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…
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Chicken Dum Biryani
Ingredients: Chicken (2 – 3 lbs with bone or boneless skinless thighs) Basmati Rice (3 cups) Onions (5 large thinly sliced) Tomatoes (2 diced) Mint Cashew nuts (optional 20 – 30) Raisins (optional 20 – 30) Saffron (a pinch optional) Milk (3-4 tablespoons optional) Ginger-Garlic paste (2 tablespoons) Chili Powder (2 tablespoons) Coriander Powder (2…
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Ingredients: Boneless and Skinless Chicken Breast Garlic Powder (1 tablespoon) Onion Powder (1 tablespoon) Swiss cheese (4 slices) Ham (thinly sliced 4 slices) Vegetable oil (for frying) All-purpose flour (1 cup) Egg (1 beaten) Panko bread crumbs (1 cups) Butter (3 tablespoons) Garlic (2 cloves minced) 1 cups milk Dijon mustard (2 tablespoon) Shredded Parmesan Cheese (1/4…
Minced Beef & Turkey Tacos with Avocado salsa
Ingredients for minced beef & turkey: Ground Beef (1 lb) Ground Turkey (1 lb; preferred to use ground pork but I couldn’t find any so used turkey) Red Chili (2 thinly sliced) Ginger (finely chopped) Garlic (finely chopped) Green onions (finely chopped) Lime Fish Sauce (1 tbsp) Toasted Sesame Seed Oil (1 tsp) Olive Oil…
Beef Tacos with Spicy Cabbage and Wasabi Mayo
Ingredients: Steak (Skirt/New York Strip/Sirloin cuts) Corn Tortilla Cabbage (Shredded) Red chili flakes (2 tbsp or to taste) Garlic (3-4) Miso paste (2 tbsp) Rice wine vinegar (4 tbsp) Olive Oil Wasabi paste (1/4 tsp) Mayonnaise (2 – 3 tbsp) Salt & Pepper (To taste) Directions: Generously season the steak on both sides with salt…
Pepper Chicken with Cumin Rice
Ingredients for Pepper Chicken: Chicken (1 – 2 lbs) (I used boneless and skinless chicken thighs, you could use chicken breast or chicken cut into pieces with bones) Onion (3 – 4 medium sized sliced) Garlic (2 – 3 thinly sliced) Ginger-Garlic paste (1 tbsp) Curry Leaves (1 spring) Turmeric Powder (1 1/2 tsp) Chili…
Coconut Braised Chicken With Chickpeas
This recipe is inspired from Alison Roman’s cookbook Nothing Fancy. I just made some minor improvisations to the recipe and hope you try and enjoy it. Ingredients: Chicken Thighs (3–4 pounds; I used boneless and skinless you can use as per preference.) Salt (to taste) Ground black pepper (to taste) Garlic cloves (4 thinly sliced)…
Aloo Paratha
Ingredients: Wheat Flour (2 cups) Potatoes (4) Garlic (2 cloves) Green chilies (2 finely chopped) Garam Masala (1/2 tsp) Red chili powder (1 tsp) Chaat Masala (1/2 tsp) Lemon Juice (1/2 lemon) Coriander (chopped) Water (as required) Salt (to taste) Oil/Butter (as per preference) Directions: Mix wheat flour, salt and water and knead it to…
Chili Crab Meat Linguine with Watercress
Ingredients: Linguine (500 grams / 1 lb) Crab Meat (300 grams / 1/3 lb) Garlic (2 cloves) Red Chili (2-3 based on spice preference) Lemon (1) Parsley (1 handful chopped) Watercress (1 handful roughly torn) Salt (To Taste) Olive Oil (125 ml/ 4 oz) Directions: Put a large pot of water to boil for the…
Chorizo Stuffed Squid with Yellow Rice and Salsa Verde
Ingredients: Tomatillos (1 pound, husk removed and cut in half) White onion (1 small, peeled and cut into quarters) Jalapeños (2, cut in half lengthwise, seeds and stem removed) Garlic (2 cloves) Olive oil Cilantro leaves ( ½ cup plus a few for garnish) Lime juice (2 tablespoons) Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper…
The Ghee Spot 