I am sure you have at least heard of the latter – that beans cause gas – if not the former – that they have poisons that can kill you. So here is the truth, beans do have poisons that can give you severe stomach ache and if eaten in large quantities, can kill you too! Somehow, […]
Beans have poisons that can kill you! More importantly, they cause gas. Right? Read More »
Although this dish is called Punjabi style chole, the ingredients used were more towards the Multani style. One of my favorite dishes that no matter who says it (yes, I know many notable chefs have “shortcut versions of this dish), cannot be hurried. Make it only if you are willing to soak the channa overnight
This simple ingredient transforms most the Punjabi/Multani dishes. Your diners will not know why the dish does not taste like the one they make and the secret is this simple concoction that I recommend you make and keep in your fridge (it will stay good for a month or so). Ingredients: 8-10 dried red cayenne
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I tried my best to recall the finer tastes of some dishes our neighbors (that fled from the Pakistani side of Punjab during partition) used to make. One of them was the very simple but delicious Aloo Jeera (or Potato cumin) and another very popular one is the Punjabi style chole (chick pea). For example, both
An unusual pratha dish that I recall from my childhood. It’s healthy and very quick to prepare (not counting soaking the mung beans). Ingredients: – 1 small potato, boiled and roughly smashed – 2C mung bean sprouts, best to sprout them at least overnight in a moistened paper towel) – 2t cumin (jeera) seeds –
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Ingredients: — 1.5 cups of masoor daal — 1 tsp of finely chopped ginger — 1 tbsp of ginger-garlic paste — 1/2 onion chopped — 1/2 tomato chopped — 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves — 1 tsp of oil — 2 tsp jeera seeds [rml_read_more] — 1 tsp haldi powder — 1/2 tsp (or to
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