Corn Veggie Soup Recipe by Manjula Indian Vegetarian Cuisine
View full recipe at www.manjulaskitchen.com Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups corn 1 medium tomato About 1 cup finely chopped cabbage 8 to 10 string beans 1 small carrot 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 teaspoon oil 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera) 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste) 1 teaspoon lemon juice (adjust to taste)
How to Make Takoyaki (Recipe) たこ焼きの作り方 (レシピ)
Takoyaki is a popular Japanese dumpling made of batter, diced octopus, tenkasu (tempura scraps), beni shoga (red pickled ginger), and aonegi (green onion), topped with okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, aonori (green laver), and katsuobushi (bonito flakes). When I was small, I cooked takoyaki once a month at home. One day, my mom gave me the takoyaki pan we used at that time because we all grew up and no one cooks it at home. So, for this tutorial, I used the pan she gave me but it was so old that the batter stick to the surface and didn’t came out nicely… but anyway, I hope you get an idea!!! ——————————— Takoyaki Difficulty: Easy Time: 30min Number of servings: 40 pieces Necessary Equipment: Takoyaki pan spouted measuring cup oil brush (you can make it with paper towel, chopsticks, and rubber band) steel pick (long bamboo pick is ok) Ingredients: 200g (7oz.) takoyaki flour 2 egg 600cc water cooking oil Fillings * diced boiled octopus * chikuwa (fish cake) if you like * beni shoga (red pickled ginger) * tenkasu (tempura scraps) * aonegi (green onion) Sauce * okonomiyaki sauce * mayonnaise * katsuobushi (bonito flakes) * aonori (green laver) Directions: 1. In a bowl, mix takoyaki flour, eggs, and water (add little by little). 2. Heat takoyaki pan and grease the molds with cooking oil. 3. Pour batter into the molds to the full. 4. Put beni shoga, tenkasu, aonegi, and octopus or chikuwa in each mold. 5. Wait a little until batter on the edge of the molds …
Tomato Soup Recipe
This wonderful tomato soup recipe comes from the Bistro Jeanty restaurant in Yountville, California. It’s one of many fantastic restaurant recipes in Napa Valley. You will need 2 1/2 lbs ripe/juicy tomatoes, 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 pound of onion, 6 garlic cloves, 1/4 c of tomato paste, 1 bay leaf, 1/2 Tb. pepper corns, 1 tsp. thyme, 4 cups heavy cream, 1 tbsp butter. Salt to taste, 1/2 tsp white pepper, 1 lb. puff pastry, 1 egg. Procedure: Melt the ½ cup butter in a large stockpot over medium-low heat. Add the onions, garlic, thyme, bay leaf and peppercorns; cover and cook for about 5 minutes. Do not let the onions color. Add tomato paste and lightly “toast” the tomato paste to cook out the raw flavor the add tomatoes, and water if needed. Simmer over low heat for 30-40 minutes, until the tomatoes and onions are very soft and broken down. Puree by passing through a food mill. A food mill works best however you may use a blender in batches or a handheld immersion blender until finished, the strain. Return the soup o the pot. Add the cream, salt, white pepper and remaining butter to taste. Bring soup to a simmer then remove from heat. Allow the soup to cool for two hours or overnight – in the refrigerator. Divide the soup among six 8-ounce soup cups or bowls. Roll out the puff pastry to 1/4 inch. Cut into 6 rounds slightly larger than your cups. Paint the dough with the egg wash and turn the circles, egg wash side down, over the tops of the cups, pulling lightly on the sides …