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06
Apr
Goan Pork Vindaloo

Ingredients:

1 Kg Pork non-fat meat

2 Big Onions

Salt as per taste

3 peppercorns

3 cm piece of Cinnamon

few cloves

Vindaloo masala:

1 red Chillie, deseeded and chopped (or 1/2 tsp chilli powder)

1 tsp sweet red paprika

4 Garlic cloves crushed,

1 tbs grated ginger

2 tsp cumin powder,

1 tsp coriander powder,

2 tbs Vinegar

Method:

Wash the Pork pieces well, and then chop them up into 3 cm cubes. Dry well. Add salt and set aside.

Get the masala ready, grind the chillies into a powder, then add vinegar and all the ingredients of the vindaloo masala (spices), then grind all of it in the blender.

Add masala to the pork pieces and mix it up well. Make sure all the pieces of meat are evenly mixed with the masala. Store it overnight in the fridge.

Just before cooking, chop and blend onions, then add them to meat.

Heat the pan with some oil and fry meat on medium heat for 5 mins. Add a few peppercorns, a cinnamon and a cloves to the dish.

After a little while of frying add some water and simmer on a low heat as the meat soaks in the masala and gets cooked (1-2hrs).

The Vindaloo is ready when it turns the fiery red colour.

Note: The Vindaloo always tastes better the next day as the meat gets properly marinated, its not really a very spicy dish but on the tangy side. The longer you store it the better it tastes, just like a pickle!

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05
Apr
Tandoori Chicken

Ingredients:

1 kg chicken, cut into pieces

1 teaspoon salt

1 lemon, juiced

1 1/4 cups plain yogurt

1/2 onion, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root

2 teaspoons garam masala

1/2 teaspoon chilli powder

1 teaspoon turmeric

1 teaspoon red sweet paprika

2 teaspoons finely chopped cilantro

1 lemon, cut into wedges

Method:

Remove skin from chicken pieces, and cut slits into them lengthwise. Place in a shallow dish. sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt and lemon juice. Set aside 20 minutes.

In a medium bowl, combine yogurt, onion, garlic, ginger, garam masala, turmeric, paprika and chili powder. Mix until smooth. Spread yogurt mixture over chicken. Cover, and refrigerate for 6 to 24 hours (the longer the better).

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium high heat, and lightly oil grate.

Cook chicken on grill until no longer pink and juices run clear. Garnish with cilantro and lemon wedges.

Notes: This dish can also be baked in a hot oven (230 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes (or until done).

This is an authentic recipe for Tandoori chicken. Serve with long grain Basmati rice, cucumber salad, grilled veggies, roasted corn on the cob and finish off the meal with some sweet dessert.

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05
Apr
Kachumber (Indian Salad)

Ingredients:

2 to 3 large tomatoes, diced

1 large cucumber, peeled and finely diced

1/4th cup red onion, finely diced

1 Green chili, finely chopped

20 sprigs of coriander leaves minced

1 teaspoon sugar

3/4th teaspoon salt

3 to 5 tablespoons lemon juice

Method:

1. Toss the tomatoes, cucumber and onion together.

2. Add the green chili, coriander leaves, sugar, salt, and lemon juice and mix well.

3. Serve chilled.

Note: Serves as a great accompaniment with curries and Indian meats.

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03
Nov
Rasgullas

Ingredients:

4 cups of whole milk

1 teaspoon lemon or lime juice

1 and ½ cup sugar*

½ teaspoon cardamom powder

3 cup water for boiling*

*Proportion of sugar to water should be around 1:2.

Method:

1. Add a teaspoon of lemon juice to milk and bring it to boil. The lemon juice will separate the milk into watery whey and solid chunks.

2. Throw away the liquid part by shifting the mixture through a clean muslin cloth. (It will take around 15 minutes to have excessive water drip off.). Then squeeze out the extra water.

