naughty curry dinner 4 recipes Diane

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Now you cooked up a storm, 55 minutes? THat's great!

Donna

--- strayfeather1 <otherbox2001 wrote:

 

> Thank you Maureen for sharing this website! It

> really got me going and

> we had a big ol' curry dinner tonight Start to

> finish only 55

> minutes kitchen time for rice, 2 curries & a

> tomato-avocado salad!

>

> We had:

>

> Kesar Pilau

>

> *

> 1 cup rice

> *

> 2 cups water

> *

> 2 green cardamom pods, bonked slightly open

> *

> 2 whole cloves

> *

> a pinch of saffron threads, dissolved in 1 tsp

> water

> *

> 1/3 cup mixed cashews, almonds and golden

> raisins

> *

> 1 tsp oil, then 1 tsp later

> *

> 1/3 cup frozen mixed diced vegetables or peas,

> thawed

> *

> salt

>

> OPTIONAL: After rinsing the rice, cover it with

> water in a bowl and

> let it soak for an hour. Drain and proceed.

>

> 1. In a medium-sized skillet, heat the oil until

> it is sizzle-hot.

> Add the whole cloves, cardamom pods, and half of the

> raisin-nut mixture.

> 2. When the cashews are golden-brown, add the

> rice, 2 cups water,

> saffron water and salt. Bring to a boil, then cover

> and simmer for

> about 15 minutes.

> 3. In a small skillet, heat 1 tsp oil and roast

> the remaining nuts

> with the mixed vegetables. When the nuts are

> golden-brown, pour the

> pan's contents over the cooked rice. Done.

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> Broccoli Curry

>

> This dish turned out beautifully for both Trobee and

> Trina. It is

> (adapted a bit) from the kitchen of Lakshmi, who is

> originally from

> the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is

> flavorful, yet mildly

> spiced, without sauce. Thank you, Lakshmi! We dig

> it.

>

> * 1 small head of broccoli, cut into florets

> * 1 potato, cubed

> * 2-3 tsp oil

> * ½ tsp urad dal (I skipped this cuz I didn't

> have any)

> * ½ tsp black mustard seeds

> * 1 cup onion, chopped

> * 1/2 tsp cumin powder

> * ½ tsp garlic paste or minced garlic

> * ¼ tsp turmeric

> * ¼ cup corn

> * salt

>

> 1. Steam the broccoli on the stovetop or in the

> microwave with 1 TB

> water for 6 minutes. You want it to be soft but

> firm.

> 2. Boil the potato until it is cooked through,

> but not soft enough

> to mash.

> 3. Get out your skillet and heat the oil until

> sizzle-hot. Add the

> urad dal and black mustard seeds, and cook until the

> dal is light brown.

> 4. Now add the onion and potato cubes. Cook until

> the onion is

> golden-brown.

> 5. Add the garlic paste, cumin powder and

> turmeric. Cook for 1 minute.

> 6. Add the broccoli, corn, and salt to taste, and

> cook about 5 more

> minutes. Done.

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> omg this is DE-licious!!

>

>

> Seitan 'Makhani'

>

> * ½ package seitan, cubed (8 oz.) (I used

> Morningstar chicken strips)

> * 1 Tb oil

> * ½ cup onion

> * ½ inch cinnamon stick

> * 2/3 tsp garlic paste

> * ¼ tsp turmeric

> * 1 tsp paprika or cayenne

> * 2 tsp coriander powder

> * ¼ cup almonds, ground

> * ½ cup tomato sauce

> * ¼ cup plain yogurt

>

> 1. In a medium skillet, heat the oil until it is

> sizzle-hot. Add

> the onions and the cinnamon stick and saute until

> the onions are soft

> and clear.

> 2. Add the garlic paste, followed by the

> turmeric, paprika or

> cayenne, and coriander. Cook until everything is

> light brown.

> 3. Add the seitan pieces and salt, cook just 3-4

> minutes. Add the

> ground almonds and tomato sauce and stir. Simmer for

> another 25 minutes.

> 4. Now stir in the yogurt. Heat through. Done.

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> Tomato-Avocado Salad

> (this is mine, not from Naughty Curry)

>

> 1/2 a small red onion, diced

> 1 med red tomato

> 1 ripe avocado

> splash lime juice

>

> Put everything in a bowl and bang it (the salad, not

> the bowl) around

> a bit until the avocado is all smeary. I usually

> put cucumber in this

> as well but I was out.

>

>

>

>

>

 

 

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