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\nRuchira by Kamalabai Ogale<\/font><\/center><\/p>\n
“Ruchira ~ Selected Maharashtrian Vegetarian Recipes” by Kamalabai Ogale is a sweet little cookbook that I have been using for just over a year. The cookbook is an English translation of 25-year old original by the same name “Ruchira” in Marathi language. <\/p>\n
Ruchira is chock full of honest content. A total of 94 recipes in 11 categories, nearly all recipes are within reach of competent home cooks. Many recipes are quite simple to prepare, the instructions are easy to follow and the rewards are great. The difference is not in the dishes offered, but in the ingredients and how the Marathas use them. The text should be read first to get a feel for the Maharashtrian cooking. Then head for the kitchen to cook one of the divine recipes. Next to going to Maratha heartland, Ruchira offers a great way to treat ourselves to cooking real Marathi way. <\/p>\n
If you are looking for a book that will teach you to cook the best Maharashtrian food, then I will definitely recommend Ruchira<\/a>. It’s a precious little gem! <\/p>\n “Sprouted Beans Usal” from Ruchira<\/a> cookbook has become one of my favorite recipes. What makes this recipe standout from our own Nandyala style moog bean curry recipe<\/a> is the addition of kala masala<\/a>, and jaggery. Subtly spiced and well balanced, I\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2ve become a loyal fan of sprouted beans usal.<\/p>\n Recipe:<\/strong><\/p>\n Grind to Paste:<\/strong> Heat and Simmer:<\/strong> Add and Mix:<\/strong> Popu or Tadka<\/a><\/em> Touch:<\/strong> Notes: Ruchira by Kamalabai Ogale “Ruchira ~ Selected Maharashtrian Vegetarian Recipes” by Kamalabai Ogale is a sweet little cookbook that I have been using for just over a year. The cookbook is an English translation of 25-year old original by the same name “Ruchira” in Marathi language. Ruchira is chock full of honest content. A total […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,210,61,176,188],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mung-beans","category-moth-desi-chori","category-red-beans","category-cookbook-reviews","category-sprouts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"\/mahanandi\/images\/sprouts\/sproutsusalimagecopyrighted1.jpg\")
\nSprouted Moong, Moth and Red Chori Beans<\/a><\/font><\/center><\/p>\n
\n5 peeled garlic cloves, 8-10 green chillies (small, Indian type), 1 teaspoon cumin and two to four tablespoons of grated fresh coconut.<\/p>\n
\nHeat a teaspoon of oil in a big saucepan.
\nAdd one cup each – moong, moth and red chori sprouted beans<\/a>.
\nAdd about three cups of water.
\nCover and simmer the beans, until they reach fall-apart stage.<\/p>\n
\nTo the cooked beans, add the ground paste.
\nAlso a tablespoon each- kala masala<\/a> and powdered jaggery and
\nHalf teaspoon each – turmeric and salt.
\nMix and simmer another five minutes.
\nIf the Usal(curry) looks too dry, add about half cup of water. <\/p>\n
\nWhile the beans are simmering with spices, do the tadka<\/em> in a small pan.
\nHeat a teaspoon of oil in a pan. Add and toast few fresh curry leaves, pinch of cumin, mustard seeds and asafetida. (This technique is called popu or tadka<\/a><\/em>.)
\nAdd the tadka<\/em> to the sprouted beans. Mix and turnoff the heat.
\nSprouted beans usal tastes great with chapatis\/rotis\/parathas.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/mahanandi\/images\/sprouts\/sproutsusalimagecopyrighted2.jpg\")
\nSprouted Beans Usal with Paratha ~ From Maratha Heartland to Our Home
\nMy Entry to RCI~Maharashtra<\/strong><\/a> hosted by Nupur of One Hot Stove<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n
\nThanks for this lovely gift Veena<\/a>!
\nI’ve prepared Kala Masala following the recipe outlined here.<\/a>
\nRuchira Available at Aggarwaloverseas.com<\/a>
\nRecommend “Ruchira” to local libraries.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"