Notes about Recipes in this book

• Smacked cucumber

  • lkgrover on June 13, 2022

    Good smashed cucumbers; easy preparation. The sauce is light, and not spicy (unlike some smashed cucumber recipes which contain chiles).

  • Stephenn31 on March 22, 2026

    An OK version.

• Tofu with broccoli and tomato

  • jenburkholder on January 04, 2023

    Simple but decent stir-fry, and a good chance to practice my shallow-frying. I added in the tomatoes earlier, so that they could cook down a bit and become more saucy. Also decreased sesame oil (a tablespoon is a lot!). Served with the suggested dal, a flavor combination that I couldn't quite imagine, but worked surprisingly well given that both were simply flavored. Also had rice and soy-butter glazed mushrooms.

• Beef stir-fry (Beef shaptak)

  • Stephenn31 on March 22, 2026

    It was OK, but lacked flavour apart from the ginger. I even added a bit of better than bouillon beef stock to the liquid in the wok to try to amp up the flavour.

• Stir-fried broccoli

  • lkgrover on June 01, 2023

    Good broccoli stir-fry side dish. I used dried chiles de arbol.

• Tibetan gnocchi with mushrooms (Bhatsa marku)

  • jenburkholder on October 16, 2022

    Hearty and simple but very tasty - bonus, one of the only homemade noodle dishes that could be considered weeknight friendly. Did a mix of mushrooms and beef, generous scallions, and some Parmesan on top, which added up to much more than the sum of its parts. Would make again.

• Yeshi's dal

  • jenburkholder on January 04, 2023

    Very basic, but good. Cooked the dal before cooking together with tomatoes, since I did want to eat it the same day. Had with the tofu + broccoli stir-fry.

• Spinach and chickpea curry

  • Stephenn31 on November 11, 2023

    Pretty easy and turned out well. I added some extra greens and served with rice and naan and plain yogurt

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