I’ve recently fallen in love with how versatile cabbage can be, especially when you give it the proper spice treatment. This Bandhgobhi Moong Tarkari is my latest obsession—it’s a traditional Bengali-style curried cabbage dish that transforms simple ingredients into…
Serves 8 to 10 • ¼ cup vegetable oil • 1 medium-sized yellow onion, chopped • 1½ tsp. whole mustard seeds • 1 green chili, minced • 1 tsp. crushed dried red chilis • 1 cup farina • 5 cups hot water • ½ cup sliced green onions • ⅓ cup finely diced carrots • 1 large,…
Serves 6 to 8 • ½ tsp. crushed saffron threads • 3 Tbs. warm milk • 2 Tbs. butter • ⅓ cup currants • ⅓ cup shelled, chopped pistachio nuts • 1½ cups long-grain white rice • 3 cups water • 1 tsp. salt • 1 Tbs. sugar • large pinch of cinnamon 1. Dissolve the saffron in…
Serves 6 to 8 This is a fragrant, delicate, slightly sweet rice dish: perfect with a searingly hot curry. It is called plain because some others are very much more complicated, but it is actually not plain at all; rather, quite wonderful. • 4 Tbs. butter • 2 cups…
Serves 8 • 2 large onions • 3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced • ¼ cup olive oil • ½ tsp. ginger • ½ tsp. ground coriander seeds • ¼ tsp. ground cloves • ¼ tsp. fresh-ground black pepper • 2 cups long-grain white rice • 3 cups puréed tomatoes • 2 tsp. salt • 1½ cups boiling…
START TO FINISH: 20 minutes MAKES 4 servings 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 16-ounce package frozen stir-fry vegetables (any combination) 1⁄3 cup stir-fry sauce (any flavor) 3 cups hot cooked rice 3⁄4 cup dry-roasted cashews 1 In a large skillet heat oil over…
PREP: 10 minutes COOK: 6 to 8 hours (low) or 3 to 4 hours (high) MAKES 6 servings 2 15-ounce cans black beans, rinsed and drained 1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained 1 16-ounce package frozen sweet pepper and onion stir-fry vegetables 2 cups frozen cut okra 2 to…
PREP: 15 minutes COOK: 6 to 8 hours (low) or 31⁄2 to 4 hours (high) + 15 minutes (high) MAKES 6 servings 3 15- to 19-ounce cans cannellini beans (white kidney beans), rinsed and drained 1 14-ounce can vegetable broth 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 7-ounce jar oil-packed…
PREP: 25 minutes COOK: 5 to 6 hours (low) or 21⁄2 to 3 hours (high) STAND: 10 minutes MAKES 6 servings 4 cups chopped fresh kale leaves (6 ounces) 2 15-ounce cans black beans, rinsed and drained 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained 1 8-ounce package smoked…
When I think of this dish, and how the words “chana saag” are now familiar to so many people, it makes me thankful for all the Bangladeshis who first came to England from Kolkata at the end of the British Raj. Many of them jumped into the restaurant trade, keen to…
MAKES 4 TO 6 SERVINGS Provençal tians are hearty gratins bound with eggs and rice. They are great cold as well as hot and the leftovers will slice up nicely, making them great lunchbox fare. I also cut the leftovers into small triangles and serve them as hors…
Combining quinoa with bulgur improves the texture and nutritional profile of this cold grain salad. Roasted eggplant and chickpeas round out the dish, making it ideal for a take-along lunch or a light summer supper.YIELD: SERVES 43 medium eggplants, cut into ½-inch…