Korean Bean Sprouts

Korean bean sprouts	Preperation Time : 30 Mins Serves : 4
Ingredients
150 gms Bean sprouts (cleaned and washed). ½ tsp Garlic powder. ¼ cup Green onions 2 tbsps Sesame seeds, toasted. Sesame oil As required Salt To taste		Korean Bean Sprouts
Method
Boil beansprouts for 5 minutes in water. Drain, return to pan and stir the salt, sesame seeds, sesame oil, garlic powder, green onions and simmer on low heat for 2-3 minutes. Once done, serve hot or cold.

Strawberries Lassi

Strawberries Lassi	Preperation Time : 25 Mins Serves :2
Ingredients
400g strawberries (ripe) 250ml good-quality plain yoghurt 2 tbsp sugar, or to taste ice cubes		Strawberries Lassi
Method
Blend strawberries, yoghurt and sugar until smooth in a blender. Pour into glasses, add some ice cubes and serve.

Medu Vada

Medu Vada	Preperation Time :30 Mins Serves :4
Ingredients
4 cups urad dal 1 cup ordinary rice 1 tsp. ginger grated 1 tbsp. coconut grated coarsely 8-10 whole pepper corns 1 tsp. cumin seeds salt to taste oil to deep fry		Medu Vada
Method
Wash and soak dal and rice together in plenty of water overnight. Drain, grind to a soft batter, a fine grain should be felt in it. Do not make the batter thin. It should be thick enough to shape vadas. Add all ingredients and beat well clock wise/ anti clockwise with hand to incorporate air. Heat oil, wet palm and take an idli sized lump on fingers palm side up. Make a hole in the middle with thumb. Put gently into hot oil, repeat the same for more. One can  use a medhu vada press. Fry on medium flame. Serve hot with chutney and sambar. Z9VGARTN8VVQ

Xmass Cookies

Xmas Cookies	Preperation Time : 25 Mins Serves :4
Ingredients
1 cup butter 3/4 cup sugar 3 egg yolks 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon almond extract 2 1/2 cups flour, divided		Xmas Cookies
Method
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream butter and sugar thoroughly. Add well-beaten egg yolks and vanilla and almond extracts. Mix in half of flour, then turn on a floured board and knead in the remaining half of the flour. Roll out and cut with Christmas cookie cutters. Place on greased baking sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes watching cookies very carefully. Decorate with colored sugar crystals, nuts, candied cherries or your favorite topping.

Dill Tofu Dip

Dill Tofu Dip	Preperation Time : 15 Mins Serves : 2
Ingredients
3 tbsp olive oil 2 tbs lemon juice 1 clove garlic Salt to taste ½ tsp black pepper 2 scallions, roughly chopped 2 tsp dried dill 10 oz extra firm tofu, drained water for puree		Dill Tofu Dip
Method
Mix ingredients in a blender in the above order, and make smooth puree. Stir until you get the mix you want. That’s it.

Chili Fish

Chili Fish
Ingredients
1 green bell pepper thin sliced into long strips 1 lb. fish, cut into pieces 1 tbsp. oil 1 onion thinly sliced into long strips 4 tbsp. chopped garlic Soy sauce to taste Pepper to taste Salt to taste	Chili Fish
Method
Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan and fry the fish seasoned with salt and pepper on medium high heat for ten minutes on either side. Remove fish, add green bell pepper and onions and salt and cook until crisp but not wilted, about ten minutes. Mix with the fish and season with soy sauce.

Butter Chicken

Butter Chiken
Ingredients
1 tbsp. oil 1 tsp. ginger paste 1 tsp. garlic paste salt to taste 3 lbs. chicken sliced breast pieces 1 cup yogurt or buttermilk 1 cup sour cream 1/2 cup/4 oz. tomato puree 4 oz. butter 6 cardamoms 6 cloves 2 sticks cinnamon 3 tsp. chili powder	Butter Chicken
Method
Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Fry the ginger, garlic, cardamoms, cinnamon and cloves on medium low heat for a minute, and add the chicken with the yogurt or buttermilk, tomato puree, sour cream, chili powder and salt. Cook on medium low heat, stirring occasionally, for half an hour, keeping the saucepan covered with a lid. Add butter before serving.

Moong Dal Fry

Moong Dal Fry
Ingredients
1 onion, chopped 2/3rd cup yellow moong dal 1 tsp. cumin seeds Chopped coriander/cilantro 1 tsp. minced ginger 4 large garlic cloves minced fine 2 large tomatoes, sliced 1 tsp. turmeric powder 2 tsp. salt or to taste	Moong Dal Fry
Method
Pre-cook the lentils using three cups of water. Heat oil in a saucepan and fry the cumin seeds for a minute. Add the sliced onions, minced ginger, minced garlic, one sliced tomato and cook, stirring constantly, for ten minutes on medium low heat. Stir in lentils and another three cups of water and turmeric powder, heat till the mixture starts boiling, season with salt and turn off the heat. Garnish with the second sliced tomato and chopped coriander/cilantro, immediately after turning off the heat.