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Name That Dish!

YumSugar — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:00:16 -0700

Do you know what this vegetarian Indian dish - served here with naan - is called?

Definition: Naan

YumSugar — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:15:08 -0700

Naan
Persian for "bread," naan is a staple of Northern Indian cuisine as well as Pakistani and other Central Asian cuisines. The round flatbread is made of white flour, leavened with yeast, and cooked in a clay oven. The elastic dough can be mixed with ingredients, such as meat, potatoes, chickpeas, or spices.

'Wich of the Week: Tandoori Chicken Naanwich

YumSugar — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:00:09 -0700

When I saw naan, a traditional Indian flatbread, for sale at my local Trader Joe's, I immediately thought "naanwich!" and figured it was high time I experimented with one of my favorite Indian takeout orders, tandoori chicken.

Creating this full-flavored spice rack of a dish is as easy as making a yogurt-based marinade and popping some chicken thighs into the oven. Just slather some storebought chutney on the warm naan, and you've got a new sandwich invention I'm calling the Tandoori Chicken Naanwich. For extra flavor and texture, I added red onions, which bake with the chicken, as well as spinach, another crucial ingredient in my favorite Indian dishes. To get my recipe and more photos, read more.

Tandoori Chicken Naanwich
Chicken recipe modified from Everyday Food

Ingredients

1 cup plain nonfat yogurt
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic (3 to 4 cloves)
1/4 cup grated onion (1 small onion)
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
2 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken thighs, excess fat removed
2 red onions, cut into 1/4-inch rounds
8 pieces of naan
1/2 cup storebought mango chutney
1 cup spinach leaves, tightly packed

Directions

Place yogurt, lemon juice, ginger, garlic, onion, paprika, cinnamon, cumin, salt, pepper, cardamom, coriander, and cloves in a large bowl; combine. Add chicken, and coat with marinade. Cover with plastic wrap; chill 6 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 500°F. Place onions on a large pan; top with marinated chicken. Roast about 40 minutes, until chicken is dark red, slightly charred, and juices run clear when meat is pierced. Set aside.
Lower the oven temperature to 250°F and wrap the naan bread in aluminum foil. Place the foil packet in the oven until naan is warm but not toasted, 5 to 10 minutes.
To make each sandwich, spoon 2 tablespoons of chutney on one slice of naan, then top with 1/4 cup of spinach. Add onion slices to taste, followed by 1/4 of the chicken. Top it off with another naan slice, cut sandwich in half, and serve.

Makes 4 sandwiches.

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Reader Recipe: Simple Naan Pizza

YumSugar — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:13:31 -0700

Maybe it's because I'm getting older, but lately I really enjoy staying in on Fridays, preferably with pizza and a movie. I was planning on ordering in this evening, but then I saw this recipe from TeamSugar member LaurenG22. Instead of dealing with pizza dough, she's opted to use Naan as her crust. It looks simple, quick, and delicious and will go perfectly with my old-lady Friday night schedule! If you want to curl up at home with a quick and easy dinner, get her tips, just read more.

Submitted by TeamSugar member LaurenG22

Yummy Naan Pizza
Me

Delicious, easy Naan Pizza

Ingredients

Naan bread (bought at grocery store)
Marinara Sauce
Feta Cheese
Mozzarella Cheese
Toppings of your choice
Italian herb seasoning

Directions
Close up of my PizzaMy hubby's PizzaPreheat oven to 350 degrees. Basically just brush your store bought Naan bread with a marinara sauce of your choice (I chose Muir Glen's portabella mushroom). Then top it with your favorite toppings (I chose sauteed chicken, minced garlic, oregano, spinich, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, and white onions) sprinkle a little italian herb seasoning on it, top with shredded mozzarella cheese and feta. Bake it in the 350 degree oven about 12 minutes. Enjoy with a glass of red italian wine. mmmmmmmm...

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Southern (Indian) Thanksgiving

Yum Community — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:30:42 -0800

This story was written by member courtneyd and comes from the Kitchen Goddess group in the YumSugar Community.

For a few years now I've wanted to try to marry the traditional Southern Indian food my husband grew up enjoying with Thanksgiving as I know it (Southern girl with a love of spice and heat). So this year I did a trial run of a tandoori-style turkey made in the oven.

By next year I hope to build my own tandoor, or at least grill this guy, because it needs a little more heat to crisp up properly. Even so, the meal turned out great! Tandoori turkey, tamarind gravy, creamed saag, masala mashed potatoes, and Whole Foods' naan, which has a slight dinner roll texture, so it works out perfectly for this blended meal. The tamarind gravy was an original creation (that I cannot believe turned out properly, it was sooooo good), and the other recipes were either inspired by or taken directly from The Food of India from Whitecap Books. I love their "food of" series, and my husband is impressed with the Indian recipes.

For the turkey, I followed the instructions from November's Martha Stewart Living to spatchcock a turkey and cooked according to their instructions after marinating for about 7 hours. Not including the marinade time, this meal came together in about 2 hours on a Friday night. Also, we discovered New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc complements Indian food perfectly.

To get her recipes for this Southern Indian feast, keep reading.

Food Section Sampler - Sept. 16, 2009

YumSugar — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:45:58 -0700

What caused legendary Central Park destination Tavern on the Green to file for bankruptcy? - New York Times
Homemade versions of fast-food favorites turn out to be cheaper. - Washington Post
LA is facing a proposed city ordinance that would require farmers markets to pay tens of thousands of dollars in fees. - Los Angeles Times
Israeli hummus tastes nothing like its American counterpart. - Boston Globe
Learn how to make your own naan. - Chicago Tribune
A preliminary tasting of Indian wines looks to be promising. - Wall Street Journal
Even Bourbon's biggest skeptics will find no flaw with the Rhodie cocktail. - San Francisco Chronicle

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