The vegetarian chef's Recipes

Mash the potatoes coarsely or cut into very small pieces. Heat the ghee in a vessel, add the cumin seeds and onion; and fry for at least 3 minutes. Add the green chillies and fry again for 1 minute. Add the potatoes, salt, coriander, chilli powder and amchur... - 49.0863

1. Cream the margarine, sugar and salt. 2. Add the oats and mix well. 3. Grease a shallow 175 mm. (7") square tin. 4. Press the mixture evenly into the prepared tin. 5. Bake in a hot oven at 400°F. for 15 to 20 minutes. 6. Cool slightly in the... - 35.338

Put the chopped mint leaves into a bowl. Thinly pare the lemons and simmer the rind for 5 minutes in 2 teacups of water. Strain and add the sugar, lemon juice and pour over the mint. Leave for 1 to 2 hours, then add the ginger-ale or beer. Pour into the bowl... - 32.598

Sieve the flour, cocoa, chocolate powder, baking powder and soda bi-carb together. Mix the condensed milk, flour, 75 ml. (2 1/2 fl. oz.) water, vanilla essence and melted butter thoroughly. Grease and dust a 150 mm. or 175 mm. (6" or 7") diameter tin. Pour... - 37.8321

1. Grease and dust a 175 mm. or 200 mm. (7" or 8") diameter flan tin and pour the cake mixture into it. 2. Bake in a hot oven at 450°F. for 12 to 15 minutes. 3. The cake is ready when it leaves the sides of the tin and is springy to touch. 4. Take out from... - 39.9247

1. Slice 12 strawberries. Sprinkle a little sugar over them and keep for decoration. 2. Mash the rest of the strawberries very well. Add the sugar and mix well. 3. Add the cream and milk. 4. Prepare the ice-cream in an ice-cream churner. Serve decorated with... - 28.8451

Cut the vegetables into cubes. Heat the oil thoroughly in a vessel, add the onions and cook for at least 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, capsicum and chilli powder. Cook until the tomatoes are soft. Add the apples, salt and sugar and cook for at least 10... - 35.9985

1. Mix the condensed milk, sugar and cocoanut and put the mixture to boil in a thick vessel. 2. When the mixture starts boiling, add the ghee. 3. Go on stirring and cooking until the mixture becomes golden brown in colour. 4. Add the chopped walnuts and... - 33.5117

1. Crush the lemon drops into small pieces. 2. Mix all the ingredients together and prepare the ice-cream in an ice-cream churner. - 26.0822

1. Chill the ice-cream thoroughly in a freezer or in the freezer compartment of a refrigerator. 2. Chop the peaches. Keep aside a little of the syrup. 3. Place the cake in a baking dish. Sprinkle a little syrup from the can over the cake. Soak the cake... - 41.4006

Slice the onions. Cut all the vegetables (except bean sprouts) into long thin strips. Place all the ingredients of the sauce in a vessel, mix well and put to boil. Go on cooking and stirring until the sauce is thick. Heat the oil thoroughly in a vessel and... - 44.5783

1. Cut rounds of pastry using a fluted cutter (unless using fluted patty tins). 2. Press into patty tins (which need not be greased unless new). 3. Prick all over with a fork. 4. Bake blind in a hot oven at 450°F. for 10 to 15 minutes. 5. When cold, fill... - 27.5669

Put the yellow of the egg in a small bowl. Add the salt, sugar and mustard powder. Mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon. Add the salad oil, half a teaspoon at a time, beating all the time with a wooden spoon. When all the oil is absorbed, add the lemon juice or... - 25.9129

Chill the cans and ginger-ale bottles. Mix all the ingredients in a large jug. Serve in individual glasses and top with ginger-ale ice. - 25.0716

Cut the french beans and carrots into small pieces and boil them. Heat the oil thoroughly in a vessel, add the onions and fry for a little time. Add the garlic and fry for 1 minute. Add the vegetables, tomato ketchup, chilli powder, half of the grated cheese... - 47.2946

1. Sieve the flour and icing sugar separately. 2. Cream the margarine and sugar very well until light and creamy. 3. Add the sieved flour and vanilla essence and mix well. 4. Fit a star nozzle in a piping bag and fill the bag with the mixture. 5. Grease... - 35.3725

Cut the vegetables into long strips. Deep fry the potatoes in ghee. Boil the french beans, carrots, cauliflower and green peas. Mix the cream, flour, milk and tomato ketchup Put the butter in a vessel and fry the sliced onions until pale in colour. Add the... - 43.5988

