Toor Dal

Start with Toor dal and wash it. You don't have to use a pressure cooker but it will dramatically cut your cooking time!

Add salt and haldi and then set to cook. Once the pressure builds up turn the heat down to low and allow to cook for 5mins. Then let it slowly cool down with the stove off. (atleast 15mins).

Prepare the tadka with some cumin in oil. Add chili and heeng (asafoetida).

Stir and serve with rice!

Tamarind water

Even as summer is ending some freshly made tamarind water is always refreshing! Start with tamarind ofcourse, remove the shell and soak in water for about an hour.

Strain through a sieve to get the pulp. Add some sugar, water and ice. Ready to serve!

Falafels

Trader Joe's has good frozen ones and all the other ingredients too - tortilla, tahini sauce, humus, jalapenos and cucumbers.

Heat the falafels in your toaster oven. Add the crisp falafels and everything else into a wrap and ready to eat!

Tinga Pollo Tacos

This one is a bit extended. You need make the roasted salsa, then the chipotle sauce and the pollo.

Salsa Verde - in a covered pot heat the tomatillo and chilli. Cook until well done, then blend and add salt to taste.

Chipotle sauce -mix some chipotle peppers, onion, and tomatoes and blend them.

Tinga pollo - thaw out the chicken and cook until soft. Then shred it.

 

Chop and fry some onion. Add the shredded chicken and chipotle sauce and cook.

Heat some tortilla and prepare some delicious tacos with salsa and salsa verde!

Baked Aloo

Clean and chop potatoes. Cover with cling wrap and cook in microwave until soft.

You can use a toast-r-oven or your main big oven depending on your serving size. Lay out on the tray and add the spices and some oil - salt, garlic, parsley, basil and oregano.

Bake until they are brown and ready to serve!