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Chicken macedoine in the Instant pot

March 25, 2020 by Ariel Leave a Comment

Hard to beat this dish in term of comfort food and so quick and easy when you’re using an Instant Pot.

This recipe could be easily converted in a stove top version if you don’t have an Instant Pot, it will only takes a little longer.

I own the 7in1 duo mini Instant pot and it’s what I used for this recipe.

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Filed Under: Chicken, Instant Pot, Proteins, Recipes, Stews & Curries Tagged With: carrots, chicken, chicken stock, corn bits, easy, green peas, Instant Pot, macedoine, main dish, recipe

Mung beans Coconut Cream with red oil & fried croutons

June 5, 2018 by Ariel 1 Comment

Creamy, filling, satisfying, goodness *^_^*

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Filed Under: Comfort Food, Legumes, Proteins, Recipes, Soup, Stews & Curries Tagged With: beef stock, bois d'inde, carrots, chayote, coconut milk, eddo, malaguette, mung beans, recipe, red oil, soup, stew

Sweet Sesame, Potato & Chickpea Curry on Black Japanese Rice

September 5, 2016 by Ariel Leave a Comment

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This is clearly not a traditional curry but it is inspired from what I know about the culture.

 The idea started from the seasoning attached to this recipe.  Pre-made spice blends save my life when I’m uninspired after a long day working and, this seasoning was inspired from the episode of Chef’s Table (…on netflix, you HAVE to watch it) where they featured the progressive restaurant Gaggan in Bankok.  The way Gaggan Anand described the perfect flavour balance of his dish made my head spin and this is what I was able to come up with.  Some red chili powder would be interesting  to give it a spicier twist but, I sadly didn’t have any on hands.  Instead, I choose to top the curry with a little bit of Kochukaru (Korean red pepper flakes, used in kimchi) and it gave it the little spiciness I didn’t add in the seasoning.

I hope you’ll enjoy this potato & chickpea curry recipe and new spice blend attached to it.  Make sure to have a small container for the remaining seasoning because you’ll have extra to be creative with.

 Happy Cooking!  *^_^*

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Legumes, Popular Diets, Proteins, Spice Blend, Stews & Curries, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: Black Japanese Rice, canned tomatoes, chickpea, cinnamon, coconut, Cumin Seeds Powder, Curries, curry, Diced Tomatoes, dried thyme leaves, potato, recipe, Sesame seeds, sweet, thick coconut milk, turmeric, white onion, yellow onion

Butternut Squash Curry

April 27, 2015 by Ariel 1 Comment

Butternut Squash Curry
This curry is perfect for dinner nights where you don’t feel like breaking your head too much and still look like you did.  I like the simplistic ingredients in this recipe, no complications, no pretension…. and no fuss!
A delicious and humble “stew” like dish that can conquer the pickiest palates.
…it looks pretty fancy too doesn’t it?  *^_^*
Bon Appétit!

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, Recipes, Stews & Curries, Vegetables, Vegetarian Tagged With: basil, butternut, carrots, coconut milk, comfort food, curry, easy, fresh, garlic, ginger, green onions, humble, leaves, recipe, squash, stew, winter

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