Amita's Recipes

Tarka

• 1 stick butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 green onions chopped (separate green from white)
• 2 tbs Ginger (3 in piece), minced
• 6 cloved garlic, minced
• 2-3 serrano chili minced
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 2 tbs canned diced tomatos
• 2 tsp ground tumeric
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp salt

• Cook onions and white part of green onions in butter until starts to brown.
• Add ginger, garlic, chili, and cumin seeds.
• Cook until you cannot see garlic. Add green onion tops, both tomatos and masala.
• Cook until golden, add splash of water if dry.

Targa adjustments:
Chicken: 50% more chili and canned tomato, oil replaces butter.
Ground turkey: no canned tomatos, 2/3 * garlic and ginger, oil replaces butter.
Vegetables: cook 1/2 as long, no paprika, no tomatos, thinly slice onion.

Rice

• 2 tbs oil
• 1 onion chopped
• 2 tsp cumin seeds
• 3 cups rice
• 1 cup frozen peas and carrots
• 5.5 cups water (r:w = 1.5 : 2.75)
• cilantro

• Heat oil and cook onions until soft. Add Peas, carrots and cumin seeds.
• Add rice and stir to coat. Add water and bring to boil.
• Stir and reduce to med-high 5-10 minutes with lit tilted.
• When water is gone, fully cover and put on lowest heat for 5 minutes

Lentils

• 1 cup lentils (Moth)
• 6 cups water (for flat lentils on stove)*
• Tarka

• Add Lentils to water and cook 40 minutes
• Add Targa, simmer until thick.

*Round lentil water: 7 cups (stove) or 6 cups (pressure cooker.)

Chicken

• 7 breasts or whole chicken
• Tarka
• 6 cups water
• 1/2 C cream, yogurt or coconut milk
• cilantro

• Sear chicken, add targa.
• Add water and boil for 30-40 minutes.
• Add cream, cook 5 minutes, serve with cilantro.

Ground Turkey

• Tarka
• 1.5 lbs ground turkey
• 1.5 cups peas
• 1 yukon gold potato diced
• cilantro

• Cook turkey until brown. Add targa and stir.
• Add peas and cook for 5 minutes. Add potoato, cook until soft server with cilantro.

Cauliflower (or any vegetables)

• Tarka
• 1 head cauliflower florets halved with stems attached
• 3 yukon gold potatos cut into 6 pieces each
• cilantro

• Cook potatos with tarka, 5-7 minutes, covered.
• Add cauliflower and cook until soft. serve with cilantro