Saturday, November 8, 2008

Mixed Balti Vegetables

Ingredients
1 Onion (finely chopped)
1 Inch Piece Ginger Root (grated or 1/2 teaspoon dried)
1 Teaspoon Chilli Powder
2 Teaspoons coriander
1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric
500g Mixed Vegetables (diced, supermarkets usually sell bags of this frozen that are perfect)
Either Juice of 1 Lemon or 3 Skinned and Chopped Tomatoes.
A Splash of Oil

Equipment
1 Grater
1 Wok
1 SHARP Knife
1 Chopping Board
1 Spatula

The Good Bit
  1. Heat a splash of oil in your wok and fry the onion until soft and golden, then add the ginger. chilli powder, coriander and turmeric and stir fry for 2-3 minutes (be careful here, frying chilli powder in such a dry pan causes it to burn slightly and the fumes this gives off WILL make you cough)
  2. Add the diced vegetables (maybe a little meat if your not a vegetarian) and cook for 3 minutes (or until your meat browns) then add either the lemon juice OR the skinned tomatoes along with a splash of water to stop things burning to the wok, add a pinch of salt and cover and cook for 10 minutes (I cover my wok with a frying pan because it didn't come with a lid and it is also easy to take off to check how things are doing)
  3. Serve onto 4 plates, you may want rice (see what you think when it's all in the wok)
Serves 4