Recipe #29 HOW TO MAKE Chicken Sugar Snap Noodles

HOW TO MAKE Chicken Sugar Snap Noodles 

Serving 2 person

Prep time: 20 minutes 

Ingredients you will need:

1. 3 cups water 

2. 3/4 tbsp. salt

3. 200 grams Chinese Noodles ( around 2 cups )

4. 1 defrosted chicken breast 

5. 2 tbsp. oil ( use any oil as to your preference )

6. 2 garlic cloves chopped 

7. 1/2 tsp. salt

8. 1 tsp. paprika

9. 1/2 tsp. pepper 

10. 3 stems spring onion chopped 

11.1/2 cup sugar snaps 
12. 3 tbsp. soya suac

Method:

1. Place 3 cups of water in a pan and bring to a boil.

2. Add 3/4 tbsp. salt and mix well.

3. When the water has started to boil add the Chinese noodles. (Chinese noodles don't take as long as regular pasta to get ready leave it for around 7 minutes). Then strain the noodles

4.Slice the chicken breast into thin slices

5.In a seperate pan add oil and garlic cloves.

6. Place chicken don't initially move , flip them over once a white coat forms on the edges.

7. Flip the chicken slices over , then add spring onion and sugar snaps.

8. Then add soya sauce and combine.

9. Add noodles and combine you can top with coriander leaves or Raddish based on ur liking 

Recipe #28 HOW TO MAKE Garlic Mushroom Tagliatelle

HOW TO MAKE 

Garlic Mushroom Tagliatelle

This is aimed for people who live in dorms or people on a very tight schedule

Ingredients you will need:

1. 3 cups water 
2. 1/2 tbsp. salt 
3. 4 nests of tagliatelle pasta
4. 2 tbsp. olive oil 
5. 4 garlic cloves chopped finely 
6. 7-8 large mushrooms chopped 
7. salt to taste
8. 1/2 tsp. pepper 
9. 1/2 tbsp. oregano 
10. 1/2 tbsp. basil 
11. 100 ml light cooking cream (I use Elle and Vire)

Method:

1. In a pan add water and salt and bring to a boil.
2. Then add the pasta and cook for around 7-9 minutes.
3. Strain the pasta once ready
4. In a seperate pan add olive oil , once it is hot add the chopped garlic.
5. Then add chopped mushrooms , don't stir a lot as it spoils the texture of the mushrooms
6. Once it turns golden brown add salt to taste ,pepper,oregano and basil.
7. Then add the light cooking cream.
8. Then mix in the pasta and plate and enjoy !

Review on Omnia Gourmet Cafe -- A Must visit ---

OMNIA GOURMET 

Last night, I was invited by the gorgeous celebrity chef, Silvena Rowe, to visit her newly opened café Omnia Gourmet, which is located at the Gourmet Souk near the Fishing Harbour, Jumeirah.

She welcomed us to the café and was lovely to speak to. She spoke about her passion of eating healthy and her great concern of Emiratis eating healthy. It was definitely a pleasure to meet her and looking forward to many more encounters.

The main theme of the café was based on a tropical rainforest which gave a warm and relaxing feel. The night was amazing with great ambience

Omnia Gourmet is a café that provides a variety of dishes that satisfy ones craving as well as being healthy. Usually people believe that tasty food is only tasty due to the being full of oil, fats and unhealthy ingredients; however this is not the case with Omnia Gourmet.

The food is healthy and focuses on being raw, gluten free and sugar free. Being in the UAE and knowing that the UAE population has the 2^nd highest rate of diabetes, we need to start taking care of what we eat. Most importantly, we need to believe that tasty food can still be healthy.

Anyways, for the starter I had the Avocado salad, the Salmon salad with Green apple as well as the Potato and Truffle Salad.

The Avocado Salad was so light and hit the palette just at the right spot, consisting of chickpeas, avocado, a pesto dressing and chia seeds. The salmon Salad was divine with the details of the meaty taste of the salad being balanced by the acidic taste of the green apples. Lastly the Potato Salad with truffles was made in a creamy spicy sauce; personally I found it a bit spicy, however for the ones who love a little spice this one’s for you.

To accompany the salad, I enjoyed the Emarati Gold smoothie which complimented my meal as a whole. It was one of the most delicious drinks I have had in a while; consisted of orange, mango and bee pollen, please do not hesitate in trying this drink due to “bee pollen”. In fact bee pollen is a superfood and is known for helping in weight loss as well.

For the Main course, I had the Grilled Spice Chicken Kofta which was placed on a bed of assorted flavours which included a potato puree, labneh and an array of sautéed vegetables. The koftas were perfectly seasoned and were delicious. Also I had the Shawarma marinated, which is slow cooked lamb on a bed of Camargue red rice biryani. This dish was by far the most amazing dish. The lamb was soft and melted in the mouth cooked to perfection. The rice was soft and went well with the lamb; however I wish there was more rice as it tasted divine.

To conclude the night, I had an assorted selection of exquisite desserts which surprisingly are actually healthy J .  My favourite desserts was the Raspberry and chocolate brownie. The cheesecake was the most light and fluffy cheesecake, I have ever had and just made you fall in love and drift away. The pistachio cake was nice as well.

Overall, Omnia Gourmet, is a must try and recommend anyone looking for healthy delicious food, this is the place to head down to. So stop wondering where to have your next meal and head down to Omnia!

Recipe #27 HOW TO MAKE Tiramisu

HOW TO MAKE 
Tiramisu 

Ingredients you will need:

1. 200 ml water 
2. 1 tbsp. strong coffee
3. 2 tbsp. sugar
4. 1 tsp. vanilla essense powder
5. 2 eggs (egg yolk is only needed)
6. 1 1/2 packet finger biscuits 
7. 250 grams mascarpone cream cheese
8. 1 packet  whipping cream  ( Dreamwhip )
9. 1 tsp. vanilla essense powder
10. 2 tbsp cocoa powder

Method:

1. Heat the water and mix the the coffee powder and the essense to it for a rich flavour.Then leve to cool.
2. Seperate the eggs and place the egg yolks only in a mixer.
3. Add suger and mix until it turns fluffy then add the cream cheese till you get a consistant creamy texture.
4. Then fold the whipping cream in the mixture.
5. Dip finger biscuits into the coffee  and then  place the biscuits  in the bottom of the serving bowl.
6. then spread a layer of the cream mixture over the biscuit base.
7. Repeat step 6 and 7 
8.  Then sprinkle cocoa powder on the top layer of the cream
9. Place in fridge for a minimum of 6 hours before serving.

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.