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Instant Ragi Dosa

Ragi dosa is a healthy breakfast dish made with ragi or finger millet. These delicious dosas (or crepes) are made with ragi flour and are ready in less than 20 minutes. This lacey porous dosa has an earthy taste, crispy texture, and a slight softness at the same time.

Visit https://spicytamarind.com.au/instant-ragi-dosa/ for the full recipe.
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup ragi flour
¼ cup rice flour
½ cup yogurt
1 onion finely chopped
7-8 curry leaves finely chopped
1 green chilli finely chopped
1 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped
1 tsp cumin seeds
Salt to taste
1 - 1.5 cups water
3-4 tsp ghee or oil

Al Yakhni | Bottle Gourd Yakhni

Yakhni is a mild curry made with yogurt and whole spices. Al means bottle gourd in Kashmiri. Kashmiri al yakhni is also popularly known as dahiwali lauki.

Visit https://spicytamarind.com.au/al-yakhni-bottle-gourd-yakhni/ for the full recipe.

INGREDIENTS:
1 kg bottle gourd
1½ cup yogurt
3 tsp fennel powder
2 tsp ginger powder
2 tbsp ghee
1 tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp shah jeera (caraway seeds)
1 small piece cinnamon
3 cardamon
1 black cardamom
4 cloves
2-3 green chilli slit
Salt to taste
2 tbsp coriander leaves

Full Fermented Sourdough Banana Bread

Full fermented sourdough banana bread is moist, delicious, and rich banana bread made with a sourdough starter. A slice of banana bread slathered with butter is a breakfast you can never get enough of. This full fermented banana bread is also egg-free.

Visit https://spicytamarind.com.au/full-fermented-sourdough-banana-bread/ for the full recipe.

INGREDIENTS:
2 large banana
½ cup butter melted
¾ cup sugar (use 1 cup for a sweeter bread)
¼ cup yogurt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup sourdough starter discard or unfed
1 cup plain flour
1 cup whole wheat flour (atta)
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp lemon zest
1 tbsp chia seeds
½ cup walnuts

Full Fermented Sourdough Brownies

Sourdough brownies are rich and fudgy chocolate brownies made with a sourdough starter. The best part of this recipe is that the starter is the only form of flour used, which means this is a fermented brownie too.

Visit https://spicytamarind.com.au/full-fermented-sourdough-brownies/ for the full recipe.

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup dark cooking chocolate (240 grams)
½ cup butter (120 grams)
½ cup sugar (100 grams)
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
½ tsp baking soda
¾ cup sourdough starter active

Lauki Halwa | Doodhi Halwa

Lauki halwa or dudhi halwa is a rich, creamy dessert made with lauki or bottle gourd. Grated bottle gourd is simmered with milk, then sugar and ghee are added and it is finished off with nuts.

Visit https://spicytamarind.com.au/lauki-halwa-doodhi-halwa/ for the full recipe.

INGREDIENTS:
5 cups bottle gourd peeled and grated (approximately 1 kg)
3 cups milk
½ to ¾ cup sugar depending on preference
½ cup ghee
1 tbsp almond flakes
1 tbsp pistachio
1 tsp cardamom powder

Lauki Chana Dal Sabzi

Lauki chana dal sabzi is a vegan curry made with bottle gourd (known as sorekayi/doodhi/ghiya) and chana dal (split Bengal gram). This simple and healthy vegan curry tastes great as a side dish and can also be eaten on its own as a low-carb meal.

Visit https://spicytamarind.com.au/lauki-chana-dal-sabzi/ for the full recipe.

INGREDIENTS:
5 cups bottle gourd (approximately 1 kg)
1 cup chana dal
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 bay leaves
1 cup onion (1 large)
1 tbsp ginger paste
2-3 cloves garlic grated (or 1 tsp garlic paste)
1-2 green chilli finely chopped (or as per taste)
1 cup tomato (2 medium)
1 tbsp coriander powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala
2 tbsp coriander leaves
1 tbsp lemon juice

Bendekai Gojju | Okra Curry

Bendekai gojju is an easy vegan curry made with okra (or ladies finger) and a coconut-spices masala base. Bendekai means okra in Kannada. It is called bhindi in Hindi and is popularly known as ladies finger in India.

Visit https://spicytamarind.com.au/bendekai-gojju-okra-curry/ for the full recipe.

INGREDIENTS:
500 grams okra
2 tbsp coconut oil
¼ cup tamarind extract
1 tbsp jaggery
½ tsp turmeric powder

For masala paste:
3 tbsp sesame seeds
1 tsp coconut oil
2 tbsp split black gram (urad dal)
½ tsp fenugreek seeds (methi)
4-5 Kashmiri red chilli
7-8 curry leaves
¼ cup coconut

For tempering:
1 tsp coconut oil
1-2 dry red chilli
1 tsp mustard seeds
5-6 curry leaves
A small pinch asafoetida (hing)

Bharwa Bhindi | Stuffed Okra

Bharwa bhindi is an easy side dish where bhindi or okra is stuffed with a besan (gram flour) and spice mixture and is shallow-fried. This vegan dish goes very well with both rice and plain paratha/roti.

Visit https://spicytamarind.com.au/bharwa-bhindi-stuffed-okra/ for the full recipe.

INGREDIENTS:
500 grams okra (bhindi
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tbsp coriander leaves
For the masala stuffing:
¼ cup besan (gram flour/chickpea flour)
2 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp chilli powder or as per taste
1 tsp amchur
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp fennel seeds
Salt to taste
2 tsp oil

Vangi Bath | Eggplant Rice

Vangi bath is a rice-based dish that originates from Karnataka. It literally translates to eggplant rice. Vangi means eggplant or brinjal and bath means a rice-based dish. Vangi bath is made with eggplants (or brinjal), rice, and a spice blend called vangi bath masala powder.

Visit https://spicytamarind.com.au/vangi-bath-eggplant-rice/ for the full recipe.

INGREDIENTS:
3 cups Basmati rice cooked
2 eggplant
A small piece tamarind
3 tbsp vangi bath masala powder
3 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
2 dry red chilli
1 tsp split Bengal gram (chana dal)
1 tsp split black gram (urad dal)
1 tsp cumin seeds
6-8 curry leaves
2 green chilli finely chopped
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
½ cup peas
2 tbsp coriander leaves chopped

Homemade vangi bath masala powder

Vangi bath masala powder is a flavourful spice blend used to make vangi bath. It can also be added to upma to make khara bath. Vangi bath is very easy to put together and can be made with leftover rice. If you have vangi bath masala powder ready, this dish is ready in less than 20 minutes.

Visit https://spicytamarind.com.au/homemade-vangi-bath-masala-powder/ for the full recipe.

INGREDIENTS:
¼ cup coriander seeds
¼ cup split Bengal gram (chana dal)
¼ cup split black gram (urad dal)
4 cardamom
10-12 tsp cloves
4 2-inch piece cinnamon
2 star anise
4 marathi moggu (kapok buds)
2 tbsp poppy seeds
½ cup coconut (dried or desiccated)
12-15 curry leaves
12-15 Byadagi chilli (mild) - can be replaced with Kashmiri red chilli
5-6 Guntur chilli (hot) - can be replaced with any hot dry red chilli