Recipes by Gita Jaishankar (Page 25)

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	FAT-FREE SPLIT PEAS SOUP by Gita Jaishankar The 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…	2 votes 624 views
	SPROUTED MUNG BEANS AND METHI DHAL/CURRY by Gita Jaishankar I 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 626 views
	UPPU URUNDAI AND A BREAK by Gita Jaishankar UPPU URUNDAI AND A BREAKI made uppu urundai last Wednesday, but I didn’t have time to post the recipe until now. We are shifting to another apartment next Friday and we were quite busy last week looking for apartments and finally there was one, which both of us liked. Dear friends, I am taking a break from blogging for the next few…	1 vote 254 views
	OATMEAL THAIR SADAM (OATMEAL WITH YOGURT) by Gita Jaishankar Dear friends, how are you all doing? We have settled down in our apartment, actually I finished unpacking and arranging everything the same week itself, I needed some more time with my short-term course I am doing with Penn Foster University and I am almost there. I am posting a photo of my kitchen in this post. Hope you all like my…	1 vote 348 views
	QUINOA PULAV by Gita Jaishankar QUINOA PULAVI started cooking with quinoa recently only after hearing the benefits about this super grain. This is my first attempt cooking with quinoa. I added only garam masala powder since the grains were very small and I didn’t want to bite into whole spices. If needed, a bay leaf can be added while cooking and removed just before…	1 vote 324 views
	MY RECIPES FOR 4 ONGOING EVENTS by Gita Jaishankar Gita, I am awed by your gorgeous collection of recipes! You should really write a cookbook (something I've thought before when reading your blog... :-) - you already have a whole beautiful cookbook right here!Thank you so much for your sweet, kind, encouraging words on my recent post... :-)	1 vote 226 views
	TOFU AND PEAS MASALA by Gita Jaishankar TOFU AND PEAS MASALAThis recipe was on my mind for long ever since I started cooking with tofu. It came out pretty good. Here I have fried the tofu a little bit to get that crispy brown color on tofu. The tofu can be added as such too. The same gravy can be used for paneer butter also.INGREDIENTS:1. Extra-firm or firm tofu, 1 small…	1 vote 427 views
	IDLI MILAGAI PODI by Gita Jaishankar Dear Priya from http://recipes-priya.blogspot.com/ has awarded me The yum blog award, A giant bear hug award, and 360 foodie award. Thank you very much for these awards and reminding me about them Priya :)Coming on to the recipe, I had this dish for the first time soon after my marriage when my mil prepared this for evening snack.…	1 vote 280 views
	ONION AND CRANBERRY CHUTNEY by Gita Jaishankar ONION AND CRANBERRY CHUTNEYThis chutney is the same as the onion and tomato chutney I make regularly, only this time I substituted the tomatoes with cranberries. This chutney was a little sour, so I added some jaggery to balance the taste. It tasted so good with idlis and dosas. I even paired this chutney with wheat rava idlis next…	1 vote 274 views
	CRACKED WHEAT RAVA PONGAL by Gita Jaishankar INGREDIENTS:Cracked wheat, 1 cup.Moong dhal, ½ cup.Ground pepper, 1 teaspoon.Cumin seeds, 1 tablespoon.Chopped cashews, 1 tablespoon.Curry leaves, a handful.Ginger, 1 small piece.Green chili, 1 (optional).Any cooking oil, 1 tablespoon.Salt as per taste.PREPARATION:Dry roast the cracked wheat for 5 minutes and let it cool. Wash the…	1 vote 212 views