This Gujarati specialty requires home-sprouted mung or aduki beans in order to be authentic, because the market variety, with 2–3-inch (5–8 cm) tails, is waterlogged. Ideally, the sprouted beans should barely measure ½ inch (1.5 cm). Sprouting increases the vitamin...
This savory tart will wow your brunch guests. Try to stick with homegrown or farmer’s market tomatoes for the most decadent dish. Serves 4-6 Ingredients • 8 ounces store-bought puff pastry, thawed • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 4 leeks, sliced and thoroughly washed • 3...
“Gado-gado” means “mix-mix.” In Indonesia, this salad is a complete one-dish meal. The word for sauce is bumbu. Gado-gado uses peanut bumbu. Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago (ar-kih-PEL-uh-go), or chain of islands. Indonesia is made of 17,000 islands. The...
Serves 4 to 5 • 5 large eggs • 5 Tbs. chick-pea flour • dash of black pepper • ¼ tsp. ground coriander • crushed seeds from 4 to 5 cardamom pods • ½ tsp. salt • ½ cup minced or finely chopped onions • 2 Tbs. chopped fresh parsley • 3 to 4 Tbs. yogurt • 3 Tbs. butter...
Serves 8 Cocido is a peasant dish, variations of which have developed in all the different Spanish provinces. This is my simple version of the Cocido Madrileno that the ever-smiling Delfina used to prepare for us on cold, wet winter days in Segovia. The broths from...
Serves 6 to 8 • ¾ lb. green bell peppers (about 2 large) • ¾ lb. zucchini • ½ lb. small Japanese eggplants (about 3 eggplants) • 1 small yellow onion • ¼ cup olive oil • 1½ tsp. salt, or more to taste • 2 Tbs. chopped fresh cilantro (coriander leaves) • 1 tsp. crushed...
• 2 oz. dried black mushrooms • ⅓ cup barley • ½ lb. fresh mushrooms • 1 large yellow onion • 4 Tbs. butter • salt • fresh-ground black pepper 1. Put the dried mushrooms in a bowl with 2 cups hot water and allow them to rehydrate for about 1 hour. Put the barley in a...
Serves 5 to 6 • 2 lbs. russet potatoes • 6 Tbs. butter • ½ tsp. salt, and more to taste • 1½ lbs. ripe tomatoes • pepper to taste • 1½ tsp. basil, crushed • ⅔ lb. mozzarella cheese • 6 hard-boiled eggs • ⅔ cup chopped fresh parsley • ½ cup fresh-grated Parmesan cheese...
Serves 6 to 8 • 1 lb. dried lima beans (about 2 cups) • 9 cups cold water • 2½ tsp. salt, and more to taste • 3 medium-sized heads anise (about 2 to 2½ lbs. untrimmed) or fennel • 2 large onions • ¾ lb. green beans • ½ lb. carrots • ½ lb. mushrooms • ½ cup butter • 3...
Serves 6 to 8 • 1½ large yellow onions • 4½ Tbs. olive oil • 5 to 6 cloves garlic, minced • ¾ tsp. ground cumin • ¾ tsp. cinnamon • ¾ cup diced hot green chilis • 1½ qt. cooked tomatoes, with liquid • 1¼ lbs. yellow winter squash, peeled and cut in ½-inch cubes • 1½...
