Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Indian Food: Indian Cooking: Indian Recipes: Allam Pachhadi Ginger Chutney Chicken Wings



In this recipe I make some Indian food. I love Indian cooking and Indian recipes and this video is Allam Pachadi or ginger chutney used to make chicken wings that are just out of this world! The recipe is below. Enjoy!

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Ginger Chutney Allam Pachadi

Serves – 4
Preparation time – 5 mins
Cooking time – 10 mins
Ingredients:

    Tamarind Juice – extracted from big lime size ball.
    Jaggery – 1 1/2 Tbsp or to taste
    Oil – 3 Tbsp
    Dry Red Chillis – 12 or more  to taste
    Asafoetida (hing) – 1/4 tsp
    Salt – to taste
    Ginger (Chopped) – 1 Tbsp
    Turmeric – 1/4 tsp
    Cumin Seeds – 1/2 tsp
    Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
    Fenugreek Seeds – 1/8 tsp
    Urid Dal – 1 Tbsp split and washed white urid dal
    Curry Leaves – 2 Sprigs

Process:

 Heat oil in medium pan.
 Add methi seeds.
 Add mustard seeds
 Allow them to pop completely.
 Add Cumin Seeds, dry red chillies and fry till chillies become slightly dark.
 Add turmeric powder, urid dal, ginger and fry for 15 secs.
 Add Asafoetida, curry leaves and fry for 5 secs.
 Remove the fried ingredients from the pan and cool completely.
 In a blender add the tamarind pulp, jaggery, salt, fried ingredients and blend till smooth. (use water if required)

Depending on how many chicken wings you decide to make you may need to double or even triple this recipe accordingly.

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Olive Tapenade Recipe: Pate Recipe: Black Olive Pate Recipe And Green Olive And Artichoke Pate


 These two recipes are Black Olive Pate' (nero patè d'oliva ') and Green Olive And Artichoke Pate' (verde oliva e carciofo pate ') These recipes are delicious and go well spread on meat of any kind as well as mixed in with pasta, noodles or rice. Fantastic on toasted bread and as a base on a bruschetta! The recipes are below. Enjoy!

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Ingredients For Black Olive Pate'
6 oz drained and pitted black olives.
4 fillets of salted anchovies
2 tablespoons salted capers washed
1 Tablespoon of fried shallots or onion of any kind will work.
3 Cloves of garlic.
1/2 to 1 Tsp. Black pepper.
1 Tsp. Crushed red chili flakes.
1 cup of extra virgin olive oil

Method:
Place all of the ingredients except the olive oil in a food processor.
Pulse the ingredients down a bit.
Then slowly add some olive oil in a bit at a time and pulse.
You want the pate' to be firm and not runny that is why you add oil in a little bit at a time.

Ingredients For Green Olive And Artichoke Pate'
6 oz pitted green olives you can use the one's with the pimento in them if you want.
3 Tbsp. capers, drained
4 Fillets of flat anchovies.
1 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro or basil.
1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
2-3 Tsp. spicy brown mustard.
1 Tsp. black pepper
1/2 to 1 Tsp. crushed red chili flakes.
1 Tsp. oregano
3-4 garlic cloves, minced
1 Cup olive oil.
1 (14-ounce) bag or can of unmarinated artichoke hearts.

Method:
Place all ingredients in the processor except for the olive oil and pulse it down.

Then slowly add the olive oil a few drops at a time until the desired consistency. You want it firm and not runny. Enjoy!

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Knife Sharpening: How To Sharpen A Knife: Sharpening Large Blades: How To Sharpen A Machete


 In this video I am going to be doing some knife sharpening. You have seen me show you how to sharpen a knife in the past but this is going to be a bit different as this is going to be how to sharpen large blades. In this video I am going to show you how to sharpen a machete! Enjoy!

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