Recipes With a Twist
Indian
Karahi Chicken
Dec 28th
Karahi Chicken
We planned a very simple Christmas dinner this year. A mildly spiced chicken curry dish – Karahi Chicken with naans (Indian flat bread) and some steamed vegetables. I used MDH Karahi Chicken Masala and slightly modified the recipe written on the box.
You need:
1 lb Chicken pieces of your choice. I used thigh meat, fat removed 1 large onion, chopped 2 tomatos, coarsely chopped 1 green bell pepper, coarsely chopped 2-3 tbsp cooking oil 2 tbsp MDH Karahi Chicken Masala (or more if you like very spicy) 3-4 garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp ginger paste 2 pieces black cardamom (halved) 1-2 tsp More >
Lemony Yellow Lentils (Moong Dhuli Dal)
Dec 12th
Lentils are staple in North Indian households. There are several types of lentils and severals ways to cook them. Yellow lentils are low in calories, easy to digest and fast to cook. I served them as a soup to my son and tex-mex style with salsa for me and my husband.
You need: 3 cups water 1 cup split yellow lentils (Moong Dhuli Dal) 1 teaspoon ground turmeric salt to taste red/black pepper powder to taste (although I did not use any) 1 tbsp lemon juice (or more to taste)
For tempering:
1 tablespoon ghee/ or cooking oil (clarified butter) 1 teaspoon cumin More >
Masala Pumpkin Peas
Nov 28th
Spicy pumpkin anyone? While I am still enjoying the left over pumpkin crumble from Thanksgiving, I could not help but notice that I still have few cans of pumpkin puree in my pantry. Still in holiday spirit, I wanted to cook a pumpkin dish but one that is not sweet. So I cooked it Indian style! Masala Pumpkin Peas – spicy pumpkin and peas main dish is surely a major transformation of the sweet pumpkin puree
You need:
1 can Pumpkin puree (I used Libby’s 100% Pure Pumpkin ) 1 cup frozen peas 1 medium onion 1 large tomato 2 tsp garlic paste More >
