Project Type: spicy
Matar Paneer
A very tasty vegetarian curry that I thoroughly enjoyed! I used a traditional recipe but threw in a few things of my own near the end to enhance the taste so maybe not truly authentic! I started with a recipe from “Curry Nation” by Madhur Jaffrey. Ingredients Serves 4 1 large block of Paneer Cheese …
Pea and Potato Samosas
Samosa making is actually really easy and something I will be doing again soon! there are endless possibilities of what to stuff them with! This weekend it was peas and potatoes with the help of a few spices! I found these really tasty, not too spicy and with a nice subtle blend of spices. I …
Karhai Chicken
I have just rustled this up for tea and it only took about 15 minutes! including making the curry paste! luckily I had all the ingredients in my spice cupboard. If you made a large batch of the curry paste and save it you could make it in 10 minutes easily. This comes from the …
Pork Vindaloo!
Not as scary as it sounds as you can control the amount of heat you want.. this recipe makes a hot but tasty dish without burning your mouth off! The use of vinegar makes this distinctive not a shed load of chillis. Really simple to make too but make sure you start well in advance and …
North Indian Chicken Curry (Kadhai Murg)
This afternoon I studied my Curries of the world” cookbook by Atul Kochhar and decided on a North Indian curry dish mainly because I had all the ingredients in the house and it looked simple but am so glad I chose it! This is a rich and spicy curry that is really easy and quick to …
Cumin and Coriander Lamb
This is one of my fave Chinese style dishes, it’s my take on a dish I had at the Szechuan Red Chilli Restaurant in Manchester when it was on the specials menu, unfortunately it’s not always on the menu so I had to figure out how to make it for myself! I actually took this …
Chettinad Prawn Curry
Just something I found on the internet today, I wanted a tasty curry that doesn’t use coconut milk (fattening) to use up some of the Tiger prawns I have. This is definitely a keeper! I have done a variation on this curry, http://www.indiankhana.net/2013/03/Chettinad-Prawn-Curry-Chettinad-Eral-Kuzhambu-Recipe.html depending on what I had in the cupboards, and what I felt …
Crispy pork with Szechuan chilli sauce
Last but not least! a tasty crispy pork dish with a fiery sauce! There are 2 parts to this recipe, I would suggest making the sauce ahead of the pork. This is a recipe from Olive Magazine. Szechuan Chilli sauce Ingredients makes 150ml. 1 tbsp chilli flakes 2 tsp crushed Szechuan peppercorns 100ml Oil 3 …
Malay Chicken with hot sweet dipping sauce
If you only make this for the sauce you have to try it! I will be making a large batch of this sauce and trying it with everything, I love it! This recipe was in Olive magazine. Ingredients Serves 2. This recipe needs at least 1 hour marinating time but is very easy. 8 Boneless Skinless …
Salt and Pepper Mushrooms
Adapted from a takeaway fave! Tasty and meaty, spicy mushrooms! Ingredients serves 2 as a starter or serve with rice and noodles as a main 1 packet of mushrooms – closed cup, button or chestnut. 2 cloves of garlic – chopped finely 1 small onion diced finely 1 small green pepper diced finely 2 red …
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