Food Recipes Collection

Beans & Potato Curry Recipe Ingredients: · cups beans & potatoes, chopped · 2 tsp mustard and cumin seeds · 2 tbsp oil · 1 tsp black gram · 1/4 tsp turmeric powder · 1 tsp chili powder · Salt to taste Method: 1. Heat oil in a pan, fry the mustard and cumin seeds until they splutter. 2. Add vegetables, salt, turmeric and cook on high heat for a couple of minutes. 3. Add coriander powder, chili powder, cumin powder and cook on low heat until it is done. 4. If you desire to have potatoes more crispy, add little rice flour and stir well. 5. Serve hot. by daawat.com

Butter Cauliflower Recipe by daawat.com Ingredients: · 350g cauliflower · 50g butter · 2 pinches of pepper · 1" ginger piece · Salt to taste · Coriander leaves for garnishing Method: 1. Cut the cauliflower into florets and ginger into small pieces. 2. Heat butter and add cauliflower, ginger and salt. Add water if required and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender, by covering with a lid. 3. Sprinkle pepper on it and mix well. 4. Serve hot by garnishing with coriander leaves.

Beetroot Curry Easy Recipe by Sunita Ingredients · 2 cans diced beetroot, drained · 1 sprig curry leaves · 5 dry red chillies, chopped finely · 1 tsp mustard seeds · A pinch of hing · 2 cups buttermilk · 1 cup water · Salt to taste · 2-3 tsp oil Method 1. Heat the oil and add mustard, red chillies and the curry leaves. 2. When the mustard starts to crackle, add the beetroot and salt to taste. 3. Cook covered till the beetroot is done. 4. Add the buttermilk, water and the hing and mix well. 5. Heat on a low flame for 2-3 minutes. 6. Eat hot with plain rice

Aubergine Curry with Spicy Rice Recipe Ingredients For the spicy rice · 150g/6oz rice · 1 vegetable stock cube · 1 bay leaf · pinch cinnamon · 1 tsp cumin seeds · pinch medium curry powder For the curry · 2 tbsp vegetable oil · ¾ aubergine, diced · 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed · 1 green chilli, de-seeded and chopped · 1 tsp curry powder · 1 tsp cumin seeds · 2 tomatoes, diced · 1 tbsp fresh coriander Method 1. Bring a large pan of water to the boil. 2. Add the rice to the pan along with the stock cube, bay leaf, cinnamon, cumin seeds and curry powder. Simmer gently for 10-12 minutes or until the rice is tender. 3. To make the curry, heat the oil in a large sauté pan. 4. Fry the aubergine, garlic, chilli, curry powder and cumin seeds for five minutes to soften. 5. Add the tomato and a splash of boiling water and simmer gently for three minutes. 6. Stir in the corinader and remove from the heat. 7. Drain the rice and transfer to a serving plate. S...

Beetroot Curry Recipe by Sunita Ingredients · 2 cans diced beetroot, drained · 1 sprig curry leaves · 5 dry red chillies, chopped finely · 1 tsp mustard seeds · A pinch of hing · 2 cups buttermilk · 1 cup water · Salt to taste · 2-3 tsp oil Method 1. Heat the oil and add mustard, red chillies and the curry leaves. 2. When the mustard starts to crackle, add the beetroot and salt to taste. 3. Cook covered till the beetroot is done. 4. Add the buttermilk, water and the hing and mix well. 5. Heat on a low flame for 2-3 minutes. 6. Eat hot with plain rice.

Aubergine Curry with Spicy Rice Recipe Ingredients For the spicy rice · 150g/6oz rice · 1 vegetable stock cube · 1 bay leaf · pinch cinnamon · 1 tsp cumin seeds · pinch medium curry powder For the curry · 2 tbsp vegetable oil · ¾ aubergine, diced · 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed · 1 green chilli, de-seeded and chopped · 1 tsp curry powder · 1 tsp cumin seeds · 2 tomatoes, diced · 1 tbsp fresh coriander Method 1. Bring a large pan of water to the boil. 2. Add the rice to the pan along with the stock cube, bay leaf, cinnamon, cumin seeds and curry powder. Simmer gently for 10-12 minutes or until the rice is tender. 3. To make the curry, heat the oil in a large sauté pan. 4. Fry the aubergine, garlic, chilli, curry powder and cumin seeds for five minutes to soften. 5. Add the tomato and a splash of boiling water and simmer gently for three minutes. 6. Stir in the corinader and remove from the heat. 7. Drain the rice and transfer to a serving plate....

Aloo Palak Recipe Ingredients: · 300g palak (spinach) · 4 garlic flakes · 1" ginger piece · 2 onions, chopped · 4 green chilies, chopped · 150g aloo (potatoes) · 1 tsp turmeric · 4 tbsp ghee or butter · 1 tsp cumin seeds · 1 tsp garam masala · 1 tsp coriander and cumin powder · 1 tbsp fresh cream · Salt to taste Method: 1. Boil spinach with garlic, ginger, onions, green chilies. Blend them to a fine puree and keep aside. 2. Cut potatoes into cubes and boil with salt and turmeric. When boiled, keep aside. 3. Heat ghee in a pan, fry cumin seeds along with spinach-onion paste and let it boil for few minutes. 4. Now add the boiled potatoes, garam masala, coriander-cumin powder and water if needed. Boil for few minutes till the potatoes absorb the flavor. 5. Season with fresh cream if desired. 6. Serve hot with hot naans or rice.

