Let the yogurt sit for 24 hours at room temperature so that it has a slightly sour taste. Wash the dal thoroughly. Place the dal, 3 cups water, a pinch of turmeric and 1/2 tsp salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower the heat, cover loosely, and simmer until th

Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat & fry the onions for 20 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent burning. Add garlic & cook for 2 minutes. Add turmeric & pepper. Stir rapidly for a moment, then add the tomatoes & ginger. Cook for about 5 minutes (

[Yes, these proportions *are* right, only 1/3 cup uncooked rice to 10 cups milk.] Wash the rice and set it aside to drain. In a tall pot that can hold at least twice the volume of the milk, bring the milk to a boil; then adjust the heat so the milk is always rising

1. Melt butter in 4 qt. pot 2. Break vermicelli into 3 inch pieces. Over low heat stir vermicelli into butter till it turns lightly brown. 3. Pour in the milk and stir over medium heat till the milk boils. 4. Put in the raisins, almonds and sugar. 5. Continue to cook und

Combine themilk, rice, and cardamom pods in a heavy bottomed pot. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat and reduce the milk until you have 2 cups.* This may take 1 1 1/4 hours. Turn off heat. Remove cardamom pods and discard. Add sugar and nuts, Mix well and leave to cool. Mix

Heat margarine in wok. Add onion saute until translucent. Add garlic continue until onion golden. Add tomatoes, chiles, ginger, salt and spices. Bring to a simmer, then stir in potatoes, cauliflower, and carrots. Cover and simmer over medium low heat for 10 min., stirrin

Put the yogurt in a bowl. Beat lightly with a fork or whisk until smooth and creamy. Add all the other ingredients and mix. Cover and refrigerate until ready to eat.     strongServings: 1/strong  

To make the masala, combine the cashews, chilies, ginger and the cold water and blend at high speed for 1 minutes. Add the cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, garlic, poppy seeds, coriander seeds and cumin. Blend again until the mixture is completely pulverized. Set the masala a

Wash and joint the chicken and place in a dish. Slice the tomatoes, shallots and chilli and grind the ginger and garlic together. Crush the cardamoms and cloves and sprinkle onto the chicken. Add the chilli powder, cinnamon stick, paprika powder, salt, curry powder, fenu

Cream butter. Add gradually sugar which has been sifted before measuring. Beat until smooth and creamy. Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking powder and salt. Combine milk and water. Add alternately with dry ingredients to first mixture. Add flavorings. Fold in stiffly b

Cream butter. Add gradually sugar which has been sifted before measuring. Beat until smooth and creamy. Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking powder and salt. Add alternately with milk to first mixture. Add flavorings. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into well o

Wash lentils thoroughly. Place in a saucepan with the turmeric & 5 cups of water. Bring to a boil, stirring often. Reduce heat & simmer, partially covered, for 25 minutes. Stir occasionally. Add lemon juice to lentils & cook for a further 15 minutes. Turn off hea

Heat oil in a saucepan. Add onion and fry gently until lightly golden. Add ginger, garlic, cumin, coriander, cardamom seeds and turmeric and fry gently 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add lamb and fry until brown, stirring frequently. Stir in yogurt and bring to a boil.

Make Curry Paste: In a small heavy skillet dry roast seeds and all spices except turmeric together over moderate heat, stirring, until fragrant and coriander seeds are several shades darker, being careful not to burn them. Cool mixture and grind to a powder. In a bowl stir t

Place chiles, ginger, garlic, mined onion, spices and yogurt in a blender or food processor and process until well mixed. Spoon mixture over lamb, tossing to coat well, cover and refrigerate for 3 hours. Saute sliced onion in clarified butter. Do not let onion brow

1. Remove fat from lamb, cut lamb into 2.5 cm cubes. 2. Finely grind corriander seeds, peppercorns, cardamom seeds, cumin seeds, cloves and cinnamon. 3. Heat oil in a pan, add lamb in three batches, fry until brown, remove. 4. Add onion, garlic, ginger and

Lightly roast the cumin seed and coriander seed by frying with no oil for a minute or so, stirring constantly. Grind these and combine them into a paste with the other spices, the garlic, ginger and the vinegar. Add the lamb to the marinade and mix well. Refrigerate for 3 24

To make the masala, combine the cashews, chilies, ginger and the cold water and blend at high speed for 1 minutes. Add the cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, garlic, poppy seeds, coriander seeds and cumin. Blend again until the mixture is completely pulverized. Set the masala aside

To make the masala, combine the cashews, chilies, ginger and the cold water and blend at high speed for 1 minutes. Add the cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, garlic, poppy seeds, coriander seeds and cumin. Blend again until the mixture is completely pulverized. Set the masala aside

In a food processor or blender, puree together the lemongrass, garlic, galangal, turmeric, jalape¤o, and shallots. Bring the coconut milk to a boil and add the pureed ingredients, lime or lemon leaves, and salt or shrimp paste, and boil gently, stirring constantl

