Around The World On Your Plate

Ingredients: Tapioca/Sabudana/Sago 1 cup Roasted crushed peanuts 1/4 cup 2 green chillies chopped 1 medium sized potato, chopped 1 tablespoon oil 1 sprig curry leaves 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder Salt to taste 1 teaspoon lemon juice Cilantro to garnish Method: Wash tapioca pearls and sprinkle about 1/4 cup of water and set aside for 5 hours.  Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, asafoetida along with green chillies and curry leaves and saute.  Next, add chopped potatoes and cook with little water until done. Next add in the tapioca pearls along with turmeric powder, salt, and crushed peanuts and mix everything well.  Stir well on medium flame.  Sprinkle water if it is too dry. Turn off heat, add lemon juice and mix. Garnish with cilantro leaves and some peanuts and serve hot.

Ingredients: 2 cups cooked rice 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic 1/2 cup diced mushrooms 1/4 cup chopped carrots 1/4 cup chopped bell pepper 1/4 cup chopped onions 2 Green chillies slit (optional) 2 tablespoons green curry paste 4 tablespoon thick coconut milk Salt to taste 1 teaspoon soy sauce Thai basil and scallions to garnish Method: Heat oil and add garlic and green chillies and saute. Next, add all the vegetables one by one and saute on medium heat. Add rice along with soy sauce, coconut milk, and green curry paste and adjust salt to taste. Mix everything until well combined. Garnish with basil leaves and scallions and serve hot.

Serves: 2 Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 5-6 slices of bread cubed (I used a baguette) 1 onion chopped 1-2 tomatoes chopped 1 green chilli chopped fine 1 teaspoon sambar powder or chilli powder salt to taste 1 tablespoon oil 1 teaspoon mustard seeds 1 sprig curry leaves Cilantro to garnish Water as needed Method: Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and let them pop, next add curry leaves and green chilli and saute. Add in the onions and saute until translucent.  Next, add the tomatoes and sambar powder or chilli powder and cook until tomatoes are tender. Add the cubed bread and sprinkle some water to moisten it.  Adjust salt to taste and mix everything well. Garnish with cilantro and serve hot.