Walking around in Weihnachtsmarkt, we noticed someone selling spices. It looks convincing, actually they sell products from Dudel. Among others, there was Tandoori masala so we bought it and gave it a try. It is more expensive that a spice bag found in typical Asian shop, but according to Dudel's website, their spices are 100% natural and without any additives or flavorings.

This tandoori masala, according to the descriptions, comprises of coriander, cumin, ginger, garlic, chili, and salt. Sounds good. The poor man's way to prepare it is by marinate the chicken with the spices and leave it overnight. Adding extra fresh garlic and ginger in pieces will do no harm. After then, cook everyhing with a pressure cooker. Halfway, let it cool and add yoghurt. You can add coconut milk, but personally I think yoghurt gives better look. Add some vegetables and enjoy!

P.S: sorry for the quality of the picture, my Nikon camera gets older and its picture gets worse.

These are rainbow trouts, marinated with some drops of lemon, salt and pepper, vegetable oil, soy sauce, tomato ketchup, spicy sambal, covered in aluminum foil together with slices of vegetables (e.g. carrot and kohlrabi), and baked for 15 minutes at 200 C. Simply delicious.

With the risk of being blacklisted by some PlanetKDE readers, here is yet another food post on pecel lele or fried catfish with raw vegetables.

When you live in Java, for less than a dollar you can get this kind of food easily almost everywhere so the thought of cooking yourself catfish (ikan lele) hardly comes into mind (unless you're the seller of course). But in Europe, it would be real hard to find a restaurant that offer this in the menu.

Here is the rough recipe. The fish is basically fried until it becomes crispy. But before, rub the fish with lime juice and a bit of salt, pepper, garlic and wait some time until it absorbs everything. To prepare the dip, use a mix of chili sauce, tomatoes, shallots and shrimp taste. Add soy sauce to taste and then serve with fresh vegetables and warm rice.