Chickpea & Tuna Spread with Lemon
Serve over pita bread or garlic toast.
1 - 15-ounce can of chickpeas, drained
1/3 cup sesame paste (tahini), stirred well
1 clove garlic, peeled
2 scallions, chopped fine
1/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander (optional)
1/3 cup canned water-packed tuna, drained
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/8 tsp. Tabasco
¼ tsp each of Salt and ground black pepper
1. Combine all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor.
2. Puree to a coarse texture.
3. Cover and keep cool until ready to serve.
Serves 6
Green All-Purpose Chutney
Ingredients:
15 green chillies
1/2 cup coriander
1/2 lemon
1 tbsp. sev or potato wafers crushed
1/2 tsp. jaggery
salt to taste
1 tsp. oil
1 clovette garlic
Method:
Put all the ingredients , except oil and asafoetida , in a small mixie.
Heat the oil and add the asafoetida and put in the mixie.
Run the mixie till a smooth chutney is obtained.
Try using no water or as little as possible to make the chutney keep longer.
Add water as and when required.
Store in a clean glass bottle.
Note: Sev is a fried Indian snack made of gramflour.
Makes 1/2 cup chutney
Making time: 5 minutes
Shelf life: 1 week (refrigerated)
Masala Vada
Ingredients
1 cup yellow gram (chana) dak
1/2 cup onion finely chopped
1/2 cup coriander finely chopped
1/2 cup dill leaves finely chopped
3-4 green chillies finely chopped
1/2 tsp. cumin seeds
oil o deep fry
Method
Wash and soak dal for 3-4 hours.
Keep 2 tbsp. dal aside, grind the rest,coarsely.
Mix all other ingredients, including whole dal.
Add 2-3 tbsp. hot oil to the mixture.
Heat oil, make pattie shaped rounds with moist palm.
Let carefully into the hot oil.
Fry first one side then the other till golden brown.
Serve hot with green chutney, tamarind chutney, or ketchup
Making time: 20 minutes (excluding soaking time)
Makes: 15 vadas (approx.)
Shelflife: Best fresh
Potato in Curd Gravy
Ingredients:
3 medium. potatoes boiled and peeled
1 cup curd or yogurt beaten
1 tsp. red chilli powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dhania powder
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
1/4 tsp. garam masala
2 pinches asafoetida
1 stalk curry leaves
1 tbsp. coriander leaves chopped
1 1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp. each ginger, garlic grated
2 green chillies slit
1 tsp. each cumin, mustard seeds
1/4 tsp. wheat flour
1 tbsp. oil
Method:
Cut potatoes into big pieces. Mash 3-4 pieces fine with hand. Keep both aside.
Mix all the dry masala in 1/4 cup water.
Heat oil. Add the seeds (cumin and mustard). When they splutter, add ginger-garlic, chilli and curry leaves.
Add the masala mixture and fry for 2 minutes.
Add beaten curd and fry for 5 minutes or till the curd loses its whiteness. Stir continuously after adding curd.
Add the remaining water and all the potato and flour. Stir well.
Boil and simmer for 10 minutes or till gravy thickens
Garnish with chopped coriander.
Serve hot with thin wheat chappaties and rice.
Making time: 30 minutes.
Makes for: 5
Shelf life: Best fresh
SEASONING MIX FOR CHICKEN
2 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. onion powder
3/4 tsp. savory
1/4 tsp. coriander
3/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. thyme
1/2 tsp. basil, dried crushed sweet
Mix all ingredients well.
Makes 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons.
Blazing Trail Mix
2 c miniature wheat or,Shredded
- bran squares
1 c thin pretzel,Unsalted
- sticks,broken into pieces
1/2 c lentils,Cooked
1/2 c Quick-cooking rolled oats
1/2 c Raisins
1/2 c dried apples,Chopped
1/4 c Honey
2 t Curry powder
1/2 t coriander,Ground
1/4 t cumin,Ground
1/4 t Paprika
1/8 t red pepper,Ground
In a 13×9-inch baking pan, combine the wheat or bran squares, pretzels, lentils, oats, raisins, and apples. In a small bowl, stir together the honey, curry powder, coriander, cumin, paprika and pepper. Drizzle the honey mixture over the cereal mixture. Toss until evenly coated. Bake at 350 for 15 to 20 minutes or until crisp, stirring occasionally. Store in an airtight container or self-closing plastic bags.
Makes 8 cups or 16 .
