Tips, Tricks & Recipes

2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 cloves garlic 1 small dried chili 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons fish or light soy sauce 2 tablespoons hot water 1 spring onion (green onion) Crush, peel and mash garlic. Finely chop/grind chili. Mix ingredients except spring onion together and blend in a food processor. Sieve and add the finely [...]

½ cup plain unsweetened yogurt 1 tablespoon lemon juice ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon sugar 2 or 3 tablespoons finely chopped mint Mix ingredients together well and leave to stand for at least 30 minutes. Use as a marinade or as a serving sauce.

2 teaspoons sesame oil 3 tablespoons soy sauce ¼ cup rice wine vinegar ½ teaspoon wasabi powder Place ingredients in a screw-top jar and shake to combine. Drizzle over cooked seafood or chicken. Makes about ½ cup.

2 shallots ½ telegraph cucumber (edible skin) 2 tablespoons finely chopped red pepper ¼ teaspoon chili powder ¼ cup rice vinegar 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander Peel shallots and slice thinly. Using a wide-blade peeler, cut long strips from cucumber until you reach the seed core. Discard core. Mix cucumber with [...]

1 onion 1 cup loosely packed mint leaves ½ cup shredded coconut 1 teaspoon prepared whole seed mustard ¼ cup white vinegar 1 tablespoon sugar Salt Peel onion and chop to a paste in a food processor or blender. Add mint, coconut, mustard, vinegar and sugar. Process until mint leaves are finely chopped. Season to [...]

¼ cup low fat sour cream 2 tablespoons horseradish sauce 2 tablespoons wine vinegar ½ cup mayonnaise ¼ cup finely chopped spring onion greens (green onion greens) or chives Mix sour cream and horseradish sauce together until smooth. Stir in the other ingredients and mix well. Serve with beef or lamb. Makes about 1 cup.

½ cup low fat sour cream 2 tablespoons prepared whole seed mustard 2 tablespoons prepared French mustard 2 tablespoons prepared English mustard 1 tablespoon chopped chives Mix sour cream and mustards together until smooth. Mix in chives. Serve with meat. Makes about ¾ cup.

1 cucumber 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon chopped mint leaves ½ cup natural unsweetened yogurt Peel cucumber then thinly slice flesh. Sprinkle with salt and leave for about 1 hour. Drain well. Rinse under cold running water. Drain well. Mix mint and yogurt into cucumber. Makes about 2 cups.

1 small onion 11oz can ketchup 2 tablespoons vinegar 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 teaspoons prepared mustard ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper Peel onion and grate. Mix with the other ingredients. Serve with grilled meat.

1 or 2 green or red chilies 4 spring onions (green onions) 1 clove garlic 1 cup firmly packed fresh mint leaves 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon garam masala ¼ cup lemon juice De seed and slice chilies. Slice green onions roughly. Crush and peel garlic. Place all ingredients in a food [...]