Ingredients1 small cabbage, thinly sliced in 2 inch long pieces and rinsed, set aside2 dried red chillies, each broken into two1 teaspoon cumin seeds1 teaspoon mustard seeds1 teaspoon turmeric powder2 tablespoons oilSalt to taste2 tablespoon coconut, either shredded unsweetened or freshly grated OPTIONAL1 cup fresh green peas OR 1 cup frozen green peas (if adding frozen green peas, then add peas only in the end, no need to cook it in the sauce pan).InstructionsIn a 5 qt sauce pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add mustard seeds when the oil is hot and allow it to crackle. Add cumin seeds, dried red chillies and saute for a minute. Add cabbage and mix, then add all powdered spices and mix well....
'Baingan Bharta' or eggplant curry is one of the popular Indian curry dishes. This curry is from the Indian state of Punjab. Naturally vegan, the key to make this curry is to roast the eggplant directly over fire. This gives a smokey flavor to the dish. You may even use this curry as a dip for your parties.
Ingredients5 cups whole milk or 3 cups evaporated milk1/2 cup sugar1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder1 teaspoon saffron strandsLOTS OF PATIENCE :pInstructionsIn a 3 qt sauce pan heat milk on medium low heat, stir every 5 minutes. Do not bring the milk to a boil, just cook on this level of heat for about an hour, or until the milk has reduced to 1/3rd quantity. If you are using evaporated milk, its already half cooked, so this should take about 30 minutes.Add sugar, cardamom, saffron and cook for another 5 minutes. Turn off stove and set aside until the mixture cools down to room temperature.Pour in ice-cream moulds and freeze for 4-6 hours, serve!
All recipes are to be made that day itself, not the day before. Once you wake up early morning and bathe, that is when you start cooking.Sheera / Sooji Ka Halwa - I have another post for this one, start with this recipe.Shrikhand - Flavored yogurt, I have another post for this one.Chawal / Bhaat / White Basmati Rice - I have another post for this one.POORI / PURIIngredients2 cups whole wheat flour + 1/4 cup wheat flour, for dusting2 tablespoon oil + 4 cups oil for deep frying1 teaspoon saltInstructionsIn a mixing bowl, knead a firm dough with half cup warm water, oil, salt and flour. Pour water slowly, if you need to add more water, do so, but...
Ingredients1 cup semolina3/4 cup ghee3/4 cup sugar2.5 cups whole milkHandful of rains and cashew nuts1/2 teaspoon cardamom powderInstructionsIn a 5 qt sauce pan, over medium heat, add ghee, and when ghee has melted, add nuts and saute for a minute.Then add semolina, saute for about 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until semolina turns light pink in color and you can smell the fragrance of semolina. This is a process to cook semolina.Add warm milk slowly (heat milk in the microwave for 2 minutes prior to adding), and stir gently yet constantly. Make sure that there are no lumps. Add sugar and cardamom powder and keep stirring until all sugar has been absorbed by semolina.HAVE A LID HANDY BECAUSE SEMOLINA MIXTURE WILL...
