Ingredients: Salmon (2 lbs) Malabar Tamarind (2-3 piece) Curry Leaves Mustard seeds (1 tsp) Onion (2-3 medium-sized sliced) Ginger Garlic Paste (1 tbsp) Red Chili Powder (3-4 tbsp) Corriander Powder (1 tbsp) Asafoetida Powder (Hing) (1/4 tsp) Turmeric Powder (2 tsp) Water (7-8 cups) Salt (To taste) Oil (Preferably vegetable oil/ sunflower oil) Coconut oil…
Category: Cuisine
Rajma Chawal (Kidney beans curry with rice)
Ingredients: Kidney beans (350 gms / 12 oz) Onions (Sliced 3-4 medium sized) Ginger-garlic paste (2 tbsp) Tomato puree (4-5 medium sized) Turmeric powder (1/4 tsp) Coriander powder (1 tbsp) Red chili powder (1 tbsp) Garam Masala (1 tsp) Kasuri Methi (1 tsp) Fresh coriander (chopped 2-3 tsp) Directions: If you’re using the dried Kidney…
Spicy Curried Pineapple Fried Rice
Ingredients: Dried red chilies (2) Coriander seeds (1 tsp) Cardamom (1 tsp) Cumin seeds (2 tsp) Mustard seeds (1 tsp) Peppercorns (1 tsp) Cinnamon stick (1 crushed) Grated ginger (1 tbsp) Grated turmeric (1 tbsp) Short grain rice (2 cups) Pineapple Chicken ( 1 lb Boneless) Eggs (2) Vegetable oil/ Olive Oil Red pepper (1)…
Afghani Chicken
Ingredients: Chicken Breast (cut it into cube size pieces) Dried Fenugreek leaves (1 tbsp) Yoghurt (1/2 cup) Heavy cream (1/4 cup) Salt Garam Masala (1/2 tsp) Chat Masala (1 tbsp) Lemon Juice (2 tbsp) Ginger Garlic Paste (2 tbsp) Coal (1 piece) Olive oil Baileys Irish Cream (30 ml) (Optional) Directions: In a pan put…
Fish in Crazy Water
Ingredients: Fish (I used a snapper; you could use red mullet, trout, sea bream or sea bass) Onion Carrot (Peeled and slice into 1/2 cm thick) Spring onions/green onions (chopped) Garlic (3 cloves) (thinly sliced) Cherry tomatoes on the vine (200 gms/ 7 oz) Red chilies (2-4) Parsley White wine (150 ml) Lemon Olive oil…
Parippu Curry
Ingredients: Moong Dal (Split Green Gram) (1 cup) Grated Coconut (3/4 cup) Chopped Onion Green Chilies (1-2) Turmeric Powder (1 tsp) Cumin seeds (1 1/2 tsp) Curry Leaves (1 spring) Ghee (1 tbsp) Red chilies (2-3) Coconut oil (1/2 tbsp) Directions: Roast the moong dal in a pan for about 5 minutes and let it…
Koombu Thoran
Living in Boston I would have never thought of finding Koombu (Banana flower or Banana blossoms ) to my good fortune I spotted these at an Asian Store (Super 88 Market). This is a dish that my mom has made for me so many times growing up; Koobu Thoran can be very well described as…
Turkish Poached Eggs
Ingredients: Eggs (2) Whole Milk Greek Yogurt (1/2 cup) Garlic (2 cloves minced) Sea salt (preferred or else use regular salt) Butter Olive oil (1 tbsp) Allepo Pepper (or regular red chili flakes) Lemon Juice Dill (chopped) Directions: Fill a sauce pan with water and bring it to boil. Place the yogurt in a heat-proof…
Ada Prathaman
Ingredients: Rice Ada Jaggery Coconut milk Milk Cashew nuts Raisins Coconut pieces Cardamom Ginger powder (or dried ginger) Ghee Directions: Add rice ada to boiling water and let it cook for 5 minutes and turn off the heat and set it aside for another 5 minutes. Now drain out the water and put the rice…
Shahi Paneer
Ingredients: Paneer cute into cubes Onions (diced) Tomatoes (diced) Cashew nuts Cinnamon Cardamom Ginger and garlic paste Peppercorns Cumin Turmeric powder Red chili powder Coriander powder Garam Masala Kasuri Methi Green chilies (slit into halves) Ginger (julienne) Heavy whipping cream / fresh cream Coriander Butter Olive oil Directions: In a pan add some olive oil…
The Ghee Spot 