Cut the apples into cubes. Sprinkle the sugar, lemon juice and salt on the apple cubes. Add the celery and walnuts. Mix the mayonnaise and cream and add to the apples. Arrange the salad on a bed of lettuce leaves. Serve chilled. - 36.8077

Combine the ingredients in a jar, cover and shake vigorously to blend. - 24.3469

Mix the cornflour, cheese, mustard powder, chilli powder, soda bi-carb and milk. Mix well and add salt. Keep this mixture for about 30 minutes. It should be like a thick paste. Apply this paste over the bread slices. Deep fry in oil. The toast should puff... - 35.292

Remove crust from all sides of the loaf. Cut into long thin slices. Apply soft butter generously. Spread either cheese spread or chutney over some slices. In some slices, put an asparagus piece at the end of each slice. In others, put 3 to 4 olives in a row... - 29.5897

Cut the paneer into small cubes. Mix the plain flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt in 1 teacup of water. Mix the chilli powder, amchur powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and ajwain. Dip the paneer pieces into the batter. Deep fry the paneer pieces in oil. Roll them into the... - 39.4339

Boil the beetroots with the skins. Peel off the skins and grate the beetroots. Heat the butter in a vessel and fry the flour for a little time. Add the stock and the grated beetroots. Boil the soup for 30 minutes. Add salt and pepper. To make sour cream, beat... - 34.6652

1. Grease and dust a 150 mm. (6") diameter baking tin. 2. Sieve the flour and cocoa together. 3. Beat the eggs and sugar very well until thick and double in quantity. This should take 4 to 5 minutes. 4. Add the flour, melted butter, vanilla essence and 2... - 45.129

Mix icing sugar with strong coffee instead of water (or with soluble coffee powder in warm water). - 18.1624

Slice the large onions. Cut the other vegetables (except green peas) into big pieces. Heat the ghee in a big vessel and fry the sliced onions until they are brown in colour. Add the cinnamon, cloves and peppercorns and fry for 1 minute. Add the vegetables... - 46.1087

Cream the cheese and 3 tablespoons of butter together until very soft. Remove the crust from all sides of the bread loaf and cut the bread lengthwise into thin slices. Place the slices on a damp cloth and spread some of the cheese mixture on each slice. Roll... - 32.4309

For the dough 1. Sieve the flour with the salt and sugar. Add the oil and mix well. 2. Make a well in the centre and crumble the yeast in the centre. 3. Sprinkle 1/2 teacup of warm water over the yeast. Wait for a few minutes. 4. Mix the yeast in the flour... - 47.8559

1. Mix the condensed milk, milk, sugar, chocolate powder and cocoa and put the mixture to boil in a thick vessel. 2. When the mixture starts boiling, add the ghee. 3. Go on stirring and cooking until it becomes very thick. 4. Drop a teaspoon of the mixture... - 38.7395

Mix all the ingredients together. Store in a refrigerator. - 23.8102

1. Sieve the flour, salt and cornflour together. 2. Rub in the margarine with fingertips. 3. Add the sugar and mix well. 4. Add just enough milk to make a dough. 5. Roll out the dough into about 6 mm. (1") thickness. 6. Cut with a round biscuit cutter. 7. In... - 38.1255

Melt the butter in a vessel, add the flour and cook for 1 minute. Add the milk and go on stirring and cooking all the time until the mixture becomes thick. Add 1 teacup of grated cheese and salt and pepper. Mix the mustard powder in 2 teaspoons of water and... - 41.292

Sieve the flour with the salt. Apply ghee to the flour. Add water and make a soft dough. Divide the dough into 10 to 12 portions. Roll each portion into 125 to 150 mm. (5" to 6'') diameter rounds and brush with melted ghee. Fold into half. Brush with melted... - 35.4123

Boil the macaroni, barley and green peas. Cut all other vegetables into fine small pieces. Heat the butter in a vessel and fry the vegetables (except the tomato) for 3 to 4 minutes. Pour the stock over the vegetables. Mix the cornflour in 1/4 teacup of water... - 48.7925

Sieve the icing sugar and gradually add hot water (approximately 2 tablespoons for 225 grams (8 oz.) sugar). Alternatively, mix the sugar and water in a saucepan and gently heat for 1 minute. - 16.3894

