A buttery, spiced tomato glaze coats tender chickpeas in this delicious dried bean dish, ideal for a substantial warm breakfast or brunch with Griddle-Fried Whole Wheat Bread , seasonal fruits and a beverage. Soaking time: 8 hours or overnight Preparation time (after...
This is a nutritious, elegant pilaf with a delicious flavor. The rice is fried with spices, a sweetener and tomatoes. It is then cooked with chopped fresh spinach and, when it is done, golden fried nuts and panir cheese cubes are folded in. Add a sprinkle of lemon...
In the heart of Central London, near the British Museum, there is a stately four-story building that in 1969 became the first temple of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in England. At the official opening ceremonies, Srila Prabhupada...
This zesty side dish is particularly pleasing in a large, full-course meal with two or more varieties of rice. It is served at room temperature, sometimes chilled, but it always retains a pungent warmth from its substantial quantity of cracked black pepper. The rice...
Panir cheese, which has no counterpart in Western cuisine, is made by adding a curdling agent to boiling milk and collecting and draining the resulting curds. In this recipe, the cheese is cut into cubes and fried in ghee or vegetable oil. Panir cheese is a...
Fried cubes of fresh homemade cheese add succulent, moist chunks of flavor and nutrition in the form of protein ana calcium to this simple pilaf. The bell peppers and tomatoes add nuances of taste, texture and color, along with their own nutritional value. The result...
It is hard to translate the word badi , as there is no counterpart to the badi or ground dal cake in American or Continental cuisine. Selected legumes (dals ) are soaked, drained and ground into either mild or highly seasoned paste. This is dropped on the drying trays...
This relatively simple sweet rice is made regal by the color and flavor of saffron. The success of the dish depends on the delicate balance of flavors contributed by the rice, saffron and sweetener. Jaggery , light brown sugar, or maple sugar is the best sweetener for...
Saffron—the dried stigmas of the saffron crocus—has been widely used in Vedic cooking for more than fifty centuries, despite being the world's most costly seasoning. It is very potent: a good-sized pinch of high-quality saffron threads, with their brilliant orange hue...
If you have a piece of fresh coconut in your refrigerator, try this recipe. It is quick, easy and delightful. The rice is cooked with whole sweet spices, and golden-fried coconut strips are folded in along with the chaunk (spices cooked in ghee or coconut oil), which...
