Ingredients: Recipe by Shulie Madnick 1 liter whole milk (4 cups) 1/2 liter water (2 cups) 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 cup cornstarch (130gr) 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground cardamon 1 stick (4oz/113gr) unsalted butter, unsalted margarine or ghee (clarified butter) 1/4-1/2 cup sliced or chopped roasted, unsalted...
In the display case was a brightly painted and gilded Torah ark, familiar yet exotic beyond anything that I could imagine existing in a Jewish artifact. Nearby was an unadorned metal hanging oil menorah, plain and worn. To me,...
Preparation time: 1 hour 20 minutes. Serves 4 Ingredients: 8 chicken thighs on or off the bone, skin removed 500g tinned tomatoes 3cm piece root ginger, peeled and roughly chopped 4 cloves garlic, peeled Two large onions 2 tsp garam masala 1 tsp hot chilli powder (more...
Ingredients: 2lbs (1kg) finely chopped onions 4 tblsp vegetable oil 2 or 3 garlic cloves, crushed or finely chopped 1 1/2 tsp ginger 1 tsp cinnamon 1 1/2 tsp coriander 3/4 tsp ground cardamon 2 bay leaves a good pinch of red chili powder or cayenne pepper (which...
Ingredients 3/4 tsp whole coriander or 1/2 tsp powdered coriander spice 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/2 tsp turmeric 1/2 tsp salt Black pepper to taste 1 lb. peeled potatoes (Russet or Yukon Gold) 4 small onions, peeled and sliced 1/2 tsp minced fresh garlic You will...
Ingredients: 4 cups Poha 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes 10 cardamom pods, shelled and ground Handful golden raisins (optional) For those with tree nut allergies: Defrosted edemame, peeled and sliced (optional) For those who don’t have tree nut allergies: Handful raw almonds, blanched, peeled...

Recipe: Basundi

Serves 2-3 Can be doubled Note: In India this dish is made with milk but given the higher fat content of Indian milk than in American milk half and half is substituted. Ingredients: 3 cups half & half 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup raisins 1/4 tsp...
Syrian cookie recipe perfect for Passover since the ingredients do not include flour. Serves: Makes 18 cookies Prep Time: 40 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 55 minutes Mizrahi Parve Dessert Passover Ingredients 1 1/2 cups shelled pistachios 2 large eggs, whites only 3/4 cup granulated sugar Directions 1) Grind...

Recipe: Dal

Ingredients: 1 ½ cups red dal (masoor dal) ½ small onion, sliced 1 tsp. turmeric Salt 2 cloves chopped garlic pinch asafedida 1 tsp. ground cumin Wash and rinse dal. Add water to cover about an inch above the dal. Boil. As soon as it comes to...

Recipe: Mamoul

Dough: 4 ½ cups flour 2 ¼ sticks margarine ¼ cup rose water ¼ cup water (approx.) 1 tsp. essence of rose water Filling: 1 lb. raw shelled pistachios 1 ½ cups sugar ¼ cup rose water ¼ cup water Few drops of essence of rose water Work margarine into flour...