For this dish, I ground a spice mix of coriander, ginger, garam masala and mustard seed in my mortar and pestle. After cooking the spices in a little olive oil, I sauteed some mushrooms, zucchini, long beans and red bell pepper. I added a little bit of vegetable stock just to moisten my curry. As always, I was trying to support local farms, so everything except for the mushrooms were from the farmers market. I also found some lovely, large sea scallops to add protein to the meal. These were from Bristol, but I have been seeing small bay scallops in the shell at the FM that I've been meaning to try. I cooked the scallops in the curry for a few minutes just before serving it all along side a steaming bowl of brown jasmine rice. This is definitely my kind of meal. Flavorful, spicy and so satisfying to scarf down.
I'm thinking some vegetable biryani for my next Indian dish. Purple, I bet you have a killer recipe. Are you dying to share it? Anybody?
7 Comments
Shilpa
15 Jul 2008 12:07 pm
I cannot wait for the vegetable biryani pictures…because all I will be exposed to are the pictures…
MoOgooGuypAN
15 Jul 2008 02:07 pm
Your dish looks so moist and tasty. I can just smell India. I happen to love scallops. Just a little butter, salt, and garlic makes those scallops jump into my belly.
Food Rockz Man
15 Jul 2008 03:07 pm
This sounds simple, fast and delicious. Must try! Sorry, I don’t have a biryani recipe for you . . . but I look forward to seeing what you come up with!
julie
15 Jul 2008 09:07 pm
Oh Shilpa…. silly girl. You are definitely coming over for vegetable biryani and blendy drink night.
julie
15 Jul 2008 09:07 pm
No Cajun/Creole/Indian biryani recipes… darn! This could turn out really good or really bad for me. I’ll report back either way.
Yeehaw Murghi
17 Jul 2008 01:07 pm
[this is good] If I could photograph (or cook, for that matter) half as well as this, I’d die a happy man. This is beautiful. Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous.
julie
17 Jul 2008 11:07 pm
I could die happy if I had half your sense of adventure and dedication in the kitchen.
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