Green Goddess Tikka

Every time I make these tikka 'kebabs' I'm in rapture with excitement. The vivid green marinade exudes health and vitality and once they've been on the BBQ or under a grill they're irresistible, charred, smoky and tender all at the same time with a kick of chilli and earthy herbs. Hariyali chicken tikka is a total keeper and the wait for the marinade…]]> 2020-04-26T14:11:00+00:00 https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/roast-root-chaat https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/roast-root-chaat#When:22:45:00Z

Roasted Root Chaat

This chaat dish (‘chaat’ literally means to ‘lick) will beg your spice buds for an encore. This recipe for Roast Root Chaat takes traditional British root vegetables and transforms them into something outstanding. But all recipes need a motivation to be cooked, all you need to do is answer two questions.

Q: When do roast veg taste…]]> 2019-10-31T22:45:00+00:00 https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/keralan-plum-cake https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/keralan-plum-cake#When:21:43:00Z

Indian Fruit Cake

Some things in life are so good they shouldn’t be reserved just for Christmas, pigs in blankets…too good for just the Christmas roast, classic Bond movies, sherry, Terry’s orange chocolate, Michael Bublé (scrub that…let’s keep Michael just for Christmas). There’s one more for the line up and that’s my version…]]> 2019-10-31T21:43:00+00:00 https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/chicken-tikka-peach-sabzi https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/chicken-tikka-peach-sabzi#When:20:42:00Z

Chicken Tikka Peach Sabzi

Full of flavour and a little virtuosity, char grilled chicken soaked in spice aromatics cuddling alongside juicy, fleshy peach and a wild rice super green salad. There’s no room for hunger or guilt just gutsy flavours and satisfaction. 

Makes 4 portions

• 500 skinless boneless chicken thighs cut into bite size pieces
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Reshmi Kebab Naanini

Toasted hot bread. I know it’s a contender for the title of Comfort Food, this our spin on the Italian version of a Panini. Entering the ring is the Indian subcontinent’s Naanini, a toasted flatbread wrap with plenty of spiced muscle and moves that’ll send hunger into a dizzy spin.

Silky tender chicken kebab soaked in a ginger…]]> 2019-10-25T21:39:00+00:00 https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/rajahs-sausage-rolls https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/rajahs-sausage-rolls#When:21:25:00Z

Venison Sausage Rolls

Two things I find hard to resist, puff pastry and game meat. The temptation becomes even greater when the leaves turn from green to gold and Autumn ushers in the game season. My local butchers, gird themselves for a slew of game hungry cooks and I’m usually in the throng at the back shouting out an order hoping that I’ve not missed out on…]]> 2019-10-25T21:25:00+00:00 https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/black-pineapple-chutney https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/black-pineapple-chutney#When:21:11:00Z

Hot Fruit Chutney

This sharp, tangy and fruity ‘black’ pineapple is so good it could be a pudding. Steeped in star anise, cinnamon and a cannon of black spices it’s the perfect complement to smoky flavours.

• 1 pineapple, large, cut into 1cm chunks
• 2 apples, cubed
• 1 knob of ginger, 1 inch in length, finely chopped
• …]]> 2019-07-03T21:11:00+00:00 https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/beetroot-chutney https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/beetroot-chutney#When:20:39:00Z

  Garam Beetroot Thuviyal

  Inspired by India’s ‘Deep South’ an earthy and vibrant chutney punked up with fruity chillies and textured by mustard seeds and nutty dal.

  • 3 tbs vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp cumin
seeds
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 2cm fresh ginger, finely chopped 

  • 1 ½ tsp chana dal

  …]]> 2019-07-03T20:39:00+00:00 https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/sweet-potato-samosas https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/sweet-potato-samosas#When:20:14:00Z

  Stupendous Veg Samosas

  Light, flaky and packed with energizing spinach and sweet potato these samosas are the last word in savoury pastry parcels.

  Serves 4

  • 2 large sweet potatoes
  • (about 500g), peeled and cut into small pieces
  • 1 tbs vegetable oil, plus extra for brushing
  • 2 red onions, 1 chopped, 1 halved and finely sliced
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  Tsampa Porridge

  Think of the Himalayas and your mind conjures up sturdy endeavour and tough living in an unforgiving environment. This lifestyle requires healthy energy giving food, step aside for the Himalayan Tsampa porridge, it’ll bring out your Sherpa spirit in no time.

  Serves 2

  • 6 tbs of Tsampa/roasted barley flour
  • 1 tsp butter
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  Aloo Hash Bhaji

  No other place on the planet treats potatoes with such spiced agility than the Indian sub-continent. Hash browns are no exception, introducing the Aloo Hash Bhaji, crispy, full of flavour and gently balanced with ginger and cumin. This breakfast companion grabs the day by the collar and demands that it raises its game.

