***My readers know of my love for the Indian state of Kerala. I bought the book The Kerala Kitchen – Recipes and Recollections from the Syrian Christians of South Indian some time back and I loved it! This community, the Syrian Christians, was founded by the apostle St Thomas, who arrived in Indian in 52 AD (yes, yes, Christianity arrived in India before it’s propagation in Europe!!). This book retraces the customs, rituals and history of this group through their cuisine.Here is a recipe that I adapted from this book.Ground meat and potato fryFor 42 tbsp oil 2 potatoes, cut in 3cm pieces1 large onion, chopped3cm ginger & 2 cloves garlic, minced together2 tomatoes, chopped1 tbsp ground coriander1 tsp chilli powder1 tsp turmeric½ tsp each ground pepper, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom500g minced meat2 cups water1 tsp salt1 tsp lime juice1 tbsp coriander leavesMethod:Heat oil. Add potatoes, fry and remove when golden.Add in and, fry together onion, garlic and ginger for two minutes.Add the tomatoes and fry for two more minutes.Put in the spices and fry till oil separates.Add meat and water and bring to a boil.Put in the potatoes and cook covered for 10 minutes till meat is dry.Remove from fire, add lime juice and coriander leaves.
***My readers know of my love for the Indian state of Kerala. I bought the book The Kerala Kitchen – Recipes and Recollections from the Syrian Christians of South Indian some time back and I loved it! This community, the Syrian Christians, was founded by the apostle St Thomas, who arrived in Indian in 52 AD (yes, yes, Christianity arrived in India before it’s propagation in Europe!!). This book retraces the customs, rituals and history of this group through their cuisine.Here is a recipe that I adapted from this book.Ground meat and potato fryFor 42 tbsp oil 2 potatoes, cut in 3cm pieces1 large onion, chopped3cm ginger & 2 cloves garlic, minced together2 tomatoes, chopped1 tbsp ground coriander1 tsp chilli powder1 tsp turmeric½ tsp each ground pepper, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom500g minced meat2 cups water1 tsp salt1 tsp lime juice1 tbsp coriander leavesMethod:Heat oil. Add potatoes, fry and remove when golden.Add in and, fry together onion, garlic and ginger for two minutes.Add the tomatoes and fry for two more minutes.Put in the spices and fry till oil separates.Add meat and water and bring to a boil.Put in the potatoes and cook covered for 10 minutes till meat is dry.Remove from fire, add lime juice and coriander leaves.