If you love coconut, you’ll adore this sweet treat. Serve it with tea (chai), or pack it into your kid’s lunch box for a wonderful surprise. Ingredients 4 cups desiccated coconut 14 oz can condensed milk (sweetened) 3 tsp Rose Water 1 tsp ground cardamom 2 tbsp slivered toasted almonds to garnish (optional) Unsalted butter (to grease the pan) Instructions Grease a 9×9 inch square…
Kachumber also pronounced kuchumber is a typically Indian salad. This cooling and refreshing delight makes a super quick and healthy accompaniment to a biryani or any Indian meal. Ingredients 2 medium tomatoes (finely chopped) 1 small onion (finely sliced) 1 English cucumber (finely chopped) ¼ cup finely chopped fresh mint leaves ¼ cup finely chopped coriander/cilantro leaves 1 tsp fresh lemon juice ½ tsp roasted…
Asafoetida is the dried latex (gum oleoresin) exuded from the living underground rhizome or tap root of several species of Ferula (three of which grow in India), which is a perennial herb (1 to 1.5 mtr. High). Origin and Distribution: The species are distributed from the Mediterranean region to Central Asia. In India it is grown in Kashmir and in…
Turmeric is the boiled, dried, cleaned and polished rhizomes of Curcuma longa. The plant is a herbaceous perennial, 60-90 cm high, with a short stem and tufted leaf. There are 7 to 12 leaves, the l…
Bay Leaf or Laurel Leaf are dried leaves or an evergreen shrub or more rarely a tree attaining a height of 15 to 20 mtrs. The upper surface of the leaf is glabrous and shiny, olive green, and lower surface is dull olive to brown with a prominent rib and veins. The aroma of the crushed leaves is delicate &…