Recipes

Simple to make, great to taste!!

The vegetables in these recipes can all be changed according to taste, as can the seasoning. If feeling a little saucy, why not add some spice?! You can use as much of each ingredient as you fancy, except tomatoes – use lots of those! Good luck, Have fun!

Upma

Ingredients:
Oil
Suji (can use cous cous if prefer)
Onion
Green or red chilli peppers
Carrots
Potato
ginger
Coriander/coconut
Cumin seeds
Mustard seeds
Tumeric

Method:
1) Dry-fry the Suji in a Wok for 15 minutes. After frying, empty into a bowl and leave to one side.
2) Heat up some oil and add the cumin seeds, mustard seeds and turmeric. Stir and leave for a few minutes before adding the ginger, onion, and chilli pepper. Add 2 cups of water.
3) Once boiling, add the carrots and potatoes (or any veggies you fancy really!)
4) When the carrots and potatoes are cooked, stir in the suji. Keep stirring until all the water has been soaked up.
5) Sprinkle with coconut gratings or chopped coriander, serve….
6) Eat!!!




Achaar

Ingredients:
Oil
Ginger
Garlic
Chilli peppers
Onion
Peas
Carrot
Cumin powder
Salt
Tomatoes
Coriander

Method:
1) Take half of the garlic and ginger, blend into a paste and leave to one side.
2) Fry the remaining ginger and garlic along with the chilli pepper.
3) Add onion, peas and carrots
4) Cook through, add the cumin powder and salt, stir
5) Add the tomatoes, do not stir. Cook for 10 mins, then stir and squash the tomatoes!
6) Add the garlic and ginger paste.
7) Once all ingredients are cooked through, add the coriander and serve…
8) EAT!!!


Paneer and Mushroom Curry

Ingredients:
Oil
Paneer
Garlic
Ginger
Onions
Mushrooms
Peas
Carrots
Tomatoes
Tumeric
Salt
Cumin powder

Method:
1) Take half of the garlic and ginger, blend into a paste and leave to one side.
2) Deep fry the paneer in a wok, turning regularly until golden brown. Spoon out onto a paper napkin and leave to one side.
3) Remove some of the oil into a mug, until only a small amount is remaining in the wok
4) Fry the remaining garlic, ginger and onions. Cook until the onions have softened
5) Add the mushrooms and cook for 15 mins until they are golden brown, and until their juice has evaporated.
6) Add the peas, carrots and salt, stir
7) Add tomatoes, don’t stir. Put lid on and leave for 5 mins then stir and squish!
8) Add the paneer, cumin powder, and water. Make as thick as you like.
9) Add the garlic and ginger paste…stir….serve….
10) ….EAT!!!


Broccoli Tarkaari

Ingredients:
Oil
Potatoes
Brocolli
Tomatoes
Tumeric
Garlic
Ginger
Cumin powder

Method:
1) Fry the potatoes
2) Add turmeric and broccoli, stir
3) Add a small amount of water to steam, cover, stir occasionally until the vegetables are cooked
4) Add tomatoes, don’t stir! Put lid on for 2 minutes.
5) Stir and squish!
6) Add garlic, ginger and cumin powder. Serve…
7) EAT!!!


Dhaal

Ingredients:
Lentils
Turmeric
Salt

Methods:
1) Soak the lentils for 5-10 mins
2) Drain, put into a pressure cooker, cover with water so that the water is 2 inches above the lentils.
3) Add salt and turmeric. Put lid on and cook until the whistle goes off.
4) Release the pressure every few minutes until no more steam comes out. You can place the pressure cooker in cold water to speed this up.
5) Take lid off and stir, serve…
6) EAT!!!

Serve all the above with naan, rice, roti, or….all 3!