…cups fresh Vegetable / Chicken Stock or broth /or Bouillon Cubes 15 fresh Spinach Leaves / Collard Greens ¼ tsp Sugar (optional) Salt & Pepper to taste Procedure: Pressure cook washed potatoes in their jackets until soft. Peel and mash to a smooth texture. Wash and blanch spinach leaves. Slice them into ribbons or roughly chop them. In the absence of fresh vegetable / chicken stock or broth; you may use soup cubes to taste. Dilute them in a ½…
…h sarson and thought of cooking it at home. I asked for a bunch along with spinach and this time my vegetable supplier immediately handed me a bunch of bathua leaves and suggested I use it as it was one of the essential elements for the saag. I actually wanted to use radish but finally skipped in favour of bathua. So thankful that he actually gave me a lesson on Sarson ka Saag. The flavor and taste of this saag improves on maturity so you can make…
…ander leaves & a dash of lime. Serve hot with rice or with naan, phulkas, parathas, chapattis or rotis. Note : To retain the green of the spinach, do not over cook the dal with the spinach/palak….
…In this recipe for Pohe / Poha, I have used Matar / Green peas and Palak / Spinach Sev. I love the combination of both these ingredients and I think it’s a perfect pair whenever I decide and prepare it. I am also liberal with onions, fresh coriander, peanuts, coconut and lime. If I use potatoes then it’s a great, happy day for me. 🙂 Maharashtrian breakfast, snacks, fasting food are our all-time favorites. Batata Vada, Sheera, Upma, Sabudana Vada a…
…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….
…ed to the stock to prepare the soup : 2 leaves Cabbage (finely shredded) 2 Spinach Leaves (blanched & finely shredded) ½ Carrot (peeled & finely grated) 3 French Beans (blanched & finely chopped) 2 fresh Green Chilli (deseeded & finely minced) 5 tsps. Lime/Lemon Juice 1 tsp. Sugar A pinch of Ajinomoto (optional) 1/3 tsp. White Pepper pwd. 4 tsps. Corn flour( mix with ¼ cup water) ½ cup cooked Chicken( chopped) ¾ cup Coriander Leave…
…& every one at home would participate in making colors using beetroot, spinach, turmeric, palash, hisbiscus, etc. Nowadays, you get commercial & chemical colors over the counter which can be harmful & dangerous to the skin, eyes & hair. It is better to indulge in clean fun without enforcing on people who are not interested in it. But the best part is the vast array of delightful food, desserts & cool & refreshing drinks. To…