I devised this recipe from a similar creation by my own mother, Joginder, when as a family we lived in Nairobi in Kenya. It was always a simple dish which we had along with the more substantial dishes for supper. I tried this recipe on my two oldest children back in the mid-eighties when as a full-time teacher with three children under the age of 9 I still wanted to come up with some interesting food mid-week. It was a great surprise when they continued to ask for “the yummy chicken for our toast bread from France” – and Graham quite liked it too! It is still a favourite at the table now as a tasty and unusual appetizer and I did make it in France when my dear friend Carolyn hosted some of our charity suppers.

I hope you enjoy it as much as my family has over the years!

Rani x

~ SPICED CHICKEN LIVERS ~ Serves 2 and ideal for an appetizer before supper ~

You will need:

2 oz of salted or unsalted butter

1 medium onion –  finely chopped

1 clove of garlic – finely chopped

1/2 lb chicken livers

1 inch cut piece of fresh ginger – finely grated

2 teaspoons of garam masala

Juice of 1/2 a lemon

Cooking Instructions for the hob:

• Melt the butter in a pan and cook the onion until golden brown.
• Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute on a medium heat.
• Add the chicken livers, turn up the heat and saute’ for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add garam masala and ginger and continue to cook for 1 more minute.
• Remove from the heat and mix in the lemon juice.
• Serve on or beside some crusty french bread with a green salad.

We have had a great start to 2013! Our first four supper clubs have been really enjoyable and it is always so nice to welcome back past guests as well as welcoming new faces to the table! Each evening proved to be very lively, we do hope you enjoy reading Graham’s ‘Tales From The Green Room’ a light hearted review of the evening!

We will be introducing some new dishes this year, some of which we have already put on the table for guests to give their ‘critic’ and as most of you know we are not shy of feedback and we like to constantly adapt and improve dishes – it keeps us on our toes!

So here are a few snaps of a couple of things to wet your appetite……

Fresh from the oven!

We served our Spicy Lamb Kofta with a twist ~ Ma Rani created a delicate Saffron dipping sauce……

Our next supper is this Saturday and Saturday 29th June. We promise to have more dates very soon and at least two every month for the rest of the year! If you would like to join us for supper please do join our mailing list and you will receive notification of new dates!

We will be supporting the Stroke Association so we thank you in advance for digging dip when we host our charity supperclubs!

We look forward to cooking for you! See you at the table!

Rani & Saira x

More tales from the Green Room…..click on the page to read the latest instalment from Graham! We will be posting new dates for July and August very soon. 

See you at the table!