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Vegetarian Recipe
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Basic Tarka
A tarka is a delicious spice-flavored ghee, mostly used in dal dishes and in raitas. There Serves 4 For this Basic Tarka recipe you need 1 tablespoon ghee Basic Tarka Recipe In a ladle or small frying pan, heat the ghee. Add the spices and sauté for a few minutes, until well-toasted and fragrant. Add the tarka to the dal dish and cover immediately with a tight-fitting lid. Allow to stand for a few minutes while the flavors blend. Variation : Background information on this Basic Tarka recipe A tarka, or spice-flavored
ghee, is prepared and added to a dish just before
serving. A tarka is usually part of a basic raita. Raitas or Yogurt salads are an ideal summer food because yogurt is cooling and has a regenerating effect on the system. In winter, yogurt's cooling effect can be balanced with the help of warming spices, such as nutmeg, saffron, cinnamon, ginger or cloves. |
Basic Tarka Recipe extracted from the recipes of the "Healing Cuisine" book, which contains over 200 tasty ayurvedic, vegetarian recipes (see full list of vegetarian recipes) |
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