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Ayurvedic soup with okra

Ayurvedic soup with okra

What exactly is an okra? An okra is a fruiting vegetable traditionally found in Surinamese and Indian cuisine. Nowadays you can often also buy this vegetable in the supermarket. There are few calories in it and it is a versatile vegetable that can be prepared in many ways. You can cook or bake the okras, stew, stir-fry etc.... The taste of okra is a little bit similar to a green bean. You only have to wash the okra and cut off the top, then the okra is ready for use. Old okra is a bit chewy so make sure you...

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Jamie Oliver chicken from the oven with a deliciously crispy skin

Jamie Oliver chicken from the oven with a deliciously crispy skin

Jamie Oliver chicken recipe. Jamie Oliver has a delicious recipe for spice-spiced chicken from the oven. This recipe is Jamie Oliver's spice mix for chicken and my own way of roasting the chicken because I like chicken with a nice crispy skin.   A chicken gets a nice crispy skin by extracting moisture from the skin. You can extract moisture by brining the chicken with salt, but this can also be done with the herb rub that we are going to make. Place the chicken in a greased baking dish and rub the spice rub well into the skin. You...

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Tagine recipe with beef, served with dates and almonds

Tagine recipe with beef, served with dates and almonds

A beef tagine recipe to use as a base for all your favorite variations like chicken or used without meat as vegetable dish. 

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Making sambar masala for the South Indian vegetables and lentil dal

Making sambar masala for the South Indian vegetables and lentil dal

Sambar powder or Masala Sambar is the masala to make the dish Sambaar. This masala can be kept for some time in a closed jar and is sufficient for three meals. Sambaar is a vegetable and lentil stew, a kind of thick lentil soup full of spices. In India it is usually a side dish but it can also very well be made a day in advance and made with naan or chapati.

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