Ground Turkey and Potatoes in Masala Curry Sauce

I made this dish last night because it's simple to make and super tasty. I don't really know what to call it because I just made it using a couple of Shan Indian spice mix - Chana Masala and Achar Gosht Curry. I am sure you can make a similar dish with other Shan spice mix combination.


Ingredients:
1/2 lb of ground turkey
2 lb potatoes, peeled and cut into small cubes
2 tsp Shan Chana Masala Mix
3 tsp Shan Achar Gosht Curry Mix
3 green onions, chopped
small bunch of parsley, roughly chopped

Directions:

• In a large pan, stir fry the ground turkey with 2 tablespoons of olive oil on a medium high heat. Remove the meat aside when cooked.
• In the same pan, cook the potatoes with a quarter cup of water in a low medium heat for 10-15 minutes. Stir the potatoes occasionally so it will not stick on the bottom of the pan.
• Add in the Chana Masala and Achar Gosht Curry Mix and mix some more.
• Adjust seasoning with salt, pepper and sweet paprika.
• Stir in the green onions and parsley.
  

Spiced Turkey Chili

I had my first chili ever a couple weeks ago at Ryan & Stephen's place during another BlackJack evening. I love the taste and the homey feeling of a bowl of chili so today I decided to make my own chili. After asking Mo-Fo and Stephen how they make their chili, here is my version incorporating some of their recipes.


Ingredients:
1 lb ground turkey
1/4 lb butter bean - soaked, blanched & skinned
1/4 lb black eye peas - cooked for 30 minutes, drained, saved the broth
1 onion, finely chopped
5 garlic cloves, minced
1 red bell pepper, seeded & finely chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded & finely chopped
2 tomatoes, finely chopped
1 can of chopped tomatoes
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon sweet paprika
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 bayleaf
2 tablespoons siracha hot sauce (or any hot sauce)

Directions:

• Stir fry the chopped onions with 4 tablespoon of oil in a large heavy bottomed pan over a medium heat until they caramelize (10 minutes)
• Add in the chopped garlic, red bell pepper and jalapeno pepper and cook for another 3 minutes
• Add the ground turkey and seasonings (coriander, cumin, paprika, cinnamon, chili powder, nutmeg & bayleaf), cook for 5 minutes
• Add in the tomatoes and the beans, cook for a couple minutes
• Add enough bean broth until it almost covers the chili mixture
• Stir and mix well, cook until it boils
• Lower heat to a simmer, cover and cook for 1.5 hour (stir every 15 minutes or so)
• Adjust seasoning with salt & pepper
• Add in the sriracha sauce, mix well and serve

Simple Roasted Turkey Breast with Potatoes and Peas

A simple and healthy dinner.


Ingredients:
turkey breast
baby potatoes
rosemary, (1 tablespoon, chopped)
olive oil
salt & pepper
peas

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 375F
• Rinse the turkey breast with cold water and pat dry
• Season the turkey breast liberally with salt & pepper and coat with olive oil
• Cut the baby potatoes into quarters, rinse and pat dry
• Toss the cut potatoes with olive oil, chopped rosemary, salt and pepper
• Bake the turkey breast (covered with aluminum foil in the first 25 minutes) and potatoes for 45 minutes.
  
• Trim the peas and blanch
• Serve and enjoy