lime leaves

A pilau is a very versatile dish - and this one is no exception. Cumin, poppy seeds and lime leaves add a breadth of flavour here - add chopped chillies, cooked vegetables, fish, chicken or meat as you wish towards the end of cooking. I added some left over chicken from Chicken Fillets with...

This ‘en papillote’ recipe is very easy to make. The marinade ensures the chicken is super tender and succulent. The surprising and delicious effect here is the combination of earthy cumin and perfumed lime leaves, A harmonious combination of low notes and high notes. Its worth noting that this...

I've been omitting kaffir lime leaves from most of my curries, I was writing a list for my wife of a few things I need. She loves shopping,lol. I had kaffir leaves on the list. She just happened to ask me what the kaffir leaves are for and I said curries. She said you know we have a lime tree...

Once you finish the sauce, this is mostly a straight-forward stir-fry. The lime leaf is very prominent in the sauce, but also somehow manages to be complimentary. I'd compare the flavor of the leaf to what it would taste like if there were a mild habanero. It has that unique fruity sort of...

This started out as the baseline marinade for a stir-fry. I can't recall making a marinade and liking it so much that I saved some of it separately to use as a dipping sauce. But, that's what happened here. This is based on a marinade recipe on The Spruce. This definitely has an in-your-face...