Serves: 4 Ingredients 1 cup red lentils, rinsed once in cold running water and set aside Seasoning: 2 Tablespoons ghee/clarified butter 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1 1/2 peeled chopped garlic 1 jalapeno, seeds and vein removed, and diced 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric 1 cup Roma tomatoes, chopped 1 teaspoon sea salt 1/4 cup chopped cilantro, for garnish Instructions Once the lentils are rinsed, soak in 2 cups water for one hour. In a medium sauce pot over medium heat, melt ghee. When the ghee has melted, add cumin seeds and saute for a minute. Add garlic and jalapeno, and saute for a minute. Add turmeric, saute for 30 seconds, and then add tomatoes. Add lentils along with the water in which...
Serves: 4 Ingredients Chutney: 1 bunch cilantro, rinsed, and the last 2 inches of the cilantro stalk removed, then roughly chopped 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves 1 jalapeno 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 8 slices white bread 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 English cucumber, thinly sliced 2 beefsteak tomatoes, thinly sliced 1 medium-size red onion, thinly sliced roundels 1 large Idaho OR Yukon Gold potato 1 large beet 1 Tablespoon sea salt 1 Tablespoon ground black pepper Instructions Bring 3 cups water to a boil. Carefully place potato and reduce the heat to medium low. Boil for 20 minutes or until the potato has been cooked. Remove, cool, and peel. Cut in 1 inch roundels and set...
I make this sandwich ALL THE TIME! Who doesn't like a summer grilled chicken and lemon sandwich. The key is to let chicken marinate in lemon juice and salt pepper for a few hours. Time does its magic, and then you can grill away! If you are staying away from bread, then cook the chicken and add it to your salad. Enjoy! Serves: 4 Ingredients 8 slices country bread, preferably thinly sliced 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, butterflied and separate to make two half pieces 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 cup finely chopped cilantro (along with its stalk) 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper 1 cup creme fraiche or mayonaisse 4 lettuce leaves 4 Tablespoons...
Sawdust is a layered vanilla cream and crumbled cookie dessert from Macau. Here's my take on this classic dessert. Since it is summer, I am using fresh mangoes and ginger snap cookies, which are my favorite. This light and airy dessert is everyone's favorite, and I hope you like it too. Serves: 4 Ingredients 2 champagne mangoes, peeled and chopped 1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped 2 cups ginger snap cookies Instructions In a food processor, blitz ginger snap cookies for one minute. The cookies must reduce to a sawdust like consistency, which is beyond crumble. Remove and set aside. Now blitz chopped mangoes for one minute or until they reduce to a pulp. Remove and set aside. Mix...
Korma means to braise meat in ghee or oil. There are many kinds of Korma curries in India, and all of them involve using nuts (either almonds, or pistachios, or cashews). My Korma curry using Rupen's Korma Sauce is a moonlight colored coconut, cream, and almond sauce. This curry is mild, and I use the most popular Indian fresh cheese 'Paneer' that is available at an Indian store, and sometimes at high-end grocery stores. Serves: 4 Ingredients 3 Tablespoons ghee or unsalted butter 8 oz Paneer cheese, chopped in 1-inch cubes 1 cup frozen green peas, thawed 1 bottle Rupen's Korma sauce Instructions In a medium-sized sauce pot over medium heat, melt ghee or butter. Add paneer, and...
