Category: Indian Recipes

November 27, 2022 4th of July Cookout, Accompaniments, Cocktail Snacks, Eggs, Finger Foods, Garnishes, Indian Recipes, Poutry, Snack Food

Curry Pickled Eggs

How to Make Curry Pickled Eggs

 

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Curry Pickled Eggs
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Recipe type: Eggs
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 3 liters
 
In today’s episode we’re making a batch of curry pickled eggs. These spicy pickled eggs will be the rage of your party. They are reasonably quick and easy to make, and will last for months in your refrigerator, if you can resist the temptation to shnack them all down, that is.
Ingredients
  • 30 Medium size eggs
  • 9 Bay leaves
  • 800g Onions, peeled and cut into quarter rounds
  • 600ml Brown vinegar
  • 375ml Filtered water
  • 225g Brown sugar
  • 22.5ml Turmeric
  • 75ml Curry powder
  • 7.5ml Himalayan rock salt
  • 12 Whole black peppercorns
  • 6 Whole allspice
  • 60ml / 4Tbs Cornstarch dissolved in a little water
Instructions
  1. To start, prick the base of each egg with a pin. This allows the egg to expand in the shell without cracking the shell while it is boiling.
  2. Place the eggs in a large pot and pour in enough water to cover them by an inch over the top.
  3. Place the pot over high heat and bring it to a boil. As it starts to boil, start your timer and boil the eggs for 8 minutes. After this time, remove the pot from the heat and transfer the eggs to a sink filled with cold water.
  4. I have used a full tray of 30 eggs, knowing that I might lose a few on the way due to breakage, or damage while peeling. And, yes, I have already lost one due to breaking while pricking the shells.
  5. Allow the eggs to cool in the sink while you continue with the curry pickling sauce.
  6. Chop the onions into quarter rounds. You want 800g onion after it has been cleaned and chopped.
  7. You’ll need 9 bay leaves.
  8. Measure out 600ml brown vinegar.
  9. ml Filtered water.
  10. Weigh out 270g brown sugar.
  11. Measure 22.5ml turmeric.
  12. ml Curry powder. You can use the curry powder of your choice, mild, medium or hot.
  13. And last, but not least, 7.5ml Himalayan rock salt, 12 black peppercorns, and 6 whole allspice.
  14. Place all of these ingredients in a large pot. Bring the pot to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  15. Towards the end of this time, dissolve 60ml, or 4 tablespoons cornstarch in a little water.
  16. When the 10 minutes is up, add the cornstarch slurry to the pot and stir it in. Allow this to cook for a further 2 minutes while the sauce thickens.
  17. Remove the pot from the heat.
  18. By this stage, the eggs will be cool enough to handle. Peel the eggs and rinse them under cold water to get rid of any small shell fragments. During this process, I lost another egg which did not peel properly. That leaves 28 eggs.
  19. You will need two 1.5 liter bottles, or a single larger 3 liter bottle.
  20. I have sterilized my bottles in the dishwasher. Start bottling by pouring an inch of the curry sauce into each bottle. Top this with 4 eggs, followed by another inch of the sauce, and so on until the bottles are full. Push the last eggs at the top of the bottles down to ensure they are covered by the pickling sauce.
  21. Any sauce that is left in the pan, I normally bottle in a another bottle to use with the eggs when I serve them. I like a lot of sauce, so it never goes to waste.
  22. Place the lids on the bottles, and allow the bottles to cool completely before refrigerating. Although you can enjoy these immediately, the flavor and color of the eggs will improve dramatically by allowing them to age for a few days before serving.

 

September 25, 2018 Beef, Cocktail Snacks, Curries, Indian Recipes

Beef Samosa Recipe From Start to Finish – Including Samosa Pastry Recipe – Homemade Samosa

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Beef Samosa Recipe From Start to Finish - Including Samosa Pastry Recipe - Homemade Samosa
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Recipe type: Street Food
Cuisine: Indian
 
