1. Place the washed toovar dal in a pressure cooker with 2 1/2 cups of water and cook for about 15 minutes until soft. Empty
inter a large vessel and add the sugar, nutmeg-cardamom powder, vanilla essence and the ghee.' Mix well. Add the raisins, cherries ..
â-‚¬¢ Place the ghee in a large round thala and stir it round and round with the palm of your hand till it liquefies. Slowly allow the rice flour and salt to trickle into the ghee and keep turning the mixture with your palm till it is well melted. ..
â-‚¬¢ Put the semolina, wheat flour and salt in a large thala. Add half a cup of water and mix well, kneading it as you do for chappatis. Add the rose essence and a teaspoon of ghee and knead for a further 10 minutes then divide into two rounds and set ..
1. Skin the gourd, deseed it and chop into tiny cubes. Chop the onions and tomatoes finely.
2. Place the chopped onions and half cup oil in a pressure cooker. When the onions are soft and pink add the curry leaves; all the spices and ginger-garlic paste. Stir ..
1. Soak the rajma beans overnight. This makes them swell and they are easier to cook. Wash twice the next morning.
2. Place the rajma in a pressure cooker along with the turmeric powder, ginger-garlic paste and five cups of water. Add salt to taste and cook ..
1. Chop the onions finely and fry in a heavy bottomed vessel in three tablespoons ghee. When golden brown add the ground masala, turmeric masala and fry for three minutes, then add tomatoes, green chillies and coriander.
2. Peel and chop the potatoes into ..
