Kamal's Butter Chicken

Submitted by Barb on Sun, 04/29/2001 - 18:17

Butter chicken is one of my favourite Indian dishes. Whenever we go out for Indian food, I order it. My friend Kamal cooks butter chicken at home and this is her recipe for a much lower fat version that tastes very similar to the traditional cream laden one.

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Kamal's Butter Chicken

Submitted by Barb on Sun, 04/29/2001 - 17:45

1 chicken
1 small tin tomato paste
3 cups buttermilk
5 cloves garlic, crushed
2 Tbsp. fresh ginger, grated
1 green chili, crushed
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. curry powder
6 whole cloves
3 pods black cardamon
4 cinnamon sticks
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. sugar

Cut chicken into serving size pieces. Remove skin.
Combine all ingredients and marinate at least 1 hour or up to 8 hours.
Place chicken and marinade in a large pot and bring to a boil over high heat.

Pondok Indonesia

Submitted by Roland on Sat, 04/28/2001 - 23:34

Pondok Indonesia is an unpretentious restaurant on Commercial which is tucked into the north west corner of Commercial and 12th.

We went there yesterday for the first time for Barb's birthday dinner and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

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Onion Marmalade

Submitted by Barb on Thu, 04/26/2001 - 22:17

This recipe for onion marmalade is one that I've had for years. I love the sweet-tart flavour of this condiment...the onion and garlic mellow out.

This is great served with cheeses, cold cuts or with a savoury pork roast or pork chops. For a quick and tasty appetizer, I like wrapping a spoonful of the marmalade with a little chunk of goat cheese or brie in phyllo and baking until golden.

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Onion Marmalade

Submitted by Barb on Thu, 04/26/2001 - 22:09

1 lb. chopped red onion
1 Tbsp. butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
Dash of salt
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup dry sherry
2 Tbsp. herb vinegar
2 Tbsp. honey
Freshly ground pepper
Dash of cayenne

Saute onions and garlic with the butter in a saucepan for 5 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients, lower heat and simmer until the mixture has thickened, about 40 minutes.
Taste for seasoning.
Store in sterilized jar in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or freeze in airtight container.
Warm to room temperature before serving.

Post renovation Lumiere

Submitted by Roland on Tue, 04/24/2001 - 22:18

Tonight I went to Lumiere for a business dinner. It's the first time that I have been there since their renovations.

They've added a bar up front with a couple of casual (cheaper and a la carte dining) tables and they've slightly enlarged the dining room.

We sat in the "power table" which was round and half of it was enclosed by a padded wall. I joked that this was actually the "lunatic" table!

I am happy to report that the food is still excellent after the renovations! I had the $80 seafood menu and was blown away by the scallops.

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Lemon Cheesecake

Submitted by Barb on Mon, 04/23/2001 - 21:44

This recipe for lemon cheesecake combines one of my favourite flavours with one of my favourite desserts. It's great on its own, topped with fresh berries in season or with sparky lemon curd.

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Lemon Cheesecake

Submitted by Barb on Mon, 04/23/2001 - 21:27

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
3 - 8 oz. (250 g) packages cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
3 eggs
1 Tbsp. grated lemon rind
2/3 cup lemon juice
Lemon curd

For crust:
Combine graham cracker crumbs, 2 Tbsp. sugar and butter in a small bowl. Pat into bottom of 9" springform pan.
Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes. Cool.
For filling:
Stir together sugar and cornstarch.

The Ridge Garden: My neignbourhood Chinese Restaurant

Submitted by Roland on Sun, 04/22/2001 - 23:42

The Ridge Garden is my one and only neighbourhood Chinese restaurant. It's an easy 5 minute walk away. The closest other Chinese restaurants are much farther away on 4th or Broadway.

It will never win any awards but it's great to have a competent back to basics non pretentious restaurant serving down home style Chinese cuisine so close to home! Read my review for more details.

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Mini-Review: Ridge Garden Restaurant

Submitted by Roland on Sun, 04/22/2001 - 22:57

The Ridge Garden Restaurant is in the same strip mall as the Ridge Theatre in Kits and is a very near where I live. A five minute walk to be precise!

At first glance it appears to be the usual "Chinese Canadian Restaurant". Looking at the menu and the various stereotypical "Dinner for X" posted on the menus outside complete with Chop Suey and Chow Mein appears to confirm these impressions. For this reason, this restaurant initially did not appeal to us.

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