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,…
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Egg Curry
Ingredients: Eggs (4 – 5 hard boiled) Onion (1 large thinly sliced) Tomato (1 medium sized chopped) Garlic (3-4 thinly sliced) Ginger (1/4 teaspoon grated) Green chilies (1-2 finely sliced) Milk (1/2 cup) Heavy cream (1/4 cup) Chili powder (1 tablespoon) Coriander powder ( 1 tablespoon) Turmeric Powder (1/2 teaspoon) Cumin seeds (1 teaspoon) Kasuri…
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…
Palak Paneer
Ingredients: Spinach (10 oz) Paneer (1 lb, cut into 1/2 inch cubes) Onion (1 medium sized diced) Garlic (3-4 cloves finely sliced) Ginger (1/2 inch finely chopped) Turmeric Powder (1/4 teaspoon) Chili Powder (1/2 tablespoon) Garam Masala (1/2 tablespoon) Kasuri Methi (1/2 tablespoon) Lemon Juice (1/2 lemon) Ghee Heavy Cream (for serving) Salt (to taste)…
Butternut Squash Ravioli
Ingredients: Butternut Squash (1/2 cut into 1/2 inch cubes) Onion (Diced) Garlic (4 cloves) Brown sugar (1 tablespoon) Ricotta Cheese (1/4 cup) Flour (2 cups) Eggs (4) Sage (10 leaves) Butter (3 tablespoons) Lemon juice (1 tablespoon) Parmesan Cheese Olive oil Direction: In a baking sheet, place the butternut squash, onion and garlic. Drizzle olive…
Chicken Thighs with Creamy Mushroom Garlic Sauce
Ingredients: Chicken Thighs (Bone-in & skin on 3-4 pieces) Mushroom (8 oz, sliced; you can use any variety of your choice) Garlic (1 tablespoon minced) White Wine (1/2 cup) Chicken Stock (1/2 cup; you can also use water if times are tough) Heavy Cream (1/2 cup) Parmesan Cheese (1/2 cup) Onion (1 medium sized finely…
Mantu (Afghani Dumpings)
Ingredients: Flour (2 cups) Egg (1) Minced Pork (1 lb; you can use any meat and if you’re looking for vegetarian options use finely chopped mushrooms or leeks) Onion (1 large finely chopped) Chili (1-2 finely chopped) Cilantro (finely chopped) Split chickpea (Chana dal; 1 cup) Tomato paste (1 tablespoon) Turmeric powder (1 teaspoon) Cumin…
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…
Beef & Aubergine Fatteh
Ingredients: Pita Bread (4 cut into triangles) Ground Beef (1 lb) Aubergine (1 large cut into small cubes) Aleppo pepper (1 tablespoon) Cumin seeds (2 teaspoon) Coriander powder (1 teaspoon) Onion (medium sized finely chopped) Yogurt (2 cups) Tahini (3-4 tablespoon) Lemon juice (1 lemon) Garlic (2 minced) Pine nuts (50 grams/ 1.7 oz toasted)…
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 