Recipe #26 HOW TO MAKE Choco -ban bites

HOW TO MAKE Choco -ban bites

Makes ( 6 mini rolls )

Prep time: 5 minutes 

Ingredients you will need:

Recipe for one tortilla bread

1. 2 tbsp. Nutella

2. 2tbsp. Creamy peanut butter 

3. Tortilla bread

4. Bananas  

For strawberry sauce

1. 5-6 strawberries

2. sugar to taste

Method:

1.  Warm the tortilla bread on a flat bread pan

2. Add the Nutella and peanut butter. One side Nutella the other peanut butter.

3. Place the entire banana on to the bread and roll  and cut in to slices 

4. If desired a strawberry sauce can be add by blending the strawberries and sugar till smooth and add to the serving plate.

Recipe #25 Reem's Jumbo Garlic Prawns

HOW TO MAKE 
Jumbo Garlic Prawns 

Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time : 15 mins

Ingredients you will need:

1. 1 tsp. salt
2. 1/2 tsp. pepper
3. juice of 1 sqeezed lemon 
4. 1 packet jumbo prawns  900 grams (washed and devained)
5. 3 tbsp. olive oil 
6. 2 tbsp. soya suace 
7. 5 cloves of garlic chopped
8. 1 inch ginger chopped 
9. 1 bunch of chopped green onion
10. 1/2 tbsp. oregano

Method:

1. Wash the deveined prawns and pat dry with a kitchen towel
2. Then place the prawns in a bowl add salt ,pepper and lemon juice an refrigirate for 15 minutes.
3. Then place olive oil in a pan on a high flame.
4. then lower the flame and add ginger,garlic,soya suace and the green onion.
5. Mix well and then place the prawns evenly in the wok.
6. Flip the prawns once the side of the prawn has turned to a pink colour
7. Make sure youdont over cook the prawns

Recipe #24 Thai Chicken Stir fry with fried pancit canton noodles

HOW TO MAKE 
Thai Chicken Stir fry 
with fried pancit canton noodles 

Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time : 15 mins

Ingredients you will need:

1. 2 inch ginger 
2. 2 red thai chilli 
3. 5 garlic cloves
4. 3 tbsp. olive oil
5. 5 larges mushrooms chopped
6. 1 tbsp. soya sauce 
7. 1 tsp. salt
8. 1 tsp.pepper
9.  1 1/2 tbsp . oyster sauce.
10.  2 chicken breast ( defrosted and cubed)
11.  1 bunch of green onion chopped
12. 7 to 8 jarjeer leaves ( can be also subtistuted with thai basil leaves )

For Fried Pancit noodles 

1. 200 grams pancit noodles
2. oil for frying.

Method:

1. In a mortar and pestle ,place ginger chillies and garlic cloves.
2. Then place heat the oil in a pan and and the crushed mixture and fry.
3. Then add the mushrooms don't stir them a lot otherwise they will loose their shape.
4. Then add soya sauce ,salt,pepper and oyster sauce.
5. Then add the chicken peices and cook until the chicken pieces turn white.
6. Add the chopped corriander and jarjeer leaves and mix well.
7. Then rest aside.
8. In a deep frying pan heat oil and then place the noodles in, do not leave for to long just until they turn light brown.
9. Then take your serving plate and place the fried noodles as the base.
10. Then place the chicken stir fry on top.

You may substitute the fried noodles for rice instead to  make this meal an healthier option.

Recipe #23 Reem's Cinnamon Bites

HOW TO MAKE 
Cinnamon Nutella Bites 

Makes (10 bites )

Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time : 10 mins

Ingredients you will need:

1. 5 pieces of sliced bread 
2. 3/4 tbsp. cinnamon
3. 1 tbsp. sugar
4. 1 tsp. nutmeg (optional)
5. 2 eggs
6. 2 tbsp. butter
7. 4 tbsp. nutella 

Method:

1. Cut the sides of the sliced bread.
2. Then take a roller and flatten the bread.
3. Then use a butter knife and spread the nutella on each slice of bread and roll it.
4. In a seperate bowl ,beat two eggs,cinnamon,sugar and nutmeg.
5. Then take a frying pan and melt the butter. (Make sure the flame isn't high)
6. Then dip the rolls in the egg completely and fry till each side goes brown.
7. Then take a knife and cut it into two pieces.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuirWm1BvVY

