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Although Chai is traditionally a Hindu spiced tea recipe, centuries old, it translates so well to being a Christmas flavour.
I used this recipe for my Cherry Compote, which I will be putting up shortly… it’s just so Christmasie and beautiful.
Enjoy… Blondie
Filed under Christmas recipes, Indian, Indian
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This is a quick whip up dinner (under 30 mins) that is so full of beautiful flavours that it’s sure to be included in your regular dinner cycle.
It’s a bit of a mix of Thai and Indian style curries, and is delicious with steamed jasmine rice but can also be made into a delicious soup by adding one cup of chicken stock and serving with rice noodles.
Enjoy… Blondie 
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This is insanely good Roti Canai using my ‘best ever pizza dough‘ recipe – That’s right, pizza dough for roti!
I knew this dough was good but I am truly surprised at how adaptable it really is. I generally have a portion of this dough in the fridge at any given moment – Seb loves a pizza, but it was only when I went to use it after it had been there for a few days that I realised just how supple it had become…
While the FinSki gal’s were taking a short break with the families in Kangaroo Valley, I chose to try my hand at roti. The dough was amazingly supple and had an incredible stretch but the end result wasn’t too great. But I will never forget the feel and texture of that dough.
When I came across this similar texture in the pizza dough my first thought was the roti dough, which is why we are now here!
What makes this just so amazing is that you have a dough that has so many uses. You don’t feel like you are making an effort for a dish that you will only make once or twice, you will be able to make it whenever you want knowing that some of it can go to making pizza bases or flat bread.
I made two styles of this, one is the circular one and the other is a rectangular one. The rectangular shaped one can also have a filling of your choice,
Roti is alot of fun to make and if you are so inclined you could use the proper technique of flipping – that will be my next challenge!
Serve it along side a Thai or Malaysian curry sauce or make a dhal dip to have as an entree
So, so scrumptious… Blondie
Filed under Asian, Dough, Finger food, Indian, Indian
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Years ago I was giving an Indian cookbook from my sister, 1000 Indian Recipes by Neelam Batra. It’s by no means a beautiful coffee table cookbook – there isn’t one photo in it, but a tome to 1000 Indian recipes. I have so many bookmarks in it and I’m slowly getting through them, but this one gets cooked the most!
It’s not strict to the recipe, only because I was missing a couple of ingredients (I replaced the 1/2 cup of yogurt and 1 cup of water with 400g of coconut milk and omitted the coriander and nutmeg) Both are equally amazing but have to admit that this version is OUTSTANDING! It will all depend on whether you feel like a tangy, yogurt base or a creamy coconut base.
Good eating…. Blondie
Filed under Indian, Vegetable side dishes
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This recipe is by Annabel Langbein, New Zealand’s answer to Nigella Lawson. It’s one of many fantastic recipes from her Annabel Langbein Free Range in the City book.
I have cooked it twice in the last week and it will definitely make several more appearances this winter on the weekly dinner menu. It’s quick, easy, tastes fantastic and is packed full of goodness.
It’s great because it can be served as a side dish or as a vegetarian dinner with some basmati rice and spiced yoghurt. Instead of using baby spinach I used silverbeet and I made a cumin spiced yoghurt dip to go with it.
I was very tempted to throw in some mushrooms…maybe next time!
What is your favourite quick and easy meal?
Bella
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