Indian Cauliflower

tastes scrumptious, vegetables, winter

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 large head cauliflower
  • 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 small onion, minced
  • 2 tomatoes, pureed
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 3 teaspoons garam masala (optional)
  • salt to taste
  • 1/2 head lettuce

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cut off most of the cauliflower’s stem and place the whole head in a baking dish.
  2. Heat two tablespoons of oil and turmeric together in a small frying pan. Brush the cauliflower head with the oil and turmeric mixture.
  3. Bake the cauliflower for 30 minutes.
  4. While the cauliflower is cooking heat two tablespoons of oil in a frying pan, mix in the minced onions and saute until the are a medium brown color. Add the pureed tomatoes, garlic powder, garam masala and salt. Let this mixture simmer for 10 minutes.
  5. Arrange lettuce leaves on a serving plate. Place the cauliflower on top of the lettuce. Pour the tomato curry over the cauliflower. Serve hot.

Baba Ghannouj

sauces, side dishes, tastes good

Ingredients:

  • 1 eggplant
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 ounces fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons tahini
  • 1/2 bunch parsley, leaves only
  • Salt and pepper

Pierce some holes in the skin of the eggplant (to avoid explosion) and grill over medium-high heat turning every 7 minutes, until the skin is blackened and the body is nice and soft. Total time for grilling is about 30 minutes. If you do not have a grill you can roast your eggplant in a 375 degree F oven for about 30 minutes.Remove eggplant from the grill and let cool.

Once the eggplant is cool enough to handle, peel away the skin and discard. Place the eggplant flesh in a colander and drain for 10 minutes. In a food processor, combine garlic, lemon juice, tahini and parsley and pulse to combine. Add the eggplant flesh. Season with salt and pepper and pulse to combine. Adjust the flavor with more Tahini or lemon juice if you prefer. If it’s bitter, some sugar or honey will help. Research shows that the white variety of plant is sweeter in flavor.

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  • 3 green onions
  • 1 Tbl grated ginger
  • 1 Tbl soy sauce
  • 2 Tbl water
  • pinch sugar
  • 3 Tbl oil
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 lb lean pork, in matchstick shreds
  • 1/4 cup shredded bamboo shoots
  • 1/4 cup dried lily buds
  • 1/4 cup dried cloud ear mushrooms, soaked in warm water and drained
  • 8 warm Mandarin Pancakes or flour tortillas
  • 1/4 cup bottled hoisin sauce

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Hummus

easy, side dishes, summer, taste unknown
  • 2 cups drained well-cooked or canned chickpeas, liquid reserved
  • 1/2 cup tahini (sesame paste), optional, with some of its oil
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus oil for drizzling
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled, or to taste
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin or paprika, or to taste, plus a sprinkling for garnish
  • Juice of 1 lemon, plus more as needed
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