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Welcome to Zen Home. Founded by Ms. Nava at 58. Qualified Yoga Instructor/Coach/Counselor. Former Lecturer. Zen Entrepreneur in My 60s. Breathe deeply, embrace nature and Zen with us Amidst Nature.
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For scenting your #recipes. When #curryleaves or #corianderleaves or even #bayleaves are out of stock at home. Keep dried #fenugreekleaves in the fridge for long lasting, till expire date.
Old Cucumber And Kei Chi (Wolfberry) With Gingko Nuts Soup
Natural sweetness of kei chi/wolfberries, soft texture of old cucumber and contrasting crunch of gingko nuts for a vegetarian soup.
http://www.nava-k.com/2013/09/old-cucumber-and-kei-chi-wolfberry-with.html.
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Vegetarian Potato Sambal. Mostly, we keep our #recipes to a simplicities manner. In other words, #simplecooking
https://youtu.be/kShHMWvmreI
Belacan ikan bilis sambal.

To make:
crispy fry 1 cup soaked and rinsed bilis/anchovies.
Remove and keep aside.
Leave enough oil in the same pan.

Sauté 4 chopped shallots.
Add dry chilli paste (as needed) and fry till oil splits.
Add 1/2 tsp belacan powder. Season with palm sugar and salt. Add tamarind juice.
Stir.
Add fried bilis.
Stir well and dish out.
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Yoghurt rasam/Yogurt Indian Healthy Soup.

To make:
add 5 smashed shallots,
5 smashed garlic,
3 sprigs curry leaves,
2 sliced green chillies,
1 1/2 tbsp instant rasam powder,salt and
enough water in a pot.

Simmer over low heat.
Stir.
Once heated through, remove from heat and combine in 1/2 cup whisked yoghurt.
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Fried bitter gourd. Thinly slice 5 bitter gourds and soak in water for 10 minutes. Gently squeeze out the water. Mix with 1 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tbsp plain chilli powder and salt. Deep fry. If gourd mixture becomes soggy, gently squeeze the water before frying.

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Takkali/tomato thokku/chutney. To make:
dry fry 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
3 sprigs curry leaves.
Then powder up.
Keep aside.

Add 3 chopped tomatoes with 1 tbsp plain chili powder and 1 tsp turmeric powder.
Stir over heat.
Add water, palm sugar, tamarind/asam juice and salt(all as needed).

Simmer to a mushy texture. Add curry leaf powder, pour 1 tbsp gingerly oil, stir and dish out.

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Snake gourd kootu (cooked with peas).
To make:
cut one gourd, remove seeds and slice.
Add with 1 sliced tomato
1/3 cup green peas without skin (soaked for 10 mins)
4 sliced shallots
1/2 inch sliced ginger
4 sliced garlic
1 tsp turmeric powder
salt and enough water.

Simmer till soft and tender. Temper/fry 5 sliced shallots
1 tsp fennel seeds and
2 sprigs sliced coriander leaves in 1 1/2 tbsp ghee or oil.

Combine into gourd mixture.
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Bitter gourd omelette.
To make:
fry 5 chopped garlic in 3 tbsp of oil till lightly brown.
Add 1 small thinly sliced gourd. Stir and cover with a lid to slightly soften.

Open lid, break 3 eggs on top and spread over gourd.
Cover again to cook.
Open lid,
Add sliced red chillies, sliced spring onion and salt.
Gently stir and dish out.
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