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Bhajas

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Screen Shot 2020-07-10 at 2.20.46 PMMakes

30 individual bhajas

Nutrition of Each and multiplied Calories by 2 since it is deep fried

  • 18 calories (36 calories- deep fried)
  • 0g fat
  • 0mg cholesterol
  • 20mg sodium
  • 20mg potassium
  • 3g carbohydrate
    • 0g fiber
    • 0g sugar
  • 1g protein

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chana flour (besan flour, gram flour or chickpea flour)
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon coriander
  • ½ teaspoon fresh ginger root
  • ¼ teaspoon fresh jalapeño
  • ⅓ cup yellow onion
  • ⅓ cup potato
  • ⅓ cup banana

Equipment

  • small pan for deep frying
  • slotted spatula
  • medium size bowl

Steps

Preparation

  • Measure
    • 1 cup chana flour
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon turmeric
    • 1 teaspoon coriander
  • Mince
    •  ½ teaspoon fresh ginger
    • ¼ teaspoon fresh jalapeño
  • Slice
    • ⅓ cup yellow onion
    • ⅓ cup potato
    • ⅓ cup banana

Create the Batter

  1. Mix the following in a medium size bowl
    • 1 cup chana flour
    • ½ cup cold water
  2. Once you have pancake batter like consistency add
    • ½ teaspoon fresh ginger
    • ¼ teaspoon fresh jalapeño
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon turmeric
    • 1 teaspoon coriander
  3. Make sure to maintain the pancake batter consistency add cold water if needed.

Cookin Time

  1. Bring 2″ of canola oil to high heat in a small pan.
    • Test the  heat of the oil by dropping a small piece of batter into the oil it should quickly rise to the surface. If not increase the heat.
  2. Coat the prepared veggies in the batter and drop them into the canola oil flip each one over and remove once golden brown.
    • Repeat for all prepared items.

Cilantro Mint Chutney

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Screen Shot 2020-07-10 at 2.18.26 PMNutrition of Cilantro Mint Chutney

  • 10 calories
  • 0g fat
  • 0mg cholesterol
  • 588mg sodium
  • 12mg potassium
  • 2g carbohydrate
    • 0g fiber
    • 0g sugar
  • 0g protein

Ingredients

  • ¼ teaspoon cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic
  • ¼ teaspoon jalapeño
  • ½ bundle fresh mint
  • 1 bundle fresh cilantro
  • ½ lemon

Equipment

  • coffee grinder

Steps

Preparation

  • Measure
    • ¼ teaspoon cumin
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon garlic
    • ¼ teaspoon jalapeño
  • Destem
    • ½ bundle mint
    • 1 bundle cilantro
  • Cut in half and juice ½ of lemon

Chutney Making Time

  1. Add the following into the coffee grinder
    • ½ lemon juiced
    • ½ cilantro
    • ¼ mint
    • ¼ teaspoon cumin
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon garlic
    • ¼ teaspoon jalapeño
  2. Blend together and add the rest of cilantro and mint to your tastes.

Quinoa Wraps

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8 quinoa wraps

Nutrition of Each quinoa wrap

  • 363 calories
  • 8g fat
  • 5mg cholesterol
  • 351mg sodium
  • 1089mg potassium
  • 58g carbohydrates
    • 11g fiber
    • 4g sugar
  • 16g protein

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 jalapeno
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 1 (15-ounce) can black beans
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 medium zucchini (~2 cups)
  • 1 medium red bell pepper (~2 cup)
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 lime
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves
  • 1¼ cups vegetable broth
  • 1½ teaspoons chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon fine Kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 8 burrito size flour tortillas

Equipment

  • large skillet
  • medium frying pan
  • spatula

Prepare Ingredients

  1. Mince
    • 2 cloves garlic
    • 1 jalapeno, ribs removed
  2. Dice
    • 1 shallot
    • 2 cups cherry tomatoes
    • 1 medium zucchini (~2 cups)
    • 1 medium red bell pepper (~2 cup)
    • 1 avocado halved, seeded, peeled and diced
  3. Chop:
    • ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves
    • 1 lime in half
  4. Measure
    • 1½ teaspoons chili powder
    • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
    • ½ teaspoon fine Kosher salt
    • 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
  5. Rinse:
    • 1 cup quinoa
    • 1 (15-ounce) can black beans
  6. Have handy
    • Olive Oil
    • Cheese
    • Tortilla

Cookin Time

  1. Using large skillet on medium heat add: olive oil, garlic, jalapeno, shallots.
  2. Once garlic and shallots have cooked .Add the following ingredients to the skillet:
    • 1 cup quinoa
    • 1 (15-ounce) can black beans
    • 2 cups cherry tomatoes
    • 1 shallot
    • 1 medium zucchini (~2 cups)
    • 1 medium red bell pepper (~2 cup)
    • 1 avocado
    • 1 lime
    • ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves
    • 1¼ cups vegetable broth
    • 1½ teaspoons chili powder
    • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
    • ½ teaspoon fine Kosher salt
    • 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
  3. Once the quinoa has flowered remove from heat.
  4. Bring a regular frying pan to medium heat. Put one tortillas into the pan heat one side, flip and add cheese to the heated side. once cheese has melted pull off the heat and repeat for the other 7 tortillas.
  5. Roll each wrap with a 1 cup scoop of the quinoa mixture from the skillet.

