fastfreedom
01-26-2012, 09:38 PM
Here's my first attempt at Tikka Masala.
http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd403/freefotoshare/copyDSC_0846.jpg
It still needs some refinement, but it's pretty good. It's a nice tomato/cashew base cream sauce.
I think I put too much garam masala in it, so if you give it a try start with less and add more to your liking. Also I made my own garam masala and if you don't like it spicy then maybe don't use as much cayenne.
Here's the recipe
1/2 c. coconut oil
2 c. soaked cashews
4 c. chopped tomatoes - "I cut them into eight's to measure. It was 5 vine ripe tomatoes, though they seemed small compared to some tomatoes I've seen."
1/2 an onion - "I used a sweet onion."
4 cloves of garlic
1" x 2" chunk of ginger
2 deglet dates - "I think the sweet medjool may be better, but I didn't have any."
3 Tbs Garam Masala - "I probably used too much. Maybe start at a Tbs or so and work your way up if needed."
2 tsp. sea salt
Put it all in the vitamix and whizz it up. It makes roughly 6 cups of sauce. Then just pour some of the sauce over some mixed vegetables. My mixed veggies were; carrots, celery, cilantro, orange bell pepper, and cashews. I store the rest of the sauce in a mason jar, and mix it with the veggies when I'm ready to eat.
Here's the Garam Masala recipe I used. All the spices are ground. "I enjoy my coffee grinder ;-)"
1 Tbs coriander
1 Tbs cumin
1 Tbs black pepper
1 Tbs cayenne pepper - "again, use less if you don't like it spicy."
1 Tbs fennel seeds
1 Tbs ginger
1 Tbs cardamom
1 Tbs nutmeg
1 tsp. cloves
curry
indian
i just typed those two words to help anyone doing a search for indian or curry dishes. ;-)
http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd403/freefotoshare/copyDSC_0846.jpg
It still needs some refinement, but it's pretty good. It's a nice tomato/cashew base cream sauce.
I think I put too much garam masala in it, so if you give it a try start with less and add more to your liking. Also I made my own garam masala and if you don't like it spicy then maybe don't use as much cayenne.
Here's the recipe
1/2 c. coconut oil
2 c. soaked cashews
4 c. chopped tomatoes - "I cut them into eight's to measure. It was 5 vine ripe tomatoes, though they seemed small compared to some tomatoes I've seen."
1/2 an onion - "I used a sweet onion."
4 cloves of garlic
1" x 2" chunk of ginger
2 deglet dates - "I think the sweet medjool may be better, but I didn't have any."
3 Tbs Garam Masala - "I probably used too much. Maybe start at a Tbs or so and work your way up if needed."
2 tsp. sea salt
Put it all in the vitamix and whizz it up. It makes roughly 6 cups of sauce. Then just pour some of the sauce over some mixed vegetables. My mixed veggies were; carrots, celery, cilantro, orange bell pepper, and cashews. I store the rest of the sauce in a mason jar, and mix it with the veggies when I'm ready to eat.
Here's the Garam Masala recipe I used. All the spices are ground. "I enjoy my coffee grinder ;-)"
1 Tbs coriander
1 Tbs cumin
1 Tbs black pepper
1 Tbs cayenne pepper - "again, use less if you don't like it spicy."
1 Tbs fennel seeds
1 Tbs ginger
1 Tbs cardamom
1 Tbs nutmeg
1 tsp. cloves
curry
indian
i just typed those two words to help anyone doing a search for indian or curry dishes. ;-)