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Vaali Ambat with dried shrimp
Apr 20th
A staple dish of the Konkanis. Takes about 30 minutes to put together and another 20 minutes to cook. But the results are divine! Ingredients: 6-8 whole chilly peppers 1/2C grated coconut 1t Tamarind paste 2C toor daal (split pigeon peas) 1/2lb of Valli leaves, stems chopped and leaves torn into two 1/4 onion, chopped…
Shrimp Etouffee
Apr 11th
Because it is a Shrimp dish and since they take very little cooking. This is an excellent dish to make on weekdays. Ingredients: – 1 Medium onion, chopped – 2T butter – 2T flour – 8-10 shrimp, peeled and de-veined – 1t Tabasco sauce – 2T broad-leaf parsley , chopped – 1T tomato…
Mutton Pepper Fry Kerala Style
Mar 30th
This dish is easy to make but be forewarned it should be made very spicy! Again, I used fake meat, but feel free to use real “mutton” (a.k.a. goat meat). Ingredients 1/2 lb of Gardein’s beefless tips (or if you prefer, mutton diced into 1″ cubes) 2T whole cumin, dry roasted and freshly ground…
Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)
Mar 26th
If you follow this recipe to the letter, I guarantee fantastic results! Ingredients: – 1 lb chicken breast, diced into 2″ cubes -3T unsalted butter – 1/4 yellow onion, chopped fine – 2″ fresh ginger, grated – 4 cloves of garlic, grated – 2 bay leaves – 1/4t fenugreek seeds, dry roasted and ground – 1t…
Masala Bhat (Spicy Rice)
Mar 1st
A quick rice dish that can make an ordinary dinner special. Wash a cup and a half of basmati rice and drain. Add some tumeric powder and about two heaped tablespoons of Bedekar or K-pra Goda masala (can be bought from the Indian store). Cut out roundels or one inch long pieces of about 100…
Beetroot and Potato tikkis (patties)
Feb 22nd
A healthy and tasty recipe that is easy to make. Boil about 4 medium potatoes along with 2 beets. Peel and mash the potatoes and grate the beet. Add a teaspoon of garam masala,tumeric powder,a handful of chopped coriander,finely chopped green chillies,a teaspoon of cornflour,a teaspoon of ginger-garlic paste ,salt and mix well.Take the mixture…
Malvani Style Egg Curry
Feb 22nd
Boil about 4 eggs and cut into half and keep aside. In a pan roast about half a cup of wet or dry coconut along with a pod of garlic (with skin ) and about 2 medium red onions. After the roasting is done dry grind it. In a pan some oil and fry one and a…
Sesame encrusted seared Ahi tuna
Feb 9th
Takes less than 5 minutes to prepare. Literally! Ingredients: 1 steak of Ahi Tuna (I tend to take the tuna out of the freezer and keep it in the fridge to thaw for a whole day) 1T Soy sauce 1T sweet white wine 1 T honey 1 t sesame oil 1 t sesame…
Spicy Brussels Sprouts
Jan 30th
I had had some Brussels sprouts recently and they really impressed me by using (I think) mustard. This is my reverse-engineered version of the same that comes close to the original yet has my own twist to it. Don’t fear the dish. It takes 4 ingredients, 2 minutes to prepare and 5 minutes to…
