RICE SALAD (Yoghurt Rice)

As with so many recipes around the world, there are many different versions of this rice salad – also known as yoghurt rice. I’ll give the more simple version here and add a note about “boosting” it at the end.

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Rice Salad

I’ve never been big on rice salads or pasta salads, but last night I prepared a cool rice salad to serve UNDER a chicken tikka tandoori (of course, using the paste that’s part of our hamper). It was great! Recipe is in “recipe” category.

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Tender Chicken for Stir Fry

This is a response to Megan, who asked me about my little secret re keeping chicken breast pieces moist when stir-frying.

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Chicken & Cashews

Anybody who’s ever had one of my hampers or read one of my booklets knows that if I had a mission statement, it would be to “keep it simple.” I base my intention on the fact that a lot of younger people would LIKE to cook great Asian (and in this case, Indian) meals, but [...]

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MURGH ROGHNI (Chicken in Cashew Sauce)

This is a simplified version of the complex Roghni. Still super-delicious. The traditional dish is not so fiery hot, but I tend to use more chillies than indicated here.
This makes about 6 servings. Use a large pan, as this is a “plenty” dish.

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CARAMELISED BASMATI RICE

I promised I’d post this recipe. So, here’s a way to prepare rice quite differently to what we Westerners know. Traditionally, in India, this is most often served with dhansak, a Persian-introduced dish that seems to use just about every vegetable you can get your hands on. It requires the caramelisation of sugar in the [...]

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