Upeseru is a rural speciality of the South of India, and villages around the state of Karnataka in particular. The main recipe is for a solid dish of lentils and greens, and the water drained from this is often used…
Sambar or sambhar (Kannada: ಸಾಂಬಾರ್, Malayalam: സാമ്പാർ, Tamil சாம்பார் (சாம்பாறு in Sri Lanka), Telugu: సాంబారు), pronounced “saambaar”, is a dish common in southern India and Sri Lanka, made of dal (usually red gram, also called toor dal) and vegetables in…
Sinigang, the famous sour soup of the Philippines, is a fruity sour-based soup boiled with either pork, beef, chicken, fish or seafood. A variety of vegetables can be included, but onions and tomatoes are required. Root vegetables are too starchy…
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…
This vegetable soup is a must-have item on the menu of every West Java (Sundanese) restaurant in Indonesia. This soup has some kind of appetizing effect because of the use of tamarind or (dried) sour starfuit as one of the…
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…
Kunun gyada is a light porridge made from blended raw groundnut and rice, usually eaten in the northern part of Nigeria. It is similar to akamu, except that blended rice is poured into a boiled groundnut milk when the later…
Prawns cooked Kerala style. Ingredients ½ kg whole prawns ¼ tablespoon red chile powder ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder ¼ teaspoon coriander powder ¼ tablespoon minced ginger 3 tablespoons oil Kudampuli (Malabar tamarind) to your preferred sourness (can be substituted with…
Ingredients 2 Tbsp poppy seeds (khus khus) 2 Tbsp sesame seeds (til) 2 Tbsp coriander seeds (dhaniya) 1 Tbsp white cumin (sufaid zeera) 1 Tbsp desiccated coconut powder 5 Tbsp oil ½ kg medium green chiles 6 red chiles 6…
Ingredients 1 packet of flat crispy puris (available in Indian groceries) 2 lb (500 g) puffed rice (kurmura/murmura – available in Indian groceries) 1 lb (125–250 g) plain sev (Indian fried snack, looks like noodles) 2 teaspoons chat masala 1…