Have an inspiring, "ethnic" recipe to share?

Question

I wanna cook something totally different that I haven't heard of before. Some kind of food that is not white, like maybe some latin american recipes, or maybe some kind of Indian food, anything, Something inspiring :)

Answer 1

How about a dish from Uzbekistan? It's made with lamb, vegetables and potatoes. It's called Dimlamah

Ingredients:
lamb (1 lb) cut into small pieces (half the size of kabob meat)
potatoes (3 large ones)
celery (4-5 stalks) chopped into medium sized pieces
carrots (6 medium) cut into3/4 inch pieces
cabbage (1/2 to 3/4 cabbage) sliced
tomatoes (chopped) 2-3
onions (2 medium yellow) chopped
garlic (3 cloves) chopped finely
peppercorns (10)
salt to taste
dill seed (whole not ground) 2 tsp
bay leaves (dried) 3

Have all the ingredients ready, cut up as needed and keep the meat separately.
Use a covered casserole dish (French enamel is really good or stainless steel).
Brown all sides of the meat in a bit of olive or other vegetable oil.
Add all the vegetables mixed with spices spices on top. Cover the dish and bring the heat down to low. Cook on the stove top on low heat for 45 minutes, or until it's wonderful smell compels you to eat it!
You should not take the top off the dish to check on it or to stir it more than once. The steam from the vegetables and meat work so well together to make it develop perfectly, so you should never add any extra liquid.

Answer 2

SHRIMP AND SEAFOOD THE MOZAMBIQUE WAY
In a 2-quart saucepan:

Place: 1 Ib. RAW SHRIMP (with or without shells)

3 cups WATER warm from the tap
1 tsp. SALT
1 tsp. CRUSHED RED PEPPER, or use a few drops Tabasco.
Squeeze 3 LEMON WEDGES into the pot and toss the lemon in it.
Bring the shrimp up to the boiling point and turn off the flame. Cover.
Allow to stand for 30 minutes. Shrimp will be thoroughly cooked.
Devein, wash in clear water and chill.
Serve with Piri-piri

Note: how tender the shrimp become, cooked this way. And don't waste that water. Plan to use it in a chowder or in a sauce. Taste it. It's great! Other seafood may be prepared in this manner.
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PIRI-PIRI
Hot Pepper
Combine: 4 Tbs. LEMON JUICE

4 Tbs. OLIVE OIL
4 Tbs. COARSE RED PEPPER
1 Tbs. SALT
1 tsp. GARLIC POWDER.
Place in a small bowl.
Serve with a tiny spoon. Use sparingly.

Answer 3

SFA MERDUMA

1 chicken about 3 lbs-cut into peices
1/2 lb butter
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp saffron
1tsp pepper
1 tsp ginger
2 large onions, finely chopped
3 Tbs chopped cilantro
3 small pieces of cinnamon bark
1 tsp chopped chervil
2 tsp sugar
21/2 cups water

Place chicken in deep pot along with all the remaining ingredients and cook for about 45 min. When finished, remove cinnamon bark. This can be served with couscous or rice. Its very good!!

Answer 4

CHICKEN BIRIYANI

1 lb chicken
2 cup rice, basmati
3 tablespoon yogurt
1 packet of Biriyani spice (available in any Indian store)
4 medium Onions
2 tomatoes
1/2 tablespoon ginger paste
1/2 tablespoon garlic paste
1 - cinnamon stick
7 whole black pepper
2 black cardamoms (ask for 'bari Elaichi' in Indian stores)
4. cloves
3 dried plums ('aaloo bukharay')
1/2 cup coriander, fresh, chopped
1 pinch of saffron
As per taste salt

How to Cook:
1.wash & soak rice for few hours
2.heat the oil and add cinnamon stick,cloves,whole black pepper & cardamom
3.fry finely chopped onion till golden brown
4.add ginger ,garlic paste
5.add chicken and fry it constantly for 5 min.
6.add biriyani spice
7.add yogurt and fry for 5 min.
8.now add tomatoes
9.add enough water till chicken is cooked & tender
10.now boil the rice in a separate container until half cooked
11.when chicken is cooked,add aloo bukhara ,mint, corriander
12.stir the chicken for 5- 7 mins.
13.soak the zafran in 2 tbsp of milk
14.now take a pot , place 1layer of rice than 1 layer of chicken
15.repeat till done
16.finally add saffron and fried onion
17. Add 1/2 cup milk on the sides, so that rice doesnot stick to vessel
18.cover the vessel & cook 30 -35 on low flame

This recipe serves 6 people.
Preparation Time: 20 minutes.
Cooking Time: 30 minutes.

Serving Options:
Serve Immediately with fresh yogurt and cucumber mix
Serve Hot

Answer 5

This is a great recipe. I don't measure but it will work if you just throw it all together. Cut up chicken breast, green onions, red and green peppers(cut in thin strips) diced canned tomatoes. Saute in coconut oil. Add curry powder to taste and fresh ground pepper. Throw in unsweetened coconut milk. Simmer for a minute. Pour over rice and enjoy.Yumo I guess it is called Chicken Curry. Very healthy too!

Answer 6

good day mon!cook pasta the normal way you cook it.instead using the tomato sauce use the adobo of the philippines as the special sauce.cut the meat in small pieces ,wash ,put in the pan with bay leaf,onion,garlic,chilli,tomato sause,ginger.cover the pan and cook in medium flame while adding the vinegar and soy sauce.if the meat is cooked already add potato,carots,cauliflower,brocolli and let it cook for 3 minutes or more.these adobo will serve as your special sauce for the pasta.not trying this but i think it taste nice.just call it espagedobo.or spagetopo.

Answer 7

Fried rice ( chinese ) Steam rice first , then let it cool down. next fry the rice with eggs, meat, seafood and vegetables