Vegetarian Recipes
Okra Fritters – Mississippi Special
- 16
- February
- 2008
Peanut Coated Okra: Fried Whole Okras. Okra with peanuts. Fried Lady’s Finger. Ingredients: Whole Okra – 10-15Peanuts 1 cupDry red chilies 1 fistfulSaltTurmeric powder pinchCorn/all purpose flour few spoonsEgg whites 1-2Oil for deep frying(peanut oil will be good) Method: Toast peanuts and dry red chilies each seperately. Then pound/grate them coarsely. Now add salt and […]
Radish Sambar
- 16
- February
- 2008
Ingredients Radish(sliced) Thoor Dal 1 cup Onion 1 large Tomato 1 large Salt Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon Chili powder 1 spoon Sambar Powder(home made) 1-2 spoons Tamarind paste 1 spoon Ghee or oil few spoons Cilantro leaves to garnish For Tempering Mustard seeds 1/2 spoon Cumin seeds 1/2 spoon Asafoetida 1/4 spoon Curry leaves few […]
Potato Cream Soup
- 16
- February
- 2008
Potato Cream Soup: Ingredients: Golden Potato 1 large – sliced into thin roundelsVeg or chicken broth 1 cupCorn Starch 2-4 spoonsAll purpose flour 2 spoonHalf n Half(tetra pack milk)4 cupsButter 1-2 cubesSalt as per tasteWhite pepper to sprinkle Crispy Potato chips to garnsih(optional). Method: In a shallow pan, melt butter. Add flour and corn starch […]
Vazhaikai Podimas Varuval
- 16
- February
- 2008
Vazhaikkai Poriyal:Arattikaye Koora. Plantain Karaari. Ingredients: Plantain(raw) 1 large Salt Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon Chili powder 1 spoon Cumin powder 1/4 spoon Mustard seeds 1/4 spoon Cumin seeds 1/4 spoon Asafoetida 1/4 spoon Sesame oil few spoons. Method: Wash and clean plantain. Chop into tiny bits. Leave them in cold water untill cooking. In a […]
Green Beans Fritters / Fried Beans
- 16
- February
- 2008
Breaded Beans:Fried Beans. Ingredients: Beans(stringless) ends trimmed Bread crumbs 1 cup Egg whites 2 Salt Pepper powder 1/2 spoon Cayanne chili 1/4 spoon Dry parsley leaves 1 spoon Dry garlic powder 1 spoon Dry onion powder 1 spoon Oil for frying. Mehtod: In a bowl bring salt, pepper, chili, parsley, garlic, onion and bread crumbs […]
Soya Chunks Korma
- 13
- December
- 2007
Ingredients: Soya Chunks 100 grams Green chilies 3 – slitted Red Onion 1 large – sliced Country Tomatoes 2 – chopped into chunks Ginger 4” size – peeled and chopped into sticks Garlic 7-9 cloves – peeled and chopped into sticks Salt Turmeric powder ½ + ½ spoon Red Chili powder 2 spoons Red food […]
Bitter Gourd Soup – Chinese Style
- 14
- November
- 2007
Bitter Gourd Soup: Folks Remedy: Bitter Gourd/ Bitter melon is a folk remedy for type 2 diabetes! Almost every alternate days…including it in the diet can lower the blood glucose level! Bitter gourd is also treated for stomach/intestine worms! It is an effective cleanser(visceral cleanser)!! It is also beleived that bitter tasting foods(bitter gourd, fenugreek, […]
Thai Eggplants Masala Curry
- 14
- November
- 2007
Eggplant Masala: Ingredients: To Be Fried in Oil Each Separately And Wet-Ground to Paste: Coriander seeds 2 spoonsChana dal 2 spoonsUrad dal 2 spoonsDry red chilies 6Fenugreek seeds 1-2 spoonsWhole black pepper 1 spoonCinnamon 2 sticksCloves 3Cumin seeds 1 spoonDry coconut grated 1/4 cupAsafoetida. For Pan Frying: Onion 1 pasteTomato 1-2 chopped/pureeThai Eggplants 8 with […]
Peerkankai Kurma / Ridge Gourd Korma
- 14
- November
- 2007
Peerkankai Korma: Ingredients: Ridge Gourd/Ribbed Gourd/Chinese Okra 1Onions 2 finely choppedTomato 2 finely choppedFresh ginger paste 2 spoonsFresh garlic paste 2 spoonsGreen chilies 3 slittedCurry leaves 3 twigsCloves 3Cinnamon 3Cardamom 3 podsFennel seeds 1 – 2 spoonsBay leaves 2Cas cas milk few spoons(2 spoons of cas cas wet ground…maybe after soaked in warm water)Fresh coconut […]
Chayote Sambar / Chow Chow Sambar
- 14
- November
- 2007
Chow Chow Sambar:Chayote Sambar. Tamil Nadu Vegetable Sambar. Ingredients:Chow chow 3(peeled and roughly chopped) Thoor Dal 1 cup Onion 1 large Tomato 1 large Salt Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon Chili powder 1 spoon Sambar Powder(home made) 1-2 spoons Tamarind paste 1 spoon Ghee or oil few spoons Cilantro leaves to garnish. For Tempering: Mustard seeds […]