Beef Samosa Recipe From Start to Finish - Including Samosa Pastry Recipe - Homemade Samosa South Africa has the largest East Indian population outside of India. One of their signature foods is samosa, or as it is called in South Africa, samoosa. Today we are going to make beef samosas from start to finish, including the samosa pastry.
Ingredients
For the Filling
  • 600g Ground beef
  • 400g Onions diced
  • 200g Mixed peppers diced
  • 600ml Beef stock
  • 45ml Masala
  • 15ml Hot curry powder
  • 30ml Oil
  • 15ml Ground cumin
  • 15ml Ground ginger
  • 15ml Garlic powder
  • 45ml Tapioca flour dissolved in a little water
For the Pastry:
  • 500g All purpose flour
  • 10ml Salt
  • 30ml Oil
  • 180ml Warm water
Instructions
  1. Starting with filling, you need 600g lean ground beef, 400g diced onion and 200g diced mixed red, yellow and green peppers.
  2. Measure out 45ml masala, 15ml extra hot curry powder, 15ml ground cumin, 15ml ground ginger and 15ml garlic powder.
  3. Mix 600ml beef stock and dissolve 45ml tapioca flour in a little water.
  4. And finally 30ml oil.
  5. Add all of the spices to the ground beef, and pour in the oil.
  6. Massage the spices into the beef until everything is very well combined.
  7. Heat a large pan over medium high heat, add 30ml of oil and fry the onions and peppers for 3 to 4 minutes until the onion is translucent.
  8. Scoop the onion from the pan and put it aside.
  9. Add a little mor oil to the pan and crumble the ground beef into the pan.
  10. Stirfry the beef for 4 to 5 minutes, chopping as go to break up any lumps.
  11. Return the onion mixture to the pan and mix this in.
  12. Pour in the stock and mix this in.
  13. Make well in the center of the pan and pour in tapioca slurry, stirting continuously.
  14. Allow the pan to cook for 1 to 2 minutes until the mixture has thickened considerably.
  15. Season the curry to taste with salt and pepper, turn off the heat and put this aside to cool completely.
  16. For the pastry, measure 500g all-purpose flour, 30ml oil, 180ml tepid water and 10ml salt.
  17. Place all of these in your food processor, starting with the dry ingredients.
  18. Place the lid on the bowl and zap the mixture until it starts to come together. The mixture will resemble cous cous, and will hold together well when pressed.
  19. Pour the crumbly mixture into a bowl and compress it into a block.
  20. Wrap the block in clingwrap and allow this to rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
  21. After 30 minutes, unwrap the dough and divide it into 4.
  22. Working with one piece at a time, flatten the dough out.
  23. Run the dough through your pasta machine on number 1 a few times, folding it double after each pass.
  24. When the dough is nice and smooth, reduce the rollers to number 2 and repeat this process.
  25. Continue with this until you reach setting number 5, and the pastry is just less than a millimeter in thickness.
  26. Put this aside and continue with the remaining pastry.
  27. Cut each strip in half down the center, giving 8 strips of 7.5cm in width.
  28. Cut each of the strips into lengths of 30cm, giving you 16 strips in total. The offcuts can be rerolled.
  29. Place a heaped tablespoon of the filling at the end of one of the strips.
  30. Fold the corner of the strip up diagonally to cover the filling.
  31. Fold the parcel once more, this time straight up.
  32. Next, fold diagonally, and so on, until the samosa is completed.
  33. Seal the end with a little water.
  34. Continue with the remaining samosas.
  35. At this stage, you can choose the freeze your samosas for a later date. This is why we used tapioca flour to thicken the curry. Tapioca flour is freeze thaw stable, and will give you a far superior frozen product.
  36. To cook your samosas, fill an pan with oil to an inch in depth. Heat this to 180c or 350f and carefully lower a few samosas into the oil.
  37. Fry the samosas until golden turning often to ensure even browning.
  38. Serve the samosas piping hot accompanied with fruit chutney and yogurt for dipping.

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October 5, 2017 Indian Recipes

How to Make Chai Tea Syrup Concentrate

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How to Make Chai Tea Syrup Concentrate
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Recipe type: Beverages
Cuisine: Indian
 
