Glossary of Special Ingredients: EWCPA Cookbook 2010

Amchoor powder
Asafetida
Atchuete seeds
Awamori
Besan
Black salt or Kaala Namak
Calamansi
Channa, moong, masoor
Chicharan
Chicharon (fried pork rind)
Chinese five spice
Chira
Cilantro/coriander leaves/parsley
dulce de leche (milk caramel)
Galangal
Garam Masala
Ghee
Gula Jawa (Indonesian brown sugar)
Gula Melaka
Joshin-ko
Kombu
Luchi
matzo meal
Mirin
Miso paste
mochiko
Musubi
Naan
Nori
palabok sauce
Patis
pomegranate paste
Rooti
Saimin
Saimin noodles
Sake
SPAM
Wasabi

Love this blog

http://zaiqa.net/
In their own words, the site is:

"Zaiqa is written by me, Mona, – a homesick Hyderabadi foodie muslimah, a writer and a home cook, currently living in Ontario with my hubby, attempting to make an insight into the method of cooking in the Hyderabadi households, a modern take on authentic recipes that remind me of my hometown."

Peru's Ceviche

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb snapper fillet
• 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp minced jalapeño, seeded
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp freshly ground pepper
• 2 plum (Roma) tomatoes
• 1/2 small red onion
• 1 green onion
• 4 tsp chopped fresh cilantro or flat-leaf parsley

Method:

Cut the snapper into small dice or strips.

Combine the lime juice, olive oil, jalapeño, garlic, salt, and pepper in a bowl and whisk to blend well. Add the snapper and toss to coat evenly. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or up to overnight.

As close as possible to the time you wish to serve the ceviche, prepare the other vegetables. Peel and seed the tomatoes and cut into neat dice or julienne. Cut the red onion into very thin slices and separate the slices into rings. Cut the green onion, white and green parts, very thinly on the bias.

Fold the cilantro into the ceviche and mound it on a chilled platter or individual plates. Scatter the tomato, red onion, and green onion on top of the ceviche.

Source:

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Ceviche-of-Red-Snapper-243305

Khoresht-e-Fesenjan (Iranian Chicken dish)

This is a fascinating dish for me... Chicken/meat cooked with ground walnut and pomegranate molasses or fresh juice... I have never eaten anything like this but just the combination of ingredients is intriguing and fascinating.. I spoke with some of the Iranian students in Hale Manoa and they said they would like to help cook this as long as I have the ingredients... Yesterday, I got the essential items, the pomegranate molasses and walnuts from India market and Kokua. Cost 7$ for former and about a dollar for the later. There are several recipes online, but the following seems best to me:

http://www.bestirantravel.com/culture/food/fesenjan.html

Mercimek Köfte (Lentil Kebab)

I am thinking about making these too.... Seems tasty, easy, and healthy. Here is the recipe
http://istanbulturkishcookingclass.blogspot.com/2008/05/lentil-kofte-mercimek-kofte.html

Kibbeh

Kibbeh (or Kofta) the Middle Eastern dish



http://www.food2.com/blog/2010/01/21/kibbeh-the-spicy-meatball-of-the-middle-east