Serves 4
Ingredients
2 onions, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves
thumb-sized piece ginger, roughly chopped
400g tin chopped tomatoes, drained of juice (keep juice)
4 tbsp oil
8 chicken thigh fillets, cut in to chunks
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp garam masala
1 tsp ground turmeric
4 cloves
6 cardamom pods
2 cinnamon sticks
handful curry leaves
150g plain yoghurt
Instructions
1. Put 1 of the chopped onions in a blender with the
garlic, ginger and tomatoes and blend to a
purée – add some of the tomato juice if it's too thick. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large deep frying
pan and add the chicken and ground spices. Stir everything around until it is browned and
aromatic then remove from the pan.
2. Add the
remaining oil, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon,
curry leaves and the remaining onion and
stir and fry until the onion is golden. Add the
tomato mixture and fry for 5 minutes.
Season with salt and add the chicken, then
bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
3. Stir in the yogurt, bring slowly to a simmer,
then cook for a further 30 minutes with a lid
on, or until a red oil starts to separate out of
the sauce. Stir occasionally to stop anything
sticking to the bottom and if the sauce looks
too thin at the end, simmer until it thickens.
Taken from Olive Magazine October 2010
Serves 4
Ingredients
500g turkey thigh mince
2 spring onions, finely chopped
85g cheddar, grated
1kg sweet potatoes, peeled and cut in to chips
3 tbsp olive oil
1/4 cucumber to serve
ketchup, to serve
Instructions
1. Heat oven to 180c. Put the turkey mince in a large bowl, with the spring onions, cheddar and some seasoning. Mix well, then shape in to 4 even-sized burgers. Chill for 15 minutes.
2. Put the sweet potato chips on a large non-stick baking tray, and toss in 2 tbsp of oil and salt. Cook in the oven for 30 minutes, turning half way through.
3. Heat the remaining oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and cook the burgers for 10 minutes until golden. Turn over and repeat for the other side until they are cooked through.
Taken from BBC Good Food September 2013
Serves 4-6
Ingredients
3 tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion, peeled and finely choped
2 tsp coriander seeds, ground
2 tsp cumin seeds, ground
1 tsp black mustard seeds
2 tsp grated root ginger
1/2-1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
pinch of ground cinnamon
4 green cardamom pods, seeds extracted and crushed
1 tsp turmeric
1 tbsp tomato puree
250g red lentils
700ml chicken stock
salt and pepper
2-3 tbsp chopped coriander
Squeeze of lemon juice
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 180c. Heat the sunflower oil in an oven proof saucepan or casserole over a low-medium heat. Add the onion and garlic, cover and cook for 10 minutes until soft.
2. Increase the heat to medium high, add the spices and cook for 1 minutes to toast. Add the tomato puree and red lentils, stir for 1 minute then add the stock. Bring to the boil, season with salt and pepper. Cover and bake in the oven for 10 minutes or until the lentils are cooked and soaked up the liquid.
3. Add the chopped coriander and season to taste. Add a little citrus juice if necessary.
Taken from Rachel Allen, Bake
Serves 4-6
Ingredients
2 tbsp olive oil
1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
Salt and pepper
125ml white wine
20 garlic cloves, unpeeled
Finely grated zest of 2 lemons, and the juice of 1 lemon
1 sprig of thyme
1 bay leaf
300ml chicken stock
Pilaf Rice
25g butter
1 small onion, peeled and chopped
300g basmati rice
750ml chicken stock
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 170c. Heat a large casserole or saucepan over a medium heat. Add the olive oil and chicken pieces, skin side down. Cook on both sides until golden brown. Season with salt and pepper. Pour off and discard any fat.
2. Add the wine and garlic cloves and boil for 2 minutes. Add the lemon zest and juice, the herbs and the stock. Bring to the boil, cover and bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes or until cooked.