Chai tea has been all the rage for some time now, and it doesn't look like it's going anywhere soon. Today we're going to make a concentrated chai syrup that will enable to make your chai tea, chai latte and iced latte in a blink.
Ingredients
  • 500ml Filtered water
  • 60ml Honey
  • 4 Black tea bags
  • 2 Tsp Pure vanilla extract
  • 2 Tsp Ground cinnamon
  • 2 Tsp Ground ginger
  • ¼ Tsp Ground cloves
  • 1 Tbs Ground cardamom
  • 1 Whole star anise
  • ¼ Tsp Ground nutmeg
Instructions
  1. Measure out 500ml of filtered water, 60ml honey, 4 black tea bags, 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 2 teaspoons ground ginger, a quarter teaspoon ground cloves, a tablespoon ground cardamom, one whole star anise and a quarter teaspoon ground nutmeg.
  2. Place all of these into a small pot.
  3. Place the pot over medium heat, bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat and allow the blend to simmer for 30 minutes partially covered with the lid.
  4. After 30 minutes, remove the pot from the heat and strain the mixture through a fine coffee filter. This process will require some patience as it will take about an hour to drip through. Help it along by giving it a stir every few minutes.
  5. These quantites will yield about 220ml of chai syrup, which at 30ml per portion will give you about 7 servings.
  6. To make chai, simply add 30ml of syrup to 240ml of hot or cold milk. For a chai latte, combine 30ml of the syrup with 120ml of steamed milk and top this with 120ml of textured milk froth.
  7. Thanks for joining us today, please subscribe, like and share, and we'll see you again tomorrow.

 

July 31, 2017 Chicken Recipes, Curries, Indian Recipes, Main Courses, Poutry, Uncategorized, Xanthan Gum Recipes

How to Make Tandoori Chicken Burgers – The BEST New Burger in Town!!!


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how to Make Tandoori Chicken Burgers - The BEST New Burger in Town!!!
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Recipe type: Chicken / Burgers
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 6
 
Tandoori chicken is an all-time favorite - what if you could make a delicious Tandoori Chicken Burger???
Ingredients
  • 6 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 50g Fresh garlic
  • 35g Fresh ginger
  • 60ml Lemon juice
  • 50ml Chilli paste
  • 10ml Salt
  • 5g Ground cumin
  • 10g Garam masala
  • 50ml Oil
  • 20ml Double cream yogurt
  • 5ml Citric acid
  • 1.5ml Xanthan gum
Instructions
  1. Measure out 2 teaspoons salt, 5g dried cumin powder and 10g garam masala.
  2. Roughly chop 35g of fresh ginger and 50g of garlic.
  3. Pour out 50ml of chilli paste, 20ml of double cream yogurt, 60ml of lemon juice and 50ml of oil.
  4. Finally measure a teaspoon of citric acid and a quarter teaspoon of xanthan gum.
  5. This will make enough marinade for 6 chicken breasts.
  6. Place all of these ingredients except the citric acid and xanthan gum into a tall jug and machine these with your stick blender until fine.
  7. Add the citric acid and xanthan gum and machine the marinade until the final 2 ingredients are thoroughly incorporated.
  8. Put this aside.
  9. Working with one chicken breast at a time, fold the breast in cling wrap.
  10. Use your mallet to tap this down to an even thickness of about 8mm.
  11. Repeat this with the remaining breasts.
  12. Place the breasts on a large platter and spoon a tablespoon of the marinade onto each one. Spread the marinade over the breasts. Flip the breasts over and repeat.
  13. Put the breasts aside for 35 minutes to marinate.
  14. After the time is up, heat a large pan over high heat and add 30ml of coconut oil.
  15. Fry the breasts for three minutes on one side.
  16. Flip them over and continue to fry for a further 2 minutes. Don't be too concerned about any charring on the first side as this will wipe away in the next step.
  17. After 2 minutes, lift each breast and wipe it around the pan to pick up the stray marinade.
  18. Transfer the Tandoori breast to burger buns dressed with shredded lettuce, sliced tomato and mayonnaise and serve immediately with the accompaniments of your choice.

 

October 11, 2016 Chicken Recipes, Curries, Indian Recipes, Main Courses, Poutry

How to Make Curry in the Oven – Delicious Full Flavored Spicy Oven Curry

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How to Make Curry in the Oven - Delicious Full Flavored Spicy Oven Curry
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Recipe type: Curry
Cuisine: Indian
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 6-8
 
