Authentic Recipes from the Kitchens of Shriya, Nithu & Arthi!

Moong Halwa – Golden gram Pudding

Posted by on Jun 23, 2009 in Desserts | 18 comments

Recently, I went to Detroit to attend one of my friend’s baby shower function. We stayed at Shriya’s place and had lots of fun. I wanted to make something special for Shriya and the other friend, Lothika. So I tried this Moong Halwa and it came out really good. Everyone loved it and it has become one of my favorite sweet. I also added almonds to this halwa which made it more yummy. This is an easy and rich sweet to make for any functions and festivals. And it also has a healthy ingredient, the moong dal. Here you go… Ingredients: Moong dal/Golden gram – 1 cup Almonds – 1 1/4 cup Sugar – 2 1/4 cup (adjust to taste) Ghee – 1/4 cup Saffron – 1 pinch Cardamom – 4 count 2% Milk – 1 cup Method of...

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Vegetable Broth – Vegetable Clear Soup

Posted by on Jun 20, 2009 in Soups | 6 comments

This is a basic  broth for any vegetarian soup or gravy. You can use this easy vegetable broth in recipes calling for broth or stock of any kind. You can also have it as a vegetable clear soup with the cooked vegetables. It is nice and healthy and low in calories too. Ingredients: Chopped onion – 3 cups Celery sticks –  4 Diced carrots – 3 cups Bell peppers –  2 Tomatoes – 4 (I used roma tomatoes) Garlic – 3 cloves Cloves – 3 count Bay leaf – 1 Black whole pepper – 6 to 7 Fresh Parsley – a bunch Water – 2 liters Method of Preparation: Chop the vegetables into small cubes. In a deep bottomed pan, add a tsp of olive oil or any oil and add onions. Toss them for 3 minutes and add...

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Mushroom Dry Curry

Posted by on Jun 8, 2009 in Featured, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 15 comments

Mushroom dry curry is one of my favourite. It is so yummy that will definitely become a fan of it. My friend doesn’t like mushroom but she loved this dish and want to try it. I adapted the steps from Vah Chef and made a few changes to it. Try it out and let me know if you liked it. Here you go… Ingredients: Cut mushroom –  3 cups Chopped onion – 1 cup Chopped tomatoes – 1 cup Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp Cumin seeds – 2tsp Garli cloves – 2 Pepper  corns- 1 tsp Curry Leaves – 1 strand Green chillies – 2 Red chilli powder – 1 tsp Garam masala – 1/2 tsp (fresh masla – bay leaf, 1/2″ cinnamon stick, 2 cardamom, 3 cloves) Cumin powder – 1 tsp Coriander powder – 1 tsp...

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