Journey of flavours - Island Curries

The only thing I thought when I received this parcel was curry flavours Authentic to India- Made in Australia- Enjoyed in UK!! Truly a journey of flavours!!

                                            

When I opened the pack the aroma of the spices were so enticing and the texture of the mixture was so similar to the fresh ground spices that were made back home. 

Being mid week, it had to  be the vegetable curry that I had to try first!  I followed the instructions on the pack and the vegetables that I went for was green gawar. 

 (Gawar or Mattikayalu, the beautiful pale green colored beans, they may not be as popular as regular green beans, but they have a serious following among Indians. Nutty, delicate, mellow ruchi (flavor) of gawar beans has an addictive quality and when seasoned with Indian ingredients, they literally shine and become quite irresistible). 

So here I go to prepare my vegetable curry. Add the onions and fry them in 1 tsp of oil --> add the Island Vegetable Curry Paste & fry the paste --> followed by the vegetables (potato & gawar bean). Perfect when you need a quick 15 minute meal. Before I knew ...the food was cooking away.

Wholaa and that was my curry made!! 

I decided to enjoy the curry with wheat chapati (Indian flat breads) ...took me longer to roll them round then it took to make the curry ;-) But there is nothing like enjoying a home made curry (not really home made, made at a place which is home away from home) with hot puffed chapati!!

Dinner served...Lets eat 

I could capture the steam out of the curry in this snap...this spread the aroma in the whole kitchen...wish I could share that aroma virtually!!

The first bite reminded me of the Bengali restaurant I used to visit in India with my parents to enjoy fish and their sides. The vegetable side always made my mother wonder what went in that Simple Vegetable Curry....she used to say 'These kids eat vegetable here with so much interest and at home if you make they run away from it'...hehehehe Mom this is so close to that taste!

In all a great taste and sure as Rob had said, the spices were coarse and had the distinct flavour due the freshly ground spices. The only thing I would say is that the curry paste is richly flavoured and add the curry paste as per your taste.

Luv

Amzu x

Island Curries -Sneak Peak

I had vegetable curry last night made with Island Curries - Taste the Difference...you sure can taste the difference!! :)

Review soon to follow, but a sneak peak on the virtual aroma that have been captured in this snap!! Hope the aroma reaches you all ;)

Closest it could get to the authentic flavours of Bengal.


Authentic to India- Made in Australia- Enjoyed in UK!! Truly a journey of flavours!!

Chicken Potato Stuffed Sandwich- Indian Style Naan Tikya

I have to first share a good news ....I am now a registered Dietitian in UK also. So that means I am now registered in India and UK. It took  almost a year for all of this to happen. A long wait ...phew...

Now back to some good food...that is Tasty, Healthy & on the top Quick!! 

Naan Tikya is a street food that I used to enjoy especially during Ramdan- holy month of fasting. They are like sandwiches...but made in a special bread called Naan....So Naanwiches we call!  Naan bread is different from tandoori naan, more like Turkish bread. 

I am going to share with you all a recipe that can be enjoyed in any bread and the spread can be made in advance and serves as good lunch ready in jiffy especially when you craving for something with curry flavours!

So here is the my version of the Naanwich recipe with chicken & potato stuffing. Not wasting any more time...here is the recipe that I had promised to share. 

Ingredients

1 teaspoon cooking oil

Few pieces of chicken, boiled and shredded (I had mine from the chicken soup I had prepared) 

4 medium potato, boiled and mashed

1 medium onion, chopped

2 medium tomatoes, chopped

1 green chilly, chopped

1 teaspoons whole cumin

1  teaspoon of red chilly powder
1 teaspoon cumin-coriander powder

1/2  teaspoon turmeric powder

About 1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Cooking Method

Heat the oil in a wide pot over a medium flame. When hot, add whole cumin and green chillies.

Then add onions and cook for 5-7 minutes or so until they’re starting to turn brown.
















Add chopped tomatoes and fry for a couple of minutes with some juiciness left.

Add the spices (chilly powder, cumin-coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt).

Now add the boiled potato mash and shredded chicken. Mix well and simmer for 5 minutes for the flavours to marry well. 

 Add lemon juice after removing from the heat. That is the stuffing ready! I normally store it in the container and heat and use as and when required. A quick fix for a hungry stomach craving for something hot. 

I couldn't resist the temptation to have one just when I prepared it. So one for each of us.

Stuffed my sandwich breads and grilled. Yummy Naanwiches ready!! A saviour when u craving curry flavours but not a curry...confusing me!!

Here they are ready to go in my tummy!! As they say 'Yummy for my Tummy'

P.S: This stuffing is great to make on a weekend and store in the refrigerator for a week. It really serves as a tasty, filling food for days when you just need that extra help! This is strongly recommended recipe...You have to try this to believe how amazing this simple stuffing taste. Hope you enjoy!!

Catch up soon with my review on Island Curries. I received a lovely parcel, a great gesture from across the continent! 

It is Island Curries - Taste the Difference from Australia ....from the Tasmania island.

They are not just any curries ...but they are preservative free, additive free and Gluten free curries! They use freshly ground seeded spices like coriander, fenugreek, fennel which is so authentic to Indian flavours and also unique to other products. 

Thinking what to start with... Fish, Chicken, Vindaloo or Vegetable curry...Excited to have a curry night soon!

Luv 

Amzu xx