Sunday, April 19, 2009

Authentic Tomato Curry from Pune, India


Ingredients:
Okra
Cauliflower
Potato
Eggplant
Green peas
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
Fenugreek seeds
Crushed ginger
3–4 tablespoons gram flour (chickpea flour)
10–12 tomatoes, puréed
1 teaspoon cumin powder
Green chilies
1–2 cloves
3–4 tablespoons oil
Ground black pepper (or red chili powder)
Salt
Water
Served with rice

Curry Potato Balls




Ingredients:
6 potatoes
300g self-raising flour
1 onion, chopped
200g vegan ham, diced
1 red capsicum, diced
6 mushrooms, diced
100g green peas
150g sweet corn
150g bread crumbs
2 tablespoon curry powder
Pinch of salt
Pinch of natural seasoning

Batter:
Mix 2 1/2 cups plain flour, 2 cup water and salt to taste

Directions:
Boil peeled potatoes and mash while hot, then mix well with self-raising flour and 2 teaspoon salt, and knead into smooth dough. If the mixture is too dry, add some water.

Heat oil in pan, add onion and stir-fry until fragrant. Add vegan ham, capsicum, mushrooms, green peas and sweet corn, and stir-fry until done, then add curry powder, salt and natural seasoning and mix well. Remove and set aside.

Divide the potato dough into small portions. Wrap filling inside each portion of potato dough. Roll into a cone shape and coat evenly with a layer of batter first and another layer of bread crumbs next. Deep-fry over medium heat until golden on the surface. Remove and drain well. Serve.

* Vegan ham is available in One World Cuisine.

Vietnamese Rice Rolls



Ingredients:
200g vegetarian ham, finely cut into thin strips approx 4 to 5 cm
50g alfalfa sprouts
50g snow pea sprouts
Small lettuce, finely cut into strips
1 small carrot, shredded
1 cucumber, shredded
Herbs: coriander, basils, mints etc
Half a package of rice noodles, cooked according to package instruction (optional)
1 package of Vietnamese rice paper

Sauce:
4 Tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
300 ml hot water
1 Tablespoon white vinegar or lemon juice
2 Tablespoon light soy sauce
3 Tablespoon sweet chili sauce

Directions:
Rolls:
Dip rice paper in hot water evenly and set aside until soft (approx 20 - 30 seconds). Put desired amount of vegetarian ham, cooked rice noodle and vegetables on rice paper. Wrap as tightly as possible.

Sauce:
Dissolve sugar and salt in hot water; then add the rest of the sauce ingredients and mix together.

*Vegetarian tuna can be used to substitute vegetarian ham. Both are available in One World Cuisine.
*Rice paper and rice noodles are available in Coles and Asian shops.