January 23, 2012 by Varga László

Ingredients (4 servings):
- 1/2 kg chicken legs deboned
- 1 teaspoon ginger minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4-5 Curry leaves
- about 1/2 l water
- 1 green chilli pepper
- 2 medium onions chopped
- 2 green mangoes
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- 2-4 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon nigella seeds
Preparation method:
- Cut the chicken into 2 cm cubes then put them into a bowl, adding the ginger, garlic, chilli powder, turmeric, salt and ground coriander.
- Dice the mangoes into 2 cm cubes, except for a half which will be only sliced.

- Add the mango cubes to the bowl, and mix thoroughly its content.

- Heat the oil in a wok, add the onions and fry them until golden.

- Add the curry leaves and stir for another minute.


- Add the chicken-mango mixture from the bowl, the water and simmer for about 1/4 hour, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is tender and the gravy is thick enough.

- Add the remaining mango slices, the diced tomatoes and green chillies and simmer for another 1-2 minutes.

- Serve with rice aside, garnish with parsley or coriander leaves and sprinkle with nigella seeds.

Category Chicken, Indian | Tags: chicken,coriander,curry,ginger,Indian,mango,nigella,turmeric | 1 Comment
January 18, 2012 by Varga László

Ingredients (4 servings):
- 1/2 kg potatoes
- 300 g parsnip
- 1 medium onion
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1-2 teaspoons curry powder
- a pinch of cumin seeds
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1/2 l water
- 100 ml sour cream
- bacon
- salt
- pepper
- 50 g chopped smoked hard cheese
- paprika
Preparation method
- Peel then dice the potatoes and parsnips

- In a pot add 1/2 l of water, the diced potatoes and parsnips, chopped garlic, salt and pepper. Cook it for until both the potatoes and parsnips are well done and tender.
- With a potato masher, mash the cooked potatoes and parsnips a bit but leave some lumps.
- Blend smoothly half of the mixture in a blender.
- In a skillet add a little oil and fry on medium heat the curry powder and cumin until aromatic.
- Add the diced potatoes and 1/2 of the chopped onion and fry together for a few seconds.

- Add 2-3 tablespoons of the lumpy mixture (from the non-blended half) to the skillet and stir-fry 2-3 minutes, until the mix is fried and fragrant.

- Mix together the lumpy half, the blended half and the onion-curry fried and complete.
- Add the sour creme and complete with water until you reach the desired thickness. Bring it to boil for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and stir in the chopped smoked cheese.

- When serving fry the bacon chips and some extra onion:
- Cut the bacon into thin strips, then fry them in a skillet on both sides until crisp, set them aside.

- In the skillet and remaining fat from the bacon frying, add the other half of the onion and the paprika and fry until golden-brown.

- Spoon the soup in bowls, add on top the bacon crisps and fried onion.


Category Indian, Soup | Tags: bacon,cheap,cumin,curry,easy,ethnic,parsnip,potato,smoked cheese,soup | 5 Comments