Sunday, 13 October 2013

Recipe #10 Reem's Chicken Pulao (Rice dish)


How to make 

Reem's Chicken Pulao 
Asian Dish 



A simple and perfect recipe for loved ones.Comfort food with a fusion of many flavours

Ingredients:
  1. 2 inch of ginger
  2. 8 cloves garlic
  3. 1 tbsp. water
  4. 1 large onion diced
  5. ¼ cup of oil
  6. 1 tbsp. red chili powder
  7. 1 tbsp. turmeric
  8. 1 tbsp. coriander powder
  9. 1 tbsp. Bombay biryani mix
  10. ½ tbsp. cumin
  11. 1 tbsp. salt
  12. 3 pepper corns
  13. Defrost Chicken pieces
  14. 3 cups water
  15. ½ bunch of coriander leaves chopped
  16.  juice of on large lemon or 2 tbsp. lemon juice.
  17. 1 large potato cut into several pieces
For Rice:
             1.     4 cups water

        2.    1tbsp. oil
        3.    1tbsp. salt
        4.   2 cups Basmati rice 
       



Method :
Part 1 
  1. Place ginger, garlic and 1tbsp. of water and grind in mixer till it forms a paste.
  2. Take a small bowl and mix all the dry ingredients.
  3. Then take a large pan and place the oil and heat.
  4. Then fry the onion in the oil until it turns golden brown.
  5. Then add the ginger/garlic paste and the dry ingredients and mix well.



Part 2 
  1. Then add defrosted chicken and mix well.
  2. Then add 3 cups water and bring to a boil.
  3.  Then add the coriander leaves and lemon juice and cook on a slow gas for 30 minutes.
  4. In a small frying pan fry the pieces of potato just until they get a light brown colour.
  5. Then add the potato in the chicken mixture.
Part 3 
  1. In a large pan bring 4 cups of water to a boil and oil and salt.
  2. Then in a separate bowl, wash 2 cups of rice several times (the water should go from cloudy to clear)
  3. Then drain water from the rice
  4. Then place the rice in boiling water and cook for 5 minutes (should not be completely cooked).
  5. Then strain the rice in a sieve (Be careful this process has a lot of steam do not burn yourself)
  6. Then add rice to the chicken mixture and cook for another 30 minutes.
  7. Then it is ready to serve.

Wednesday, 2 October 2013

Recipe #9 PASTRY WITH OREGANO CHICKEN AND DRIED TOMATO


How to make Homemade Pastry
 
with Oregano chicken and sun dried Tomato 






 Ingredients for Pastry Dough :
1.     1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2.    1 tsp. Salt
3.    1/3 cup of cold water
4.    ½ cup soft butter

Ingredients for the Filling :

1.     2 chicken breast fillet chopped into cubes
2.    1 tbs. salt
3.    1 tbs. oregano
4.    1 tbs. pepper powder
5.    1 carrot (cubes)
6.    1 zucchini cut into cubes
7.     1 onion chopped finely
8.    4 cloves garlic crushed

9.   1/4 cup chopped sun dried tomato (You can substitute this for 1small finely chopped tomato) 
10. 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella  cheese 

Method :
1.     Place the butter and salt and mix together
2.    Then add flour and gradually add the water to form a dough
3.    Leave the dough to rest for 20 mins
4.    Oil the pastry tins
5.    Then place the dough in the pastry and make sure it cover the whole base and side of the pastry tin
6.    Then get a frying pan heat a tsp. of oil for 2 mins.Then add garlic 
7.    Then place the chicken and fry
8.    In another pan add the onion garlic until it turns brown
9.    Then put the salt, oregano, pepper, zucchini
10.  Then place the chicken and the vegetable mixture into the pastry tin.

11.  Place in oven for 15 mins
12. Before the pastry turns a golden brown take out of the oven and put cheese on each of the pastry tins then place dried tomato.
13. Return to oven for 5 mins.

Saturday, 21 September 2013

Recipe #8 Salmon with Sun dried Tomato and asparagus


How to make 


Salmon with Sun dried Tomato and asparagus




A perfect recipe for a Dinner with loved ones

Ingredients:

1.  6 ounces Salmon fillet
2. 5 cloves of garlic 
3. 1 inch of ginger 
4. 1/4 cup water
5. 1/2 tbsp. salt
6. 1/2 tbsp. pepper
7. 1/4 tbsp. oregano 
8. 1/4 tbsp. basil
9. 1 tbsp. olive oil
10. 1 small tomato 
11. 1 lemon ( 1/2 lemon cut for juice , 1/2 cut slices to place on top )
12. 250 grams of asparagus 
13. 1/2tbsp. salt

Method :
1.  First take the salmon and defrost it ,then pat it dry with a cloth
2. Then place garlic ,ginger and water and grind to form a paste 
3. Then mix salt and pepper in the paste.
4. Place the salmon in the baking tray (Make sure the skin is faced down)
5. Then pour the paste on salmon and leave to marinade for 20 minutes
6. Then place cut tomato and lemon on the top.
7. After that drizzle the olive oil on the top 
8. Then sprinkle oregano and basil on top
9. Place in Oven for 50 minutes at 220 degrees until the salmon has a slight golden look on the top.(Make sure you wrap the oven tray with aluminium foil)
10.Boil asparagus with salt in a pan for 8 minutes then drain
11. Serve salmon with asparagus