Ingredients: Chicken thighs (boneless and skinless; cut into bite size pieces) Eggs (1 egg per wrap) Onion (1 medium sized; sliced) Black Cardamom (1 pod) Green Cardamoms (2 pods) Cloves (3-4 cloves) Cumin Seeds (1 teaspoon) Chili Powder (1 tablespoon) Coriander Powder (1 tablespoon) Garam Masala (1 tablespoon) Turmeric Powder (1 teaspoon) Kasuri Methi (1…
Category: Moderate
Meatball Tajine with Eggs
Ingredients: Ground Beef (1 pound) Eggs (4-5) Garlic (2 cloves; minced) Onion (1 large onion chopped) Ground cumin (2 teaspoon) Paprika (2 teaspoon) Turmeric Powder (1 teaspoon) Red chili powder/ Cayenne pepper powder (1 tablespoon) Cinnamon powder (a pinch) Crushed Tomatoes (28 oz) Cilantro (A bunch; finely chopped) Directions: In a bowl add the ground…
Lamb Shank Tagine
Ingredients: Lamb Shanks (4 pieces, 2 pounds) Raz El Hanout (2 tablespoons) Coriander seeds (1 teaspoon; crushed) Cumin Powder (1 teaspoon) Ginger Powder (1 teaspoon) Turmeric Powder (1/2 teaspoon) Cinnamon Powder (1 teaspoon) Saffron (a pinch) Onions (1-2 large; sliced) Tomatoes (1 pounds; sliced) Apricots (6-8 pieces; sliced) Garlic (1-2; crushed) Cilantro Sugar (2 tablespoons)…
Chicken Handi with Coconut Rice
Ingredients for Chicken Handi: Chicken Breast (Boneless & Skinless; 2 lbs cut into small cubes) Ginger & Garlic Paste (1 tablespoon) Cumin (1 teaspoon) Onion (1 large chopped) Tomatoes (4 small chopped) Turmeric Powder (1/4 teaspoon) Chili Powder (1 tablespoon) Coriander Powder (1/2 tablespoon) Yogurt (2 tablespoon) Chicken Stock (1/4 cup; alternatively use water) Garam…
Chole Bature
Ingredients: For Chole (Chana masala): Chick peas (250 grams/8 oz, dry) Garlic (6-7, sliced) Cinnamon stick (1) Black cardamom (1-2) Green cardamom (1-2) Cloves (3-4) Peppercorns (3-4) Bay leaf (2-3) Black tea leaves (2 tablespoons) Onion (2 medium finely chopped or you could use onion paste) Ginger Garlic paste (1 tablespoon) Tomato puree (3-4 tomatoes)…
Kadhi
Ingredients: Onions (4 large, finely chopped) Green Chilies (2-3 finely chopped) Yogurt (2 cups) Gram flour (2 cups) Turmeric Powder (2 teaspoons) Chili Powder (1 1/2 tablespoon) Coriander Powder ( 1 tablespoon) Aamchur powder (1 teaspoon, optional) Cumin Powder (1 teaspoon) Ginger (1 teaspoon, finely chopped) Garlic (1 teaspoon, finely chopped) Kasuri methi (1/2 tablespoon,…
Meen Pollichathu
Ingredients: Fish (Cleaned; Golden Pomfret) Turmeric Powder Chili Powder Coriander Powder Asafoetida Powder Ginger-Garlic Paste Vinegar Shallots (6-8 finely sliced) Onion (1 large finely sliced) Tomato (2 finely chopped) Curry Leaves Green Chilies (1-2 finely sliced) Mustard seeds (1/2 teaspoon) Banana Leaf Salt (to taste) Direction: Marinate the fish with salt, 1/2 tablespoon chili powder,…
Squid Ink Spaghetti with Mussels & Banana Prawns
Ingredients: All purpose flour (2 cups) Eggs (4) Squid ink (2 tablespoons) Onion (1 medium sized finely chopped) Garlic (2-3 cloves finely chopped) Tomato puree (2-3 tablespoons) Wine (1/2 cup) Mussels (2 lbs; cleaned) Banana Prawns (1 lb, shell removed and deveined) Parsley (Roughly chopped) Parmesan (grated) Direction: In a bowl, add the flour and…
Portuguese Octopus Stew
This is a friend’s family recipe. I made a few improvisations to the original recipe and I hope you like it. Ingredients: Octopus (Remove the eyes which are located at the top of the head. Cut it into 1 1/2 inch pieces) Onion (2 finely sliced) Garlic (3 cloves finely chopped) Tomatoes (3 -4 diced…
Sri Lankan Fish with Cauliflower rice
Ingredients: Goraka (a.k.a Malabar tamarind 35 g or 2 tablespoons tamarind paste) Garlic (1 clove) Ginger (2 cm piece) Pandan leaf (1; I used dried leaf which you can soak in warm water for 10 -15 minutes before using) Ground Cinnamon (1 large pinch) Ground Black Pepper (1/2 teaspoon) Red Chili Powder (1 tablespoon) Curry…
The Ghee Spot 