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Steamed Pork With Mustard Greens

Steamed Pork With Mustard Greens

Steamed pork with mustard greens (梅菜扣肉, pinyin: Méicàikòuròu) or mei cai kou rou is a Chinese dish from the Hakka people. It is very popular and tasty but contains a lot of saturated fat. Ingredients About 10.5 ounces mustard greens…

Sausagemeat Pie

Sausagemeat Pie

Ingredients 8 oz plain flour 1 pinch salt 1 pinch mustard powder 4 oz grated suet Water 1.5 lb sausage meat 1 large onion Thyme Black pepper Butter Procedure Add 1 pinch of salt and 1 pinch of mustard powder…

Sambar I

Sambar I

Sambar or sambhar (Kannada: ಸಾಂಬಾರ್‍, Malayalam: സാമ്പാർ, Tamil சாம்பார் (சாம்பாறு in Sri Lanka), Telugu: సాంబారు), pronounced “saambaar”, is a dish common in southern India and Sri Lanka, made of dal (usually red gram, also called toor dal) and vegetables in…

Potato Curry (Aloo Masala)

Potato Curry (Aloo Masala)

Potato masala (Tamil: uralai kizhangu masala) is a potato dish often served alongside roti or folded inside a dosa. The dosa and aloo masala combination, widely eaten in South India, is known as masala dosa. Coconut chutney is a common…

Pickled Green Mango (Aavakaaya)

Pickled Green Mango (Aavakaaya)

Ingredients 12 medium-sized raw sour mangoes 2 tsp turmeric powder 250 g (8.75 oz) mustard powder 250 g (8.75 oz) red chile powder (increase as desired) 500 g (17.5 oz) crystal salt (powdered) 150 g (5.25 oz) fenugreek seed powder…

Pepper Crusted Flank Steak

Pepper Crusted Flank Steak

If you’ve ever had Steak au Poivre, this is going to look pretty similar, except it’s grilled and there is no pan sauce. Ingredients ¼ cup peppercorns, cracked Salt ¾ tsp cayenne pepper 1½ tbsp smoked paprika 1 ea. (1…

Peach Chutney

This is great served with pork chops or curry. Ingredients 6 ½ pounds peaches 1 cup dark raisins 2 cup lemon juice 1 cup golden raisins 2 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon pickling salt ¾ cup finely chopped ginger 1…

Pan-Seared Filet Mignon

Pan-Seared Filet Mignon

Tender filet mignon crusted with a blend of spices and seared in a cast iron pan. Ingredients 4 ea. (24–32 ounces) filet mignons, 1 ½ inch thick ½ tsp salt 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper 1 tbsp smoked paprika…

Masala Dosa

Masala Dosa

Ingredients Batter 1 cup uncooked ponni or sona masuri rice 1 cup boiled rice ¾ cup dried urad dal (whole skinless black gram) Non-iodized salt to taste Filling 6 medium sized potatoes, boiled and coarsely mashed 2 medium sized onions,…

Macaroni and Cheese (Baked)

Macaroni and Cheese (Baked)

Ingredients Base ½ lb (227 g) dry elbow macaroni 3 Tbsp butter 3 Tbsp flour 1 Tbsp powdered mustard 3 cups milk 1 red onion, finely chopped 2 tsp Tabasco pepper sauce 1 bay leaf ½ tsp paprika 1 standard…

Lemon Rice

Lemon Rice

Lemon rice is a specialty of the South Indian coastal state of Tamil Nadu. Ingredients 4 cups cooked white rice 1 tsp mustard seeds 3 tbsp sesame oil (also called til/gingely oil or NaLEnnai) 2 tbsp split peas 2 tbsp…

Khatti Dal (Spiced Tamarind Pigeon Peas)

Khatti Dal (Spiced Tamarind Pigeon Peas)

This is a variety of dal, the common staple food of South Asia made with dal forming a stew or thick soup. Dal is the name for split legumes in many South Asian languages (see dal page). Khatti translates as…