Tag: hot chilli

Those Spicy Portugeezers!

by chefmarkmc, posted in australian chefs, chilli recipes, cooking classes, food and drink, gourmet cooking classes, indian cuisine, Spicy recipes

The Portuguese influenced food and eating on almost every continent. Responsible for not only introducing tomatoes, chilies and potatoes to India, Sri Lanka and the Moluccas, but also transplanting cassava from the Americas to Africa and South East Asia. In return they took fragrant eastern spices like cinnamon and cloves to their Brazilian colony in the new world along with exotic foods like rice and bananas. In the process they introduced the concept of "Tempura" to Japan, Vinho de Ahlo or “Vindaloo” to Goa, and delicious soft Portuguese bread rolls or “Pao” throughout Asia

Pav Bhaji – A Blog in Two Parts – Pt 2

by chefmarkmc, posted in australian chefs, chilli recipes, cooking classes, delicious recipes, food and drink, food and wine, gourmet cooking classes, indian cuisine, Spicy recipes, street food

Pav Bhaji is synonymous with Bombay, a dish of rich buttery, highly spiced vegetables with soft toasted Portuguese style buns, once eaten never forgotten....Delicious

Some Like it Hot!

by chefmarkmc, posted in australian chefs, chilli recipes, cooking classes, delicious recipes, food and wine, Seasonal Kitchen, Spicy recipes, wine country cooking

What makes a good recipe? for me its one that stands the test of time, and with a new spicy cooking class on the way it seems a good time to blog about one of my favourite recipes for chilli jam based on a one from the legendary Australia Chef Christine Manfield.