Sauteed Green Beans and Potatoes (Aloo France Beans)
Posted on 11. Wed, 2010 by grace in GF-Adaptable, Healthy Asian, Indian, South Asian, Thanksgiving, Vegetable/Tofu
Recipe courtesy of Shubhra Ramineni, Entice with Spice
This easy to make this green bean and potato sautéed dish which goes best with Indian breads or rice. When shopping for fresh green beans, look for the bright green and crisp, firm ones rather than the softer, flimsy ones. The best ones will make a snapping noise when broken in half. For Thanksgiving, instead of the common green bean casserole, this is a great substitute for something different, much more delicious, nutritious, and less fattening.
Easy Shrimp Curry (Masala Jhinga)
Posted on 11. Wed, 2010 by grace in Indian, Seafood
Recipe courtesy of Shubhra Ramineni, Entice with Spice
In this dish, shrimp are cooked in a masala (spiced tomato and onion base) in which I combined the cooking styles and flavor of northern and southern India. The masala base is a northern Indian style used by my mother, but I have added mustard seeds as a spice, which are common in southern Indian cooking and are used by my mother-in-law.
Creamed Spinach with Cheese Cubes (Saag Paneer)
Posted on 09. Thu, 2010 by grace in Indian, Vegetable/Tofu
By Shubhra Ramineni, Entice with Spice
This rich restaurant favorite is made from a firm style of Indian cheese that is cut into cubes and lightly pan-fried, and then simmered with spinach in heavy cream. This dish is accurately called palak paneer, since palak is spinach, and paneer is Indian cheese, but I have seen it more commonly called saag paneer.
Chickpea Chaat
Posted on 08. Wed, 2010 by grace in Healthy Asian, Indian, Salad
By Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez
Chaat is an Indian layered salad. It combines sweet, tart, crunchy and creamy. This is one of the versions we do at Lassi to accompany sweeter foods-since this recipe is more tart due to the tamarind.
Peach Lassi
Posted on 07. Thu, 2010 by admin in Cocktails, Drinks, Indian
Sweet peach lassi on a hot summer day totally beats the heat! A lassi is an Indian yogurt based drink, and this peach lassi is a delicious drink ideal for the summer months when peaches are in season.
Paneer and Fig Pizza
Posted on 03. Tue, 2010 by grace in Appetizers/Dim Sum, Breads, Indian
By Monica Bhide, Author, Modern Spice,Inspired Indian Flavors for the Contemporary Kitchen
I call this a gentle pizza; the flavors are mild, yet so satisfying. This dish is sweet thanks to the figs—which are, I think, the world’s sweetest fruit. While paneer gives this dish a unique taste, it is not a melting cheese. I have added some ricotta to make the topping a bit creamier.
Rice Pudding and Mango Parfait
Posted on 03. Mon, 2010 by grace in Indian, Sweets
By Monica Bhide, Author, Modern Spice,Inspired Indian Flavors for the Contemporary Kitchen
This dish is not only tasty (of course!) but has a very striking presentation. I have served it at many dinner parties just after guests have announced, “I could not eat another bite of anything. I am so full.” And then they have proceeded to polish off this entire dessert!
Basil’s Grandmother’s Chicken Curry
Posted on 02. Sat, 2010 by grace in Indian, Poultry
A few weeks ago, I found myself on the phone, frantically shuttling between calls to my aunt and my grandmother, trying to jolt their memories and nail down the ingredients we needed for my Singapore family’s take on chicken curry. As the calls got more confusing and the ingredient list grew more nebulous, my friend Basil, a Singaporean of Indian ethnicity, sat nearby, listening in with an increasingly incredulous look. “You’re sitting next to an Indian,” he finally said, “and you’re not asking him how he makes his curry?”A very good point. It turns out Basil, better known to his friends as the hard-to-miss, gregarious guy at any bar that he frequents, also knows how to cook. He learned 20 [...]
Garam Masala
Posted on 01. Sun, 2010 by grace in Condiments, Indian
Recipe courtesy of Shubhra Ramineni, Entice with Spice
This is my mother-in-law’s recipe for garam masala, a popular roasted spice mix that is used throughout India. Like many Indians, she makes her personal version of garam masala at home, based on the flavors she prefers in her cooking style. I like her personal blend because the flavors are well balanced, and the spices she uses can easily be found at my local grocery store.
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