Entries Tagged as ‘appetiser’

March 12, 2008

Dakshini Crisps

Serves 4
Ingredients
Bread Slices 4
Potato 1
Rava 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Onion ½ finely chopped
Tomato ½ deseeded & finely chopped
Curry leaves 2 tbsp finely chopped
Mustard seeds ½ tsp
Get Cooking!
1. Wash the potato, cook, peel and mash well.
2. To the potato, add onion, tomato, curry leaves, salt, pepper. Mix well.
3. Add the rava and mix lightly.
4. Spread [...]

March 9, 2008

Khandvi

This is a Gujarati dish.  A friend of mine calls this with a very unappetising but kinda apt name “toilet paper rolls”
Ingredients
Besan ¾ cup
Yogurt ¾ cup
Green chilli- ginger paste 1 tsp
Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
Asafoetida
Salt to taste
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
White sesame seeds 1tsp
Red chillies 2
Curry leaves
Oil
Get Cooking!
1. Whisk the yogurt with a cup of [...]

June 5, 2007

Butternut squash soup

IngredientsButternut squash 1 medium sized, peeled & choppedOnion 1 cup choppedCarrots 1 cup choppedVegetable stockCreamOil (preferably olive oil) 3 tbspHoney 3 tbspGinger 2 tsp gratedTurmericNutmeg powderSaltPepper
Get Cooking!1. Sauté the squash, onions & carrots in oil on medium heat for about 5 minutes2. Add the stock, ginger, honey, turmeric, nutmeg. Simmer till the squash is tender, [...]

April 27, 2007

Javarisi Kichidi

Nutritious, delicious and very easy to prepare!Serves 4
Ingredients
Javarasi 1 cup
Roasted peanuts ½ cup crushed
Medium size potatoes 2 peeled and cut into cubes
Cumin seeds ½ tsp
Green chillies 2 slit
Oil 2 tbsp or less
Salt to taste
Get Cooking!
1. Wash the sago. Drain and keep aside for about 2 hours. Sprinkle a little water to moisten [...]

March 8, 2007

Onion Soup

Servings 8 (about 1 cup - 129 calories per serving)
Ingredients
Olive oil 1 tbspOnions 2 slicedShallots 2 slicedLeek (white & light green part only) 1 slicedLow-salt vegetable stock 2 quarts (8 cups)Salt (optional)Freshly ground black pepper (optional)Low-fat Swiss cheese 1/2 cup (4 oz) gratedChives 1 bunch finely chopped
Get Cooking!1. Heat oil over medium-high heat.2. Add onions, [...]

March 8, 2007

Split Peas Soup

Servings 8 (about 1 cup - 155 calories per serving)
Ingredients
Olive oil 1 tbspOnion 1 choppedCarrot 1 choppedGarlic cloves 4 slicedLow-salt vegetable stock 1 quart (4 cups)Water 1 quart (4 cups)Dried yellow split peas 1 cupCurry powder 1 tspGround cumin 1 tspParsley 1/2 bunch chopped
Get Cooking!
1. Heat oil over medium-high heat.2. Add onion. Cook for 5 [...]

February 26, 2007

Black bean soup

Servings 8 ( about 1¼ cups - 445 calories per serving)
IngredientsOlive oil 1 tbspOnion 1 choppedGarlic 3 cloves, slicedCarrot 1 choppedCelery 2 stalks, choppedLow salt vegetable stock 8 cupsBlack beans 2 cans (15-16 oz each), rinsed & drainedGround coriander 1 tspCayenne pepper ¼ tspBalsamic vinegar 1 tbspCilantro leaves 1 bunch chopped
Get Cooking!
1. Heat oil. Add [...]

February 26, 2007

Lentil Soup

Servings 10 (about 1 cup each -94 calories each)
IngredientsOlive oil 1 tbspOnion 1 medium, choppedCarrot 1, choppedRed capsicum 1, choppedGarlic 5 cloves, slicedWater 8 cupsDried lentils 1 cupCrushed tomatoes 28 oz ( 1 can undrained)Bay leaves 2Balsamic vinegar 2 tbspSalt (optional)Freshly ground black pepper (optional)
Get Cooking!
1. Heat oil over medium-high heat.2. Add the onions. Cook [...]

May 10, 2006

Jeeraga Rasam

A type of rasam

Ingredients

Jeera
Tuvar Dal
Kaata powder
Tamarind water
Salt
Mustard Seeds
Red Chilli
Oil for seasoning

Get Cooking!

1. Grind the tuvar dal and jeera to a paste
2. Boil the tamarind water well with Kaata powder, salt.
3. Add the ground paste and bring to a boil
4. Season with mustard seeds and the [...]

May 2, 2006

Poricha Rasam

A nice variation to the usual rasam.IngredientsRed chillies Coriander seeds Tuvar dal Black Pepper seeds Cumin Seeds Grated coconut turmeric powder steamed tuvar dal lemon/lime juice tomatoes Oil cilantro chopped Get Cooking!1. Fry the red chillies, coriander seeds, tuvar dal, black pepper in a little oil 2. Switch off the stove and then add [...]