoop out the nuts from the pan and set it aside. In the same pan, add the grated carrots and turn the heat to medium. Saute the carrots…
Misal Pav
Ingredients: To serve: Directions: In a pressure cooker, add the sprouted moth beans (to sprout the beans wash the beans a couple of times and then wrap them in a wet cheese towel, sprouting takes 2-3 days. If the cheesecloth dries out; soak it again), add a cup of water, turmeric powder (1/4 teaspoon) and…
Fooled Pork Sliders (Vegan-Jackfruit Sliders)
Ingredients: Notes: 1. It’s best to use raw jackfruit/semi-ripe ones. 2. Jackfruit usuaully gives out a sap especially the raw ones which is super sticky. Before cutting open the jackfruit apply some oil on both sides of the blades. Applying some oil on the palm of your hands will avoid the sap from sticking to…
Butternut Squash Risotto
Ingredients: Butternut Squash (1; peeled and cut into cubes) Thyme (3-4 springs plus more for garnish) Garlic (4-5 cloves; peeled) Arboria Rice (2 cups) Chicken Stock/Vegetable Stock (6 cups) Onion (1; finely chopped) White Wine (1/2 cup) Saffron (a pinch) Grated Parmesan Cheese (1/2 cup) Shaved Parmesan Cheese (for garnish) Salt (to taste) Pepper (to…
Palak Roti
Ingredients: Spinach (2 cups) Wheat Flour (2 cups) Salt (to taste) Water (as required) Oil (as required) Directions: Rinse the spinach thoroughly. In a saucepan, bring water to a boil and add some salt. Add the spinach and cook for 2- 3 minutes and then strain out the spinach leaves and put it over an…
Sambar
Ingredients: Tamarind Water (2 cups; check notes) Potato (2 medium sized; diced) Onion (1-2 medium sized; diced) Drumsticks (2; sliced to 2 inch thinkness; check notes) Tomato (2-3 medium sized; diced) Carrot (1; diced) Beans (6; cut into 1 inch pieces) Ivy Gourd (aka. Tendli; 6-7 cut into halves; optional) Eggplant (1-2 small; diced; optional)…
Dosa
Ingredients: White Rice (2 cups) Urad Dal (1 1/2 cups) Sabudhana (Tapioca pearls; handful) Salt (to taste) Note: For every cup of rice you have to use 3/4 cup of urad dal. Directions: Rinse the rice and sabudhana a few times and then soak them both together in water for 6-8 hours. Do the same…
Pineapple Pachadi
Ingredients: Pineapple (2 cups; finely chopped) Coconut (1 cup; shreded) Green Chilies (3-4; depending on spiciness) Cumin Seeds (1 tablespoon) Mustard Seeds (1/2 teaspoon) Curry Leaves (couple of leaves) Yogurt (1 1/2 cup) Turmeric Powder (1/2 teaspoon) Chili Powder (1 teaspoon) Salt (to taste) Sugar (optional; to taste) Water (1/2 cup) Coconut Oil (2 tablespoons)…
Vegetable Pulav
Ingredients: Rice (3 cups) Carrot (2-3 carrots; diced) Green Peas (1 cup) Green Beans (1 cup; sliced 1/2 inch) Cauliflower (cut florets into small pieces) Water (6 cups) Lemon Juice (1/2 lemon) Cilantro (half a bunch; finely chopped) Salt (to taste) Pepper (to taste) Ghee (2 tablespoon) Directions: Rinse the rice thoroughly and then soak…
The Ghee Spot 