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…

Salmon and Chorizo with Sweet Cherry Tomatoes and Basil

Ingredients: Salmon (2 fillets) Chorizo (1 sausage finely sliced) White wine (1/2 cup) Mixed Color Cherry Tomatoes (10 oz, cut into halves) Green Olives (8 – 10 pitted, sliced) Basil Leaves (2-3 springs) Dill (for garnish) Directions: Season the salmon with salt and pepper and place the salmon flesh side down on a large cold…

Hyderabadi Beef Kheema

Ingredients: Minced beef/lamb (1 pound) Onion (1 large; finely chopped) Green chilies (2-3 finely chopped) Tomato puree (3 tomatoes) Cumin Seeds (1 teaspoon) Bay Leaves (2 leaves) Cloves (5-6) Cardamon (1-2 pods) Ginger & Garlic Paste (1 tablespoon) Turmeric Powder (1/4 teaspoon) Chili Powder (1 tablespoon) Coriander Powder (1 tablespoon) Garam Masala (1 tablespoon) Mint…

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)…

Pad Krapow Gai (Spicy Thai Basil Chicken)

Ingredients: Ground chicken (1 pound) Shallots (1/4 cup, sliced) Garlic (4 cloves, minced) Thai chilies (2 tablespoons, minced or other hot pepper) Chicken Broth (1/3 cup) Soy sauce (2 tablespoons) Oyster Sauce (1 tablespoon) Fish Sauce (2 teaspoons) Sugar (2 teaspoon) Basil Leaves (1 bunch, thinly sliced) Directions: In a small bowl, add the oyster…

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)…

Spam fried rice

Ingredients: Garlic (2-3, finely sliced) Ginger (1 inch, finely chopped) Onion (1, finely chopped) Bell pepper (1, finely diced) Carrot (1, cut into bite size pieces) Egg (2, beaten) Spam (1 can, cut into small pieces) Rice (2 cups, cooked) Soy sauce (1-2 tablespoon) Rice vinegar (1 tablespoon) Oyster sauce (1 tablespoon) Sesame Oil (1-2…

Butter beer

Ingredients: Beer (4-5 bottles; I used Guinness you could use any of your choice preferably an ale) Cloves (4-5) Ginger (1 inch, grated) Nutmeg (grated) Egg yolks (4-5) Brown sugar (1 cup) Butter (1 stick) Directions: Pour the beer carefully into a pot and add cloves, ginger, nutmeg and bring it to simmer. In a…

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,…