Wednesday, 14 June 2017

Chocolate Chip Cookie

Chocolate Chip Cookie.....20 servings:


Ingredients:
1 cup butter (Soften)
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 tea spoons vanilla essence
3 cups flour
1 tea spoon baking powder
1 tea spoon baking soda
1.5 cups oats
2 cups chocolate chips
1 cup pecan, chopped
* salt

Method:
In a big bowl bowl mix all the ingredients. Give them a frozen cookie dough shape. Leave them in the freezer for 3-4 hours. Bake them in the oven @ 350 degrees F for about 10-12 minutes.

Enjoy!

Tuesday, 13 June 2017

Stuffed Bitter Melon

Stuffed Bitter Melon.....5 Servings:

Ingredients:
5 bitter  melons, par cooked, cut in halves, cored out
1/2 cup cooking onions slices, thin
2 tea spoons ginger paste
2 tea spoons garlic paste
1 tea spoon turmeric powder
1 tea spoon chili powder
1/4 cup mashed potato
1/2 tea spoon sugar
* cooking oil
* salt
bread crumb crumble <1 cup bread crumbs, 2 tea spoons ghee/clarified butter. Mix both together and make a fluffy crumble for topping!>


Method:
On a low to medium heat, saute those 5 blue colour coded ingredients with some oil. Now add the mashed potatoes, sugar, and season it with salt. Now, fill up those bitter melon with this freshly made stuffing. Top it up with the bread crumb crumble. Make sure those bitter melon are rubbed with some oil <Outside>. Bake them in the oven for about 15-25 minutes @ 325 degrees F.

If you guys want you can also fry them gently keeping in mind stuffing side facing up & those bitter melon should not be sinking in oil while you are frying them, otherwise the stuffing will fall apart and might make a big mess!!

Serve hot with your choice of rice or bread. Very tasty and flavourful.

Chick-Chicken

Chick-Chicken.....5 servings:

Ingredients:
500 gm chick peas, cooked, rinsed
250 gm ground chicken
3-4 tea spoons tamarind sauce
1/4 cup ginger paste
1/4 cup garlic paste
1/4 cup onion paste
2 tea spoons turmeric powder
2 tea spoons cumin powder
1 tea spoon coriander powder
1 tea spoon paprika
1/3 tea spoon chili flakes
3-4 bay leaves
4-5 tea spoons ghee/clarified butter
1 tea spoon cardamon powder
1/2 tea spoon nutmeg
1/2 cup tomatoes, chopped
2 tea spoons lemon juice
* salt-pepper

1/3 cup canola or sun flower or olive oil

200 ml water
2 tea spoons sugar
2 tea spoons corn starch <mixed with 1/2 cup of cold water>


5 portions of rice <Cooked>
1/2 cup coriander/cilantro leaves, chopped (Garnish)



Method:
Saute those 12 blue colour coded ingredients with the oil and cook it for about 3-5 minutes, add the water and continue cooking for about 5 more minutes & make sure that the chicken is cooked 100 %. It should take about 10-15 minutes on a low to medium heat. Now, add those 5 red colour coded ingredients and stir it gently. Now, add the sugar and season it with salt-pepper. The use the corn starch and mix it well, it gives a nice thick saucy texture to the dish!

Serve with rice and garnish with coriander/cilantro leaves! Very yummy, lots of flavour and enjoyable!

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Ceviche

Ceviche......10 servings:

Ingredients:
100 gm scallops <fresh>, cubed
100 gm, shrimps, cubed
50 gm salmon <fresh>, cubed
50 gm tuna, <fresh>, cubed
1 tea spoon lemon zest
1 tea spoon lime zest
1/4 cup <Freshly squeezed> lemon juice
2-3 tea spoons <freshly squeezed> orange juice
1/3 tea spoon paprika
1 tea spoon Sambuca <Liqueur>
1/3 tea spoon Tabasco or any hot sauce
1 tea spoon coriander/cilantro, chopped
1 tea spoon dill, chopped
1/4 tea spoon cumin powder
1/2 tea spoon brown sugar
* salt-pepper

Arugula or spring mix salad <Garnish/Salad>


Method:
In a bow mix all of the ingredients gently with a spoon or fork. Chill it for 10 minutes in the fridge. Serve it fresh with some arugula/spring mix at the bottom. It's extremely flavourful, fresh and healthy, except you are sensitive or allergic to fresh/raw sea food!

* Always serve it fresh, any left over is not as yummy as the fresh one! Choice is yours!

Cheers

Monday, 12 June 2017

Hummus Mediterranean

Hummus Mediterranean.....10 servings:

Ingredients:
1 kg boiled chick peas, strained and chilled
100 gm tahini (ground hulled sesame seeds)
2 tea spoons lemon zest
1/2 cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed
5 tea spoons minced garlic
150 ml cold water
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tea spoon onion paste
1 tea spoon coriander powder
1.5 tea spoons cumin powder

* salt-pepper
1 tea spoon paprika (Garnish)

Pita bread

Method:
In a food processor/robot coup blend everything, till you get a very smooth and soft paste/dipping sauce texture. Season with salt-pepper. Garnish with paprika and serve with pita bread. Fresh and healthy.



Sunday, 11 June 2017

Root vegetable sala

Root vegetable salad.....5 servings:


Ingredients:
500 gm red beets, peeled, cubed, boiled and rinsed
400 gm carrots, peeled, cubed, boiled and rinsed
400 gm fennel <Bulbs>, julienne cut <Un cooked>
2 tea spoons ginger, shredded
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tea spoon thyme leaves, chopped
2 tea spoons orange juice, freshly squeezed
2 tea spoons lemon/lime juice, freshly squeezed
1 tea spoon Tabasco sauce
3-4 tea spoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tea spoons cumin powder
1/2 cup coriander/cilantro leaves, washed & chopped
* salt-pepper

5 cups baby spinach or arugula

Method:
In a bowl mix everything. Season and taste for salt-pepper. Serve chilled with the salad at the bottom and the mixed Root vegetable salad on top. Very simple, easy to make, very healthy and refreshing summer salad!

Saturday, 10 June 2017

East Indian Eggplant Fry

East Indian Eggplant Fry....10 servings:

Ingredients:
2 tea spoons black cumin seeds
4 tea spoons white poppy seeds
1 tea spoon turmeric powder
2 tea spoons garlic powder or paste
* salt-pepper
1/4 cup rice flour
1/2 cup chick pea flour
1 tea spoon all purpose flour
1/2 tea spoon baking powder
1/4 tea spoon cumin powder

2 eggplants, round thick cut
250 ml canola or sun flower oil

Condiments: 
. Mayonnaise
. Ketchup
. Onion Salad <Your choice>


Method:
In a bowl mix all the blue colour coded ingredients, and whisk it well till you see and get a nice batter consistency. Now, coat those egg plant (not too heavily) with the batter. Make sure the oil is readily hot ahead of time... then deep fry them on a low-medium heat or till they are cooked inside and give a golden colour! Serve hot with some assorted condiments. Very traditional, yummy and lot of good flavours!