Thanksgiving 2009

Happy Thanksgiving! Indeed it was. This year, for the first time, we had a Thanksgiving potluck and I should've known that like all our other potlucks, this one too would be a rip-roaring success!

The Menu:

Turkey

Stuffing

Mashed Potatoes & Gravy

Glazed Sweet Potatoes

Beans & Cranberry

Sauteed Brussel Sprouts

Corn Bread

Dessert:

Pumpkin Pie

Pecan Pie

Of course, there was apple cider and plenty of wine. But Thanksgiving would not have been Thanksgiving without the most important ingredient - a bunch of good friends.

Happy Turkey Day!

Achar Gosht

This recipe is courtsey Aunty R. She made & packed a dabba of Achar Gosht for SK & myself last week. A day later the recipe was in my inbox :-)

Ingredients:

1 ½ pounds of Mutton (boneless)
5 Whole Red Chillies
¾ cup Onions (pureed)
1 tsp. Ginger Paste
1 tsp. Garlic Paste
1 tsp. Cumin Seeds
1 tsp. Mustard Seeds
1 tsp. Fenugreek Seeds (Methi)
5 Cloves
15 grams of Jaggery
1 tsp. Aniseeds / Saunf
½ tsp. Turmeric Powder
1 tsp. Red Chilli Powder
Salt
1 cup yogurt

4 cups Water
½ cup Mustard Oil

Method:
1) In a dish whisk the yogurt with one liter of water.
2) In a microwavable dish heat the mustard oil until hot in the microwave. Add to the oil: the ginger paste, garlic paste, onion puree, cloves, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, nigella seeds, fenugreek seeds and aniseeds. And microwave on high for 8 minutes.
3)Then mix in the red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt and microwave for another 2 minutes.
4)Add the mutton, whole red chillies, jaggery and curd water mixture and cook in a pot on the stove for about 15 minutes, or until well done.

YUMMMMM. That's all I can say.