Chicken Fingers a la minute:

Chicken Fingers a la minute:             5 servings:

Ingredients:
1 kg chicken breasts, cut them in strips <about 1 inch wide>
500 gm bread crumbs mixture;
1 tea spoon paprika
1 tea spoon garlic powder
2 tea spoon milk powder
1 tea spoon black pepper, ground
1 tea spoon celery salt
1/2 tea spoon cumin powder
1/2 tea spoon thyme, ground
1/2 tea spoon Savory powder
1 tea spoon ginger powder
1/4 tea spoon cayenne pepper, ground/powder
Egg mixture;
3 eggs, whole, beaten
1/3 cup milk
1 cup flour
500 ml cooking oil

Method:
First, dip those chicken pieces into the flower to coat it very lightly, make sure take off the extra flours off. Dip the chicken into the egg mixture. Then dredge in the bread crumb mixture, make sure take off the excess crumbs! NB:You can either bake it @ 375 degrees F for about 10-15 minutes, or you can deep fry in oil till it's golden brown. Serve hot with your choice of sauces on the side and you may garnish it with some chopped green onions!  Cheers

Grand Ma's Root Vegetables

Grand Ma's Root Vegetables:           5 servings:

Ingredients:
1 cup sweet potatoes, peeled, cubed
1 cup yams, peeled, cubed
1 cup purple potatoes, peeled, cubed
1 cup carrots, peeled, cubed
1 cup turnips, peeled, cubed
1 cup parsnip, peeled, cubed
1 cup red beets, peeled, cubed
4-5 tea spoons butter
4-5 tea spoons olive oil
2 tea spoons apple cider vinegar
1 tea spoon of cumin, ground
1 tea spoon brown sugar
* salt-pepper

5 servings of rice or your choice of bread

Method:
Boil all the vegetables till they all are cooked. Mashed them well using a masher. Add the rest of the ingredients. Mix it well. Serve hot with the rice/bread. It's very tasty and very healthy!

NB: You can use this item as a side dish for any other dish as well!!!!!

Chicken Panorama

Chicken Panorama:       (5 servings)

Ingredients:
5 chicken breasts
1 tea spoon garlic, paste
1 tea spoon ginger, paste
1 tea spoon onion, paste
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tea spoons apple cider vinegar or white wine
1/2 tea spoon thyme leaves, fresh, chopped
1 tea spoon sun dried tomatoes, chopped
* salt-pepper
1/2 cup bread crumbs


cous cous, cooked <Hot>
1/4 cup black olives, whole, pitted
1/2 tea spoon cumin, ground
1 tea spoon butter, melted
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1/2 tea spoon hot sauce <Any kind>

5 servings of vegetables, <any kind>

Method:
Marinate the chicken with all the blue colour coded ingredients. Place them on a greased baking tray. Sprinkle the bread crumbs on top of the chicken. Cover them with aluminum foil. Bake it @ 325 degrees F for 15 min. Then, take off the aluminum foil. Continue cooking for about 10 more minutes or till the internal temperature reaches to 165 degrees F. Keep them covered and hot.


In a bowl mix all the cous cous with other ingredients.

Slice the chicken. Serve hot on a bed of cous cous and your choice of vegetables on the side! Very refreshing, healthy and it will have lots of great flavour.

NS: The chicken will have enough natural juice in it so you do not need any extra sauce for it! 

Salade Popegranade

Salade Pomegranate ... 5 Servings:  

Ingredients: 
5 cups mesclun/spring mix salad 
1 cup pomegranate seeds
1 cup goat cheese, crumbled
1 cup pecan (Toasted and coated with honey)
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup julienne cut sweet potatoes (deep fried)
1 cup candid pineapple chunks (pineapple chunks coated with 1/2 honey, 1 tea spoon apple cider vinegar, 1/2 tea spoon chili flakes-Baked!)

1 cup sun dried tomato dressing or Greek dressing

Method: 
Distribute 5 cups of salad in 5 serving plates. Top with all the cheese, fruits and the nuts. Finally top with the pomegranate  seeds.  Drizzle with the salad dressing or serve it on the side! It's a very summer refreshing salad.

Festive Fruit cake

Festive Fruit cake ... 5-6 Servings:

Ingredients:

1/3 cup dried cherries

1/3 cup dried mango

1/3 cup dried cranberries

1/3 cup chopped candied citron

1/3 cup pecan-chunks 

½ cup all purpose flour

1/3 tea spoon baking soda

1 pinch baking powder 

1 pinch salt

1/3 tea spoon cinnamon powder 

1/3 cup molasses

1/2 cup raw brown sugar 

1/3 cup dark rum

½ cup butter <Melted>

2 tea spoon cream

1 egg

Garnish: 1/2 cup icing sugar! 

 Method:

First, preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter a 6x3-inch round pan 

or loaf pan and line it with parchment paper. Then, in a large bowl, cream 
together butter, molasses and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg. Whisk 
together THE YELLOW COLOUR CODED INGREDIENTS... 

 flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Now, Stir in soaked

 fruit and chopped nuts. Scrape batter into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven 

for 40 to 45 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes.Now, sprinkle the icing sugar 

on the top. Serve chilled slices to your guests! 

Louisiana Crispy Chicken

Louisiana Crispy Chicken ... For  servings:

Ingredients:
5 chicken legs

1/2 cup corn starch
1 tea spoon celery salt
1 tea spoon milk powder
* salt-pepper
1/3 tea spoon cayenne pepper (Ground)
1/2 tea spoon red pepper powder
1/2 tea spoon smoked paprika
5 cups bread crumbs 

1 cup liquid egg (2 whole eggs, 1/2 cup milk-Mixture/beaten)

1 cup all purpose flour

500 ml. cooking oil (canola oil or sunflower oil)

Condiments-Ketch up and/or mayonnaise (As needed!)

Method:
First, in a bow mix all the blue colour coded ingredients. Then, coat the chicken with flour. Shake off the extra flour from the chicken. Then dip in the chicken in the egg mixture. Then, coat and roll those chicken in the blue colour coded mixture. Take off the extra mixture of the chicken. Now, deep fry the chicken to crisp. Serve it hot with your choice of condiments!

Cheers.

Home made BBQ sauce

Home made BBQ sauce...for 5 kg of any meat:


Ingredients:

250 ml ketchup (Tomato sauce)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
* salt-pepper
100 ml cold water
1/2 tea spoon mustard powder
1/2 tea spoon onion powder
1/4th cup hickory sauce
1/2 tea spoon garlic paste
1 tea spoon molasses

Method:
Mix all of the aforesaid ingredients in a big bowl with a whisk. It's better to keep it chilled in the fridge till you need it!