3. Mix solid milk chuck with cardamom. Knead it like dough.

4. Make a small balls (around ½ inch diameter) out of dough.

5. Boil water in a wide utensil with at least 2 to 3 inches of water over medium-low heat.

6. Add sugar to the boiling water to make a sweet syrup.

7. Gently drop the solid balls in the boiling syrup.

8. Cook the balls in the boiling syrup for about 25 minutes. Balls will expand about twice its size.

9. Remove from the heat. Cool it. Serve it in room temperature or colder.

Note: The given recipe is a basic guide to make Rasgullas from scratch. Some also add semolina to firmly hold fresh cheese together in the spherical shape. Rasgulla (also spelled rasgula, rassogolla) is popular milk (soft cheese) based Indian dessert. Literally, rasgullas are spherical fresh cheese balls in sugar syrup.

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03
Nov
Goan Fish Curry

Ingredients:

3 dried whole red chillies

1 tablespoon cumin

2 teaspoon coriander seeds

1 teaspoon mustard seeds

2 teaspoon ground turmeric

3 garlic cloves

3cm piece ginger

2 tablespoons white vinegar

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 onion, thinly sliced

1 ripe tomato, chopped

1 large green chillies, seeded and sliced thinly

440g can coconut milk

salt to taste

800g fillets flat head, halved

Method:

Using a spice grinder blend chillies, cumin, coriander, mustard seeds and turmeric to a fine powder. In a pestle and mortar crush garlic and ginger to a fine paste. Add spice powder and incorporate well into the ginger paste. Mix in vinegar.In a large deep frying pan heat oil. Add onion and fry until slightly coloured. Add spice paste and fry for 3 minutes until fragrant. Add tomato and chilli and cook for 10 minutes or until tomato breaks down. Add coconut milk, season with salt and then add fish fillets. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes, turn fish over and simmer for remaining 5 minutes or until fish is cooked as desired, this will vary with size of fillet used. Serve with basmati rice

Note: As Goan version might be hot to someone’s taste, make it milder by halving the amount of spices/chillies.

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03
Nov
Chicken Tikka

Ingredients:

• 500 g Boneless, skinless chicken breasts

• 2 tbsp Tomato paste

• 2 tbsp Lemon juice

• 2 tsp Ground coriander

• 2 tsp Curry Powder

• 1/2 tsp sweet red Paprika

• 2 cups plain Yoghurt

• 4 Garlic Cloves (finely chopped)

• 1 inch Fresh Ginger (chopped)

• 2 tsp Ground cumin

• 3 tbsp Butter/Oil

Method:

•Mix all ingredients except chicken together in a bowl.

•Refrigerate it overnight.

•Add chicken (cut in cubes) and marinate it in the above-mentioned bowl.

•Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours.

•Preheat oven to 230 degrees C.

•Bring chicken to room temperature and skewer on metal or bamboo skewers (soaked in water for 30 minutes).

•Place on baking tray and bake in oven for 20 to 35 minutes.

•3 tbs of butter/oil can be drizzled over for the last 5 minutes of cooking.

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02
Nov
J’s Prawn Curry

Ingredients:

* 4 tbsp sunflower oil

* 1 tsp black mustard seeds

* 400g canned chopped tomatoes

* 500g raw tiger prawns, peeled

* 100ml coconut cream or fresh cream

* 4 tbsp chopped fresh coriander

For the curry paste:

* 1 medium onion, chopped

* 3 garlic cloves, crushed

* 2 green chillies, deseeded and chopped

* 2.5cm fresh ginger, chopped

* 4 tsp paprika

* 1 tsp garam masala

* 1 tsp ground coriander

* 1/2 tsp cumin powder

* 1/2 tsp turmeric powder

* 1/2 tsp salt

* 2 tsp lemon juice

Method:

1. Make the curry paste. Put the ingredients into a food processor with 1 tablespoon of water and blend until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.

2. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat, add the mustard seeds and cover the pan with a lid. As soon as they begin to pop, uncover and add the prepared curry paste. Fry for 4-5 minutes until it seems to be splitting from the oil, then add 250ml hot water and simmer for a further 3 minutes.

3. Stir in the tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes, stirring, until they have broken down in the sauce. Add the prawns and cream and simmer gently for 3-4 minutes, until

the prawns are just firm and pink. Season to taste. Stir in the coriander and serve immediately with naan bread or pooris.

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02
Nov
Rice with Onion & Cumin

Ingredients:

2-cup cooks rice,

4-cups water

1-cup finely chopped onion,

1-tsp cumin seeds,

2-tbsp oil,

1-2 Bayleaf,

Salt to taste,

Coriander leaves for garnish (optional)

Method:

1: Heat the oil in pan and add cumin seeds and bay leaf in it.

2: Add finely chopped onion in it.

3: Cook until they are transparent not golden brown. Sprinkle salt to taste.

4: After that add rice in it and mix.Add water.

5: Cook in law flame until rice is soft.

6: Serve garnished with coriander leaves as side dish to curry or tikka.

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01
Nov
Lamb Madras

Ingredients:

* 3-4 tbsps vegetable or sunflower cooking oil

* 1 kg lamb, chopped into cubes

* 2 onions, finely chopped

* 2 tsps garlic, ground to a paste

* 1 tsp ginger, ground to a paste

* 4 large tomatoes, finely chopped

* 1 tsp cumin seeds

* 6 peppercorns

* 6 cloves

* 2 tbsps coriander seeds

* 1 tbsp mustard seeds

* 1 tsp cinnamon

* 1 bay leaf

* 1 tsp fennel seeds

* 1/2 tsp chilli powder

* 1 cup thick coconut milk

* Salt

Method:

1. On a medium heated dry pan, roast the fennel seeds, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, cloves and peppercorns until they are slightly dark and aromatic. Remove from heat and grind to a fine powder mix.

2. Place the mix with the garlic and ginger pastes, red chilli powder, cinnamon and 3-4 tbsps of water in a food processor and grind until it’s a smooth paste.

3. Heat the cooking oil in a deep, heavy-bottomed pan on medium heat. Fry the onion until golden, add the above masala paste and bay leaf and reduce heat slightly. Stirring often, fry until the oil separates from the spice paste. If required, add water to keep the masala from sticking to the pan.

4. Add the meat and brown it, then add the tomatoes, coconut milk and 1 cup of hot water. Season with salt. Cook until the lamb is soft and the gravy is thick. If required add hot water to maintain the amount of gravy as you cook.

Remove bay leaf and serve with brown or pilau rice and naan bread.

Note: This rather hot, but absolutely delicious dish, takes its’ name from the city of Madras in Southern India. In Southern India dishes tend to be made ‘hotter’ than other areas in India, designed to make you perspire, thus cooling you down… It is supposed to be a hot dish but if you find it ‘too hot’ then use less Chilli Powder

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01
Nov
Naan

Ingredients:

• 2 cups All Purpose Flour

• 1 tsp Superfine sugar

• 1 tsp Dry yeast

• 1 tsp Salt

• 1 tsp Ghee or Oil

• Water as per requirement

Method:

•Take the yeast and dissolve it water taken in a bowl.

•Cover the mixture and leave it aside for 10 minutes.

•Now take the all purpose flour in a shallow tray and make a depression in the center.

•Add yeast, ghee, sugar and salt. Mix them properly.

•Add some more water if it is required.

•Put the mixture on a floured surface and make dough. Knead it well for 5-7 minutes.

•Keep it in a warm place for 1 hour and cover it so that it can rise.

•After due time period, make small balls out of the dough.

•Flatten each ball to make ovals of about 1 cm thickness.

•Put these ovals on a smeared heavy-duty aluminum foil.

•Grill it under a preheated broiler till golden brown color appears.

•Repeat the procedure with rest of the balls.

•Naans are ready to serve.

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