Karmasutra Starter Spice Crumble Carpaccio

MW 2021:

Marriage Week 2024:

Karmasutra Starter Spice Crumble Carpaccio

This recipe by

Urban Rajah

Introduction

This fingers only aphrodisiac loaded carpaccio is a lovers delight, rare beef fillet or ostrich fillet gently seared, juicy tender and caressed by ginger, lime and coriander.

Ingredients

Makes 2 generous portions

200g beef fillet
50g plain popcorn
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp garam masala
150g dry white bread
8 radishes, finely sliced
1cm, peeled fresh ginger and sliced julienne
1/2 red onion, sliced
2 tbs coriander leaves finely chopped
1 finger green chilli, finely chopped
Juice of 1 lime, and 1 tsp of lime zest.
1 tbs pomegranate seeds
Generous glug of extra virgin olive oil
Dash of salt

Method

For the spice crumble, pop the popcorn, coriander/cumin seeds and garam masala and bread seasoning in a blender. Pulse until everything is crumbly.
Slide the contents into a plastic food bag and throw in the fillet. Jiggle everything about until the meat is thoroughly coated.
Now heat a griddle pan or skillet over a high heat until it starts to smoke and brown the fillet on all sides until you see a crust forming, this will take around 5-8 minutes, try not to agitate it too much, just gently turn it. Remove from the pan and leave to rest for 10 minutes.
Next, slice up the radish, red onion, julienne (slice into matchsticks) the ginger and finely chop the coriander and chillies, slide everything into a large bowl along with the lime zest.
Pay the fillet a visit and using a very sharp knife, cut slices 2-3mm thick until there’s nothing left and use the back edge of the knife across each slice stretching each piece a little.
Pop the fillet into the bowl with the fresh ingredients and squish lime juice, scatter the pomegranate seeds in and a glug of olive oil over the top, pitch in a dash of salt and mix well.
Serve on a platter and layer the ingredients ready to eat with your fingers.

Urban Rajah

The Urban Rajah (aka Ivor Peters) is a TV chef, food writer, consultant and pop up restaurateur. He feeds over 30,000 people a month. With roots in the Indian subcontinent he’s on a mission to spice up the nation through accessible recipes and menus.

Urban Rajah has engaged audiences with his combination of cooking and story-telling across the UK, UAE, India, South Africa and USA. His signature-waxed moustache ensures he’s never forgotten and his recipes and stories guarantee he’s always remembered. For him, food is a consumable form of art which has the power to excite, inspire, educate, inform, seduce and satisfy human longing. His media credits include appearances on C4, BBC1, BBC London plus a slew of contributions across UKTV, The Guardian, The Independent, Evening Standard, Mail on Sunday, National Geographic and Delicious Magazine amongst others.

Urban Rajah believes that food tastes better when they’re accompanied with stories and the stories help foster a better understanding of people’s heritage, communities, struggles, achievements, aspirations and inspirations. In short, food is a cultural art form, it’s the glue which, connects us to each other helping us gain unique human insights.

Why are you supporting Marriage Week

I think marriage, like other committed relationships need to be celebrated, cherished and supported. Healthy relationships are the cornerstone of life, health and happiness which is why I’m proud to support Marriage Week. As we all know, being married isn’t a passport to happiness, it’s the tools, support and exercise of love…plus a few hacks along the way which help us develop the depth, meaning and fun we all seek in our relationships. Marriage Week helps couples and families celebrate what they have as well us inspiring us to discover more!

Any top-tips?

Everybody says the key to healthy relationships is to listen and talk…in part that’s true. In reality, forgiveness is the key to nurturing healthy relationships. Forgiveness for all the times we’ve spoken to hastily instead of being quick to listen, forgiveness for when we chose not to act and let pride get in the way. Forgiveness for when we’ve let our opinions supercede the value of our relationships.

One quick tip, is to ask your partner at the start of each day what you can do for them…it’s a magical way to kick of each day.

Oh and as a chef..try and cook together at least once a week, it’s a solid way of spending some time together in the midst of a busy day.

*Disclaimer: We hope you enjoy making and eating the food in these recipes. Marriage Week cannot be responsible for the outcome of any recipe you try from this site or any site linked to. You should always use your best judgement when cooking with raw ingredients such as eggs, chicken, or seafood and seek expert advice before beginning if you are uncertain about the health risks. Please take care when using sharp knives or other cooking implements, and be aware of heated cooking surfaces while cooking. Please review all ingredients prior to trying a recipe in order to check for the presence of substances that might cause an adverse reaction. We have not tested the recipes on this site and cannot provide assurances about quality, nutritional value, or safety.

[social_warfare]