…n the outside & soft inside. Serve hot with coriander chutney or dahi cucumber dip. Curd Cucumber Dip 2 cups thick Dahi/Curd 2 med. Cucumber (peeled & grated) 3 tbsps. Groundnuts/peanuts (roast &crush;) (optional) 2 tbsps. Sugar or to taste 1 fresh Green Chilli (finely chopped or paste) Salt to taste Whisk curds with a balloon whisk till smooth. Add all the above mentioned ingredients to it & mix well. Serve as a dip with hot crunch…
…sharp knife or with a pair of kitchen scissors. Then cut into triangles or squares & serve. Note : The highlight of this sandwich is the grated cucumber. The cucumber helps in retaining the moisture in the sandwich….
…handful of fresh Coriander Leaves Suggested Accompaniments: KhamangKakdi (Cucumber Raita) or Lime Wedges / Quarters Procedure: Check sabudana for any impurities and then wash with normal water until the water runs clear. Strain each time with a fine mesh strainer. Soak in ¼ cup water for about 4 hours or overnight in a deep bowl. The sabudana will plump up after it is soaked well. Strain to drain off excess water, if any. Heat oil and ghee in a k…
…bbage (thinly sliced) 1 Orange (peel, skin segments & discard seeds) 1 Cucumber (peeled & cut into roundels) 1 sliced Green Capsicum (discard stem, pith & seeds) 1 Yellow Bell Pepper (discard stem, pith & seeds) 1 tbsp. black & white Sesame Seeds Here’s how you go about fixing your salad in minutes… Fill up your salad bowl with sliced purple cabbage, green capsicum, yellow bell pepper, roundels of cucumber and orange segments….
…a bowl. Make sandwiches with this spread. Here is the recipe for Tri – Layered Club Sandwich & Chutney Sandwich… Tri – Layered Club Sandwich Ingredients : Coriander & Mint Chutney Butter 4 Slices Bread Cucumber (thinly sliced) Carrot (grated) Method : Assemble the club sandwich using butter, chutney, carrot & cucumber. You can prepare your own special sandwiches using different combinations. …
…and freeze. To Freeze Pesto: Pour the pesto sauce in ice trays, top with olive oil, cover with cling film and freeze. Once frozen, remove the cubes, store in a zip loc bag, label with date and the weight of each cube of pesto and re-freeze. Thaw the required cubes of pesto when ready to use….
…en, fish, kibbe, tabouleh or eggplant (brinjal). Garnishes include tomato, cucumber, coriander, parsley, caramelized onions, sautéed mushrooms, whole chickpeas, olive oil, hard boiled eggs, paprika, sumac, ful, olives, pickles, mint leaves & pine nuts. Outside the Middle East, it is sometimes served with tortilla chips or crackers. Various regions of the Middle East have variations. Hummus ful is topped with a paste made from fava beans boiled…
…Oil For Garnishing: as per choice Freshly chopped Coriander Leaves Carrot, Cucumber, raw mango (peeled & grated) Pomegranate, Grapes Cashew nuts, raisins (fried to lightly golden) Procedure: Pick, wash & soak rice for about 25 mins. Pressure cook the rice with enough water (I used 2 cups) up to 2 whistles or until the rice is soft & slightly mushy. When the cooked rice is reasonably warm, stir in butter, cream and milk. Add the whisked…
…: 4-6 pcs. Real Thai Rice Paper Wrappers 4-6 fresh Cabbage Leaves 1 fresh Cucumber (peeled, deseeded & julienned) 1 fresh Carrot (peeled, deseeded & julienned) 1 cup fresh Cabbage (finely sliced) ½ fresh Green Capsicum (deseeded & thinly sliced) Slices of ham (Chicken or Pork) quartered or sliced(optional) 2 Egg Omelettes (thinly sliced or quartered) 1 tbsp. fresh Coriander Leaves (finely chopped) Procedure : In a sufficiently large b…
…a Sunday because then I get to spend time with my family. I usually make a cucumber – onion raita as an accompaniment. Ingredients : ½ kg med. size fresh Prawns (cleaned ,deveined & washed) 1 large onion (finely chopped) Whole Garam Masala (4 cloves, 2 small sticks cinnamon, 2 green cardamom,1 black cardamom, 1 bay leaf, 2 cloves of star anise 5 peppercorns) 1 tbsp. ginger paste 1 tbsp. garlic paste ½ tsp. red chilli powder. 4 tbs…