Today we're making curry in the oven. So why would you do this? Sometimes the pot you normally use is in the refrigerator, or is being used for some other dish, then this trick is very useful. The added bonus is that making curry in this way is maintenance free.... there is very little stirring or hassle of any kind.
Ingredients
  • 4 Chicken drumticks
  • 4 Chicken thighs
  • 2 Potatoes
  • 2 Onions
  • ½ Green Pepper
  • ½ Red Pepper
  • ½ Yellow pepper
  • 60ml Chicken Masala curry spice blend
  • 500ml Chicken stock
  • 15ml Garlic granules
  • 15ml Ground ginger
  • 10ml Golden syrup
  • 15ml Chilli powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 30ml Tapioca flour dissolved in a little water
Instructions
  1. Use you kitchen sheers to cut the chicken legs and thighs into chunky pieces. Arrange the pieces in large roasting pan skin side up.
  2. Dice the onions and scatter this evenly over the chicken.
  3. Cube the potatoes and scatter these evenly across the pan.
  4. Roll-cut the carrots and scatter these across the pan.
  5. Cut the peppers into blocks and add these to the pan.
  6. Pour the chicken stock over the ingredients.
  7. Place the curry powder in a shaker bottle and dispense this evenly across the top of the pan.
  8. Cover the pan with foil and bake this in a preheated oven at 160c or 320f for 2 hours.
  9. After 2 hours, remove the pan from the oven and carefully remove the foil.
  10. Stir up the ingredients thoroughly.
  11. Add the garlic granules and stir this in.
  12. Return the pan to the oven for a further 60 minutes.
  13. Remove the pan from the oven and scoop all of the solid ingredients from the pan using a slotted spoon. Put this aside.
  14. Pour the sauce from the roasting pan into a frying pan.
  15. Heat the sauce over medium high heat and add the ground ginger, golden syrup and chilli powder.
  16. Dissolve the tapioca flour in a little water and pour this in.
  17. Adjust the seasoning with salt and stir this all together.
  18. Bring the pan to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for a minute until thickened.
  19. Pour the sauce over the chicken and serve immediately accompanied with sliced banana, fruit chutney, desiccated coconut and sambal.
  20. And there it is, an amazingly fragrant and spicy curry made in the oven.

 

July 21, 2016 Chicken Recipes, Curries, Indian Recipes, Main Courses, Poutry

TNK Stingray Barracuda Kitchen Multitool Review – Used Making a Quick Creamy Chicken Curry

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TNK Stingray Barracuda Kitchen Multitool Review - Used Making a Quick Creamy Chicken Curry
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Recipe type: Curry
Cuisine: Indian
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 4
 
A couple of episodes back I featured 2 amazing kitchen multitools from the TNK Stingray range. In today's episode we're looking at the third kitchen multi tool in their range, the Barracuda. The unit is basically a scoop shaped nylon stirrer, making it great for stirfrying in non-stick pans and woks. The handle is good quality, well finished stainless steel with silicon grips. Pulling a loop at the end of the handle allows the handle to open revealing the Barracudas teeth. These allow you to pick food up and strain food in the pan, an absolute stroke of genius. To demonstrate the tool, I am going to make a super-quick creamy chicken curry.
Ingredients
  • 4 x Chicken breasts (deboned, skin off)
  • 30ml Curry powder (your favorite)
  • 250ml Cultured sour cream
  • 12 x Cherry tomatoes
  • Handful of fresh coriander
  • 50ml + 50ml Oil
Instructions
  1. To start, cut the chicken breasts across the grain into strips about 8mm or a third of an inch thick.
  2. Transfer the chicken to a mixing bowl and add the curry powder.
  3. Mix the curry in until well combined, then pour in the oil.
  4. Mix in the oil and put this aside while you cut the cherry tomatoes in half lengthways, and roughly chop the fresh coriander.
  5. Heat your wok until smoking hot then add the oil.
  6. Swirl the oil around the wok and add the chicken.
  7. Here you can see just how well the Barracuda works stir-frying and turning the chicken while in the closed position.
  8. Continue frying for 3 to 4 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
  9. Here we see the Barracuda in a semi-open position being used as a strainer. I am lifting the chicken from the wok while the oil simply drains through the teeth of the Barracuda.
  10. Turn the heat down to medium low and add the cultured sour cream, tomatoes and coriander.
  11. Mix this all up until warmed through.
  12. Return the chicken to the wok and shovel this around until well combined with the sauce.
  13. Serve immediately with the accompaniments of your choice.
  14. You can find the full details of the Barracuda at this link - http://www.tnkbrand.com/?p=247&lang=en

 

October 6, 2015 Curries, Indian Recipes, Lamb, Main Courses

Cape Malay Lamb Curry – Spicy, Fruity Lamb Curry – How to Make Lamb Curry!!!

