Tag: indian
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Basmati Rice
This rice variety is originally from India. It is characterised by long slender grains and light fragrance. It is my favourite rice as it pairs well with any dish that you would normally use rice, pasta or potato in. I have read that this variety of rice, even white, has a lower GI than some…
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How To Microwave Pappadams
I love pappadams (or papadums) and with this FoodHack I can eat them anywhere , any time I want. Even at my work, that has no hob, with curry for lunch. Grab some Maharajah’s Choice dried pappadams or similar and whack them in the microwave on paper towel. One minute should do it but never…
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PK Makes Rick Stein’s Chettinad Chicken
This is by far my favourite recipe from the TV series and book, ‘Rick Stein’s India’ (see BBC link here). In my family’s version we keep the heat factor low and serve it with lightly steamed vegetables to keep it kid friendly. Well that is what my wife (who hates chili and curries in general)…
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Mung Bean Sprouts
Wikipedia writes ‘also known as the moong bean, green gram, or mung, is a plant species in the legume family. The mung bean is mainly cultivated in India, China, and Southeast Asia. It is used as an ingredient in both savoury and sweet dishes’. Here are the seeds and as you can see I am…
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Dagarful (Parmotrema perlatum)
Dagarful, also known as Dagar Phool, Black Stone Flower or Kalpasi, is a lichen used in Indian cuisine. It has a flavour similar to cinnamon and you can use that as a substitute if you have to. I have to agree with Rick Stein though, it is transformational and brings something to curries that I can’t…
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Cardamom Green
Most of us have used or eaten the ground powder, seeds or pods of Cardamon , perhaps without knowing so. Also called Cardamon or Cardamum it is an essential spice especially in Indian, Middle Eastern and South East Asian cuisine. There are two types, large brown pods and small green pods, from two different plants.…
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Cardamon Green
The seeds: Links: see more green cardamon posts here go to all ingredients
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Dr C’s Tandoori and Coriander Rissoles
Try my tandoori and coriander rissoles with chili and mint yoghurt. Eat them with salad or whack’em between two bits of toast with fresh spinach. Yum! Take say 500 g beef mince and combine with a good whack of tandoori paste, an egg, lots of breadcrumbs (say 2 cups), coriander sprigs and chopped spring onions.…
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Dr C’s NoRecipe Tandoori and Coriander Rissoles
Dr C has the right idea on the minimal recipe idea so his is the first ‘RecipeFree’ cab off the rank. Experiment with your own quantities and remember to enjoy yourself :). He writes: Try my tandoori and coriander rissoles with chili and mint yoghurt. Eat them with salad or whack’em between two bits of…
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Bish’s Curry Nuts
We have a new special guest blogger and this guy know a lot about the web of life and the impact that feeding our population has on it. It is partly because of him that I realise we have a moral duty to ask where our food comes from and how it gets to us.…
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