Tiger Mike's Onion Gravy

From: Mike Naser Taib [mailto:mnasertaib@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, 17 June, 2011 3:53 PM
To: Yunus Ali
Subject: Onion Gravy

INGREDIENTS

1 Kg red onions - slice thinly, use your mandolin or food processor.
? water
4 Genting tomatoes
3 tbsp yogurt
Mixed Spices:
1 tbsp coriander powder
2 tbsp cilli powder
1/2 tbsp cumin powder
1/2 tbsp fennel powder
1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
3 tbsp ginger garlic paste*
11/2 tea cups veg oil
salt to taste

METHOD

1. Boil the onions in water till soft
2. Blend the tomatoes and yogurt into a paste.
3. When the onions are soft, cool it and blend it into a paste.
4. Heat oil in a pot. Add the mixed spices and the ginger garlic paste. Add in all the dry spices and saute it for 1/2 minute.
5. Add the onion paste.
6. Stir and allow to cook for 15 minutes.

* N.B. In Punjabi cooking, the ginger-garlic paste is made and kept in the fridge and used for curries etc. Will be ok for a week. Blend equal amount of ginger and garlic. Please, if possible, use Bt. Tinggi aromatic ginger at RM 10.00 per kg. Good for KK.

Tiger Mike's Masala Vadai

Dear Yunus,
Simple to make and delicious with sambal pudina a'la Mamak M Kutty.

MASALA VADAI

1. 0ne cup Bengalgram dhal
2. Four De-seeded green cilis
3. Two Onions
4. 11/2 tsp salt
5. 1/2 tsp jintan manis
6. 1/2 tsp Kus kus
7. one stick cinnamon or 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
8. 4 cloves garlic
9. 5 stalks daun kari

Soak dhal for one hour. grind together with cilis, 1 onion, salt, garlic, kus kus and cinnamon to a coarse paste. Chop or grate the other onion and add. Mix well. Flatten into small vadais and fry each until a reddish brown. Drain out oil and serve.