May 1st, 2009

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Tandori Chicken and Saag Paneer

Friday, May 1st, 2009

tandori

This is the Tandori chicken

Cost: $18 CD for both dishes
Markets: No Frills and Indian Market and Spices
Notes: This meal could serve 3 adults

Ingredients Purchased in Bold

For the Tandori Chicken

  • 2 Chicken breasts cut into bite size chunks
  • 1 Small red onion, thin sliced
  • 2 Lemons, juice
  • 1/2 Cup of non-fat yogurt
  • 4 cloves of minced garlic
  • 1 TBSP of Cumin
  • 2 TBSP of Graham Marsala spice (get this at an ethnic market)
  • 1 TBSP of Turmeric
  • 1/2 TBSP of Paprika
  • 1 TBSP of Extra Virgin Olive oil
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Quickie Recipe

Combine all of the ingredients in a covered bowl or bag and marinate for at least 24 hours. Place in oven proof dish or cookie sheet and broil on high for 10 minutes.  Flip chicken and broil again for another 10 minutes.

For The Saag Paneer (Spinach and cheese curry)

saagpaneer

  • 500 g (or two packets) of Fresh Spinach
  • One packet of Paneer (this is Indian cheese that you get at an Indian market
  • 1 Jalepeno, minced
  • 1 Small onion, small diced
  • 3-4 Cloves of minced garlic
  • 1 piece of Fresh Ginger (about the size of your thumb) sliced into tooth picks
  • 1 Tomato, diced
  • 1 TBSP of Canola oil
  • 1 tsp of Cumin
  • 2 tsp of Coriander
  • 1 tsp of Graham Marsala
  • 1 tsp of Lemon Juice
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Quickie Recipe

Go here for the instructions. It’s where I got this awesome recipe. Please note that I didn’t add milk or sour cream at all. It was delicious without it! Also I added the tomato!

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Broiled Citrus Salmon Steaks with Cumin and Roasted Garlic and Turmeric Cauliflower Puree

Friday, May 1st, 2009

salmonsteaks

Pictured above can feed two people

Cost: $12.50 CD
Markets: Sunny Supermarket, Longos
Notes: These steaks were big and the cauliflower was massive. We fed four pouple with this recipe.

Ingredients Purchased in Bold

  • 2  Pieces of Salmon steak (there were bout 1/2 pound each)
  • 1 Large head of cauliflower
  • 2 Heads of roasted garlic (To roast garlic cut the tip off the head and drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast in a 350 F oven for 40-50 minutes.)
  • 2 TBSP of Turmeric
  • 2 TBSP of Chicken Base (you can omit if you’re a vegetarian)
  • Salt and Pepper

Marinade

  • 2 Limes, juice
  • 1 Lemon, juice
  • 1 TBSP of Cumin
  • 2 Cloves of minced garlic
  • 1-2 TBSP of honey
  • Salt and Pepper

Quickie Recipe

Marinate Salmon steaks for at least one hour. Cut cauliflower into pieces and boil the hell out of them until fork tender. Strain and put in food processor with roasted garlic, turmeric, and chicken base and whip into puree. Season to taste. Broil salmon steaks 7-10 minutes each side. You can use the excess marinade as a quick sauce by reducing it by half.

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