Calcutta Mary Recipes

DIRTY MARY

Steps:

• Moisten rim of glass with water. Dip martini glass in celery salt. Fill a martini shaker with ice. Add pepper vodka, vodka, tomato juice, and olive juice. Shake. Strain into martini glass. Garnish with olives.

KALE MARY

Steps:

• Juice, in this order, the tomatoes and parsley (together), celery, kale and lemon, following your juicer's specific settings for each. Stir in the vodka, celery salt and a few grinds of pepper. Serve immediately over ice in a tall glass. Garnish with a celery stalk.

VIRGIN MARYS

Steps:

• Cut the celery in large dice, including the leaves, and puree in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Add the horseradish, shallot, Worcestershire sauce, celery salt, kosher salt, Tabasco and lime juice and process until smooth. Pour the mixture into a large pitcher, add the tomato juice, and stir.
• Pour into tall glasses and serve each with the top half of a celery stalk.

PITCHER OF BLOODY MARYS

Steps:

• Combine the lime juice, celery seed, and horseradish in a pitcher. Muddle the mixture with the end of a wooden spoon to blend and break up the celery seeds. Pour in the tomato juice, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce; season with salt and pepper. Stir everything together to combine.
• Divide the vodka among 6 tall, chilled glasses filled with ice. Fill the glasses with the Bloody Mary mix, stick in the celery and cucumber and garnish with the cilantro. Give the Bloody Mary a good stir and serve.

CALCUTTA BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• Cube meat to 1 1/2 inches. Heat oil in medium saucepan; add the onion and garlic and cook slowly until soft.
• Crush the black pepper, coriander and cumin seeds (pound gently in mortar and pestle so that they just crushed--not powdered). Add to saucepan with the chilies (for a milder taste, remove seeds before crushing), and cook for a minute. Add the grated ginger and turmeric; stir for 1-2 minutes.
• Add the beef, turning quickly to coat with spices. Pour in the beef stock simmer for 15 minutes, and then add the salt.
• Combine coconut with hot water in liquidiser, blend for 1-2 minutes. Pour mixture into saucepan; squeeze in the juice of the lemon.
• Bring back to boil and simmer uncovered for 40 minutes. Thicken with corn flour if necessary.
• Serve with Basmati rice and accompaniments.