chanukah indian latkes

1 cup yellow split peas, washed
Vegetable oil
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon dried hot pepper flakes
1-1/2 inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated or minced
1 clove garlic, minced... See More
1/2 cup fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 small onion, minced (about 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup flour
Soak the split peas in water for about three hours. Drain. While you prepare the latkes, heat oil to a depth of three inches in a wok or large, deep saucepan until it reaches a temperature of 365° F. Preheat the oven to 200° F. Place the split peas in the bowl of a food processor and add chili, ginger, garlic, cilantro, coriander, and cumin. Process until the mixture is a coarse puree, adding water if necessary. Add the onion and salt and pepper to taste; stir in (don't process). Add flour if the mixture is too thin. Drop about 1/4 cup batter into the hot oil for each pancake, and fry until lightly browned and crispy (about four minutes total). Drain each batch and remove to oven to keep warm while you continue cooking. Serve hot.

Miriam Rhodes' Apple Date Cake

> 1 cup oil
> > 1cup honey
> > 1cup maple syrup (use date syrup in the land of israel)
> > 4 eggs
> > 4tsp. baking soda
> > 2 tsp cinnamon
> > 2 tsp salt

> > 4 cups flour

> > 2 cups chopped date
> > 6cups chopped apples

"mix or whisk all the ingredients from oil through salt. when mixed well, add the flour. then gently add the dates and apples. stir lovingly. Bake in a preheated 350* oven 45 minutes or until cake comes away from sides of pan. you can proudly say: this cake contains no sugar! people will plead for the recipe. may be used as lekach for tishrei. enjoy" (thank you miriam!)

Amanda's Green tea and soy milk truffles

1 cup of vanilla soy milk
2 green tea bags
1/2 lb 70% dark chocolate
3/4 cup of unsalted pistachio nuts (shelled)

boil milk with tea bags slowly, remove bags and pour boiling milk onto chocolate, stir for 2 minutes and let cool for 2 hours in room temp., meanwhile, grind pistachios in food processor, shape truffles and roll in grounds

Sweet Chestnut Brownies

Step 1: Melt 3.5 72% dark chocolate and 1/2 butter and 1/3 cup sugar
Step 2: add 4 egg yolks, whisking vigorously after each
Step 3: whip the whites until peaks form, fold delicately into mixture
Step 4: add 1/4 walnuts, pecans and 1/2 cup toasted chestnut flakes or almond or hazelnut powder

bake on greased pan for 25-30 minutes on 375 (190)

Pakchoi (Balinese soup)

- 10 green onions, set aside green part
- 1 3/4 coconut milk
-4 tsp soy sauce
- 2tsp brown sugar
-1.5 tsp curry
-1 tsp fresh ginger
-2 tsp garlic chili paste
-4 tomatoes
-1 yellow pepper finely slices
- 1 1/4 mushrooms (preferable shitake)
- fresh basil
-pakchoi or spinach
-cubed silken tofu
- salt and pepper

in saucepan mix milk, soy, sugar, curry, ginger, chili and boil slowly
add all else except pakchoi and tofu...add at the end for 5 minutes

Chai

6 cups water
8 slices of fresh ginger
12 cloves (whole)
1 star anise
1/4 tsp fennel seed
7 cardamom seeds (crushed)
1/2 cinnamon stick
3 green tea bags
milk or soy milk or almond milk
honey