For the cake 1. Sift together the dry ingredients. 2. Cream the butter and sugar very well until light and creamy. 3. Beat the eggs. 4. Add a little egg mixture to the cream mixture. Beat very well. 5. Go on adding the egg mixture and beating all the... - 46.5722

Cut the french beans and celery into 25 mm. (1") pieces. Slice the carrots and onions. Cut the rest of the vegetables into flat big pieces. Place all the ingredients of the sauce in a vessel, mix well and put to boil. Go on cooking and stirring until the... - 44.0731

1. Drain the syrup from the pineapple can and keep aside. 2. Dissolve the jelly in 2 teacups of boiling water. 3. Cool a little and add 1 teacup of the pineapple syrup. 4. Rinse a mould — size 250 mm.x125 mm. or 200 mm.x200 mm. (10"x5" or... - 46.7654

Cut the vegetables into small pieces and boil. Chop the pineapples and apples. Mix the fruits and vegetables, and add salt and pepper. Mix the mayonnaise and cream. Mix this mayonnaise thoroughly with vegetables. Add salt, pepper and sugar. Line a salad bowl... - 43.1552

1. Sift the flour and cornflour together. 2. Cream the margarine and sugar very well until light and creamy. 3. Add the essence and beat. 4. Add the flour mixture and mix well. 5. Fit a star nozzle in a piping bag and fill the bag with the mixture. 6. ... - 45.7992

Grate the cauliflower. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of salt over the cauliflower. Mix well. Allow to stand for 15 minutes. Take handfuls of the grated cauliflower and squeeze out the water. Now add the chilli powder, dhania-jira powder, coriander, green chillies,... - 38.9237

Shred the cabbage very finely. Chop the celery and capsicum. Chop the pineapple, leaving one slice for decoration and put to chill. Keep aside the syrup. Keep the cabbage, celery and capsicum in ice-cold water for 30 minutes. Just before serving, mix the... - 36.0471

Place all the ingredients (which should be at room temperature) in the liquidiser and churn for 1 minute. If the mixture is not as thick as desired, turn again to maximum speed, remove lid and pour a little oil. Store in a refrigerator. - 28.354

1. Put the sugar, lemon rind, cinnamon powder, raisins and 300ml. (10fl.oz.) of water in a vessel. Stir on a slow flame until the sugar is dissolved. 2. Peel, core and quarter the apples. Simmer in the syrup until just tender. 3. Turn the mixture into a... - 44.377

1. Sieve the flour. 2. Grease and dust a baking tin. Use approx. 250 mm. x 125 mm. (10"x5") or 175 mm. (7") diameter tin for the large cake; and 225 mm. x 100 mm. (9" x 4") or 150 mm. (6") diameter tin for the small cake. 3. Beat the eggs and sugar very well... - 45.267

Chill the ginger-ale bottles. Place the mint leaves in a bowl, keeping aside a few for decoration. Add the lemon squash and 10 to 12 glasses of water and chill. Just before serving, add the chilled ginger-ale. Garnish with the balance mint leaves and... - 28.7477

Cut the vegetables into big pieces. Add 6 teacups of water and cook in a pressure cooker. When cooked, blend the mixture in a liquidiser and strain. Boil for 15 minutes. When ready to serve, add the cream, milk, salt and pepper. Serve hot. - 35.0818

1. Mix all the ingredients together. 2. Prepare the ice-cream in an ice-cream churner. - 22.5871

Mix icing sugar with warm orange juice instead of water. Add a few drops of orange colour and essence. - 17.9852

Cut all the vegetables into long thin strips. Heat the oil thoroughly in a vessel and add the vegetables and Ajinomoto powder. Cook on a high flame for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the noodles, soya sauce and salt and cook for 2 minutes. Serve hot with chillies in... - 40.5852

Cut all the vegetables into long pieces and boil them; do not boil the capsicum. Mix the white sauce and cream. Add salt and pepper and half the cheese. Add the vegetables, asparagus, mushrooms and spaghetti. Grease a baking dish and put the mixture in it.... - 43.6703

Cut the vegetables into big pieces. Mix the chopped coriander, turmeric powder, dhania-jira powder, chilli powder, chopped onions, paste, 2 tablespoons of oil and salt very well. Add the vegetables. Apply the paste mixture to the vegetables. Put the... - 41.9188

1. Grease a flat baking tin. 2. Place blobs of 1 tablespoon of the choux pastry mixture on the tin at small intervals. 3. Bake in a hot oven at 450°F. for at least 20 minutes. Do not open the oven door before this time. Thereafter, check to be sure that... - 35.403

