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Indian Sides - Ideas

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  • 28-10-2013 9:01am
    #1
    fionan
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭


    Hi foodies,

    I have a dinner party this week, and I want to impress. :p

    I'm planing on a good ole tikka with pilau rice and naan bread. I also have a good chutney.

    I'm not a big Indian eater, so I'm looking for ideas on sides and dips I should have.

    I tried the search function, but didn't find what I was looking for - so any ideas would be most welcome.

    Fiona


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    #2
    pwurple
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    Bombay aloo is always popular. Although it might be overdoing the carbs! That's a potato dish, try this recipe.
    http://shar.es/Itokr

    Any daal recipies, lentils are so easy to cook.

    Saag aloo

    Cauliflower and spinach curry. Yum!

    Grab some popodoms as well for with the chutney, and have a raita with them too.


    Are you having any starters? Samosas, pakoras?


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    Autonomous Cowherd
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    Raita.
    It's plain (Greek) Yoghurt with thinly sliced cucumbers, mint, maybe a bit of crushed garlic, salt and pepper; it can be made differently using coriander leaves, other spices like cumin or ground coriander; you can add very thinly sliced onions, scallions, even tomatoes.
    I'm a vegetarian and often eat Indian and Raita is my favourite part!! :)


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    Mr. CooL ICE
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    I made a peach curry soup last week after modifying some recipe I saw online. I made it incredibly thick by adding some coconut powder. It was so thick that it could easily be used as a dip or condiment instead of a standalone soup.


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    twerg_85
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    courgette fritters is nice.
    Pea and mint puree.
    Yoghurt dips with different flavours.
    Mango chutney, Pickled limes.
    Diced potatoes fried up with your garam masala blend.

    F.


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    earlytobed
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    I like the red onion served in my local Indian
    I replicated it at home and it was grand.

    Finely chopped onion
    mint sauce
    red food colouring
    sugar

    start with the onion. add colour to make it red. add mint sauce to your liking. add sugar if desired


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    Chewabacca
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    Easiest way to make raita is to use mint sauce from a jar and a drop of honey mixed with yoghurt. Put some grated cucumber in too. Simple and it tastes really good.

    Go to an Asian shop and see if you can get some chilli pickle too, save you the hassle of making an extra side.

    Onion bhajis aren't the most authentic thing to make but theyre really tasty and simple to make. Just slice onions, grate ginger. Season with salt and leave for 5 minutes to let the salt bring out the moisture. This will bind it. Add a few teaspoons of garam masala, ground cumin, ground coriander and a pinch of turmeric and enough flour to bring it together. Shallow fry in a pan. I've made it several times and it comes out really well. Just make a small one and taste it to adjust seasoning and spicing before cooking the whole batch. They could be cooked before hand and heated up in the oven.


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    FouxDaFaFa
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    Definitely make some raita, it's delicious.

    I would make some onion bhajis too, maybe some veg and paneer samosas? Or aloo paratha? (Although those are quite substantial).


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