In this recipe, I decided to toss some Poblanos on a hot grill till they blister and then throw it into my processor with lime juice, salt & pepper, garlic, sour cream & coriander till it forms a paste. This is perfect as a marinade and a dip to serve with the Chicken. The marinated …
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Indonesian Grilled Chicken – Ayam Bakar
This recipe is so unique! Chicken is first poached in a spiced liquid and then grilled! “Ayam bakar” is Indonesian for “grilled chicken.” It is a popular dish in Indonesian cuisine that typically consists of marinated chicken that is grilled over charcoal or wood fire. The marinade often includes a mixture of spices such as …
Smoked Jerk Chicken Sausages
I’ve been obsessed with Sausages this summer. I started with the more complicated Goan Sausages and moved on to creating fun combinations for the family. Since Jerk is a huge fave in this household – I decided to go with this incredible flavour combo for these sausages! Jerk sauce is a combination of ingredients – …
Goa Sausage – Choriz
This is finally checked off my bucket list! I’ve been wanting to make my own beloved Goa sausages for a while, but the whole process felt intimidating. We also don’t eat Pork which is the traditional protein, but I was determined to try it with Beef. When I made the Sorpotel, I substituted Pork for …
Smoked Brisket
Brisket is slathered in a mixture of mustard and hot sauce, crusted with my BBQ spice mixture and cooked low and slow on my Kamado grill. This cut of meat comes from the underside of the cow, it helps to support the cow and has a lot of muscle and tissue, hence it really benefits …
Texas Chilli
Ground Beef is jazzed up with spices, passata or tomato puree, chipotle and beans for that perfect Chilli! I love me a mean Chilli – ground beef and beans simmered together is pure comfort food. Of course there are many variations of this humble dish. I often make an Indian version but my kid’s fave …
Baigan ka bharta | Eggplant Curry
Eggplants, Aubergines or Brinjal are stuffed with Garlic & green Chilli , brushed with Mustard oil and cooked till soft smoked and tender. They are then chopped fine and then added to onion and ginger, powdered spices and tomatoes and cooked till soft mushy and delicious! This is Vegan, Vegetarian and Gluten free. Growing up, …
Arayes – Stuffed Pita with Meat
This is pure heaven – Kefta meat stuffed inside a pita and grilled! Although most people associate Arayes with Lebanon, versions of this are found all over the Middle East. Some use the flat Arabic pita and some use the thicker pitas that have a nice handy pouch for the stuffing. In Egypt this is …
BBQ Pahadi Kebab
Chicken is marinated in oil gram flour spices ginger and garlic paste, yogurt and a ground chilli mint and coriander paste and then smoked on the BBQ. Pahadi kebabs are delicious nuggets of chicken marinated in mint, coriander, garlic and ginger and tenderized with hung yogurt. This is skewered and barbecued to delicious perfection. I …
Indian Short Ribs
Beef short ribs are marinated with salt, ginger and garlic paste, mustard oil, spices, green chilli and simply cooked on a nice hot BBQ. This cut of meat was introduced to us by a good friend Pamela Vasandani so many years ago. I remember eating it for the first time, fascinated how thinly the meat …