Rani’s Egg Salad with Roasted Portabella

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Boiled egg, roasted portabella shroom, Mae Ploy yellow curry paste, yogurt, fennel, shallot, celery, red bell pepper, goat cheese, dried cherry, fresh basil, ginger, turmeric, garlic, lemon/ginger juice, cinnamon.

A subcontinent twist to the humble egg salad. The fennel really funked up this concoction.

Madras Chicken Lentil Soup

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Mirepoix: yellow onion, organic carrot, green bell pepper. Chicken, Tasty Bite Madras Lentil entree, asparagus, okra, lentils, truffle and artichoke spread, yellow bell pepper, stracciatella (mozzarella cheese with sweet cream), cumin, clove, cinnamon, garlic, red wine vinegar, curry powder, sambal oelek (Indonesian chili sauce).

Golconda Beef Soup

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Mirepoix: yellow onion, green bell pepper, celery. Top round steak, strip steak, potato, cauliflower, worcestershire sauce, sour cream, flour, ginger-turmeric milk, curry powder, coriander, cumin, ginger, turmeric, garlic.

Now I think of it, should have added lentils thus making it dal. Oh well.

My best India v Pakistan moment is from our first match in the ICC World 2007, which was a tie.” Virender Sehwag

Mulligatawny with Linguiça Soup

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Mirepoix: yellow onion, red and green pepper, carrot. Linguiça sausage, eggplant, broccoli, apple, Japanese pear (nashi), lentil, zucchini, fish sauce, curry powder, turmeric, coriander, cinnamon, garlic.

A fave among the EIC sepoys. I would hope.

Made today, 6/5/19

Modi’s Indian Beef Stew

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Mirepoix: red onion, celery, red and green pepper (I think that’s the Holy Trinity, no?). Beef, potato, cauliflower, tomato, mushroom, cumin, coriander, cayenne pepper, paprika, sugar, lime juice, worcestershire sauce.

“You’re a better man than I am, Gunga Din”.

And as Morrissey says, “I am cumin and I need to be loved”.

Made 4/10/19

Taj Coconut Beef Soup

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Mirepoix: yellow onion, red bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, rainbow carrot. Beef, Napa cabbage, potato, butter chicken simmering sauce, whipping cream, coconut milk, sweetened coconut flakes, turmeric, coriander, cumin, garlic.

I mentioned in another post how the coconut milk was near insipid. Problem fixed with coconut flakes. Yay!

Made 12/18/18