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Asian Fusion: Spicy Potato Dip (Aloo Masala)

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A deli cious spicy dip that we make at home for Indian flat breads and sometimes even served as a side with Quinoa.       Heat olive oil in a pan, and add sliced red on ions, cloves, star anise , and caraway seeds.  St ir fry until fragrant on high heat.  Add in d iced large Russet potatoes and stir fry for a few mi nutes. Next, add chil i p owder, garam masala, curry powder and water. Mix all ingredients well together , cover the pan , and le ave the ingredients to cook on medium heat.  *Y ou do not need to head to a special ty store to obtain these ingredients. Before I fo und a n In dian specialty store nea rby, I used spices and cur ry powder that I bought from a local gorcery mart . They taste just as good ! The only difference will be the pricing. If you are going to make dishes that require these spicing often, then you'll find that purchasing them from a speciality store more cost effi cient . After 20 minutes, add coconut c re...

Asian Fusion: Braised Chicken with Lettuce

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Heat sesam e oil in a non-stick pan. Add in sliced sweet onions and dried Szechuan peppers/ Chile de arbol. Stir fry ingredients until fragrant. Ne xt, add in diced chic ken pieces and stir fry o n high heat for about two minutes. Add water and baby B ellas . Cover, and le ave them to cook on medium heat.  About five minutes before rem oving from heat, add in lettuce leaves, ground black pepper, and s ea salt to taste. Serve with quinoa , rice , or any grain of your cho ice.   Ha ppy trying , and remember to have fun in the kitchen !   Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of s esame oil 1 cup of sliced sweet on ions 5 pieces of dried Szechuan peppers/ Chile de arbol 2 cups of diced chicken pieces 1 cup of quartered baby Bellas 5 pieces of shredded lettuce leaves    1 tea spoon of ground black pepper (or more , according to your hea t preference)  Ground sea salt to taste

Asian fusion: Chicken/Pork Curry

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Thick gravy, fragrant, spicy... yummm... We enjoy our curries wi th naan, and over couscous too .  You may use this recipe with chicken or por k meat. Heat olive oil and add cloves, caraway seeds , c umin , red oni on, and ginger. S tir fry them lightly un til fragrant.  Add curry powder, chilli powder, ground turmeric, c rushed red pepper, and water. Stir all ingredient s well, add potatoes, a nd leave to simmer until potato es are about half -cooked. Add in meat, more water, and mix well . Cover, and leave the me at to cook . About fiv e minutes before removing from heat, add in coc onut milk , tomato es , and sal t. L et them simmer in medium to low heat. Add fresh pars ley just before turning the heat off.  We grow our own parsley . This variant that we have is Italian Parsley.   Dish out your curry, and enjoy it with bread or grain of your choice.  Happ y trying, and reme mber to have fun in the kitchen! Ingredients: ...