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Cape Malay Lamb Curry - Spicy, Fruity Lamb Curry - How to Make Lamb Curry!!!
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Recipe type: Curry / Lamb
Cuisine: South African
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 4-6
 
With winter just round the corner, here is the perfect solution to fight off the chills. This Cape Malay lamb curry is spicy and fragrant with massive fruity overtones. Despite the slightly longer than usual preparation, it is really easy to make and will have your guests raving for more.
Ingredients
  • 750g Boneless lamb shoulder
  • 45ml Oil
  • 2 Onions
  • 2 Cloves garlic
  • 15ml Grated ginger
  • 15ml Curry powder
  • 2.5ml Ground coriander
  • 2.5ml Cumin seeds
  • 1.25ml Turmeric
  • Pinch of salt
  • Generous grind of black pepper
  • 1.25ml Ground cinnamon
  • 2 Whole cloves
  • 1 Bay leaf, torn into bits
  • 1 Large carrot
  • 125g Dried apricots
  • 1 Banana
  • 15ml Tomato paste
  • 25ml White wine vinegar
  • 125ml Chicken stock
  • 22.5ml Apricot jam
  • 22.5ml Plain yogurt
Instructions
  1. The ingredients are split into 3 groups. For group 1, cut the lamb into bite-sized cubes. Chop the onion and garlic and grate the ginger.
  2. In another bowl, combine the ground coriander, cumin seeds, turmeric, salt, black pepper, ground cinnamon, whole cloves, and bay leaf. In another bowl, measure out the curry spice.
  3. For group 2, peel and chop the carrots and slice the bananas. Reconstitute the dried apricots by soaking them in hot water for 30 minutes, then draining. Measure out the tomato paste, white wine vinegar and chicken stock.
  4. Group 3 is quicker.... measure out the apricot jam and plain yogurt.
  5. Heat your wok or a large pan over high heat and add 45ml of oil. Add the onion, garlic and ginger and stir-fry these for 2 minutes. Add all of the spices to the pan and fry for a further 3 minutes until everything is fragrant.
  6. Move the onion mixture to the side of the pan and add the lamb. Scoop the onion over the top of the lamb and allow this to fry for a minute undisturbed.
  7. Stir the lamb and onion mixture together and continue to stir-fry for 3 to 5 minutes until the meat is browned.
  8. Add the tomato paste, apricots, vinegar, chicken stock, carrots and bananas.
  9. Stir this all together, bring it to a boil, reduce the heat and allow this to simmer gently for 90 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
  10. Add a little extra chicken stock to the pan if it starts getting too dry.
  11. minutes before the end, add the apricot jam and yogurt and stir these in.
  12. Portion the curry to bowls, top with a little extra yogurt, fruit chutney and fresh coriander and serve with the accompaniments of your choice.

 

August 2, 2015 Accompaniments, Baking, Bread, Curries, Indian Recipes

How to Make Indian Naan Bread. Homemade Naan Bread Recipe – Pan Grilled

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How to Make Indian Naan Bread. Homemade Naan Bread Recipe - Pan Grilled
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Recipe type: Bread / Flatbread
Cuisine: Indian
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 6
 
Indian Naan Bread has become increasingly popular in the West. Traditionally baked in a Tandoori oven, this recipe shows you how to make your Naan Bread in a pan.
Ingredients
  • 5ml Instant yeast
  • 5ml Honey
  • 125ml Warm water
  • 45g Melted ghee (clarified butter)
  • 60ml Plain yogurt
  • Cumin seeds
  • 250g Strong white bread flour
  • 2.5ml Salt
Instructions
  1. Place the yeast in a jug and add the honey and the warm water. Stir this to combine and put it aside to activate for 5 minutes.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and salt. Add 15ml of the melted ghee to the yeast mixture along with the yogurt, and stir this until well combined.
  3. Pour the yeast mixture into the flour. Using a wooden paddle mix this until a dough comes together and it cones away from the sides of the bowl.
  4. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead it for 5 minutes until smooth and elastic. Place the dough back in the bowl, cover the bowl with cling-wrap and allow the dough to rise in a warm place for 90 minutes.
  5. After 90 minutes, knock the dough back, knead it briefly and divide it into 6 equal portions.
  6. Roll the portions into balls and flatter them into discs of 15mm in thickness. Sprinkle the discs with cumin seeds and press these lightly into the surface.
  7. Heat a pan over medium high heat and grill the naan for 3 minutes per side until well risen and crispy browned.
  8. Remove the flat breads from the pan and serve as an accompaniment to your curry.

