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Paneer Schezwan Rice

Recipe: from the back of Schezwan sauce bottle with some minor additions

Cook 1 cup of rice with 2 cups of water.

Heat little oil in a skillet, fry paneer cubes until they gets golden brown. Remove and drain excess oil on paper towels. Now, saute some freshly minced ginger and garlic. Add a cup of mixed vegetables. If they are frozen, I recommend to microwave them for

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Bachelor Tadka - Every one us must have made this dish at some point in his/her bachelor life. C’mon, when you see a recipe which calls for 4-5 times of water, it is definitely being done in one those dorm rooms where there are a bunch hungry young men & women!! ;). This dish brings back so many memories when S was doing his masters. He & his roomies would put oodles of

10 more days to go, for me to say good-bye to DC and say hello to sunny California. So, I am full-on on a pantry clean-up mode as it is next to impossible to ship all of my pantry staples. From today on, I am sorry to say - am gonna spam your readers with recipes - mostly from my amazing blogger chefs and some whipped up from the spur of the moment. :) Like a maniac, I am aiming to search for

In order to make cooking fun and clean eating yummy you need a few staple ingredients that you can use in a variety of dishes. If your pantry is well-stocked with dried herbs and spices, you can let your imagination and creativy run wild and experiment. With a little practice, you’ll soon figure out which flavors go well together and which don’t.

Here’s a list of items that can currently (and usually) be found in my pantry:

Herbs

• dried oregano
• dried basil
• dried thyme

Spices

• Ceylon cinnamon
• dried ginger powder
• cheyenne pepper
• whole black pepper
• garlic powder
• dried chili flakes
• curry powder
• garam masala
• “Wasabi” (horseradish) powder
• Chinese 5 spice blend
• paprika

Fats

• gently refined coconut oil
• gently refined canola oil

Other

• Kosher salt
• tamari or shoyu
• fish sauce
• rice vinegar (unseasoned)
• liquid stevia
• canned crushed tomatoes
• natural peanut butter
• raw almonds
• raw walnuts
• onions
• garlic cloves
• sugarfree gelatin dessert mix (w/o artificial sweeteners)
• brown short-grain rice
• quinoa
• rolled oats or spelt

So what’s in your pantry?