Non-veg
Chicken stuffed with cheese
Ingredients:
1 whole roasting chicken, 4 to 5 lbs.
Stuffing:
12 oz. ricotta cheese
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg
2 teaspoons chopped fresh basil (or 1 teaspoon dried)
1 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon (or 1/2 teaspoon dried)
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1 large clove garlic, minced
Rub:
Salt
Olive oil
1 teaspoon chopped fresh basil (or 1/2 teaspoon dried)
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon (or 1/4 [...]
Cashew chicken
Ingredients:
1 cup roasted, salted cashew nuts
6 Tbsp chopped cilantro (include stems)
1/4 cup grape seed or olive oil
4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
2 tablespoons soy sauce (use wheat-free for wheat-free version)
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1 to 2 jalapeño peppers, sliced (discard seeds or not, to taste)
Juice of one lime, plus lime wedges to garnish
Kosher salt and freshly ground [...]
Chicken and bamboo shoots curry
Ingredients
For the tamarind paste (for use in the curry)
30-55g/1-2oz dried tamarind pulp, from a block
hot water, to cover
For the red curry paste
10-12 dried, hot red chillies (of the long, cayenne variety)
140g/5oz shallots, chopped
5 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
3 thin slices peeled fresh galangal, or fresh ginger
1 tbsp fresh lemongrass that has been thinly sliced, crossways
6-8 [...]
Tuna curry
Ingredients
1½ tbsp vegetable oil
60g/2oz onion, halved and cut into very fine half-rings
1 clove garlic, very finely chopped
1 tsp curry powder
180g/6oz tinned tuna, in oil
1 fresh, hot green chilli, cut into very fine rounds
1cm/0.5in piece fresh ginger, peeled and cut into very fine slices, then into very fine strips
2-3 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
salt and freshly ground [...]
Quick chicken korma
Ingredients
4 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped
5-6 garlic cloves, peeled and coarsely chopped
6 tbsp vegetable oil
3 bay leaves
5 cm cinnamon stick
8 cardamom pods, crushed in a pestle and mortar
4 cloves
¼ tsp black cumin seeds (or regular cumin seeds)
130g/4½oz onions, peeled and finely chopped
1 tbsp ground coriander
1 tbsp ground cumin
3 tinned plum tomatoes, chopped
1.5 [...]
Duck vindaloo
Ingredients
½ tsp ground turmeric
1 tb ground cumin
1 tb bright red paprika
1 tb ground coriander
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1½ tsp garam masala
4 tb corn or peanut oil
2.7kg/5lb 15 ¼oz duck, jointed and partially skinned
½ tsp whole brown mustard seeds
¼ tsp whole fenugreek seeds
15 fresh curry leaves, if available
2 medium onions, peeled and sliced into fine half-rings
2 tb [...]
Beef kebab
Ingredients
450g/1lb minced beef
4 tsp chickpea flour (also called gram flour or besan flour)
1 tbsp whole coriander seeds
2-3 bird’s eye chillies
¾ tsp salt, or to taste
¾ tsp whole cumin seeds
6 tbsp finely chopped, peeled onion
4 tbsp fresh coriander, coarsely chopped
6 cherry tomatoes, cut into quarters
vegetable or peanut oil
To serve
naan bread
sliced onion rings
a selection of chutneys
fresh coriander [...]
Minced turkey
Ingredients
55g/2oz fresh holy basil leaves, or ordinary basil (weight after removing stems)
vegetable oil for shallow-frying, plus 4 tbsp for stir frying
5 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
75g/3oz shallots or onions, peeled and finely sliced
2 fresh hot green cayenne chillies, or to taste, sliced
2 fresh hot red cayenne chillies, or to taste, sliced
2.5cm/1in cube fresh root [...]
Chicken korma
Ingredients
5-6 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
2.5cm/1in piece fresh root ginger, chopped
50g/2oz flaked almonds
150ml/¼ pint water
5 tbsp olive or groundnut oil
2 bay leaves
8 cardamom pods, lightly crushed
4 cloves
2.5cm/1in piece cinnamon stick
1 onion, finely chopped
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp ground coriander
¼ tsp chilli powder
1 tbsp tomato purée
1¼ tsp salt
½ tbsp garam masala
3 tbsp double cream
1.5kg/3lb chicken pieces, skinned [...]
Beef curry
Ingredients
340g/12oz roast beef or roast lamb, cooked and boneless
¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
¼ – ½ tsp chilli powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
¼ tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp red wine vinegar
salt
3 tbsp vegetable oil
½ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp black or yellow mustard seeds
10 fenugreek seeds (optional)
115g/4¼oz green pepper, deseeded and cut, lengthways, into 3mm [...]
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