Ingredient: Ginger Paste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, mix semolina and besan flour with yogurt and water. Add sugar, citric acid (or lemon juice), cumin, turmeric, crushed hot peppers, ginger paste, garlic paste, and 2 1/2 tablespoons of canola oil. Mix well. Mix in carrots, peas, cabbage, and onions. Add…

1. Heat the oil in a pot. 2. Add onions and cook until opaque. 3. Add tomatoes, garlic, ginger, and the rest of the spices. Cook till the tomatoes are done (approximately 10 minutes). 4. Add the eggplant, potatoes, and black-eyed peas, stir and let it simmer for a few…

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan. 2. Add mustard seeds. As soon as mustard seeds start popping, stir in ginger paste, garlic paste, and tomato. 3. Add dhana jeera powder, turmeric, chili powder, cumin, salt, and tomato paste. 4. Add 1/2 of the water and stir for 2 minutes.…

Soak the chana daal for a few hours, rinse, and pat dry. Remove all the visible skin or fat from the chicken. Wash, pat dry, and cut into small cubes. Follow the manufacturer’s direction to turn on your instant pot to sauté mode for pre-heating. Now in the pre-heated instant…

Wash and clean the steak; pat dry and set aside. In a blender, combine yogurt, papaya, ginger paste, garlic paste and salt and puree. Place the meat in a glass bowl and pour the yogurt mixture over it to completely coat the meat. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or for…

Heat a saucepan over medium heat; add oil and onion. Sauté for 3 to 5 minutes. Add chicken and all of the above ingredients. Cover and cook for 30 to 45 minutes or until the chicken is tender and there is a small amount of gravy left in the pan. Garnish…

In a blender, add yogurt, ginger paste, garlic paste, cilantro and jalapeño peppers and puree. In a small non-stick skillet, over medium heat, dry roast the cumin seeds, fennel seeds, kalonji seeds and whole red chili for 1 minute or until the aroma is released. Let the ingredients cool and then grind…

In a medium bowl, add chicken, 1 3⁄4 tablespoon garlic, ginger paste, soy sauce, rice vinegar, water, and 1 1⁄2 tablespoons of homemade chili masala to make the chicken marinade. Mix the chicken and the marinade well, cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes. In a large sauté pan, over medium high heat,…

In a medium non-stick skillet, on medium-low heat, evenly spray cooking oil for 2 seconds and add chicken, garlic paste and ginger paste and cook for 7 to10 minutes. Keep stirring until the chicken starts to shred. Once the chicken is cooked, remove from heat and let it cool on a plate.…

In a small skillet, over medium-low heat, evenly spray the skillet with cooking oil for 2 seconds; add chicken, ginger paste, and garlic paste. Sauté for 3 to 5 minutes or until cooked. Remove from heat and set aside to cool down. In a medium bowl, beat eggs, add chicken and all…

Pre-heat oven to 335 ̊ Mix potatoes and turmeric in a small bowl and set aside.  Use a small ovenproof tray and evenly spray cooking oil for 2 seconds; arrange the potatoes on the tray and sprinkle 1⁄2 cup water over potatoes; bake for 40 minutes or until tender when pierced with a…

In a medium bowl, beat eggs; add all vegetables except avocado and lettuce, add ginger paste, garlic paste, salt and black pepper. Mix well and divide the mixture into four parts. In a 6-inch non-stick pan, over medium-low heat, spray cooking oil for 2 seconds and pour one part of the mixture.…