Baingan Bharta
Some vegetables are tricky to eat raw. Heating and cooking changes their texture and sometimes, you need a little heat to enhance the flavors. The dehydrator is perfect for helping spices to marinate and soften vegetables without stripping them of the nutrients that are too often cooked out of food. Take eggplant for instance. Not something most people consider good for a raw meal, but we have already proven that it’s perfect given a little time in the dehydrator with our Eggplant Carpaccio Caprese and our Babaganoush Dip . Craving Bharta, I figured I’d give it a whirl. Back in Los Angeles there is a fantastic restaurant called Akbar. Best…
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Indian Poppadoms with Mango and Mint Chutneys
The idea at first was Indian nan but I didn’t make a big enough batch of this stuff to make more than one big circle of nan bread. Then Melissa suggested doing poppadoms instead… Now, I know you’re thinking: what the hell is a poppadom? Granted, it seems nan and dosas get all the publicity and the poor poppadoms are kind of hiding their light under a bushel basket. It’s not a exactly a ‘household name’. A poppadom (also called papadum, papad or papar) is a thin and crispy round Indian flatbread. It is kind of like a dosa but not quite as paper thin and crumbly. And it’s round and can…
