Happy New year everyone!
I am going to start with a dish which is a great way to use up those few extra idlis that always gets left out from the previous meal. Its flavorful, nourishing and can be whipped up in less than 30 minutes.
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Fattoush Salad
Fattoush is a delicious and nutritious Lebanese salad of crisp lettuce, crunchy vegetables, fresh herbs, and crisp pita bites, dressed with a zesty sumac pomegranate vinaigrette. It is great as a summer salad to bring to a backyard bbq or summer party.
Aloo Methi / Potatoes with Fenugreek Leaves (Punjabi Style)
Simple, but a highly flavorful side dish made from a classic combination of fenugreek leaves and potatoes. Methi really shines in this dish and need only the basic spices. It is homely, delicious and quite a vegetarian delight for Punjabis.
Methi Paneer
Fenugreek leaves, also called Kasuri Methi, is an herb/ vegetable with a bitter but an addictive taste. I find myself adding it to everything from rice, to chicken and also rotis. People often like to mix methi with spinach to mellow out the bitterness. I am sharing a recipe where methi is used as a vegetable and to which paneer is added, and so the sweetness and richness of paneer also mellows out the bitterness of methi. This is a highly fragrant winter dish that goes beautifully with almost any indian bread-chapatis, naans, rotis or parathas or with some daal and rice.
Cream of Lambsquarter Soup with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
Hi, I am still occupied with too many things but I thought to squeeze in a quick post.
We are a family of soup lovers and today’s recipe features a gorgeous green soup made with a wild edible weed. I know that it’s April, and that it’s springtime but spring is not really a spring in Richmond (BC). You will get a week or so of nice weather and then it is rain again. When I spotted lambsquarter in an indian market today, I grabbed a bunch to make a bowl of belly warming soup. Bathu as we call this green in punjabi and bathua in hindi, is only in season for a brief period in the spring and early summer. So get it quickly and get cooking.
Kale Ginger Margarita
I love ginger, I love kale but know nothing about making alcoholic drinks. It is my husband’s domain and this is his recipe.
Since, many of you are preparing to host annual Christmas or New year party or planning to make healthy eating and drinking resolutions, I thought someone must be interested in a healthy cocktail. Margaritas are generally high calorie cocktail, however with a few swaps and tweaks one can still craft a healthy version. My husband says that when one can have kale in salads, smoothies, stir-fries, then why not in cocktails?
Vietnamese Style Salad with Shrimps and Lotus Root Chips
This Vietnamese style salad is a refreshing combination of salad leaves, grilled shrimps, mango, carrot and lotus root chips. It’s tossed in a flavorful nuoc cham dressing for the ultimate summer salad.
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