  Serves up to 4

  • 1…]]> 2019-07-02T22:10:00+00:00 https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/masala-omelette https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/masala-omelette#When:21:56:00Z

    Masala Omelette

    Once upon a time, omelettes were a humble affair, eggs, seasoning and perhaps a herb or two. Then came the Masala Omelette with it’s show off chillies, health busting turmeric and iron rich mustard seeds…this is a pimped up way to give your tastebuds the omelette they always deserved.

    Serves up to 4

    • 8 eggs
    • ½ red onion finely sliced
    • 3 spring onions, finely chopped
    …]]> 2019-07-02T21:56:00+00:00 https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/breakfeast-naan https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/breakfeast-naan#When:21:59:00Z

    The Great Gama 

    The ‘Great Gama’ was a legendary Indian wrestler whose appetite never seemed to be satisfied. His daily training consisted of grappling with forty of his fellow wrestlers, he’d perform a minimum five thousand squats and thirty thousand pushups in a day. How did he sustain such as regime? Well his daily diet was 10 litres of milk,…]]> 2018-12-17T21:59:00+00:00 https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/chindian-pakora https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/chindian-pakora#When:21:21:00Z

    Mashup Pakora

    The expression ‘Chindian’ is a mash up of the Chinese Indian food tradition and best articulated in this side dish of Chindian Pakoras. Chillies, spring onions and green cabbage are crisped to a point of obsession, perfect for dipping, sharing and reaching for more.

    Yield: 4 portions

    Pakora Ingredients

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    Crispy Vegan Samosa

    Crispy Wonton Samosas are perhaps the most balletic version of the popular pastry samosa parcel. These cumin smashed potatoes, peas and coriander are delicately enveloped in a Wonton wrapper and cooked to crisped perfection. 

    Yield: 8 samosas

    Filling

    • 250g cup boiled potatoes
    • 125 peas, pre-steamed/boiled
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    Asian Mooli Salad

    Ginger Mooli Salad is virtuous sensory journey, crunchy, textured, fresh, citrusy, savoury with a honeyed finish. It’s how life should taste and it’s the perfect partner to Indo Chinese dishes.

    Serves: 4-6 portions as a side

    • Large white mooli, julienne
    • 1 large carrot, julienne
    • 1 thumb sized piece peeled…]]> 2018-09-30T21:02:00+00:00 https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/vegan-dumplings https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/vegan-dumplings#When:20:30:00Z

      Steamed Momo Dumplings

      Warning: These vegan dumplings could cause a riot. Originally from the Himalayan regions across from Tibet, Momo dumplings have been adopted and re-incarnated in true Indian fashion to delight the palate of a spice hungry nation. One portion is never enough so queue in an orderly fashion and try not to cause a riot.

      Makes up to 30

      • …]]> 2018-09-30T20:30:00+00:00 https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/vegan-hakka-noodles https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/vegan-hakka-noodles#When:20:16:00Z

        Vegan Hakka Noodles

        Hearty Hakka noodles have become a ubiquitous staple in the Indo Chinese diet, laced with pops of colourful vegetables and savoury soy sauce. They’re the perfect quick go to recipe when time’s short but your appetite demands no shortcuts. These vegan hakka noodles are great on their own as a purely vegan dish or form the perfect base for 2018-09-30T20:16:00+00:00 https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/tangra-chicken https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/tangra-chicken#When:20:05:00Z

        Tangra Chicken Curry

        Inspired by the Hakka Chinese community in Tangra near Kolkata (Calcutta), this dish is the perfect blend of gentle heat and sophisticated sweet star anise. Tender, warming and adventurous.

        Serves: 4 portions

        The Marinade

        • 1 tbs Ginger-Garlic paste
        • 1 tsp Ground Pepper
        • 1 egg white
        • ¼ cup Corn…]]> 2018-09-30T20:05:00+00:00 https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/keralan-mango-salad https://www.urbanrajah.com/how-to-make-Indian-curry/keralan-mango-salad#When:19:41:00Z

          Marari Beach Mango Salad

          Escape to the sun soaked beaches of Kerala with a pot of lime soaked mango and jewelled pomegranate seeds, zinged up with mint and toasted coconut and pumpkin seeds. Mango fruit salad...virtuosity never tasted so good.

          Serves: 4 portions

          • 8 tbs greek yoghurt
          • 2 ripe mangoes, peeled and diced
          • fresh blueberries
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