1. Heat the oil thoroughly in a vessel, add the onions and cook for a little time. 2. Add the corn, chillies, coriander, lemon juice and salt. Cook for 2 minutes. 3. Stamp out rounds from the slices of the bread with a biscuit cutter (50 mm. or 2"... - 41.1559

1. Mash the strawberries very well. Add the sugar and mix well. 2. Add the cream and milk. 3. Pour the mixture into ice trays. 4. Follow the instructions for making refrigerator ice-creams, page 110 - 26.555

1. Roll out the pastry dough on a lightly floured board to fit a 175 mm. or 200 mm. (7" or 8") diameter pie dish. 2. Place the pastry in an ungreased pie dish of this size. Prick with a fork all over. 3. Bake in a hot oven at 450°F. for 10 to 12... - 44.4544

1. Boil the rice. Each grain of the cooked rice should be separate. 2. Slice the onions. 3. Cut the other vegetables (except green peas) into big pieces and boil them. 4. Put the ghee in a vessel and fry the onions till golden brown. 5. Add the paste and fry... - 43.7061

1. While preparing the cake mixture, add the pineapple essence instead of vanilla essence. 2. Grease and dust a 200 mm. (8") square tin. 3. Arrange the pineapple slices, cherries and walnuts decoratively in the prepared tin. Pour the golden syrup over the... - 37.3883

Melt the butter, add the flour and cook for 2 minutes without browning, stirring throughout. Remove from the heat and gradually add the milk. Mix until well blended. Return to heat and cook slowly, stirring throughout until the sauce thickens. Add salt and... - 26.7295

Heat the butter in a vessel and fry the onions for a little time. Add the chopped vegetables and cook for 5 minutes. Add 7 teacups of water and the barley, marmite and salt. Boil for 10 minutes. Add pepper and serve hot. - 35.8476

Put the stock to boil. When it starts boiling, add the bread slices, salt, pepper and three-quarters of the cheese. Boil on a slow flame for 20 minutes. Serve hot, sprinkling the balance cheese. - 26.644

Cut the vegetables into small pieces and boil. Prepare the fruits. Mix the vegetables, macaroni and fruits. Mix the cream with mayonnaise and add salt, pepper and sugar. Mix the mayonnaise and vegetable mixture. Chill thoroughly. Decorate with carrot slices,... - 39.9686

Squeeze the juice from the oranges and lemons. Dissolve the sugar in the fruit juice and chill. Add the soda. Decorate with strawberries and orange slices and serve. - 32.3919

Butter the slices of bread on both sides. Dip in grated cheese on both sides. Cut into small thin fingers. Put on a greased baking tin and bake in a hot oven at 400°F. for 20 to 25 minutes. Serve hot with soup. - 32.5066

1. Beat the egg and sugar together. 2. Pour in the milk. 3. Cook in a double boiler or in a basin over hot water. Cook very gently until the mixture just coats the back of a wooden spoon. 4. Cool and add the vanilla essence. - 26.0842

Soften the butter. Add the crushed garlic. Cut the French bread diagonally into thick slices, almost to bottom. Spread the garlic butter generously between the slices and the top of the loaf. Sprinkle with the salt, cheese and chilli powder. Put on a baking... - 32.4136

Boil the rice. Each grain of the cooked rice should be separate. Cut the vegetables into small pieces. Chop the leaves of the spring onions. Heat the oil thoroughly in a vessel and add the vegetables and Ajinomoto powder. Cook on a high flame for 3 to 4... - 40.2292

Put the curds in a thin cloth, tie and hang for 3 hours to allow the water to drain out. Take out the curds and add the cream, chillies, onions, capsicum and salt. Chill in the freezer compartment of a refrigerator. To serve take out into the centre of a... - 35.1477

1. Grate the lemon rind and chop the cherries and sultanas. 2. Bring the milk and butter to boil and pour over the bread crumbs. 3. Add the sugar, grated lemon rind and the chopped cherries and sultanas. 4. Separate the eggs. 5. Beat the egg-yolks and add to... - 45.7879

For the pancakes 1. Sieve the flour and add the salt, milk, fat and egg. Mix well and keep for about 30 minutes. 2. Prepare thin pancakes in a 150 mm. (6") diameter frying pan. Use a little ghee while frying the pancakes. For the filling 1. Beat the butter... - 46.7626

