Homemade Vindaloo Paste Food

HOMEMADE VINDALOO PASTE

Steps:

• Dry roast whole dry Kashmiri red chili peppers in a skillet over medium high heat for a couple of minutes till they get aromatic. Take them out and, when cool enough to handle, cut them into pieces and place in the blender.
• Dry roast cumin, coriander, mustard, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and peppercorns together for 2-3 minutes, stirring frequently, till they get aromatic.
• Add roasted spices and all remaining ingredients to the blender and blend until smooth. (You may add 2 Tbsp water if needed to blend it to a smooth paste)

BEEF VINDALOO ( THE REAL THING)

Steps:

• Grind together the cumin seeds, chillies, pepper corns, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, and cardamom seeds.
• Add the salt, vinegar and sugar, to make a paste.
• In a large pan heat half of the oil and fry the onions till golden, remove from the pan and drain. Add the cooked onions to the spice mix and blend again to make a thick paste.
• Heat the remaining oil and fry the meat till just brown.Remove the meat with a slotted spoon and put aside.
• To the pan add the ginger and garlic cook 2 minutes.
• Add the ground coriander and turmeric, fry for 2 minutes.
• Add the onions and spice paste and cook over low heat for 5 minutes.
• Add the water and meat cover the pot and cook till the meat is tender.

BEEF VINDALOO

Steps:

• Whisk the vinegar, garlic paste, ginger paste, yogurt, salt, black pepper, and red pepper together in a mixing bowl. Mix in the beef cubes until evenly coated. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and marinate in the refrigerator overnight (or at least 30 minutes).
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir the onions in the hot oil until they soften, turn translucent, and begin turning golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add the beef cubes, and cook, stirring frequently until the meat is no longer pink on the outside, about 10 minutes more. Stir in the tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes.
• Pour in the water, and bring to a simmer. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low; cook until the beef is tender, about 40 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro to serve.

JAMIE OLIVER'S VINDALOO PASTE

Steps:

• Put a frying pan on a medium to high heat and add the black peppercorns, cloves, coriander seeds and fenugreek seeds to the dry pan. Lightly toast them for a few minutes until golden brown and smelling delicious, then remove the pan from the heat.
• Add the toasted spices to a pestle and mortar and grind until fine, or put them into a food processor and whiz to a powder.
• Either way, when you've ground them whiz the toasted spices in a food processor with the rest of the ingredients until you have a smooth paste.

VINDALOO CURRY PASTE

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in food processor and blend for 20 seconds or until smooth.
• Store refrigerated in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
• May freeze for up to 2 months.
• Use as directed in recipes.

VINDALOO PASTE (INDIAN)

Steps:

• Combine all except the oil in a bowl and stir to form a paste.
• Heat oil in a sauce pan over med-high, add the paste, and reduce to low.
• Stir vigorously for 8 minutes, scraping the bottom to ensure spices do not burn.
• Allow to cool and spoon into sterile jar and cap tightly.

BEEF VINDALOO

Steps:

• In a blender process 1 tablespoon of the vinegar, garlic and chilies to a paste. Add remaining vinegar and next 7 ingredients and season with pepper; process until combined. In a large bowl place beef and pour blender contents over; toss to combine. Marinate, covered, 2 hours at room temperature or refrigerate overnight.
• In a large skillet heat ghee over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. Sprinkle meat with poppy seeds and toss to coat. Turn heat to medium and add meat, marinade, bay leaf and cloves. Cook, turning beef often, 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook 1 1/2 hours or until beef is very tender. Serve with rice.

CHICKEN VINDALOO

Steps:

• To prepare the chicken, mix the lemon juice, diced chicken, vinegar, garlic and ginger together in a large bowl with the dried spices. Cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 3-4 hours, or overnight.
• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat and add the spices, onion and salt. Cook, stirring, until the onion is browned but not burnt, about 10-15 mins. Reduce the heat to medium and add the marinated chicken. Cook, stirring, for another 5 mins. Add a splash of water, reduce the heat slightly, cover and simmer for 15-20 mins until the chicken is cooked through.
• Garnish with some coriander and crispy onions and serve with flatbreads, if you like.

INDIAN CHICKEN VINDALOO

Steps:

• Rub chicken with turmeric and set aside.
• Grind the next 6 ingredients, by hand or a spice grinder, until powdered (this is masala).
• Mix the masal with enough water to make a thick paste.
• Grind the cashews and raisins to a paste.
• In a wok, chow the onion until soft and browned.
• Reduce heat.
• Add the ginger and garlic, stir together until aroma is released.
• Add the masala paste, stir until the oil separates out of the mixture.
• Add the diced tomato, cook for about 2 minutes.
• Add the chicken to the wok, toss to coat.
• Add 1 1/2 cup of water, stir well, reduce heat further and cover.
• Simmer until chicken is done and tender.
• Stir in the cashew/raisin paste.
• Remove from heat, garnish with cilantro leaves.