Cook Time: Mridula’s Recipes

Cook Time: Mridula’s Recipes

Preparation Time: 5 - 10minutes

Cooking time: 10 - 12 minutes

Serves 4

Each serving contains: Kcals: 227, g fat: 3.5 g saturated fat: 0.3

Ingredients:

225g Basmati Rice, washed and soaked in cold water for 30 minutes

1 tablespoon sunflower or soya oil

4 green cardamom pods, bruised (Chhoti Elaichi - sabut)

1 teaspoon royal cumin or caraway seeds (Shahi Jeera)

½ teaspoon salt (namak)

475ml warm water (paani)

Pinch of saffron threads, pounded (Kesar)

4-5 drops of rose essence (gulab essence)

A few fresh rose petals, washed and dried, to garnish

Method:

2. Stuffed Peppers (Bhanrwa Mirch)

Preparation Time: 15-20 minutes

Cooking time: 20-25 minutes

Serves 4

Each serving contains: Kcals: 196, g fat: 7, g saturated fat: 0.8

Ingredients:

2 green or red peppers

1 ½ tablespoons sunflower or soya oil

½ teaspoon black mustard seeds (Kaale Sarson ke Daane)

½ teaspoon cumin seeds (Jeera)

1 small red onion, finely chopped

1 green or red chilli, seeded and chopped

¼ teaspoon ground turmeric & ½ teaspoon chilli powder (Optional)

1 teaspoon Ground Roasted Coriander (Sabut Dhaniya)

400g can chick peas, drained and rinsed (Chana)

¼-1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh

coriander leaves (Dhaniya Patte)

1 tablespoon lime juice

1 tablespoon wholemeal flour (Gainhu ka Atta)

To serve with cucumber slices and lettuce leaves (Kheera and Salad Patta)

Method:

Award-winning cookery writer, Mridula Baljekar is the best-selling author of 27 Indian cookery books and the proud winner of two international cookbook awards. Her book, The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook, was awarded the Best in the World by the prestigious Gourmand International Cookbook Awards in 2013. Mridula was also the winner of the “The Best Asian Cookbook in the World” for her book Great Indian Feasts in 2005, by Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Mridula presented 52 shows for Carlton Food Network, her own series ‘Mridula’s Indian Kitchen‘ and 13 episodes of the highly acclaimed ‘Spice Trail‘.She owned a contemporary Indian restaurant in Windsor, Berkshire, England, winning several prestigious awards, including the winner at the Best in Britain Awards from 2002-2006.

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