Recipe #22 Mushroom and tomato dill Risotto

HOW TO MAKE 
Mushroom and Tomato 
Risotto

Makes ( 4 servings )

Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time : 25 mins

Ingredients you will need:

1. 1 1/4 cup of arborio rice
2. 1 large onion chopped
3. 4 garlic cloves chopped.
4. 4 tbsp. olive oil  
5. 1 cup of tomato paste
6. 1/2 tbsp.pepper
7. 1/2 tbsp. salt
8. 1/2 tbsp. oregano 
9. 3 cups chicken broth
10. 5 large mushrooms chopped 
11. 1/4 cup parmesan cheese 
12. 1/4 cup chopped dill leaves 
13. 1 cup shredded boiled chicken (optional)

Method:

1. Rinse  the rice with water , until the foggy white colour turns clear. Then set aside 
2. Place 2 tbsp. olive oil in a pan then place onions and garlic and fry till it turns a light golden brown.
3. Then add tomato paste and all dry ingredients and incorporate.( salt , pepper , oregano ) 
4. Then strain the rice  and add into the mixture and leave to cook for 5 mins.Gradually and the chicken broth to allow the rice to cook.
5. Then in another pan fry the mushrooms ( When frying mushrooms intially do not stir otherwise they loose their shape)
6. When the water has reduced to mainly the tomato mixture ,Place the mushrooms, and half of the cheese and mix well ( You can add boiled shredded chicken here if you want to)
7. Then mix in the dill leaves .
8. When serving you can add more parmesan cheese on top.

Notes :

If you will not buy ready chicken broth which I personally don't then you can make some by adding pieces of chicken with bones into 1 litre of boiling water. Add half an onion 5 cloves , 1 tbsp. salt and boil the chicken. 

You can later shred the chicken and use it in the risotto or use it to make sandwiches 

Recipe #21 Reem's Egg based in tomato breakfast

HOW TO MAKE 
Egg based in tomato 

Makes ( 5 servings )

Prep time: 35 minutes 

Ingredients you will need:

1. 3 large tomatoes chopped
2. 1 large onion chopped
3. 5 cloves of garlic 
4. 1/2 tbsp. salt
5. 1 tsp.pepper
6. 1/2 tablespoon Oregano 
7. 2 tbsp. tomato paste 
8. 5 eggs 
9. 1/2 cup shredded mozarella  cheese 
10. 5 large mushrooms sliced 
11. 1/2 cup chopped parsley.
12. 5 tbsp. olive oil.

Method:

1. Place 3tbsp. olive oil in a pan then place onions and garlic and fry till it turns a light golden brown.
2. Then add tomato paste and all dry ingredients and incorporate.
3. Then place the chopped tomotoes in the pan and leave to cook for 15 mins.
4. then in another pan fry the mushrooms ( When frying mushrooms intially do not stir otherwise they loose their shape)
5. Place the tomato mixture and blend till a smooth paste is formed.
6. Place the mixture in a flat frying pan ,make 5 holes in the pan with a spoon and place the eggs in each hole.
7. Place the mushrooms, cheese and chopped parsley on top.
8. Place a lid on the pan and leave to steam for 3 mins.
9. Then serve with any choice of bread you like.

Recipe #20 Reem's Pesto French baguette Snack

HOW TO MAKE 

A Quick and Easy Pesto 

baguette Snack 

Makes ( 10 slices of baguette)

Prep time: 10 minutes 

The recipe was made with four groups of people in mind. 

1. People who love to munch on yummy snacks 
2. People living in Dorms or live alone

Ingredients you will need for the Pesto Snack:

1. 1/2 cup Pesto sauce ( homemade Pesto sauce is available on the blog)
2. 1 cup chopped tomatoes 
3. 1 small baguette 
4. 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

the complete recipe is available at :

http://hearmyecho.com/2014/04/22/pesto-baguette-snack-by-reem-baggash/