Tandoori Tequila Cocktail Recipe
Jun 2, 2012 2:01 pm
There's pineapple and curry leaves in my tequila!
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Photo: Junoon
Drink enough Tandoori Tequila cocktails and you may invent curry tacos, the next huge thing. Actually don't, we're going to do that.
Pairing Indian food with cocktails is notoriously tricky business. Throw a liquor notoriously hard to pair with anything but tacos in the mix, and you've really got your work cut out for you.
Thankfully for the world, Aliya LeeKong and the rest of the team at NYC desi khanna palace Junoon have solved the problem by tossing curry leaves at it. That's right: curry leaves, a chili, pineapple, lime and tequila blanco. Throw pineapple slices on the grill for many reasons, but put garnishing your insanely refreshing Tandoori Tequila cocktail at the top.
Pairings? Glad you asked.
Servings: 1 cocktail
Ingredients
2 curry leaves
1 long pepper
2 ounces El Jimador Silver
1/2 ounce fresh pineapple juice
1/2 ounce lime juice
1/4 ounce simple syrup
1 slice grilled pineapple
Directions:
- Crack the long pepper and curry leaf in the bottom of a tin with muddler.
- Add remaining ingredients and shake well.
- Double-strain over pellet ice and serve in a highball glass with a garnish of grilled pineapple.
Level of Difficulty:
Easy
Prep Time:
5 minutes
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