I TAUGHT A TOP MACEDONIAN PIANIST INDIAN DISH | How Similar is INDIAN 🇮🇳 cooking to MACEDONIAN 🇲🇰?

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Avocado oil provides healthy fats while sunflower oil is more budget-friendly.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: apple cider vinegar

Lemon juice adds brightness and is often more accessible.

bell pepper

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Zucchini can be a lower-calorie substitute, while cabbage is often cheaper.

Soak kidney beans in water overnight and rinse them before cooking.

Boil kidney beans in water until tender, changing the water once during boiling.

Peel and cut cucumber into small pieces for Macedonian taratur salad.

Prepare Macedonian chutney by mixing dry paprika, hot pepper powder, oil, and flour.

Smash the ingredients for chutney manually, or use a Nutri Bullet if available.

Heat oil and roast flour until golden brown, then add it to the chutney mixture.

Prepare Macedonian taratur by mixing chopped cucumber with yogurt, salt, pepper, and olive oil, skipping garlic.

Mix carrots, chopped tomatoes, and spinach for Indian Chila.

Add flour to the vegetable mixture without specific measurements, adjusting by eye.

Season the mixture with salt, coriander powder, turmeric, and chili powder, adjusting to taste.

Add water gradually to achieve pancake batter consistency for Chila.

Cook the kidney beans until they are done, then prepare tatka by heating oil and adding flour until golden brown.

Add paprika spice to the tatka mixture and combine with the cooked kidney beans.

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