Ingredients 2 onions, chopped Carrots, diced Potatoes, diced Zucchinis (courgettes), diced Oil for frying 200 g chopped pumpkin Chickpeas, soaked or canned and drained Water Procedure Fry onions, carrots, potatoes, and zucchinis in a spoonful of oil. Add pumpkin and…
Ingredients Procedure In large bowl combine flour, salt, turmeric, cumin, sugar and yeast. Add enough lukewarm water to make a soft dough. Mix well, cover and let rise 2 hours. Boil soaked chickpeas in salted water until tender. Drain well.…
Hallaca (pronounced ah-YA-kah) is the main Venezuelan Christmas dinner dish. It was created by the slaves during the colony times, who put the left-overs of their masters’ Christmas festivities in a bit of cornmeal dough, wrapped this with banana leaves…
Ingredients 1 bundle (about 500 g whole, 350 g trimmed) asparagus ¼ tsp salt 3 tbsp oil, divided 3 cloves garlic, minced or crushed 3 tbsp drained capers 4 tsp lemon juice 1 can (230 g drained) chickpeas 30 g…
Ingredients Stew 4 medium potatoes Margarine or olive oil (or a mixture of both) 4–5 large carrots, peeled and sliced 2 medium sized onions, chopped 4–5 sticks of celery, chopped 1 large green bell pepper, roughly chopped 1 large red…
Ingredients 2 cans (32 ounces) chickpeas, drained 1 can (14 ounces) light coconut milk 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth ½ cup prepared salsa 1½ teaspoons garam masala 1 teaspoon ground ginger 2 tablespoons frozen apple juice concentrate ¼ cup packed…
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…
Ingredients 500 g dry chickpeas Salt Red pepper ½ tsp ginger garlic paste 1 kg rice Shortening 3 onions, chopped Chile powder Tomato paste ¼ tsp turmeric powder ½ cup chopped cilantro 4–5 green chiles, cut in half Procedure Soak…
Pulikkachal, alternately spelled pulikachal, is a spiced tamarind paste. It is commonly mixed with rice to make tamarind rice (Puliyodharai). Ingredients 1 tsp coriander seeds (dhaniya) 1 tsp fenugreek seeds 1 tsp sesame seeds 3 tbsp oil 1 tsp urad…
Ingredients 1 small onion 2 cloves of garlic Olive oil 1 tbsp curry powder 1 can coconut milk 3 potatoes, chopped (Yukon gold are good, but use whatever you like) 1 can chickpeas (unsalted, if available) Procedure Chop the onion…
Ingredients Papri 2 cups plain flour (maida) 2 level tsp carom seeds (ajwain) Oil Chaat 3 tablespoons tamarind chutney (imli) 25 ml lemon juice 1 tablespoon sugar (if the tamarind chutney is spicy) 1 teaspoon red chile flakes (or to…
Onion chutney is a delicious sweet-and-sour chutney used as a side dish for many South Indian snacks and breakfast items. It is one of the components used in masala dosa assembly. Ingredients 2 tsp oil 2 tbsp channa dhal 2…