David improv chana masala

Came out nicely!  So I'm going to write it all down.

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Brown on low heat for 10 min: 1 diced yellow onion in ~ 1-2 T oil? + 1 T cumin seeds added at the start

Minced 6 cloves garlic and equivalent volume ginger.  Added duing last 4 min of onion time.

Added ~1-2 T tomato paste along with 1T ground coriander + 1/2 tsp ground cumin + 1 tsp turmeric.  Stirred around a few minutes, then added 1 14-oz can tomato sauce and 1 chopped medium-large tomato + a half can of water.  Added 1 diced (1cm cube) yellow potato and 2 cans chick pea + 1 - 1.5 tsp salt + 2 tsp of my homemade red pepper paste.

Bring to simmer, then cover and let simmer for 15-20 min.  Adjusted seasoning: added a bit more salt + 3/4 tsp brown sugar + 3/4 tsp garam masala.

Delcious!  Would add a little heavy cream or yogurt to cut the spice a bit potentially.

Glazed cod with ginger and oyster sauce

 This was quite good, though I have a few changes for next time.

Here is the original recipe.

We didn't salt the fish as the rest of the sauce was quite salty.  I also added a splash of chicken broth to increase the overall poaching liquid.  5 min is maybe a hare to long to cook it.  Maybe 2 min each side and remove immediately.

This time I stir fried the vegetables in the ginger and garlic and they picked up most of it so there was none left by the time I added the fish.  Next time I'd like to see what happens if we include all those aromatics in the poaching liquid.  Generally speaking, quite good though!  

Home made chili sauce

 Made this:  https://hildaskitchenblog.com/recipe/spicy-home-made-chili-sauce/

Except only 1/2 lb of chilies.  Really good!  A little on the hot side.  I also roasted and then ground up mabye 1/4 c pepitas and mixed them in.

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Variation of necessity:

scant 1/4 cup peanuts, roasted and ground

5 oz red serrano

half yellow onion, 1 bulb garlic

1 lime

2 tsp white vinegar

1/2 tsp salt total