This condiment is used extensively for grills and barbecues in Cambodia. It's origins are Southern Vietnamese where it's called Muối Tiêu Chanh
Dipping mixtures of Fish sauce aren't the only kinds of these dips. This mixture is used extensively in Cambodia and in Vietnam. It's a refreshing dip and could easily be used as a substitute for Fish sauce dip for vegetarians and vegans.

Ingredients:

• Crystalline sea salt
• Black or White pepper
• Lime wedges
• Thinly sliced Thai chillies

Method:

1. Into a small d...

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The  basic Indonesian sambal

Ingredients:

• 20 red chillies or Lomboks (approx. 6 - 9 cm. long)
• 2 teaspoons salt

Method:

1. Wash and dice chillies.
2. Homogenise to a coarse paste with salt with a mortar or in blender.
3. Transfer into a clean and dry jar.

Can be kept in fridge for about 1 to 2 months.

Sambal oelek is used as  a general condiment or as an ingredient for other sambals and dishes.


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Ingredients

• 1 small beetroot, boiled, peeled and diced
• 120 ml (1/2 cup) grated coconut
• 480 ml (2 cups) plain yoghurt
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp. ghee
• 1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
• 1 tsp. black gram or urad/urd/urid dal
• 5-6 curry leaves
• 2 whole red chillies-broken up into small pieces.

Method:

1. Mix yogurt, coconut, salt, beetroot. Place in a serving bowl.
2. Heat oil in a small pan and add mustard seeds, curry leaves and gram dal. When seeds splutter, add red chillies. Stir for a few seconds.
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Ingredients:

• Pani Puri/Fuchka  1 packet or make as described in Fuchka
• Potato  1 medium (boiled, peeled and diced)
• Garbanzo Beans  1/4 cup (canned variety is fine)
• Onion  1/4 medium (finely chopped)
• Tomato  1/4 medium, optional (finely chopped)
• Cilantro  5 sprigs (finely chopped)
• Yogurt  1/2 cup (well beaten)
• Chaat Masala  to taste
• Salt  to taste
• Red Chili Powder
• Mint Chutney
• Tamarind Chutney
• Fine (Thin) Sev  1/2 cup

Method:

1. Punch a small hole on top of each of the pani puris and place them on the final se...

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup of Eggplant - diced into small pieces
• 1 cup of cleaned/peeled red potatoes - diced
• 1/4 cup beans cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup raw banana - cut into small pieces
• 1/4 cup radish cut into small pieces
• 2-3 cups of fresh spinach - washed, cleaned and cut into large pieces
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp poppy seeds
• 1-2 green chillies (to taste)
• 2-3 cloves ...

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This is called Panipuri in north India, Fuchka in east India and Golgappa in southern parts of India.


Ingredients:

•  200 gm maida or refined wheat flour
•  1 pinch baking powder
•  Salt
•  100 gm potato
•  10 gm ripe tamarind
•  2 green chillies
•  2 teaspoonfuls of coriander  powder
•  2 teaspoonfuls of chopped coriander leaves

Method:

The Fuchka

1. Mix the baking powder with maida and a little water and knead tight dough
2. Divide it to 20 parts and roll it flat
3. Fry the dough to make hollow balls (this hollow ball of f...

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Fried tofu is common throughout Asia. As with most tofu recipes, it is quite simple with an excellent complex sauce.


Ingredients:

• 1 pound tofu
• 3 cups oil for frying
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 scallion, sliced
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vinegar

 

Method:

1. Place tofu on a plate. Cover with second plate and place a weight on top. This will press out water. Let drain for about 15 minutes, then discard water.
2. Place tofu on...

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                                    A lightly pickled salad commonly served in Taiwan as a zesty appetiser.


            This is a simple dish but it needs to be prepared half a day in advance.
 
Ingredients:

• 3 oriental cucumbers
• 1/2 medium-sized carrot
• 2 tablespoons white rice vinegar
• 5 cloves garlic, finely diced
• 1 chillie pepper, sliced
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar

Method:

1. Scrub cucumber skin well (do not peel). 
2. Cut cucumbers lengthways into quarters. Cut crossways into finger-length pieces.
3. Slic...

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Ingredients:

1 small red onion [about 2 ounces, 55g], peeled and quartered
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 pound asparagus [230g], trimmed
3/4 cup water [180ml]
1 medium fresh green chillie [about 1/2 ounce, 15g], seeded and cut into julienne strips
1 cup crumbled farmer cheese [6 ounces, 170g] You can use Indian Paneer recipe here
Salt and freshly ground black pepper


Method:

Chop the onion finely.
Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add the onion, asparagus, and water and simmer over low heat...
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This recipe requires some preparation time, with its blend of coconut, ginger, fresh bitter leaves, peanut, lime and chillie its fantastic.Ingredients: Filling

• 180 ml (3/4 cup) grated coconut
• 2 small limes, unpeeled, cut into small cubes
• 90 ml (6 tbsp) shallots, peeled and cut into small cubes
• 90 ml (6 tbsp) roasted peanuts
• 90 ml (6 tbsp) small dried shrimps
• 4-5 fresh chillie, phrik ki nu, cut into small slivers
• 120 gm (4 oz) fresh ginger, peeled and cut into small cubes

Ingredients: Sauce

• 1 tbsp ...

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This recipe name is likely to cause confusion. Longton can be defined as the Coconut Stew ingredient of this recipe and the longton as the rice cake. I am using the commonly used combination name with both the rice cake and the stew.
Ingredients :

• 400g grated coconut
• 200ml warm water
• 30g dried chilies (ground finely)
• 40g dried shrimp (ground finely)
• 10g turmeric (ground finely)
• 2 candlenuts (buah keras - ground finely)
• 200g yam beans (bang kuang - cut into strips)
• 50g long beans (cut into 5cm lengths)...

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Ingredients

• 1 lb. Pumpkin vine tips, washed, peeled, cut into 1-in. pieces
• 3 dried red chilies
• 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon whole szechuan pepper
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• ½ teaspoon turmeric
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 3 tablespoons clarified butter
• Salt to taste
• 1 cup chicken or vegetable broth

Method:

1. In a non-stick pan heat 3 tablespoons of clarified butter. Splutter fenugreek seeds, wh...

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“Jang” is a kind of seasoning, like soy sauce (Gan jang ), soy bean paste (Doen jang ), or chilli paste (Gochu jang ). Therefore “Jang Ddeok” means pancakes seasoned with some kind of sauce as mentioned above. The name  changes according to the sauce, vegetable and meat you add.


Ingredients:

Flour mix: 240 ml (1 cup)  You can just use flour.
Water: 180 ml (3/4 cup)
Chili paste (Gochujang): 1 tsp
5 sesame leaves
1/4 a zucchini
1 green chili
4 stalks of spring onions
1/4 onion

Method:

1. Thin ...
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(Corn Relish)
                                   

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