The perfect steak with herb butter
Serving size: Serves 4
Cuisine type: Asian, Mediterranean, Modern Australian
Cooking time: Less than 30 minutes
Special options: Egg free, Lactose free, Nut free
Course: Main
Favourite flavours: Beef, Easy recipes
INGREDIENTS
250g butter
2 tablespoons parsley
2 tablespoons basil
2 tablespoons coriander
2 tablespoons chives
½ teaspoon tomato paste
4 drops fish sauce
4 sirloin steaks
olive oil
sea salt and freshly ground pepper
METHOD
Place all ingredients other than steak in a food processor and mix well, or simply use a bowl and mix with the back of a fork.
Place on a sheet of plastic wrap and roll into a sausage shape about the diameter of a twenty cent piece, twisting the ends to seal. Chill in the fridge until firm.
Get the meat out of the fridge half an hour before you’re going to cook it, so the inside isn’t cold and it cooks through evenly.
Brush both sides with oil or place a little oil on a plate and rub the meat on it.
Season steaks well with salt and pepper and place on a hot flat or char grill.
Cook for about 4 minutes on one side and 3 on the other, or to your taste.
Place in a shallow bowl somewhere warm and loosely cover with foil or a clean tea towel. Covering the dish tightly with foil or plastic wrap will cause the meat to continue steaming from its own heat. Rest a good size steak for between five and ten minutes.
Transfer steak to a warm plate and pour over the juices from the dish that it rested in.
Top with a slice of the herb butter. Leftover butter can be stored in the fridge or freezer.
Makkhani Murghi - Chicken In Butter Sauce
4 tb Tomato Puree
Water to mix 1 Inch cube of fresh Ginger,
-peeled & grated finely 1/2 pt Single Cream, (10 fl ozs)
1 ts Garam Masala
3/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Sugar
1 Fresh Hot Green Chili,
-finely chopped 1/4 ts Cayenne Pepper
1 tb Fresh Coriander,
-finely chopped 4 ts Lemon Juice
1 ts Cumin Seeds,
-roasted and ground 4 oz Unsalted Butter
Tandoori-style chicken, -freshly cooked Put the tomato paste in a clear measuring jug. Add water slowly, mixing as you go, to make up 8 fl ozs of tomato sauce. Add the ginger, cream, garam masala, salt, sugar, green chili, cayenne, coriander, lemon juice, and ground roasted cumin seeds. Mix Well. Heat the butter in a wide saute pan or a large frying pan. When butter has melted, add all the ingredients in the measuring jug. Bring to a simmer and cook on medium heat for a minute, mixing in the butter as you do so. Add the chicken pieces (but not their accumulated juices). Stir once and put the chicken pieces on a warm serving Platter. Extra sauce should be spooned over the top.
ORIENTAL CHICKEN WINGS
6 chicken wings
1 sm. clove garlic
1 scallion
1/4 c. soy sauce
2 tbsp. honey
2 tsp. rice-wine vinegar
1/2 tsp.g rated ginger
1/2 tsp. oriental sesame oil
Pinch of cayenne
1 tsp. sesame seeds
1 tbsp. chopped fresh coriander or parsley
Remove wing tips and cut wings in half at the joint. Mince garlic and scallion. Combine soy sauce, honey, vinegar, garlic, ginger, oil and cayenne in a microwave safe dish. Add wings and turn to coat. Marinate at least 30 minutes, turning twice. Put larger wings at the edge of the dish. Cover with plastic and vent. Microwave on high for 5 minutes.
Rotate plate and cook 5 minutes longer. Transfer wings to a serving plate. Return marinade to oven and cook, partially covered on high for 2 minutes. Pour marinade over wings and turn to coat. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, scallion and coriander. 12 pieces.
Oriental chicken wings
6 chicken wings
1 sm. clove garlic
1 scallion
1/4 c. soy sauce
2 tbsp. honey
2 tsp. rice-wine vinegar
1/2 tsp.g rated ginger
1/2 tsp. oriental sesame oil
Pinch of cayenne
1 tsp. sesame seeds
1 tbsp. chopped fresh coriander or parsley
Remove wing tips and cut wings in half at the joint. Mince garlic and scallion. Combine soy sauce, honey, vinegar, garlic, ginger, oil and cayenne in a microwave safe dish. Add wings and turn to coat. Marinate at least 30 minutes, turning twice. Put larger wings at the edge of the dish. Cover with plastic and vent. Microwave on high for 5 minutes.
Rotate plate and cook 5 minutes longer. Transfer wings to a serving plate. Return marinade to oven and cook, partially covered on high for 2 minutes. Pour marinade over wings and turn to coat. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, scallion and coriander. 12 pieces.