Chana Daal Kachori (Deep Fried Pastry with Split Chickpeas) Ingredients: For The Dough 2 cups plane flour Salt to taste Warm water Oil for frying For the filling  1 cup Soaked overnight Chana Dal  2 green chillies chopped 1 tsp cumin seeds  1/2 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp ginger paste  1 tsp chaat masala 1/2 tsp garam masala 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi) 1/2 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp lemon juice Salt...

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Pinto Beans Curry Ingredients: 1 cup raw or 1 can cooked kidney/pinto beans 3 tbsp olive oil (or any other oil) 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 whole diced onion 2 cloves fresh grated garlic 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger 1 finely chopped green chilli (optional) 1/2 can diced tomatoes (or 1 diced fresh tomato) 2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp garam masala 1/2 tsp haldi (turmeric) 1/2 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp coriander powder Handful of freshly chopped coriander 1...

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Vegetable Broth for soups: Vegetable broth ingredients 10 c water 1⁄2 med Onion, peeled and chopped 4 Carrots, peeled and chopped 4 Celery stalks, chooped 1 c Fresh parsley, finely-chopped Salt to taste pepper, to taste 6 oz Tomato paste (opt) Bay leaf Garlic cloves 6 to 7 Cloves 2 to 3 Cooking Vegetable broth 1. Put olive oil in heavy bottomed big pot. 2. Put bay leaf, cloves, crushed garlic into oil and cook for 1 minute. 3. Place rest of all the ingredients in a large pot and bring to a boil. 2....

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Home made dahi or Yogurt

Ingredients: Fresh Milk (as much you want yogurt) 1-2 tbsp natural yogurt. Method 1 : Boil fresh milk in a heavy sauce pan. Once its boiled, let it cool down to a warm state. Transfer milk into a bowl with cover and add natural yogurt, stir well. Place it in a warm place overnight or for at least 7-6 hours (longer time if weather is cool that day). Do not move the container during the setting period. Method 2 : Boil fresh milk in a heavy sauce pan. Once its boiled, let it cool down to a warm state. Transfer milk...

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Momos VEG

The mouth watering dish from Tibet, goes very well with soup........ For the covering( Sevres 4): 1 cup flour ¼ tsp salt 2 tsp. vegetable oil 100 mL cold water Sift the flour and salt. Add oil and mix properly with your fingers. Add water gradually and keep mixing with your fingers till you get a firm dough. Cover with a damp muslin cloth and keep aside for half an hour. For the filling: 2 tsp. vegetable oil pinch of cumin seeds 1 garlic clove,...

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