CHICKEN ALMOND CURRY WITH COCONUT MILK

We come back to India. This is a delicious recipe from Bengala. Something not very complicated but really delicious. Chicken, almonds, coconut and spices, of course.

Ingredients:

1 chicken breast
2 tablespoons oil
Some salt
1 tablespoon ground almonds
1 tablespoon flaked unsweetened coconut
½ cup coconut milk
1 teaspoon ground coriander
½ teaspoon ground chilli powder
1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 bay leaf
5 green cardamoms
1 dry red chilli
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

The first thing we will do is to dry-roast the almonds and the flaked unsweetened coconut. The almonds must be peeled and then ground. We have to be careful. We must not burn the almonds and the coconut. We have to be stirring continuously and when the almonds and the coconut start to become brown, we will remove them from the fire. We do this to get more flavour. We will put the almonds and coconut in a bowl. Then we will add the coconut milk to the bowl. Along with the coconut milk we will add the ground coriander, the ground chilli powder, the ginger, the garlic and some salt. We will mix it well.
Now we will start cooking the chicken. Previously we will have cubed it. We will heat the oil in a wok and when it is hot, we will add the chicken, the cardamoms and the bay leaf. We will cook it for about three minutes, stirring continuously.
Then we will add the mixture in the bowl and we will lower the heat. Now we will add the dry red chilli and the cilantro. We will cover the wok and let it cook for 15 minutes. We can stir the chicken from time to time.
Finally, we will uncover, stir and let it cook three more minutes. And the chicken is ready. We can serve it with basmati. Enjoy.

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MEATBALLS IN ALMOND SAUCE

A wonderful recipe from Spain. And a wonderful recipe from my childhood. I remember my grandma cooking it. Then it was my mom’s turn. And now it is my turn. I hope it will also be yours from now on. You will enjoy it a lot.

Ingredients:

¼ lb ground beef
¼ lb ground pork
1 egg
1 slice of bread
Some flour
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
2 teaspoons chopped parsley
A pinch of salt
1-2 tablespoons milk
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Some extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons ground almonds

Meatballs in Almond Sauce! When you taste them, you will love them.
First we will prepare the meat for the meatballs. But before we will take the slice of bread and shred it. Then we will have to mix the ground beef and the ground pork with the egg, the bread, half of the garlic, one teaspoon of parsley, some salt, some milk, the black pepper and the cinnamon. And now we will shape our meatballs. To do that we will take a piece of the mixture, and with the help of some flour we will make the meatballs. We will heat some oil in a pan and fry the meatballs. It is important that the oil is hot and we have to make sure that the meatballs do not break. Stir the meatballs in the pan but do this gently. Once they are done, remove them from the pan and keep them on kitchen paper towel to get rid of the oil they might have.
Now we will work on our almond sauce. First, if there is too much oil in the pan, we will remove some. Then we will add some flour to the pan. We will stir the flour so that it cooks. Be careful. We do not want it to burn. Then we will have ready a mixture with the ground almonds, the other half of the garlic and one teaspoon of parsley. We will add that to the pan now. We will keep on stirring and we will be adding warm water little by little to get the sauce we want. When the sauce is almost ready, we will add the meatballs to the pan and will let them simmer for a while before serving.

And now, just enjoy your meatballs in almond sauce.

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MARMITAKO

A fish stew from Spain. This is a delicious fish stew that Basque fishermen cooked themselves in the boat. They fished for tuna and bonito and made it their meal. Fresh fish, for sure. And good vegetables. Potatoes, peppers, garlic… Really delicious. I cannot avoid envying those fishermen eating their tuna and potato stew. But we can cook it too. Let’s do it.

Ingredients:

1 pound tuna, cubed
1 small onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
3 potatoes, peeled and diced
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
Some tomato sauce
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon chopped parsley
1 bay leaf
1 cayenne pepper
Some extra virgin olive oil

To cook our Marmitako, first we will cube the tuna. Then we will sear the tuna for a while in a pan with hot oil. We will reserve the tuna. The next step will be to cook the onion and the green pepper in the same pan. Two minutes later we will add the diced potatoes and the garlic. Then we will let this cook for five minutes. Now it is the moment to add the tomato sauce, not too much. We will add the spices now: parsley, cayenne pepper, bay leaf, salt and pepper. We will add some water now, just to cover our stew. We will turn down the fire and cook it for about 20 minutes. At the last moment we will add the tuna. And in a couple of minutes we will have our Marmitako ready. Delicious!

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