Coconut Kale Lentil Curry

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Makes

6 servings

Nutrition of Each Serving

  • 287 calories
  • 6g fat
  • 0mg cholesterol
  • 386mg sodium
  • 51mg potassium
  • 42g carbohydrates
    • 15g fiber
    • 1g sugar
  • 16g protein

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 inch fresh ginger
  • 1 bundle of dinosaur kale
  • 1 lime
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
  • 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • ½ cup red lentils
  • ¾ cup french green lentils
  • 3½ cups water
  • 14-ounce can unsweetened coconut milk

Prepare Ingredients (10 minutes)

  1. Mince
    • 4 garlic cloves
    • 1 inch fresh ginger
  2. Dice
    • 1 medium yellow onion
  3.  Chop
    • 1 bundle of dinosaur kale (de-stem for the best outcome)
    • 1 lime in half
  4. Measure
    • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
    • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
    • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
    • 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
    • 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
    • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
    • ½ cup red lentils
    • ¾ cup french green lentils
    • 3½ cups water
  5. Open
    • 14-ounce can unsweetened coconut milk

Cookin Time (1 hour 15 Minutes)

  1. In a large pot over medium – high heat add the ingredients below and stir until the onions turn clear.
    • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
    • 1 medium yellow onion
    • 4 garlic cloves
    • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  2. Add the following ingredients and stir until all onions are evenly coated
    • 1 inch fresh ginger
    • 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
    • 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
    • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  3. Add the following ingredients and stir.
    • 14-ounce can unsweetened coconut milk
    • 3½ cups water
    • ½ cup red lentils
    • ¾ cup french green lentils
    • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  4. Bring the pot to a boil.
  5. Turn the heat down to low and cover the pot. Stir ever 20 minutes and remove from heat after 40-50 minutes.
    • Note: The goal is to breakdown the red lentils.
  6. Stir all of the chopped dinosaur kale into the pot and return to simmer for a few minutes.

Sourdough Loaf

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Screen Shot 2020-07-10 at 2.22.55 PMMakes

2 loafs

Nutrition of Each Loaf

  • 1,258 calories
  • 278g carbohydrates
    • 35g sugar
    • 12g fiber
  • 0 fat
  • 50g protein
  • 3499mg sodium

Ingredients

Default Dough Ingredients

  • 525 grams water (80°F)
  • 20 grams salt
  • 200 grams active starter (can add more)
  • 700 grams all purpose flour

Spelt Dough

  • 525 grams water (80°F)
  • 20 grams salt
  • 200 grams active starter (can add more)
  • 500 grams all purpose flour
  • 250 grams spelt flour

Equipment

  • gram scale
  • dutch oven
  • large bowl
  • knife or razor blade
  • whisk
  • spatula or dough bowl scraper
  • bannton or parchment paper

Steps

Test Your Starter

  1. Add 1 teaspoon of starter to a cup of 80°F water it should float.

Make The Dough

  1. Pour 525 grams – water (80°F) into a large bowl.
  2. Add the 200 grams of active starter and mix thoroughly with a whisk. Mix until the floating cloud of starter is mixed completely into the water.
  3. Add 700 grams – all purpose flour and mix to form a sticky dough ball.

Autolyse Phase (Self Digestion)

  1. Let the sticky dough ball rest 1-4 hours in the large bowl.
  2. Add the 20 grams – salt. Use your hands to stretch the dough gently until the salt is mixed into the dough.

Add Air Bubbles

  1.  Pull the dough from under the dough ball up and stretch it gently as you pull it over the dough ball top. Release. Rotate around the bowl until the dough is stretched and pulled from each quarter of the bowl.
  2. Repeat Step 1 every 30 minutes 4 more times.
    • Note:
      • The dough has  become an elastic resilient dough that passes the window pane test (Pinch a little dough and pull it away from the dough ball, you should not be able to see through it).
      • If your dough does not pass the window pane test and it is still breaking before it goes transparent when pulled. Do another round on step 1.

Add More Air Bubbles

  1. Allow the dough to rise in a large deep bowl at room temperature for 1 hour or until it rises by 30%.
  2. Cover the bowl of dough with a plastic bag and set it in the fridge for 12 – 15 hours.
    • Why? It should continue to rise slowly so give it room in the bowl.
  3. Remove the dough from the fridge and let it sit on the counter in the bowl for 2 hours or until the dough reaches room temperature.
    • Why? The dough will soften and gently rise as it warms.

Create 2 Loafs

  1. On a clean un-floured counter pour out the dough into a large mass. Flour the top of the dough lightly but evenly. Divide the dough into two even round balls.
    • Note: Try to not push the dough down keep the air pockets you created.
  2. Let the dough balls rest for 20 to 30 minutes.
    • Note: They will spread out but should not fall off at the edge of the pancake. If they do, reform the loaves and bench rest them again to build the structure of the dough better.

