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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

Thai Fish Curry

September 14, 2012 by Ariel 1 Comment

I made this the other day and it was a real success!  I wanted to make something with the yellow curry powder that I have sitting in my pantry because it’s incredibly tasty and I’m always wondering what to do with it.  I took my inspiration from a restaurant I went with a friend the other day and on the table beside us they served a fish curry (that’s what I thought it was) that smelled amazing.  From there I had fun and experimenting to end up with an amazing surprise!  Hope you’ll like 🙂

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Filed Under: Fish, Recipes, Soup, Spicy Tagged With: cilantro, cob, coconut milk, coriander, curry, fish, fish sauce, hoisin, recipe, sauce, soup, spicy, thai, yellow

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