…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….
…has immense medicinal value. You can use it in a curry, a stir fry or make pakoras! But the most delectable of all are the stuffed ones. You can use your creative juices to invent and create fillings sweet or savory and stuff the Parwal (Snake Gourd) tubes. Today’s recipe is snake gourd stuffed with a stir fry prawns/shrimp which is loved by many. The combination of Snake Gourd and Prawns is awesome. If you have enjoyed prawn stir fry or prawn chi…
…you may use them in between or use them to make patal alu bhaji or prepare pakoras later. Fold the sides of the stacked sandwiched to encase the batter just like you would a spring roll. Very gently; with steady fingers roll gradually. The roll should be tight. Roll like you would a swiss roll. Prepare the second roll in the same way. You can make several rolls if you intend using few leaves to make each roll. Steam the rolls in a prepared steamer…
…& want to have something hot & spicy like samosas, batata vadas or pakoras but then on second thoughts you may change your mind & want to reach out for healthy snacks. Well, biting into hot, steamy momos/dimsums with a lip smacking chutney/dipping sauce is a great option without feeling guilty. Momos are delicious appetizers/snacks & a wonderful comfort food. If you are on a diet or calorie conscious then this is it! Momos are dump…
…mild comforting soup and I made this into a vegetarian one with spinach / palak. There are several variations to Caldo verde which I make and we enjoy them all. The addition of boiled and sliced chourico or linguica without the residual liquid from the sausages at the end of the cook makes it not only non-vegetarian but that is the traditional and classic soup. In the absence of sausages, you can use meat stock / broth or include shredded meat wh…
…on tawa just like most Maharashtrians do to cook our greens; namely methi, palak and chowli greens. Cooking on an iron tawa increases the iron content in the prepared greens. We love methi bhaji / subzi; especially my hubby and me. It just tastes awesome with hot phulkas, rotis, chapattis. Farmers usually enjoy fresh methi bhaji with bhakris made with rice, jowar or bajra flour as this is their power packed greens for the hard work they put in eac…