Final Chance For Air Bubbles (Repeat for each loaf)

  1. Gently stretch and pull the dough from the sides to the middle of the dough ball.
  2. Place the dough seam side up in your floured/cloth lined banneton/bowl.
  3. Rise in the fridge 2-4 hours. 

Baking Time (Repeat for each loaf)

  1. PREHEAT oven to 450°F & set your empty dutch oven with lid in the oven for 30 minutes.
    • Note: Keep the formed loaf in your banneton or bowl in the fridge until you actually need to place it in your preheated dutch oven. Why? Cold dough will aide the oven spring.
  2. Pull out your VERY hot dutch oven remove the lid and add your dough.
    • Banneton: flipping the dough into the dutch oven as gently as possible seam side down.
    • Alternate method: Place high heat safe parchment paper over the bowl.
  3. Score the loaf with your lame knife or a razor blade or sharp scissors.
    • Why? So it looks cool no but really scoring helps the dough rise.
  4. Bake 30 minutes at 450°F in the dutch oven.
  5. Bake 10 minutes UNCOVERED Note: Remove the lid (and parchment paper).
  6. Remove loaf from the dutch oven.

Final Step (Repeat for each loaf)

  1. Check the center of the loaf should read about 205°F.
  2. 1 Hour let loaf sit on a cooling rack.
    • Why? hour to set the crumb

Pizza Dough

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Nutrition of Each Pizza

Note: Make Four 10-12 inch pizzas

  • 417 calories
  • 2g fat
  • 0 cholesterol
  • 1166mg sodium
  • 0mg potassium
  • 84g carbohydrates
  • 4g fiber
  • 1g sugar
  • 11g protein

Items Needed

Ingredients

Regular Dough Ingredients

  • 1½ cup water (105°F-115°F)
  • 1 package (2¼ teaspoons) active dry yeast
  • 3¾ cup all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

Whole Wheat Dough Ingredient Option

  • 1½ cup water (105°F-115°F)
  • 1 package (2¼ teaspoons) active dry yeast
  • 3½ cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

Optional Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon – extra virgin olive oil (Not needed if cooking pizza in a wood-fired pizza oven)’

Equipment

  • gram scale
  • large bowl
  • whisk
  • spatula
  • parchment paper
  • rolling pin
  • baking sheet (optional: for oven)
  • cutting boards

Preparation

Make The Dough

  1. Combine liquid ingredients and whisk until foamy – Let sit for 10 minutes until dry yeast is fully dissolved
    • 1½ cup warm water (105°F-115°F)
    • 1 package (2¼ teaspoons) active dry yeast
    • 1 teaspoon sugar
  2. Combine dry ingredients
    • 3¾ cup all purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoon kosher salt
  3. Combine liquid and dry mixtures and knead dough for 7-10 minutes.

Add Flavor

  1. Place olive oil in a deep bowl, place dough into bowl and coat the dough with olive oil. Then cover top of bowl with plastic wrap.
  2. Allow the dough to rise in a large deep bowl at room temperature for 1 hour at 75°F-85°F , then determine next steps:
    • Slow: let sit of an additional 24 -48 hours in the refrigerator. (Most complex flavors)
    • Medium: let sit of an additional 8 hours at room temperature
    • Quick: let sit of an additional 30 minutes in a warm place (75°F-85°F)
    • PRO-TIP: Olive oil is not needed if you are using a wood fired over. Also, once the pizza dough has risen you can freeze it for later use

Pizza Making Time

Create 4 Individual Pizza Dough’s

  1. Remove the dough from the bowl on a flour dusted surface and divide dough into 4 even balls.
    • PRO-TIP: Try to not push the dough down keep the air pockets you created.
  2. Place each ball into its own bowl and let rise for 15 minutes – 2 hours.
  3. Cut a 18″ piece of parchment paper and add cover the top of the parchment paper with  all purpose flour.
  4. Place the dough ball on the center of the floured parchment paper and roll the dough flat.
    • PRO-TIP: Use a cutting board to support the pizza under the parchment paper to move it around. 
  5. Optional: Once the pizza dough is flattened to your liking let sit for 5 minutes.

Personalize Ya Za

  1. Preheat
    • Oven – 475°F, this can take anywhere from 15 minutes – 1 hour so be aware.
    • Grill – 400°F
  2. Optional: Check the pizza dough if it is too thick flatten the dough again. then Brush edges of dough with olive oil and let rise for 10-15 minutes.
  3. Add toppings.
    • Tomato Paste
    • Tomato Sauce
    • Cheese
    • Toppings
  4. Bake Pizza for 10 – 15 minutes.
    • PRO-TIP: Use parchment paper and a cutting board to easily move the pizza into the oven/grill. You can leave the parchment paper in the oven/grill until the pizza is firm enough to remove it. Usually only takes 1-2 minutes

Save For Later Tips

Freezing Instructions: (Good for up to 3 months)

  1. Divide dough into portion sizes
  2. Place on parchment paper uncovered in the freezer for 15-20 minutes
  3. Remove from freezer and place into individual freezer bags

Thaw Instructions

  1. Thaw Pizza dough in refrigerator for 5-6 hours
  2. Let the dough sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before jumping in where you left off above.