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The tooth extraction special!

I've been making too many rounds to the dentist lately, and the evening before my first extraction, as I was walking around the grocery store, I was struck with a massive, irrational panic that I won't be able to eat for a long time. So I bought a lot of food, and then the morning of, I spent an hour cooking soups to get through the rest of the day. Spinach Soup: Heat some oil (and a small knob of butter), add chopped ginger, garlic and white onion. Saute till soft. Add baby spinach, and saute. Also add one chopped tomato, salt, and lots of pepper. Add some water and let it cook for a bit. Once cool, also add a handful of fresh mint leaves, some milk and a dash of lime. Blend using the hand blender. (The mint gives a great flavor! Thanks to Tarla Dalal) https://www.tarladalal.com/Palak-Shorba-Punjabi-Spinach-Soup-30869r White pumpkin and daal soup: If I have more of this often, I bet I would lose a lot of weight. It was also delicious. In the instant pot, heat oil, ad

Special "Everyday" recipes

Here's a couple of recipes that add a little something extra to "everyday" recipes: http://hebbarskitchen.com/methi-malai-paneer-recipe-paneer-methi/ Methi Malai Paneer. I actually used "malai paneer" for this recipe and also added green peas. Finely chop and clean methi. In a pan, heat some oil and saute for a couple od minutes. Take it out and set aside. In the same pan, heat some more oil/ghee, add cumin, bay leaf, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon. Add chopped ginger garlic onions and saute. Add turmeric, red chilli, corriander powder. Add tomato sauce and saute. Add methi, sugar salt, milk (and cream optional). I also added some cashew paste to make it creamy, since we dind't have cream. Add Paneer, green peas, a pinch of garam masala. Simmer for a couple of minutes.   https://www.archanaskitchen.com/saunf-wali-hari-gobi-sabzi-recipe-cauliflower-spiced-with-fennel-and-green-chutney Saunf wali Hari Ghobi Heat oil, add saunf, bay leaves, ginger a