Hot & Spicy Pork Vindaloo

Ingredients:- 750 grms meat (pork / beef / chicken) ginger-50g, garlic-50g, chillies-50g, tumeric-1 teaspoon, mustard oil-250g, black mustard seeds- 1 teaspoonful, coriander seeds - 1 desert spoon, cumin seeds - 1 tablespoon (roasted). 1/2 cup vinegar, a teaspoon of sugar, 1 inch tamarind. Salt to taste

Method:- Pound all masalas coarsely (do not grind into paste) . Cut meat into 1/2 inch cube. Add all masalas to meat along with oil and vinegar. Soak for at least 5 hours put up in a pressure cooker and pressure cook for 15 / 20 minutes till tender. Release pressure and serve with rice or rotis.

COOKING WITHOUT OIL

Far-fetched though it may seem, cooking without oil has led us to live on a diet of fruits and juices alone. A tasty dish prepared at home without the unhealthy oil gives us better control over the fat content and overall healthy food. Try these simple receipes for a start.

CORIANDER PRAWNS WITH MANGO SALAD -

3/4 cup shelled and headless prawns, 1/2 coriander and mint chutney, 1 - raw mango, peeled and cut into thin strips, 2 medium tomatoes, mustard paste, salt to taste, sugar 4-5 tablespoons, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper corns, crushed, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 4-5 leaves lettuce placed in iced water.

Method

Halve the tomatoes, remove the seeds and cut into strips. Marinate prawns in coriander and mint chutney for about 15 minutes. Heat a Non stick pan and cook the prawns till done. Mix the raw mango strips, mustard paste, salt, sugar, crushed black pepper corns, lemon juice and one table spoon of water. Add the grilled prawns and toss. Serve on a bed of iceberg lettuce.
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