…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….
…sarson (mustard), bathua (chenopodium), palak (spinach), muli (radish) and methi (fenugreek). Spinach is used to cut out the bitterness in the sarson. Addition of bathua is optional but adds depth of flavor. Corn meal is a binder and a thickener otherwise the vegetables without it will be mushy or like a soup. There are several variations to Sarson ka Saag. You can select your favorite leafy greens or use all or different combinations to make it w…
…rably freshly ground spices. To marinate use glass, ceramic or clay bowls. If using skewers, then you may alternate the chicken pieces with onion and bell peppers. Use of fresh coriander, a sprinkling of chaat masala, rock salt, crushed kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves) is all a matter of personal preference. Use of vegetable oil, mustard oil, peanut oil, sesame oil, pure ghee (clarified butter), homemade ghee, olive oil and butter for basting a…
…th small bunches of alu leaves. Beside her was a man selling organic fresh methi. He assured me that the leaves were good. Behind her was a village house and I could see the pathrode leaves growing blissfully on one side in front of the house. I did not ask if it was her house but guessed it could be hers. I initially selected a bunch but since they were small size ones, I picked another. She insisted I buy three bunches but I explained that it wo…
…d) 1 med, Brinjal (cubed) 4 tbsps. fresh Fenugreek Leaves (chopped)/Kasuri Methi (dry leaves) 2 fresh Green Chillies 1 tsp. Red Chilli Pwd. 3 tbsps. Tomato Puree 1 tsp. Turmeric Pwd. 4 tbsps. fresh Tamarind thick extract or paste 4-5 tbsps. Parsi Dhansak Masala Pwd. / make your own 1 tbsp. fresh Ginger paste 2 tbsps. fresh Garlic paste 2 Bay Leaves A pinch of Sugar/A small piece of Jaggery/as per taste 4 tbsps. Vegetable Oil 1 tbsp. Pure Ghee (opt…
…m pwd., ¼ tsp. shahijeera pwd. (caraway seeds), ¼ tsp. pepper pwd., ¼ tsp. methi seeds pwd., (fenugreek), 3 tbsps. coriander pwd.,1/4 tsp. mace pwd., (javitri), ¼ tsp. nutmeg pwd. & mix together & store in a bottle. Use as required in the recipe. To the cleaned prawns apply ½ tsp. each of ginger & garlic paste, 1 tbsp. lime juice & ½ tsp of tumeric pwd. & let it marinate for 15 mins. In a large wok, heat 4 tbsps. of cookin…
…Chaat Masala pwd. or to taste ¼ tsp. Rock Salt (Kala Namak) ¼ tsp. Kasuri Methi; powdered (dry fenugreek leaves) (optional) A pinch Black Pepper pwd. 1 tsp. fresh Lime Juice 1 tsp. Vegetable Oil Salt to taste For Basting: Cooking Oil/Ghee or Butter – use as per choice. Pre-preparation : Soak wooden skewers in normal water for an hour. If the curds are not thick enough then bundle up the curds in muslin cloth or use a fine sieve/strainer to drain…