3. To cook the rice, melt the butter in a casserole dish or saucepan, add the onion and season. Cover and cook over a low heat for 10 minutes or until soft. Add the rice and stir for 2 minutes until it crackles. Add the stock and some salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, then transfer to the oven to cook for 10 minutes. Cover and keep warm.
4. Serve the chicken with the rice in shallow bowls, sprinkled with chopped parsley. Squeeze the soft garlic out of the skin on to toasted baguettes.
Taken from Rachel Allen, Bake
Serves about 20
Ingredients
200g spinach
Olive oil
1 tbsp cumin seeds
2 x 420g tins chickpeas, drained
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
2 tbsp chickpea (Gram) flour
Instructions
1. Wash the spinach, then place in a medium hot oiled pan and stir until wilted. Drain thoroughly, squeezing out any excess water, then finely chop.
2. Toast the cumin seeds in a dry hot pan for about 1 minute until aromatic and golden, then grind in a mortar with a pestle.
3. Place the chickpeas, cumin and spices, along with a good pinch of salt and pepper, in a blender and blitz to a fine paste (add 2-3 tbsp of water as needed). Add the spinach, sprinkle in the flour and mix well to combine.
4. Dust your hands with flour, then take a tablespoon of the mixture and mould in to an egg shape (or roll into a ball). Repeat with all the mixture, then place on a plate dusted with flour. Chill for at least an hour.
5. Preheat the oven to 120c. Heat some oil in a pan and shallow fry the koftas in batches over medium heat for 2-3 minutes until golden brown on all sides. Drain after frying, and keep them warm in the oven.
Taken from Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Cookery Course
Serves 4
Ingredients
500g boneless chicken, cut in to small chunks
Olive oil
1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
3cm piece of fresh root ginger, finely chopped
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
Pinch of chilli powder
2 tbsp tomato puree
25g butter
For the Marinade
2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
4cm piece ginger, peeled and finely chopped
1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
Juice of 1/4 lemon
2 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
150g natural yoghurt
Instructions
1. Make the marinade: Put the garlic, ginger, chilli and lemon juice in a bowl. Toss the chicken in the mixture, then set aside.
2. Continue preparing the marinade. Toast the coriander and cumin seeds in a dry pan for about 1 minute until aromatic and the coriander seeds pop. Grind to a powder, then mix with the turmeric, yoghurt and a pinch of salt and pepper.
3. Pour the yoghurt mixture over the chicken. Mix well, cover and leave to marinate for at least 2 hours.
4. When ready to cook, heat a large pan over a medium heat and add a little olive oil. When the pan is hot, saute the onion with a pinch of salt for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until lightly golden before adding the ginger and cooking for a further minute.
5. Add the ground coriander, garam masala, turmeric and chilli powder and stir in to the onions until aromatic. Add the tomato puree and stir for 30 seconds. Add the butter and melt before stirring it through.
6. Remove the chicken from the marinade and wipe off any excess. Add the chicken pieces to the pan and cook for 10 minutes. Lower the heat, add the remaining marinade to the pan and cook gently for 5 minutes until piping hot. Taste and adjust the seasoning as necessary.
Taken from Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Cookery Course
Serves 4
Ingredients
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion, finely chopped
450g boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
165g korma paste
2 garlic cloves, crushed
500g sweet potatoes, cut into small chunks
400g can chopped tomatoes
100g spinach
basmati rice, to serve
Instructions
1. Heat the oil in a pan. Add the onion and cook over a low heat for 5 minutes, until soft. Increase heat slightly, add the chicken pieces and brown.
2. Stir in the curry paste and garlic, cooking for 2 minutes before adding 100ml water, the sweet potatoes and tomatoes. Simmer for 20-30 minutes until the chicken is cooked and the sweet potato is tender. Season to taste, add the spinach and remove from the heat, stirring until the spinach is wilted.
3. Serve with basmati rice.
Taken from BBC Good Food September 2013
Per serving: 373 kcal, 26g protein, 35g carbohydrates, 13g fat, 4g saturated fat, 7g fibre, 15g sugar, 1.9g salt
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