1. Put the choux pastry mixture in a piping bag fitted with about 20 mm. (3/4") plain nozzle. 2. Grease a baking tin. 3. Pipe the mixture in even lengths on to the greased tin. 4. Bake in a hot oven at 450°F. for 20 to 25 minutes. Do not open the oven... - 32.7037

Cut the spinach into big pieces. Add 1/2 teacup of water and a pinch of soda bi-carb and cook. When cooked, drain it and blend in a liquidiser. Put the ghee in a vessel and fry the onion for a little time. Add the chillies and cook again for 1 minute. Add the... - 40.4509

Chop the onions and capsicums. Boil plenty of water in a vessel. Add 2 teaspoons of oil to the boiling water. Add the noodles to the boiling water. After 5 minutes, separate noodles with a knife. When the noodles are soft, drain them. Heat the oil thoroughly... - 44.3269

1. Mix the milk, condensed milk, sugar and vanilla essence. 2. Prepare the ice-cream in an ice-cream churner. 3. Chill the pears and cut into slices. 4. Add 1 teaspoon of water to the chocolate slab and cook in a double boiler. When it melts, take off the... - 33.9593

Mix the custard powder in 1/2 teacup of cold milk Put the rest of the milk to boil with the sugar. When the milk starts boiling, add the custard powder gradually and cook for 2 minutes. Cool the mixture. Add the vanilla essence. Prepare the ice-cream in an... - 35.0292

For the lemon curd filling 1. Beat the eggs well. 2. Put the butter, sugar, lemon juice and grated rind in a double boiler or in a small vessel over hot water. 3. Heat thoroughly, then add the beaten eggs. 4. Continue stirring until the mixture coats the... - 39.273

Chop the fruits and put to chill. Crumble the cottage cheese and add salt, celery, cream and 4 teaspoons of fruit syrup (from the fruit cans). Line a salad bowl with lettuce leaves. Pile the cheese in the centre and surround with the chilled... - 36.0539

Mix the fruit juices, add the sugar and chill. Blend the fruit juices, milk and a little crushed ice in the mixer. Pour into glasses. Mix the cream and powdered sugar and beat. Top each glass with this sweetened whipped cream, decorate with cherries and serve. - 34.7313

Melt the butter in a thick vessel. Add 5 tablespoons of flour and cook for 1 minute. Add the milk and go on cooking and stirring until the mixture becomes a lump. Cool and add the spaghetti, green chillies, coriander, cheese, celery and salt. Mix very well.... - 39.3671

1. Sieve the flour. 2. Grease a Swiss roll tin about 175 mm. x 275 mm. (7* x 11') with melted butter or margarine. Put a grease-proof paper on the greased tin and apply melted butter or margarine over the paper also. 3. Separate the eggs. 4. Add the salt and... - 40.2474

1. Roll out the pastry dough on a lightly floured board to fit a 175 mm. or 200 mm. (7" or 8") diameter pie dish. 2. Place the pastry in an ungreased pie dish of this size. Prick with a fork all over. 3. Bake in a hot oven at 450 °F. for 10 to 12... - 42.0226

Heat the ghee in a vessel and fry the onions for a little time. Add the crushed garlic, chilli and curry powders. Fry again until it gives a nice aroma. Add 6 teacups of water, the tomatoes and the washed masoor dal and cook in a pressure cooker. When cooked,... - 34.736

Brush dinner rolls with a little butter or milk and bake in the oven until hot. Serve immediately in folded napkins together with ice-cold butter. Brush a long roll like French bread with butter or milk. Cut slices almost to the bottom. Spread butter (or... - 27.5975

1.Cream the margarine and sugar very well until light and creamy. 2. Add 3 teaspoons of water and beat very well. 3. Add the vanilla essence and mix well. 4.Sieve the flour and add to the mixture. 5. Prepare a dough out of the mixture. 6.Divide the dough into... - 39.6391

Freeze whole strawberries, grapes, cherries or mint leaves in lemonade as for vegetable ice cubes. - 21.8269

Heat the ghee in a vessel and fry the onion for some time. Add the paste and fry again for 2 minutes. Add the chillies, tomatoes, coriander, mint leaves, tomato ketchup and Worcestershire sauce. Cook for 3 minutes. Add the vegetables and salt. Put this... - 38.5326

Cut day-old bread into about 3 mm. (1/8) slices, then into triangles. Remove crusts if desired. Arrange without overlapping on a baking tin. Bake in a moderate oven at 350°F. for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden and curled, turning once. Serve hot with... - 20.2607