As I'm winding down my one-month stay in Bombay, I couldn't resist sharing why my physique had suffered so thoroughly: my fantastic chef, Winnie! She would surprise me every night with a new delicious vegetarian dish, from all over India but primarily Southern Indian cooking. For my going away, Winnie handed over her prized recipe book such that I could try and recreate her fantastic meals.
I anticipated extensive ingredients that are impossible to find and cryptic instructions - but to my pleasant surprise, these are possibly the easiest recipes I have ever seen! They are perfect dorm room - late night - I'm home cooking for myself and am too lazy to boil water for pasta- recipes.
While I couldn't identify any of my favorite dishes by name, try them all! They are healthy, delicious and temperature all within your control (so don't fear the heat!)
Did I mention they all only use the microwave? And take less than 10 minutes each to make?
Ok so you do need to have, like, 4 specialty ingredients around to make these, but other than that, its fresh vegetables and maybe some milk (I wrote cream but would clearly substitute)...
For the spice rack/pantry:
- Garam masala
- Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
- Coriander powder
- Turmeric powder
- Coriander+cumin seeds
- Chilli powder
- Coconut milk
- Tomato paste
- Paneer (dense, Indian cheese)
- Chopped ginger
- Chopped garlic
- Frozen peas
- Frozen spinach
- Frozen carrots
- Frozen cauliflower
- Mava
- Ghee
- Asafoetida
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