Source: Krishna’s Food & Travel

Today I will show you how to use the steam cooker to prepare 3 dishes following Srila Prabhupad.

Put a pot of water with mung dal. For one part of dal we take 12 parts of water. We put the first section on top of the pot and place a metal cup with rice. We take two parts of water to one part of rice and add some salt.

Now put the second section with raw vegetables on top. We took cauliflower, potatoes, carrots and asparagus beans. Cover with a lid. Due to the steam from the pot all three dishes will get cooked at the same time. Mung dal is softer than ordinary peas and it is getting cooked much faster. When you see that the steam began to reach the upper tier with vegetables, reduce the heat to minimum and cook for 25 minutes.

Now the vegetables are steamed, and they have preserved many vitamins. Now let’s finish our subji within a couple of minutes.

Put a frying pan on the fire, add oil and make the masala the way you like most. I’m using turmeric, ground coriander, and red chili. Fry the pieces of paneer in spices and add vegetables.

Now I’m making subji without sauce, but you can add cream or tomatoes, so the dish will be more saturated. It’s up to your imagination!

Next step is mixing vegetables with paneer and salt.

Finally, sprinkle with coriander and that’s it. Our first dish is done!

Now we finish cooking dal. Make masala in the pan, and add the tomatoes.

Mix it all and add some salt. If it’s too thick, add some water. Bring to a boil and boil for few minutes.

Sprinkle with coriander or any other greens.

Put rice in a bowl. Keep in mind that the cup of rice is hot and be careful not to get burned.

Then add oil or butter into rice and mix it.

Now it’s all done! This is a very convenient and fast way to cook. In just 35-40 minutes, we have prepared three dishes. Srila Prabhupad taught his disciples to cook in this way.

Prabhupad was a genius, and a man of genius is genius in everything! I showed you the main principle of cooking in the steam cooker, using which you can cook different dishes the way you like!