Spicy Roast Brisket
This recipe is for a spicy beef brisket roast. It may be served with mashed potatoes. Ingredients 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 kg (2 pound) piece of beef brisket 1 cup sliced or coarsely-chopped onions 1 cup thinly sliced stalk…
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Shashlik (Russian Skewered Meat)
Shashlik (Russian шашлык from Turkic shishlik < shish “rod, skewer”) is a dish of usually mostly meat roasted over open fire on skewers. Russians seem to have borrowed making shashliks from peoples of Caucasus mountains, and shashliks have become a…
Seasoned Salt II
Ingredients ¼ cup (75 g oz) salt 1 tbsp ground black pepper 1 tbsp ground paprika 1 tsp dry mustard 1 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp dehydrated garlic (minced or powdered) 1 dehydrated onion (minced or powdered) 1 tsp celery seed 1…
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 III
This recipe is a sambar variation. Served over steamed rice, it makes for a simple but filling meal. Ingredients Dahl 1 cup dry, split and hulled red lentils 3 cups water ¼ tsp salt ½ tsp asafoetida (optional) Sambar ½…
Sambar II (Kerala/Tamil style)
Ingredients 1 cup toor dal Oil ¾ tbsp asafoetida (kayam) 2 tbsp chile powder 2 tbsp coriander powder 1 tbsp coriander seeds ½ ea. coconut, flesh shredded 2 cups mixed vegetables (small onions, tomato, drumstick) ½ tbsp turmeric powder 1…
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…
Rib Rub
Use this for all kinds of BBQ. It’s a bit spicy, so use sparingly. Ingredients 2 cups smoked paprika ¼ cup salt 1 cup brown sugar 3 tbsp cayenne pepper (or adjust to taste) ¼ cup dry mustard ¼ cup…
Puliyodarai (South Indian Tamarind Rice)
Puliyodarai, is a speciality of the South Indian coastal state of Tamil Nadu. Also see Cookbook:Pulihora. Ingredients Garnishing powder 1 tbsp split peas 1 tbsp coriander seeds ½ tsp fenugreek seeds 2–3 dry red chillies Puliyodarai 4 cups cooked white…
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…
Pohe (Spiced Flattened Rice)
Pohe is a very popular breakfast dish in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Ingredients 200 g thick pohe (flattened rice) 2 tbsp oil 1 tsp rai (mustard seeds) ¼ tsp haldi (turmeric powder) 2 Indian green…
Pigeon Pea and Fenugreek Curry (Methi Tadka Dal)
Ingredients ½ cup toor dal 2 cups water 2 handfuls of methi leaves (only the leaves without the tender stem) 3 tomatoes 1 big onion 1 pinch of turmeric powder 1–2 green chillis, sliced 10 whole black peppercorns 1 small…