Good Ideas for Dinner – Around the Globe! 30.09.2015

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In the mood for something ethnic? Good easy recipes for dinner don’t have to be a chore. You can travel with just your grocery list! This fall season, try out these 3 simple and scrumptious meals and give your taste buds a journey they will love.

Indian Kadai Chicken

Good ideas for dinner often make the best of spices and seasonings, like this meal from India.
Ingredients:

• chicken, 2 lb (chopped into cubes)
• oil, 4 T
-onion, ½ c (sliced)
• tomatoes, 1 ½ c (peeled and sliced)
• fresh coriander leaves, 2 T (chopped)
• 
ginger paste, 1 T
• garlic paste, 1 T
• garam masala powder, 4 t
• bay leaves, 2
• red chilies, 4 (whole)
• coriander seeds, 2 t
• 
red chili powder, 1 t
• salt

Instructions:

1. Grind red chilies and coriander seeds to make a coarse mixture.
2. Pour oil into kadai; heat. Place in bay leaves, then onions. Cook until browned.
3. Place in ginger and garlic pastes; cook on medium, 2 minutes.
4. Add the mixture from step #1; stir. Add tomatoes; cook thoroughly.
5. Add chicken, preferred amount of salt and red chili powder; combine thoroughly.
6. Place lid over kadai; cook until chicken becomes tender.
7. Add garam masala powder. Top with coriander leaves and onions.
8. Pair with warmed parathas.

Good Easy Recipes for Dinner – West African Peanut Stew

This African delight will be one of your favorite good dinner recipes for family.
Ingredients:

• peanut oil, 2 T
• red onion, 1 (chopped)
• garlic cloves, 2 (minced)
• fresh ginger, 2 T (chopped)
• chicken, 1 lb (cut into cubes)
• crushed red pepper, 1 T
• salt
• black pepper
• chicken stock, 5 c
• sweet potatoes, 3 small (cut into cubes)
• canned tomatoes, 1 (16-oz) can + liquid
• collard greens, ¼ lb (chopped)
• chunky peanut butter, 1 c

Instructions:

1. In a large pot, heat oil on medium-high. Add onion, garlic, and ginger; cook until soft. Put in the chicken and cook thoroughly. Add seasonings (salt, pepper, red pepper.) Add the stock, then the sweet potatoes; boil. Lower heat, cover pot halfway; simmer 15 minutes.
2. Add tomatoes, collard greens, and peanut butter. Cover pot halfway. Cook, occasionally stirring, 20 minutes. Serve.

Turkish Menemen

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Good ideas for dinner involve just a few nourishing ingredients, like in this Turkish Menemen.
Ingredients:

• olive oil, 8 T
• long green peppers, 2 (halved, deseeded, diced)
• tomatoes, 2 large (peeled, diced)
• eggs, 4 large, whisked
• salt, 1 pinch
• red pepper flakes, 1 pinch
• dry thyme, 1 pinch
• crusty white bread

Instructions:

1. In a non-stick skillet, heat oil on medium. Pour in the peppers; cook 3 minutes. Add tomatoes; simmer 6 minutes. Liquid should evaporate.
2. Fold in the eggs. For more done eggs, cook and stir 1-2 minutes. Be sure not to overcook; eggs should be slightly runny. Remove skillet from heat; serve menemen with bread.