 

July 31, 2015 Chicken Recipes, Curries, Indian Recipes, Main Courses, Poutry

Creamy Chicken Masala Stir-fry with Crunchy Vegetables. Quick & Easy Chicken Masala!!!

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Creamy Chicken Masala Stir-fry with Crunchy Vegetables. Quick & Easy Chicken Masala!!!
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Recipe type: Chicken Curry / Spicy Chicken
Cuisine: Indian
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 4
 
Today we're making a wonderful creamy chicken masala stirfry with crunchy vegetables. This meal is really quick and easy and super fragrant and tasty.
Ingredients
  • 10 x Baby corn
  • 5 x Pattie pans
  • ½ Red pepper
  • 1 x Large pickled gherkin
  • 4 x Chicken breasts
  • 30ml (2 Tbs) Garam masala spice
  • 30ml Oil
  • 5ml Chopped garlic
  • 5ml Chopped ginger
  • 250ml Plain yogurt
  • Fresh coriander leaves
  • Fruit chutney for serving
Instructions
  1. Cut the chicken breasts across the grain into thin strips. Add the masala spice mix, garlic, ginger and oil.
  2. Massages this into the meat thoroughly until everything is well coated and evenly colored. For the best result, put this aside for 30 minutes.
  3. While the chicken marinates, cut the baby corn into rounds, cut the patty pans into 8ths, dice the red pepper and dice a large pickled gherkin. In addition, measure out 250ml of plain yogurt.
  4. Heat your wok to smoking hot and pour in 15ml of oil. Add the chicken to the wok and stirfry this for 4 to 6 minutes until it is cooked through and has taken some color.
  5. Add the vegetables and continue to stirfry for a further 2 minutes.
  6. Pour in the yogurt and stir this through until everything has an even coating. Turn off the heat and stir in a large handful of fresh coriander leaves.
  7. Serve the curry to 4 serving bowls. Top the chicken with a little fruit chutney and garnish with more fresh coriander, before serving immediately.

 

June 6, 2015 Bread, Cocktail Snacks, Curries, Finger Foods, Indian Recipes, Snack Food, Starters, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

Snack Platter Catering – Part 20 – Chilli Bites, Deep Fried Chilli Puffs – Quick, Easy & Delicious!!!

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Snack Platter Catering - Part 20 - Chilli Bites, Deep Fried Chilli Puffs - Quick, Easy & Delicious!!!
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Recipe type: Snack Food / Finger Food / Superbowl
Cuisine: Indian
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 40-50
 
This recipe is real lifesaver when you're catering for larger numbers. Chilli bites are dead simple to make, and although they can't be prepared long before the time, they are really quick.
Ingredients
Makes 40-50 Chilli Bites
  • 3 Cups Chickpea flour
  • ½ Tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
  • 1½ Cups Water
  • ½ Cup Chopped coriander
  • 3 Chillis, chopped
  • 1 Onion, finely chopped
  • ½ Cup Spring onion, finely chopped
  • 2 Tsp Toasted cumin seeds
  • 1 Tbs Chilli powder
  • 1 Tsp Garam masala
  • 1 Tsp Salt
Instructions
  1. Combine the chickpea flower and the bicarbonate of soda in a large mixing bowl. Add chopped coriander, chopped chillis, chopped spring onion, chopped onion, toasted cumin seeds, chilli powder, salt and garam masala. Mix these into the flour.
  2. Pour in the water and stir this to a thick batter. For the best result, allow the batter to stand for 15 minutes before proceeding with frying.
  3. Half fill a large pan with oil and heat this to 170c or 340f.
  4. Carefully drop slightly heaped tablespoons of the batter into the oil. Allow the chilli bites to fry for 4 minutes until golden, turning halfway through.
  5. Remove the puffs from the oil using a slotted spoon and drain them on kitchen paper. Continue with second batch of puffs until all them are fried.
  6. Transfer the bites to platters and serve hot or cold.

