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Yet another medical appointment shortly, had no time to prepare or eat lunch, so may have to have lunch on the run and a main meal later this afternoon or evening.

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Lambs Liver, Mash, Peas, thick onion gravy and onion rings.

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Egg and chips I really fancy that today, simple but tasty.

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Accompanying a friend at an Atos interview at lunchtime today, so won't get my normal lunch till much later - will have full (cooked) breakfast shortly to see me through till dinner this evening.

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I made tandoori chicken from scratch and indian style rice with an indian side salad (red onion, cucumber, tomato and a little coriander with a lemon wedge. The chicken was tasty but the rice is amazing. Totally yummy mid week treat.
Even nicer because I bought some fresh turmeric out of curiosity yesterday and added some of that too. Here's the recipe.


https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipe...an_style_rice/

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Looks good Annie.

How did you do the marinade for the Chicken:

If I was making it, it would be:

Natural yogurt, Tandoori spice, Cumin, Corriander, Garlic, S&P, Chilli, mix in the chicken and marinate overnight.

What is your version please?

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Tonight I am having chilli with rice, but using turkey mince, because it has a lower fat content.

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Hi Susie, it wasn't too far off mine. But before marinating you heat coriander, cumin, turmeric, cayenne pepper, garam masala and paprika in oil for a few mins. Being careful not to let it burn (I wasn't as careful as I should have been!)

Then you wait until that's cooled completely before adding to yoghurt with four cloves of crushed garlic and a chunk of grated ginger (they said two tablespoons but I think I only used less than one as I was worried about using so much! Next time I'll be braver).

The ingredient that makes the most difference is the lemon juice (I used one lemon, they say 2 tblspoons). You whisk that into the marinade. That gives the chicken that authentic tandoori kick.

Cooking the spices in the oil does make your hair and clothes stink so I had to have a shower before bedtime! But it was worth it for the depth of flavour. I left it in the fridge overnight and cooked the following evening. But it's a long time to wait!

The fresh turmeric in the rice I made was a really nice touch. A real treat. I did also use powdered. I think I will add to the chicken too next time. It has a slightly different flavour to the powder. Nice different. I was really surprised to see it in tesco.

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yum! I love chilli and tried different alternatives last year. Even made it with quorn mince and also tried chickpeas and lentils. Did it work out nicely with turkey? I don't think I tried that yet.

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Thanks Annie, yes frying the spices first brings out the flavour in the spies.

Am having the Tandoori Chicken today with Vegs.