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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Cooking Lessons


Suggestions for our homemaking interns (one of these days, I may add links):

COOKING FOR KRISHNA
Three essentials

KNOW YOUR INGREDIENTS
Healthy foods
Using what's available
Sattvic Foods
Ayurveda: Rasa, Vipaka, Virya, Prabhava

SHOPPING
Shopping and food selection, seasonal and local foods
A Bhoga Shopping List
 Reading Labels, "Natural Flavors"
 Food transport and storage

PLANNING
Menu Planning
Perishable items first
Variety, color, texture, tastes...
Food Combinations
Recipe Substitutes
Menu Suggestions

COOKING BASICS:
Reading a recipe- How to chaunce, braise, roast, mince, toast, stir fry, etc
Handy Cooking Tools
Collected Cooking Tips

HOMEMADE INGREDIENTS:
Butter (Makhan) and Buttermilk
Glorious Ghee
Making Yogurt
Fresh Cheese Making (Paneer)
Wheat Meat
Homemade Noodles,
Jam Making
Toasting Nuts
Fresh Peanut Butter
Garam Masala
Mango Powder (Amchoor)
Ginger Powder
Chili Powder
Powdered Sugar
Brown Sugar
Vanilla Sugar

BEVERAGES
Lassi
Strawberry Lassi
Strawberry Banana Nectar
When Life Hands You Lemons
Carob Banana Smoothie
What's Cool About Hot Milk
Avocado Milk Shake
Banana Lime Beverage
Buttermilk

BREADS AND PANCAKES
Chapati
Paratha
Stuffed Paratha
Quick Radish Paratha
Puris
Banana Puri
Atta Dosa
Corn Wheat Dosas
Pudla
Urd Dahl Dosa
Grilled Cheese Chapati
Bread Making
Sweet Pancakes
Muffins
Fluffy Biscuits
Corn Bread; Fried Corn Bread

CEREALS AND RICE
Vegie rice
Vegie rice variations
Spinach rice
Upma
Kichari Step by Step
Vegetarian Nutloaf
Granola

DAHLS AND SOUPS
Split Pea Dahl
Toor Dahl with Eggplant and Tomato
Mung Soup
Toasted Mung Bean Soup
Besan Yogurt Soup
Cream of Pumpkin Soup
Bean Soup
Chili Non Carne
Chickpea of the Sea
Vegie Soup for the Soul
Urd Dahl with Tomatoes
Potato Soup

SUBJIS
Spinach with Paneer
Spinach with Potato
Broccoli Subji
Okra Tomato Subji
Eggplant, Chickpea and Tomato
Tomatoes with Paneer and Yogurt
Pumpkin and Potato Subji
Broccoli and Peas in Tomato
Cauliflower Tomato Subji with Fresh Basil

APPETIZERS
Ginger Candy
Bitter Melon Recipes - stuffed, stir fried, and deep fried

CHUTNEY
Plum  (or Cranberry) Chutney
Tamarind Chutney
Coriander Chutney
Tomato Chutney
Mango Chutney
Coconut Chutney
Apple Chutney
Pineapple Chutney
Banana Chutney

PASTA
Homemade Noodles in Tomato Sauce
Past with Stir Fried Vegies

RAITAS AND SALADS
Spinach Raita
Banana Raita
Tomato Raita
Potato Coconut Raita
Long Bean and Coconut Salad
Cucumber Raita
Chickpea Raita
Salad Dressings
Salad Combinations

DESSERT
bananas 'n cream
carob peanut butter halava
carob brownies
fruit fritters
apple samosa
mango dream
cranberry cake with golden sauce
sandesh
kheer
burfi
malpoura
halava
simple shrikhand
apple crisp
apple sauce
cheese cake
carob chip cookies
stuffed dates

EKADASI FAVORITES
curd patties
Potato Pizza
Hash Browns
carrot halava
Potato Tikkis
Stir Fried Vegies

SNACKS AND SAVORIES
Vegetable Samosa
Chidwa
Popcorn making step by step
Iddlis
Cauliflower Pakoras
Pumpkin Pakoras
Dokla
Quick pizza
Vaadas

MORE ABOUT COOKING
Creating Garnishes 
Cooking Quantity
Tasty Take-outs
Outdoor Cooking