Varada's Kitchen

Poli (Whole wheat bread)

varadaskitchen — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:06:52 +0000

Poli is the stable of the Indian diet.
You will need
Whole wheat flour available at Indian Stores.
1tsp oil (vegetable or olive oil)
You can make about 6 polis per cup of flour. Using water make firm dough with one cup of water. Knead the dough well. Pour a teaspoon of vegetable or olive oil on your palm and knead the dough again. Let it rest for 15minutes. Heat a flat pan on medium-high heat. I have a smooth top stove so I use another burner with a cooling rack on it. If you use a gas stove you don’t need to use a second burner.

Curried green beans

varadaskitchen — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:00:55 +0000

You will need
A big bunch of green beans
1 small onion chopped
1 small tomato chopped
a handful coriander leaves
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp garlic paste
1/2 tsp turmetic powder
1tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp asefotida
1 tbsp olive oil
In a blender blend the onion, tomato, coriander leaves, coriander and cumin seeds, turmeric powder and the garlic paste. It will look like this.

Slit the beans lengthwise and then chop into 1 inch pieces.

Heat a saucepan on medium heat. Add olive oil and mustard seeds. Once the seeds splatter, add the asefotida and the chopped beans. Sprinkle some water and cook the beans covered until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the masala (curry) paste and cook until the water evaporates.

Carrot and Peas Bhaaji

varadaskitchen — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:43:59 +0000

You will need
1 bag of baby carrots chopped into small cubes
a handful of peas
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp asefotida
1 tbsp olive oil

In a pan heat olive oil. Add the mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds splatter add asefotida and the carrots and peas. Cook covered until cooked, taking care to mix it every few minutes so that it does not burn.
Serve hot with India bread (polis).

My new recipe blog!

varadaskitchen — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:49:39 +0000

I have a vegetarian kitchen and this is to be a log of all the recipes I try in my kitchen. I have made a rule for myself, I will not put a recipe here unless I have a picture. I hope this blog is an inspiration for me to try out new recipes and continue refining the old. I start today with a few recipes I cooked over the last week.

I am going to post my Thanksgiving menu. The recipes for my vegetarian Thanksgiving menu will come later, maybe Friday. Every year I try new recipes for Thanksgiving. When I find one everybody likes, it goes into the keeper file. Here is my menu

Cranberry sauce
Mashed potatoes and gravy
Green beans casserole
Tofu loaf (main dish)
Stuffing
Dinner rolls
Pumpkin pie
Sparkling apple cider