Alu Gauranga

Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna
While we are chanting Gauranga Naam, it is time to learn how to make excellent vaishnava dish � Alu Gauranga!

Alu Gauranga

Potato slices (10 potatoes)
Asafetida (1/2 tsp)
Salt (3 tsp)
Pepper (1 tsp)
Fresh Coriander (3tbs) optional
Ground Coriander (3tbs)
Paneer, crumbled (450 g)
Cream (3 c.) mixed with one tsp Turmeric
Butter (1.25 c.)

In this order, cover a greased casserole with one third of the ingredients above three times (three rounds). Then, let the oven take care for 45 minutes (200 degr.C), covered with an aluminium foil until the last 10 minutes (letting the top brown).  �Alu Gauranga� is excellent with rice, or green vegetable dishes.

And for inspiration � Prabhupada, cooking and lazy man story:
�Today, Prabhupada was master of the kitchen. We had no brains, no common sense, but our merciful master still took the time to instruct us. When Prabhupada saw the amount of vegetables cut up for cooking, he said it was enough for fifty men, not eight. Prabhupada sat on a chair and directed all the cooking. He tested the rice and the dal, to see if they were soft. Then he cooked chapatis. Prabhupada commented that only a lazy man could not cook. He told the story of a lazy man. There was a king who decided that all lazy men in his kingdom could come to the charity house and be fed. Many people came and they all said, �I am a lazy man.� When the king told his minister to set fire to the charity house, everybody but two men ran out of the burning building. One of the two said, �My back is becoming very hot from the fire.� The other man advised, �Just turn over to the other side.� The king then said, �These are actually lazy men. Feed them!�

- From the TKG�s Diary by HH Tamal Krishna Goswami

Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krsna
Dasso'smi
bhakta Igor

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