The Melting Pot

Fresh Tomato - 2 lbs Oil - 2 tbsp Tamarind - 2 tsp Jaggery / Date Palm Sugar - 2 tbsp Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp Salt - 1 tsp Methi...

  Fresh Peaches - 2 cups, roughly chopped Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp. Fresh Ginger - 1/2 tsp, minced Arrowroot / Cornstarch - 2 tbsp. Wa...

Tomato - 1 or a handful of cherry tomatoes (preferably heirloom variety or homegrown), chopped Green Bell Pepper - 1, finely chopped (...

Green Mung Beans - 1 cup Urad Dal / Black Gram - 1 cup Onion - 1/2 cup, very finely chopped Cilantro - a handful, finely chopped Gre...

Cauliflower - 1/2 head, cut into small florets Green Bell Pepper / Capsicum - 1 small, thinly sliced Yukon Gold Potato - 1 small, thi...

Quinoa - 1 cup, cooked Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp Hing / Asafoetida - a pinch Whole dries red chilies - 2 Green Chilies - 2 Ginger - ...

Rice noodles - a handful, cook as per direction, drain and keep aside Mixed Vegetables - carrots, bell peppers, onion, etc, cut into t...

Small fish steaks - 6, I used Fresh Bronzini Mustard oil - 1 tbsp + 1 tbsp Garlic Clove - 2 cloves, minced Ginger - 1/2 inch, grated...

Mung Beans - 2 cups Salt Grated Ginger - 1 tsp (optional) Soak green mung beans in plenty of water overnight. Drain and wash in ...

Matki / Moth Beans - 1 cup Oil - 1 tbsp Onion - 1 big, finely chopped Garlic Cloves - 6, crushed Shredded fresh Coconut - 1 tbsp. (...

Surti Papdi / Hyacinth Beans - 1 lb (trim the edges and cut into one inch pieces) Potato - 1 small, cut into thin cubes Olive Oil - 1...

Leftover rice - 2 cups Olive Oil - 1 tbsp. Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp Hing / Asafoetida - a pinch Curry leaf -...

  Green Mung Beans - 1 cup (cooked with water till done but not too soft) Cucumber - 1 small, chopped Red Onion - 1/2 cup, chopped ...

Eggplant - about a pound, cubed Potato - 1, cubed Yellow Onion - 1 small, chopped Oil - 1 tbsp. Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp Turmeric -...

Green Papaya / Bottle gourd Squash / Lau - 1/2 lb, cut into small cubes Yukon Gold Potato - 1 small, cubed (optional, helps to make t...