Wash lentils & drain. Combine with 6 cups water, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, garlic cloves, ginger slices & turmeric. Bring to a boil, lower heat & simmer for 40 minutes, till lentils are tender & the water has been reduced significantly. Slice lemon thinl

Cut chicken into thin slices. In a large non stick skillet, heat oil and saute shallots until softened. Add bell pepper and cook until tender; stir in curry powder. Ad d chicken and stir fry until chicken is no longer pink. Add lime juice. Just before serving. stir yogurt in

Combine all ingredients; refrigerate overnight. Core one head red cabbage, forming a well; fill with dip. Serve with sliced raw vegetables.     strongServings: 20/strong  

( NOW A NOTE...use the next 5 ingredients mixed together OR 3 tbsp. curry powder) (Remember , though that the curry powder approach is for COWARDS!!!! and not as good.) 1 tsp.ground coriander, 2 tbps. ground almonds, 1/4 tsp. ground cumin seed, 3/4 tps. dried ground chili pe

In a large saucepan, combine coconut milk with curry base over medium heat until oil appears on top. Add scallops, seasoning sauce, lemon juice and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add remaining ingredients except mushrooms and garlic chili sauce. Cover and simmer b

Bring large pot of water to boil. Add lobsters; cover and boil 9 minutes. Using tongs, transfer lobsters to large bowl of cole water. Reserve 4 cups cooking liquid. Drain lobsters. Working over bowl to collect juices, remove claws and tails. Cut tail meat through shells int

This recipe is the same as my recipe for Chicken Curry except that since the coconut milk is so high in fat I decided to try to come up with a substitute. This is the resulting formulation. It turns out to be a very good substitute and the only thing I found needed to be cha

Wash lentils & boil in water with salt, turmeric & tamarind over medium heat for 20 minutes. Heat oil in a small pot. Add cumin seeds & fry for a minute. Stir in onion, garlic & ginger & fry till onion is browned & soft. Add chili & stir fro 30 second

Dust chicken pieces with flour. Heat oil in large saute pan until very hot. Cook chicken until browned. Remove chicken. Saute onion and garlic until tender. Add curry paste, salt, chili powder. Stir in yogurt and tomatoes. Add chicken back in and coat well with sauce. Reduce

Grind all the ingredients together in an electric coffe granderor spice mill and keep in a tightly closed jar. You can make upsmaller batches to experiment with the quantities of each spice. You can also use whole dried hot red peppers. NOTES : Curry powder can be made at ho

Add diced eggs to all other ingredients which have been smoothly blended in blender. Consistency is thin. Chill; sprinkle with paprika and serve with corn chips.     strongServings: 4/strong  

In a large, heavy skillet with a cover, heat the oil until it is fragrant. Add the onion and saute over high heat, stirring frequently, until it starts to brown a little, about 4 minutes. Lower the heat and continue cooking, stirring often, until the onion turns golden brown

Cut beef into 1 ich cubes. Heat oil in a large heavy saucepan, add beef and cook until browned all over. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add onion, cloves and cardamom to pan; cook, stirring, about 8 minutes, until onion is soft and golden brown. Stir in chiles,

1. Clean, wash and add the dal to boiling water. 2. Add turmeric, salt, finely chopped ginger (half of it) and garlic and cook on medium heat for 2 3 hours or pressure cook at 15lb. for 1/2 hour. 3. Uncover, cook further in same pan on a slow fire for 1/2 hour, stir and ma

"Traditionally made with corn, this dish can also be made with mixed vegetables." Anne s note: this dish is Tamil (southern Indian in origin) as shown by the name, "kari" which has been anglicized to "curry". In a large heavy bottomed skill

Melt butter; remove from heat. Add salt, curry and onion powders; stir to dissolve. Add flour; stir until moistened. Gradually stir in milk and water. Stir in cheese. Pour into 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 3/4" loaf dish. Freeze until consistency of ice cream. Cut into 32 cubes;

Peel and cube the cucumber; cube the lobster meat. Heat the butter and saute the onions and garlic for 10 minutes. Add the ginger, cayenne, salt, curry powder and tomatoes. Cover and cook over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the flour and add the coconut b

Cut the fish into 8 pieces or as desired. Wash well, pat dry, sprinkle with salt and turmeric and set on one side. Slice the onion and tomatoes, crush the garlic and powder the cloves and cardamoms. Heat the oil and when hot add the onion, garlic and curry leaves. Add the to

Mix all ingredients the night before your fondue and refrigerate overnight. From the kitchen of Peggy and Bruce Travers, Cyberealm BBS Watertown NY 315 786 1120     strongServings: 1/strong  

Sprinkle all but 2 tbsp of the crumbs into bottom of 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. In small heatproof bowl, combine lemon and orange juice; sprinkle gelatni over juices and let soften for 1 minute. Set bowl over simmering water for 2 minutes, stirring, until gelatin dissolves. Remove