T&T - I am hooked...

Hooked on Heat got me all hooked up recently. I have been eye balling the lovely recipes of Meena for months now, but never somehow got to try them. But now that Hooked on Heat is in the spotlight of this month´s Tried & Tasted event I can only be sorry that I havent cooked like this before. Meena´s recipes are a true drooling feast...

KC of Kitschow - this month´s hostess has more. What I can offer are only my humble re-creations of Meena´s wonderful recipes, but please - recipes only. No way I am even attempting to re-create her mind-blowing drool able pictures.

Here is how I witnessed my curry month :-)

1) Masala Lamb - absolutely delicious spicy stew, a total hit at a party I went to last week. The girls were crazy for a re-fill. I used chopped lamb (ok, I haven't cut them that tiny) together with the bones. It came out perfect. Since there was less meat (due to the bones), the overall dish came out quite fiery for some of my friends. So I took a bowl out and mixed in some Mango Chutney. It really toned it down well....

2) Baingan Ka Bharta - a perfect curry mash of roasted eggplants, tomatoes and spices. Meena suggests peeling off the eggplants, once roasted. I havent, as a) I was lazy and b) I thought it would come out a bit more eggplanty that way. I was right and no one had any objections. After all, the bowl was left clear, so it would have been late anyway.

3) Matar Pulao - lovely fragrant spiced rice boiled to perfection, garnished with fried onions and mixed with peas. A simple side dish that will make everyone go "oooooh" for more...

4) Ginger-Chilli Shrimps - Super spicy quick meal, fantastic with rice or bread. Ours came with pea pulao, which I thought complemented the spicyness really well. Glass of chilled white wine and shhhhh, let us enjoy the moment :-)


5) Spicy Lamb Burgers - I had some leftover lamb mince and thought of making simple burgers tonight. I thought, well maybe Meena has an idea. And whoopsie, there they were spicy Indian burgers. Yums. With baked beetroot and parsnip skordalia, this one was a winner :-)

6) Chocolate Dipped Strawberries - an absolute after-dinner delight. There is nothing sexier in the universe than these adorable mouth-fed strawberries drank with chilled champagne....

SO here was my little showcast of my cooking adventures for June and now I d love to see yours :-) there is still a week to go, so hurry up over to KitsChow and check out the event...