Desi Khana: The Best of Indian Vegetarian Cooking
About this ebook
its cuisine. Whether you take rice, roti, snacks, vegetables, dal,
chutneys, sweets, or any part of the meal, there are so many different
styles and practices of cooking. Every province has a regional style
and a large repertoire of traditional recipes, not to forget the
day-to-day food that has evolved over time. Moreover, since a
significant part of the population is vegetarian, India has no equal
in the field of vegetarian cooking.
My book, DESI KHANA, is an ode to Indian vegetarian cuisine. Every
recipe is a tribute to a land as vibrant and varied as ours. This book
offers you a wide range of purely Indian recipes. The soups in the
Khane Se Pehele section feature native selections such as Tomato
Shorba, Paneer and Spinach Soup etc. In the following section on Desi
Chaatkar, I provide a glimpse into the repertoire of chutneys, raitas
and salads – you can feel free to change the combinations used and
come up with your own refreshing creations.
A main course characterises the grandeur of a meal. With a spot of
help from the sections
on Roti, Paratha aur Puri, Desi Tarkariyan, Dilkhush Dals, and Chaawal
Lajawaab, you can conjure up inspiring menus including dishes like
Potato Roti, Spicy Urad Dal Puri, Vegetable in Tomato Gravy, Corn
Curry, Spicy Kofta Curry, Sambhar, Vegetable and Lentil Pulao, and
tasty Khichdi – Bengali Style.
Top off the meal with some exciting snacks and sweets – and surely
your guests will be yearning for an invitation to your next party,
just as your family will be looking forward to an exciting twist in
every meal. In the section on Swaadbhara Naashta, there is something
for every requirement – breakfast, cocktails or tea-time. You can opt
for Semolina Pancake for breakfast; Papad Potato Roll for a cocktail
party; or Cabbage Vada for tea.
Choose from exciting sweets from all over the country to share your
joy with your friends and family. Orange Sandesh and Sweet Boondi from
Bengal are just as exciting as Sweet Rice and Besan Sheera from
Gujarat. Or, delight everybody with a novel dish such as Paneer
Pistachio Rolls!
Whilst I have tried to cover almost all traditional styles, I have
also kept in mind that we live in more modern times. Elaborate cooking
methods like those used in olden Moghlai and Nawabi styles are not
practicable any more, nor can we digest food as rich as those prepared
in the past. So, while taking all care to retain the authentic flavour
and feel of each recipe, I have also adopted modern cooking practices.
So, you can be rest assured that there is a proper balance between
tradition and modernity; taste and health.
Take joy in cooking! I wish you a happy culinary and gastronomic experience.
Welcome to the digital version of Tarla Dalal’s Desi Khana! You can now carry your cookbook with you wherever you go. Although this book contains the same delicious and inspiring recipes as the print version, you might find the look-and-feel a bit different, due to the changes we have consciously implemented, to make using this eBook easy and interesting for you.
All the items in the menus are directly linked to the relevant pages, making navigation a breeze. Just click on any chapter in the Table of Contents, and you will be taken to a list of recipes in that chapter. Just choose, and click on any of those recipes, and you are ready to start cooking it, with the clear recipes and lovely images to inspire you. If you are in doubt about any of the ingredients, worry not… just click on it and you will be taken to the glossary section of our website, tarladalal.com, to view a simple description and easy explanation of the culinary usage of that ingredient. Many recipes are enhanced with their video links, so you can even enjoy watching your favourite recipes being prepared right in front of you.
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About the author
Padma Shri (Late) Mrs. Tarla Dalal continues to be India’s best-selling cookery author to date with over 170 cook books published. Her website, www.tarladalal.com, is India’s largest food site with over 3 million monthly users. The online content is intensified by the Tarla Dalal recipe App, an easily searchable collection of 17,000 + multi cuisine recipes, + 700 recipe videos and thousands of glossary terms, covering amateur and expert cooking, traditional and exotic as well as health oriented cooking. In short, you get all you need to continue your culinary quest. Her legacy continues with her team creating new cookery books and food videos on a daily basis. You can follow her on You Tube, Tarla Dalal’s Kitchen https://www.youtube.com/user/
