Ingredients 250 g red kidney beans 1 pinch baking soda 75 g chopped onion Oil 100 g chopped tomato 3–4 chiles, finely chopped Salt to taste 1–2 tbsp red chile powder 2–3 tbsp garam masala 1–2 tbsp pepper Procedure Soak…
Ingredients Oil 1 tbsp cumin seeds and mustard seeds Curry leaves 4–5 pieces finely-chopped chiles 200 g besan (chickpea flour) 500 ml water Finely-chopped coriander leaves 3 average sized tomatoes, chopped Salt Red chile powder Turmeric Procedure Heat oil in…
Ingredients 200 g yellow moong dal 4 green chiles 8–10 g fresh whole ginger Salt to taste 1 pinch coriander powder 1 tbsp ground pepper 1 pinch red chile powder Oil Procedure Soak the dal in water for 1 hour.…
Ingredients 8 potatoes, peeled and halved 2½ tsp red chile powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp mango powder Vegetable oil Salt to taste Procedure Salt the potatoes. Heat enough oil for deep frying. Add the potatoes, and deep fry…
Ingredients 20 ml water 4–5 tbsp cornstarch Salt to taste 75 g finely-chopped carrot 150 g finely-chopped cauliflower 100 g boiled potatoes, mashed 75 g finely-chopped bell pepper 3–5 chiles, finely-chopped 1–2 tbsp ground pepper 2–3 slices bread Oil 150…
Ingredients Oil 2 fish fillets 5 tbsp yogurt 2 medium-size onions, chopped 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves 1 tsp minced green chile 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp cumin powder Salt to taste 1 tsp tamarind paste Procedure Shallow fry…
Ingredients 100 g curd (thick plain “natural” yogurt) 50 g finely-chopped onion 2–3 pieces green chiles, finely chopped 5–10 pieces chopped tomatoes 2 pinches amchoor (dry mango powder) Salt to taste Procedure Combine all ingredients together. Serve cool.
Ingredients Oil 5 medium onions, finely chopped 3–5 green chiles, finely chopped Curry leaves 7–10 cashews 1 tbsp garam masala 1 tbsp pepper 1 tsp red chile powder 1 bay leaf Salt to taste 2 cups uncooked basmati rice Procedure…
Ingredients Large potatoes, peeled and cubed Vegetable oil 2 pinches salt 2 pinches red chile powder 2 pinches coriander powder 2 pinches ground pepper Procedure Heat enough oil in a pot for deep frying. Add the potatoes and deep fry…
Ingredients 500 g gram flour 250 g ghee 150 g sugar 10–15 cashews, chopped 10–15 almonds, chopped 5–10 pistachios, chopped Procedure Heat the ghee in a pan. Add the gram flour, and stir until toasted. Remove from the heat, and…
Ingredients 1 tbsp ghee 3 tbsp South Asian vermicelli (short, fine wheat noodles) 2 litres milk 10 cardamom pods 20 strands saffron 2 cups white granulated sugar 10 almonds Procedure Heat ghee in a skillet. Add vermicelli, and fry over…
Ingredients 150 g dried chana dal 1 tbsp minced ginger 3–4 chiles, chopped Oil 3 small bunches fenugreek leaves, finely chopped 2 bunches spinach, finely chopped Small amount of soy leaves, finely chopped 2 average-size tomatoes, chopped 2 eggplants, chopped…