Bombay Sloppy Joes

By mikinsue

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Ingredients

• For the Sauce:
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon minced peeled ginger
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 serrano chile pepper, seeded and minced
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
• For the Sloppy Joes:
• 1 to 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• Small handful (about 1/4 cup) raisins
• Small handful (about 1/4 cup) shelled pistachios
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 large white onion, finely diced
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and finely diced
• 1/2 serrano or jalepeno chile pepper chopped
• Kosher salt
• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1/2 teaspoon honey
• 1/4 cup half-and-half
• Small handful fresh cilantro (soft stems included)
• White Rice

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 55mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Make the sauce: Heat the vegetable oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the ginger, garlic and chile pepper and cook until the ginger and garlic brown a little, about 1 minute. Add the garam masala and paprika and cook 30 seconds. Add the tomato sauce and 1 cup water, stir and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes.

2.Heat 1 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the raisins and pistachios and cook, stirring occasionally, until the raisins swell up and the pistachios toast slightly, about 1 minute. Add cumin seeds and cook additional 30 seconds. Remove from the skillet and set aside.

3. Return the skillet to medium heat and add ground turkey. Once cooked and broken up add the onion and bell pepper and cook until softened and starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the chile pepper and cook 2 more minutes, seasoning with salt.

4. Add the prepared sauce to the turkey-and-onion mixture in the skillet. Stir and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until the mixture thickens slightly, about 10 minutes.

5. Stir in the honey, half-and-half, raisins and pistachios. Taste for seasoning. Stir in the cilantro right before serving.