Ingredients Cucumber washed, peeled & finely chopped Yogurt 2 cups Cilantro (coriander leaf) washed and finely chopped Green chillies 1-2 finely chopped Coconut grated 1 t.spoon Salt 1/2 t.spoon Mustard seeds less than 1/4 t.spoon Hing a small pinch (omit on Ekadasi as hing is usually cut with whole wheat flour.) Cooking Oil 1/2 t.spoon Method […]
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Avial – Curried Vegetables – South Indian style
Ingredients Vegetables – Carrots, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Eggplant . Coconut 1 cup Green chillies 8 Red chillies 2 Cumin seeds 1 t.spoon Tamarind paste 1/4 t.spoon Salt 1 t.spoon (or to taste) Coconut oil 2 t.spoon Yogurt 1/2 cup Curry leaves a few Method Chop all the vegetables evenly, and cook it with little water. Add […]
Paneer Delight
Ingredients: Sachamoti Sago: 250 GMS. Paneer : 250 GMS. Milk : 200 ml AppleOne Mango (Ripe)One watermelon1 Slice Sugar 4-Tablespoon Strawberry Milkmaid : 1 Tin jelly crystals : 85 GMS. ** Moshams chain stores throughout NZ carry bona-fide jelly from Pakisthan Desiccated Coconut : 50 GMS. Food Colour: Red & Green Ghee : Small amount to fry Decorative : Almonds, Cashew and […]
Sweet Potato Kheer
Ingredients: 1 cup grated sweet potatoes (ratali) 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup fresh coconut scraped 5 cardamoms, ground 4 cups full cream milkWhat you do: Wash, peel and grate sweet potatoes. Cook in milk till it turns soft and the mixture thickens. Then add sugar, cardamom powder and coconut and cook for a few minutes. Serve hot or cold. […]
Sabudana (Tapioca) Khichli
Ingredients: 2 cups sago (sabudana) 1 cup roasted, coarsely pounded peanuts 1 tsp. cumin seeds 6 green chilies 4 tbs. ghee 1/2 lemon finely chopped fresh coriander for garnishing 1/2 cup freshly scraped coconutWhat you do: Wash sago, drain and set aside for one hour. Heat ghee. Add cumin seeds. Then add green chilies, letting it fry briefly. Mix in sago, peanuts, salt […]
Stuffed Bananas
Ingredients: 6 ripe, peeled rajali bananas 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup fresh coconut green cardamom ghee for fryingWhat you do: Cut banana into 3-inch pieces. Cook sugar and coconut with cardamom seeds on slow fire, until sugar melts and the mixture thickens. Slit each banana piece, and fill in coconut mixture. Hold together with a toothpick. Fry in […]
Peanut Curry
Ingredients:1-2 cups finely ground, roasted peanuts 2 green chilies tamarind or kokum to taste ghee (clarified butter) 3-4 cups waterFor paste: cumin seeds coriander fresh coconut 2 sticks of cinnamon 2 cloves jaggery salt to tasteWhat you do: Boil water, add ground peanuts and ground paste of cumin seeds, green chilies, cloves, cinnamon, salt and jaggery .Add kokum or tamarind pulp to it […]
Hare Nariyal Ki Chutney
Really adds zest to your fast !Ingredients: 2½ cups (approx. 1 whole) Fresh coconut, grated 125 gms (2½ cups) Hara dhania (green coriander), chopped 25 gms (approx. ¼ cup) or to taste Green chillies, chopped 1 tsp Ginger, chopped 4 tsp Sendha namak (rock salt) 1 tbsp Sugar 2 tbsp, or to taste Lemon juiceGrind all the ingredients together, to a fine […]
Paneer Mazedaar
Rich and creamy — a reward for fasting !Ingredients: 500 gms Paneer, cubed 3 tbsp Singhare ka atta (waterchestnut flour) 2 tbsp Magaz (melon seeds) 2 tsp Sendha namak (rock salt) 1 tsp Chilli powder 2 tsp Zeera (cumin seeds), roasted, powdered 2 tsp Dhania (coriander), powdered - 2 tbsp Ghee (clarified) 1 tbsp (or to taste) Green chillies, chopped 2 tbsp Hara dhania […]
Sabut Aloo
Long list of ingredients, but simple to make !Ingredients: 500 gms Potatoes (small, whole) boiled, peeled½ cup (100 gms) Dahi (yogurt), beaten smooth 2 tsp Dhania (coriander) powder ¼ tsp Pissi kali mirch (powdered black pepper) 1 tbsp Sendha namak (rock salt) 2-3 Green chillies 2 tsp Ginger, chopped 2 tbsp Ghee (clarified butter) 1 sprig Kadhi patta (curry leaves) 1 tsp Zeera (cumin […]