ethnic holiday foods

SJSU_Mami · Oct 23, 2003

Filipinos make lumpia for every occasion.. you cant go wrong there. I dont know which ones really apply to holidays, but for parties they usually have a big roasted pig (lechon baboy), rice cakes (puto) and chicken adobo is always good. Other popular dishes are dinuguan (pork blood and intestines), pancit palabok, kare kare, pinakbet, and menudo.. Dang I'm hungry... the website for goldilocks has descriptions for filipino dishes.. I think its http://www.goldilocks.com...

BarbPick · Oct 23, 2003

My husband is British by heritage. Hi great grandmother was raised in Colonial India, her father helped build the railroad.

No holiday is complete without a Curry Dish

CHICKEN CURRY INDIAN STYLE

3 1/2 lb. chicken6 tbsp. natural yogurt2 med. onions, grated1/2 tsp. fresh ginger, grated1 tsp. turmeric powder1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper1 1/2 tbsp. cooking oil1/2 tsp. cumin seeds2 1/2 tsp. salt to taste2 med. potatoes, peeled and halved (depend how many pieces

you want to serve per person)

Take off skin and cut chicken into pieces. Wash pieces. Now in the glass bowl, mix chicken with yogurt, onions, ginger, turmeric, cayenne pepper, and oil. Marinate for 1/2 hour at least.

Heat oil in the saucepan. Fry potatoes until they are golden brown. Keep them aside. Fry cumin seed in the same oil for a minute or so. Pour chicken with the marinade in the pan. Fry for 3 or 4 minutes.

Pour contents of saucepan into the casserole. Place potatoes over the meat, cover it and put it in a preheated oven set at 300 degrees and cook for 50 to 60 minutes. Check whether chicken and potatoes are tender.

NOTE: You can omit potatoes, continue cooking chicken. Just add 1 cup of water and cook over medium heat until chicken is tender.