Thai Foods

Chilled spice tea

Monday, March 24th, 2008

2 long red chili peppers, halved
2 lemongrass stalks, sliced
1 piece fresh ginger, about 2 inches (5 cm) long, peeled and sliced
1/4 cup (2 oz/60 g) brown sugar
4 cups (32 fl oz/1 l) boiling water
6-8 sprigs fresh Vietnamese mint crushed ice, optional
Place chili peppers, lemongrass, ginger and brown sugar in a heatproof pitcher. Add boiling water […]

Mango and cumin lassi

Monday, March 24th, 2008

3/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 1/4 cups (10 oz/300 g) plain yogurt
1 1/4 cups (10 fl oz/300 ml) nonfat milk
1 ripe mango, peeled, pitted and chopped
superfine (caster) sugar to taste
crushed ice, for serving
Place cumin seeds in a nonstick pan over medium heat and toast until aromatic, 1-2 minutes. Remove from pan and allow to cool.
Place 1/2 […]