Recipes by Gita Jaishankar
United States Chef
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Rice substitutes for diabeticsRice substitutes for diabeticsaround 10 minutes. Keep cooking until all the water is evaporated. |
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SPROUTED MUNG BEANS AND METHI DHAL/CURRYI prepared this simple dish from some left over mung bean sprouts I had after making a salad. I added some methi leaves and some seasonings and it was totally delicious. It went well with rice and rasam. I have kept the preparation very simple without adding any powders. If needed, sambar powder and chili powder can be added to this… |
2 votes
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FAT-FREE SPLIT PEAS SOUPThe inspiration for this soup is from a Ina Garten’s show. She cooked the soup in a big cast iron pot and this soup was so appetizing. In the original recipe, Ina slow-cooked half of the split peas and then added the seasonings and the other half of the peas so that the texture of the soup contained both puréed and whole peas. Lazy-me… |
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METHI KICHDII started preparing kichdi recently after seeing the recipe from a couple of food blogs. I found this dish totally comforting. The rice and dhal combination along with the spices makes a filling meal too. There were some recipes in which vegetables were also added. I made my own twist to this by adding some onions and methi leaves.… |
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EGG BRIYANIThis is my hubby’s favorite briyani, so I make this very often in the weekends. Some of my blogger buddies gave me the idea of cooking the briyani in the oven, I should really thank the one who came up with such an awesome idea. The flavors are concentrated when cooking in the oven and the briyani tastes so good. Again this my… |
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CRANBERRY RICEThis awesome recipe idea is from my hubby. With Thanksgiving Day just around the corner, who doesn’t get tempted on seeing abundant fresh cranberries in the market? I bought a big packet of cranberries with the idea of trying out cranberry pickle and maybe a dhal dish. It was my hubby who suggested after tasting the pickle that these… |
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CHANNA MASALA – A DIFFERENT METHODI tasted this dish at my friend’s house recently. Initially when she served me this, I thought it was made with spinach. I couldn’t believe my friend when she told me that it was cilantro which gave the vibrant green color to the dish. It was so tasty and flavorful that I prepared it the same week. The key ingredient here is cilantro.… |
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SIMPLE AND EASY PASTAI prepared this pasta dish in just 15 minutes after a long day out. We wanted to have something simple and tasty and I was not in the mood to cut any vegetables. I just cooked some pasta and tossed it with some sauces and lots of cilantro and it was absolutely delicious. Adding cilantro adds a nice subtle flavor to the dish. Again any… |
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MEAL MAKER OR SOYA NUGGETS FRYI am back from my hibernation. It had been a month since I blogged. I was not feeling well with the change in weather and then my laptop was infected with virus. All my drafts including my project work had been deleted :( Now that everything has been restored, things are back to normal. I thank all my friends who were inquiring about… |
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KATHRIKAI KOOTUU (EGGPLANT DHAL)This picture had been lying in my draft for a long time. I made this dish during those days when I used to make a dish and post it on the same day with the date on the picture. I found this out today as I was going through the old pictures. I guess its better late than never :) This is a recipe of my friend. I learnt this dish from… |
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