My two fave cuisines, in one! Only in London.
Healthiest Fast Food Restaurants -
Go Chick-fil-A!
Adopted from India With Passion: Modern Regional Home Food by Manju Malhi.
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
2 black cardamoms, seeds only
1 medium Spanish onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp peeled/grated ginger
2 green finger chillis, finely chopped
2 plum tomatoes, blended until smooth
2 tbsp plain yogurt, whipped until thick
1 tsp cornsarch
1 tsp tomato puree
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
pinch of garam masala and medium-hot chilli powder
9 oz paneer, cut into cubes
2 tsp heavy cream
cilantro, chopped
Heat oil, sit in cumin and cadamoms. Then add onion, garlic, ginder, chillis. Fry for 3 mins. TIp in tomatoes and cook until creamy. Fold in yogurt. Mix in cornstarch and tsp cold water. Add tomato puree, sugar, more water, and stir. Stir in spices. Sitr in paneer. Swirl in cream.
Amazon.co.uk: Books: India with Passion: Modern Regional Home Cooking (Mitchell Beazley Food)
Adopted a Shahi Paneer recipe from this book.
Jamie Oliver - Recipes - tomato soup
Will try this recipe sometime
Cruising L.A. with The Kogi Korean Taco Truck -
Derek a.k.a Klobot shared this video of a fascniating fusion trend—korean tacos—that is changing the meaning of tortilla filling. Thanks to twitter and blogging—the Kogi taco truck has worked up quite a following of raving fans.
Potstickers. If you wrap ‘em really fast, they really don’t take so long to make. The trick is to pan fry ‘em with a thin layer of oil, and yes, 3/4 cup of water. Cover and wait patiently until the water is absorbed.
Euro Beer of the month: Golden Pheasant (slovakia). Refreshing and for some reason tastes good with celery.
Night market in Taiwan. June 2008. Be fearful of street-side sushi in 80 degree weather and 100% humidity. Nothing beats real bubble tea though, no matter how many scary oyster pancakes I have to look at in order to work my way through to the bubble tea stand!