Ingredients Semolina/Rava (2 cups; dry roasted) Carrot (2; diced) Green Beans (6-7; cut into small pieces) Peas (1/2 cup; if using frozen soak it in warm water for 5-10 minutes) Water (4 cups, for every cup of semolina 2 cups of water) Onion (1 medium-sized, finely chopped) Mustard Seeds (1 teaspoon) Green Chilies (2-3, cut…
Tag: Veg food
Kappa Kuzhachathu (Mashed Tapioca)
Ingredients: Tapioca (2-3 pounds; peeled and sliced into small pieces) Coconut (2 cups; shredded) Green Chili (3 chilies) Cumin seeds (2 teaspoons) Garlic cloves (3-4 cloves) Shallots (3; peeled and roughly chopped) Curry leaves (1 spring) Turmeric powder (1-2 tablespoons) Salt (to taste) For tempering: Coconut oil (2 tablespoons) Cumin seeds (1 tablespoon) Dried Red…
Chana Palak Masala
Ingredients: Chickpeas (16 oz, I used canned) Spinach (2 cups) Garlic (6-7, sliced) Black cardamom (1-2) Green cardamom (1-2) Cloves (3-4) Peppercorns (3-4) Bay leaf (2-3) Onion (2 medium finely chopped or you could use onion paste) Tomato paste (2 tablespoons) Green chilies (1-2; sliced into halves) Coriander powder (1 tablespoon) Chili powder (1 tablespoon)…
Palak Paneer
Ingredients: Spinach (10 oz) Paneer (1 lb, cut into 1/2 inch cubes) Onion (1 medium sized diced) Garlic (3-4 cloves finely sliced) Ginger (1/2 inch finely chopped) Turmeric Powder (1/4 teaspoon) Chili Powder (1/2 tablespoon) Garam Masala (1/2 tablespoon) Kasuri Methi (1/2 tablespoon) Lemon Juice (1/2 lemon) Ghee Heavy Cream (for serving) Salt (to taste)…
Butternut Squash Ravioli
Ingredients: Butternut Squash (1/2 cut into 1/2 inch cubes) Onion (Diced) Garlic (4 cloves) Brown sugar (1 tablespoon) Ricotta Cheese (1/4 cup) Flour (2 cups) Eggs (4) Sage (10 leaves) Butter (3 tablespoons) Lemon juice (1 tablespoon) Parmesan Cheese Olive oil Direction: In a baking sheet, place the butternut squash, onion and garlic. Drizzle olive…
Baba Ghanoush
Ingredients: Eggplants (2 -3) Tahini (2-3 tablespoons) Garlic (1 crushed) Lemon Juice (1 1/2 lemon) Cayenne Pepper (1 teaspoon) Yogurt (2 tablespoons) Mint leaf (2 leaves shredded) Parsley (chopped) Aleppo pepper (to taste; or use red pepper flakes) Olive Oil Salt Direction: Wash your eggplants and poke it several times with a knife so that…
Fondant Potatoes
Ingredients: Russet Potatoes (3-4 large) Thyme Butter (2-3 tablespoon) White wine (1/2 cup) Chicken stock or broth (1/2 cup) Salt & Pepper Oil Directions: Preheat the oven to 400oF. Cut off ends of russet potatoes, stand potatoes on end, and peel potatoes from top to bottom with a sharp knife to make each potato into…
Aloo Paratha
Ingredients: Wheat Flour (2 cups) Potatoes (4) Garlic (2 cloves) Green chilies (2 finely chopped) Garam Masala (1/2 tsp) Red chili powder (1 tsp) Chaat Masala (1/2 tsp) Lemon Juice (1/2 lemon) Coriander (chopped) Water (as required) Salt (to taste) Oil/Butter (as per preference) Directions: Mix wheat flour, salt and water and knead it to…
Onion Bhajia
Ingredients: Onion (3 Large thinly sliced) Gram flour (1 1/2 cup) Green Chilies (4-5 thinly sliced) Turmeric Powder (1/2 tsp) Chili Powder (1 tsp) Cumin seeds (1 tsp) Salt (to taste) Oil (Sunflower/ Vegetable/ Canola) Mint leaves (optional) (2 tbsp finely chopped) Directions: In a deep pan add oil and let it heat. In a…
Spicy Braised Tofu – Dubu Jorim
Ingredients: Tofu (1 pack) Cooking Oil (3 tbsp) Sesame Oil (1 tsp) Sesame Seeds (1 tsp) Garlic (1 clove minced) Onion (1 medium sized minced) Green onions (2 chopped) For the sauce, mix in a small bowl: Soy Sauce (1 tbsp) Salt (1 tsp) Sugar (1 tsp) Red chili flakes (1-2 tbsp to taste) Water…
The Ghee Spot 