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Bitter Melon Vegetable Stew in Poppy Seed Gravy KHAS KHAS SHUKTA
Ingredients The Paste: 4 tbsp (0.5 oz / 14g) white poppy seeds (khas khas) 0.5 tbsp (0.25 oz / 7g) black mustard seeds 0.66 cups (5.3 oz / 150g) water for soaking 0.5-inch piece (0.1 oz / 3g) fresh ginger root, scraped 1-2 hot green chilies, seeded 1 tbsp (0.1 oz /…
Bitter Melon Vegetable Soup with Dal Badi DAL BADI SHUKTA
Ingredients 2 small green bitter melons (4 oz / 120g total) or 20 slices of dried bitter melon 0.5 tbsp (0.25 oz / 7g) plus 0.5 tsp (0.1 oz / 3g) salt 4 tbsp (2 oz / 60ml) ghee or vegetable oil 2 plum-sized dried urad dal badis (2 oz / 60g) cracked into…
Pleasingly Bitter Vegetable Stew SHUKTA
Ingredients Fresh Ginger Root: 0.5 oz (14 g), scraped and coarsely chopped Black Mustard Seeds: 2 tsp (0.2 oz / 6 g) Vegetable Stock or Water: 2.5 cups (20 fl oz / 600 ml) Cumin Seeds: 2 tsp (0.1 oz / 4 g) Fennel Seeds: 0.5 tsp (0.05 oz / 1.5 g) Ghee or Vegetable Oil:…
Summer Squash and Green Peas with Poppy Seeds TORAY HARI MATAR CHARCHARI
Ingredients 1.5 lb (24 oz / 680 g) seedless young summer squash (sponge gourd, zucchini, or pattypan), cut into 0.75-inch cubes 1.5 cups (8.5 oz / 240 g) fresh green peas OR 10 oz (285 g) frozen peas, defrosted 1 medium tomato (8 oz / 225 g), peeled, seeded, and…
Char-Flavored Vegetable Medley with Crunchy Dal Badi SABJI BADI CHARCHARI
Ingredients Preparation time: 10 minutes (after assembling ingredients) Cooking time: 30 minutes Servings: 6 The Fats & Spices: 5.0 tbsp. (2.5 oz / 71g) ghee OR 2.0 tbsp. (1.0 oz / 28g) vegetable oil mixed with 3.0 tbsp. (1.5 oz / 43g) butter 0.5 tsp. (0.1 oz /…
Char-Flavored Spiced Eggplant and Potatoes BAIGAN ALOO CHARCHARI
Ingredients Fat: 6 tbsp (90 ml) ghee, OR a mix of 2 tbsp (30 ml) peanut oil and 4 tbsp (60 ml) melted butter. Whole Spices: 1 tsp (5 ml) black mustard seeds. Aromatics: 1 tbsp (15 ml) shredded fresh ginger; 2–3 hot green chilies (cored and slivered). The “Hing”: 0.25…
Char-Flavored Curried Potatoes and Green Beans ALOO BARBATTI CHARCHARI
Ingredient Tomatoes: 1.0 cup (5.3 oz / 150g) peeled, seeded, and chopped (about 2 medium-sized tomatoes) Curry Leaves: 6.0 to 8.0 fresh leaves Potatoes: 5.0 medium-sized waxy boiling potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes, weighing 20.0 oz (570g) Green Beans: 2.5…
Char-Flavored Eggplant and Green Peas BAIGAN HARI MATAR CHARCHARI
Ingredients 1.0 medium-sized eggplant, cut into 1-inch cubes (16.0 oz / 455g) 2.0 cups fresh or frozen baby green peas (10.0 oz / 285g) 4.0 tbsp ghee or unsalted butter (2.0 oz / 60g) 1.0 tbsp coarsely crushed coriander seeds (0.2 oz / 5g) 0.5 tbsp coarsely crushed…
Cabbage Leaves Stuffed with Red Bell Pepper Uppma UPPMA BHARA BANDHGOBHI
Ingredients for Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Uppma The Cabbage Base 8 large cabbage leaves, blanched for 2.0 minutes and drained The Filling 3.0 tbsp (45 ml) ghee or vegetable oil 1.0–2.0 hot green chilies, cored, seeded, and slivered 0.5-inch (1.5 cm) piece fresh…
Stuffed Arbi Leaves in Tomato and Sour Cream Sauce URAD DAL BHARA ARBI PATTA
Ingredients 1.25 cups (9.17 oz / 260 g) split urad dal, without skins 0.67 cups (5.41 oz / 160 ml) water (for grinding) 0.5 tsp (0.07 oz / 2 ml) yellow asafetida powder (hing) 0.5 tsp (0.04 oz / 2 ml) freshly ground black pepper 0.5 tsp (0.09 oz / 2 ml) salt 5 large…
Zucchini Boats Stuffed with Herbed Buckwheat Pilaf KOTU BHARA LOUKI
If you’re looking for a healthy vegetarian dinner that breaks the mold, you’ve found it. These Stuffed Zucchini Boats, or Kotu Bhara Louki, are inspired by the traditional Indian “tinda” squash preparations but adapted for the modern pantry. By using a savory…
Spicy Potato-Stuffed Green Peppers ALOO BHARA SIMLA MIRCH
Essential Ingredients Peppers: 8 large peppers (approx. 7–8 inches/18–20 cm) or 15 small peppers (approx. 32 oz / 900g). Potatoes: 2.5 cups (approx. 20 oz / 565g) hot mashed potatoes. Fat: 5 tbsp (2.5 oz / 70g) ghee or unsalted butter, divided. Cumin Seeds: 1 tbsp…