Aloo Gobi 2 This recipe livens up ordinary cauliflower and potatoes into something quite different. The recipe shown here has spices that are not necessary (like cloves and cardamom) or at least that's not how mom made it at home, however it adds a nice touch. Ingredients: · 1 Large cauliflower · 3 Medium sized potatoes · 1/2 large Onion sliced thinly in long slices · 1 tsp Mustard seeds · 2 or 3 pods Cardamom · 1 tsp Coriander · 1 tsp Cumin seeds · 1/2 tsp Turmeric · 1 Bayleaf · 3 Cloves · 3 tblsp Vegetable Oil Method: 1. Start boiling the potatoes in a saucepan. Let them boil for at least 15 minutes. After they are done, turn off the heat and let them stand in the water. 2. Cut the cauliflower into small bite sized pieces (roughly 1" cubes), throwing away most of the stem pieces. Wash and drain in a colander. 3. While the potatoes are cooking, heat the oil in a wide skillet until it is very hot. Add the mustard seeds and wait until they start po...

Aloo Curry Recipe by daawat.com Ingredients: · 1/2 kg potatoes, boiled, peeled and cut into small pieces · 2 onions, chopped · green chilies, chopped · 2 tomatoes, chopped · tbsp oil · Mustard and cumin seeds for seasoning · 1 tsp coriander powder · 1 sprig curry leaves · Salt to taste · Coriander leaves for garnishing Method: · Heat oil in a pan, season with mustard and cumin seeds, curry leaves and fry for few minutes. · Add green chilies, onions and fry for another 5 minutes. · Now add tomatoes and cook until they become soft. Then add potato pieces and stir well. · Add 1/2cup water and salt to taste and cook until the water evaporates. · Finally, add coriander powder and remove from heat. · Sprinkle coriander leaves and serve with any tiffin or rice.

Vegetable Pick-Ups Recipe Ingredients: 2 avocados, seeded, peeled and mashed 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened 2 tablespoons butter 2 teaspoons lemon juice 4 to 6 drops hot pepper sauce 2 stalks celery, cut into 3-inch pieces 1/4 pound fresh mushrooms, stems removed 1 each green and red bell pepper, seeded and cut into thick strips garnishes: fresh chives, parsley sprigs, radish slices, olive slices, pecan or walnut halves Instructions: Blend avocados, cream cheese, butter, lemon juice and hot pepper sauce in blender or food processor until smooth. Spoon filling into celery pieces, mushroom caps and pepper strips or use pastry tube to pipe filling onto vegetables. Garnish each as desired and serve.

Veggie Burger with Nuts Here's a tasty recipe I made with some friends last night. It originally came off this newsgroup, but that was a while ago, so I thought I'd repost it. Ingredients: 2 oz bulgur wheat 1/4 cup canola oil 1 1/4 cups finely chopped mushrooms 1 1/2 cups finely chopped carrots 2 cups finely chopped onions 2 tbl minced garlic 3/4 cup walnuts 1/2 cup sunflower seeds 1/2 cup sesame seeds 1/2 cup wheat germ 1/3 cup chopped parsley 2 tbl chopped dill 3 tbl tahini (sesame seed paste) 1 1/4 cups cooked chickpeas (if using canned garbanzo beans, make sure they're well-drained) 3 tbl tamari 3 tbl lemon juice 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 tsp freshly ground pepper 3/4 tsp ground cumin oil for rubbing burgers and grill Instructions: Put bulgur in a bowl of hot water, soak for 10 minutes or until tender,drain well. Heat oil in a skilled, saute mushrooms, carrots, onions, garlic for 15 mins. Grind walnuts and sunflower see...

Vegetarian Stuffed Grape Leaves (Dolmas) How about this Dolma recipe from _Try 'em... You'll Like 'em... Even More_, which is a cookbook published by Congregation Beth David Sisterhood. Anyhow, Mrs. Leitner has a recipe with no meat in it. This is being printed without permission, but I at know her and I'm sure she'd be honored to have her recipe posted here: Ingredients: 0.5 c. veggie oil 4 medium onions (chopped) 1 c. uncooked rice 1 c. parsley (minced) 0.5 c. raisins 0.5 c. tomato sauce 1 c. water 0.75 tsp. allspice 0.5 tsp. pepper Grape leaves 2 tsp. salt (or less/ to taste) Instructions: Saute onions in the oil until browned. Add rice and cook on a low heat for 20 minutes (covered), stirring occasionally. Add all other ingredients (except grape leaves, of course) and cook for 5 minutes. When it has cooled a little, use approx. 1 tsp. of filling per grape leaf and roll up, as for a burrito. The filling should be totally enclosed. To ...