 

May 13, 2015 Accompaniments, Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Indian Recipes, Snack Food, Starters, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

Snack Platter Catering – Part 14 – Traditional Indian Sev – Spicy Deep-Fried Chickpea Noodles

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Snack Platter Catering - Part 14 - Traditional Indian Sev - Spicy Deep-Fried Chickpea Noodles
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Recipe type: Snack Food / Finger Food / Party Food / Superbowl Snacks
Cuisine: Indian
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In the realm of snack platter catering, Sev is another lifesaver recipe that can be made way in advance in any quantity. This spicy deep-fried chickpea noodle is an all-time favorite at parties!!!
Ingredients
  • 1 Cup Chickpea flour
  • 1.25ml Tsp Fine black pepper
  • 2.5ml Salt
  • 1.25ml Turmeric
  • 1.24ml Chilli powder
  • 15ml Hot oil
  • 60ml Water
Instructions
  1. Place the chickpea flour, black pepper, salt, turmeric, and chilli powder in a mixing bowl. Stir this together until combined.
  2. Measure the oil in a small measuring glass. Place the glass in a bowl and pour boiling water into the bowl to surround the oil. Allow the oil to heat up for 3 minutes.
  3. Pour the oil into the flour mixture and stir this in until totally combined, and the flour resembles rough breadcrumbs.
  4. Pour in half of the water and stir this in until totally combined.
  5. Pour in the rest of the water and stir this in until you have a thick sticky paste, resembling peanut butter.
  6. Rub your hands with oil and compress and work the dough into a smooth ball. For the best results, let this rest for 30 minutes before continuing.
  7. In the meantime, half fill a large pan with oil and heat this to 190c or 375f and rub a coating of oil onto the inside and outside of your potato ricer.
  8. Once the oil reaches temperature, load the dough into the ricer and press this over the oil. As the dough comes to an end, you may have to cut the hanging strands off from the surface of the ricer using a knife.
  9. Allow the noodles to fry for 2 minutes, turning halfway through.
  10. Remove the noodles using a slotted spoon and drain them on kitchen paper.
  11. Allow the sev to cool for 15 minutes before separating and breaking into manageable strands. Some of strands may be stuck together, but they will come apart during this process.
  12. If you double or triple this recipe, divide the dough accordingly and process in batches.
  13. Transfer the sev to serving nowls and serve as required. To store pre-prepared sev, place it in air tight containers in a cool place.

 

April 25, 2015 Chicken Recipes, Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Indian Recipes, Poutry, Snack Food

Snack Platter Catering Part 5 – Mini Curry Chicken Samosas – Perfect Snack Platter Food

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Snack Platter Catering Part 5 - Mini Curry Chicken Samosas - Perfect Snack Platter Food
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Recipe type: Snack Platter Recipes, Curry Samosa, Finger Foods
Cuisine: Indian
 
Mini Curry Chicken Samosas are perfect for snack platter catering. Not only do they taste great, but they can be made way ahead of time and baked from frozen. These curry chicken samosas are sure winners!!!
Ingredients
For 40 Mini Samosas
  • 400g Cooked chicken thigh meat, finely chopped
  • 250g Onion, finely chopped
  • 30ml Garam Masala
  • 5ml Sugar
  • 125ml Chicken stock
  • 7.5ml Cornflour dissolved in a little water
  • Fillo pastry
Instructions
  1. Strip the meat and skin from your cooked chicken thighs. Zap this in your food processor until fine. Weigh out 400g of the processed chicken.
  2. Chop the onion and weigh out 250g of this.
  3. Heat a pan over medium high heat and add 50g of butter. Fry the onion for 5 minutes until tender and translucent.
  4. Add the garam masala and sugar and fry for a further 30 seconds until fragrant.
  5. Pour in the chicken stock and continue to fry for a further 60 seconds.
  6. Dissolve the cornflour in a little water and add this to the pan. Allow this to boil for 60 seconds until thickened.
  7. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the finely chopped chicken. Set this aside to cool.
  8. When the filling has cooled, cut your pastry into strips 4cm or 1.5 inches in width. The length must be 5 times that of the width, in this case 20cm or 8 inches.
  9. You can make the samosas bigger or smaller according yo your preference, provided you keep the ratio of length to width.
  10. Working with a few strips at a time, spoon a tablespoon of filling onto the end of each strip.
  11. Fold the pastry at 45 degrees to cover the filling. Fold this straight up, then at 45 degrees and so on until the samosa is completely formed.
  12. Wet the last piece of pastry to seal.
  13. Transfer the samosas to a lightly greased baking sheet and brush them with melted butter.
  14. Bake the samosas in a preheated oven at 200c or 400f until golden. Turn the samosas over and continue to bake until the second side is golden and crispy.
  15. Transfer the samosas to serving platters and serve immediately.

 

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