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Cardamom-Orange Butter ELAICHE MAKHAN
Ingredients 16.0 oz (455g) unsalted butter, preferably homemade, at room temperature (approximately 2.0 cups) 3.0 tbsp (1.5 oz / 45g) frozen orange juice concentrate, orange-pineapple concentrate OR 1.5 tbsp (0.75 oz / 22g) Seville orange marmalade or rose petal jam…
Homemade Butter MAKHAN
Preparation Time: 10–20 minutes Yield: 20 to 28 oz (570g to 795g) of fresh butter Ingredients: Heavy Cream: 4.0 cups (32 oz / 907g) Ice Water: 0.5 cups (4 oz / 115g) Ice Cubes: 2 whole cubes, cracked (approx. 2 oz / 56g) Salt (Optional): 0.1 to 0.5 tsp (0.1 oz / 3g)…
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…