Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Veggie Bake




Sometimes you should Just Go With The Flow!!!
Like Sameera did with this Veggie Bake, with no specific recipe, she simply put these ingredients together, and the outcome was Fantastic.  Her family thoroughly loved this bake, and today she shared with us her way of making this.  Do give it try and look forward to your feedback.

Thank You for sharing this with us Sameera Mahomed💕

Recipe for Veggie Bake 
by Sameera Mahomed

How To:
Cut up potatoes in wedges and fry
Cut Butternut into big chunks and  steamed with salt
Steam Mix veggies with salt then braise with jeera and butter.
Tomato cut in rings 
Cut onion into rings and Fry

Next layer wedges at the bottom of casserole, then mixed veggies, butternut, fried onion rings and tomato on top.
Placed blobs of butter on top and bake in oven for 15min.
Once done sprinkle the top with crushed cheese and onion chips
serve with grilled chicken.

Fish Cakes

With just a few ingredients, Ayesha turned out these wonderful looking Fish Cakes.  These would be great served as a starter/savoury with a salad.  Maybe even a Lunch option for kids and adults alike. Take a look at this pic, delicious looking is it not?,  find recipe below.

Thank You for sharing this with us Ayesha Twam💕



Fishcakes 

2 tins tuna,
5 slices of bread,
daniya(coriander), finely chopped 
green chill( optional or to taste)i,
1 egg,
salt 
1 onion (chopped)  
A Little breadcrumb 

Combine all of the above, carefully shape and fry in hot oil.










Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Custard Cake

hmmmm....A delightfully colourful Cake😍

A definite must try if you want to have both custard and cake for dessert/tea-time treat. Thank You for sharing your pic and recipe used with us Nazrina💞

CUSTARD CAKE- NAZRINA JOOSUB

Cake:
2 cups flour.
2 tsp baking pwd

1/4 lb butter. (125 grams)
3/4 cup sugar.
Beat the above in a machine until it resembles bread crumbs.
Whisk 2 eggs with 1 tsp vanilla essence & add to the mixture. 1/4 to 1/2 cup milk. Add in slowly to form dough. Dough must be firm like that of roti. Make 7 balls. Roll each 1 out like a roti. Not too thin. Bake each for about 7 minutes. Stack with nice rich custard.( 3 colours)

CUSTARD:
1 L milk
4 Tblsp custard pwd mixed in milk
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 tin condense milk
Boil milk. Remove from heat. Add custard and stir till thick. Add vanilla essence, sugar n condense. Boil till thick. Cool. Mixture must not be very thick. Divide into 3. Colour 1 with pink colour & 1 with green colour. Make layers using the cake & different coloured custard. End with custard on the top. Pour Nestle Cream over(optional). Crumble 1 cake on the last layer. (Nazrina Joosub)



Tamarind Brinjal

A wonderfully easy dish to try for Vegetarians, OR non Vegetarians;-)
*Brinjal = Egg Plant

Thank You Eureka for sharing on this recipe💞

Tamarind Brinjal (Egg Plant)

1 onion sliced
2 tablespoons of tamarind (extracted from pulp dissolved in water)
1 tomato diced
salt to taste
2 green chillies
1 teaspoon chilli powder
2 large brinjals chopped
fry onion in two tablespoons oil and a teaspoon of butter ghee
add brinjal with spices tomatoes tamarind salt nd chillies and 2 potatoes cubed . reduce heat and cook on low until potatoes are cooked.

Nandos Chicken

Now there is NO GOING WRONG, when Nandos Chicken is on the Menu!

What is Nandos some may ask, well it is a Portuguese brand of restaurants, which bring peri-peri flavours to their chicken, lip smacking tasty meals.

Here is a "home" version of this popular dish, Humarah had given the recipe a try, and had only positive feedback from her family and friends who thoroughly enjoyed this meal.

Thank You for sharing on your pic and recipe used Humarah💕




Nandos Chicken 
(Zarina Ally)

(Kindly shared on by Humarah Assan 💕)

Ingredients :
1 chicken butterflied (or pieces)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
2 tsp crushed garlic
2 tsp crushed chillies
2Tb oil
250 ml fresh cream
1 large bottle Nandos sauce of your choice

Method:
Preheat oven to 200C
Rub salt, pepper, garlic, chilli & oil for about 1/2 an hour until half way done.
Discard oil.
Mix the Nandos sauce with the cream & pour over the chicken.
Cook until done.




Quick 1 Hour Bread (Recipe in Pic format)

Every Now and Then we like to transform a pic submitted in, into a recipe card.  We think it makes for easier access for when you in a hurry and know that both recipe and pic can be retrieved at once.

So next time you decide to make some warm, crusty bread, we suggest you give this recipe a try...
Looks so Divine Zahira, Thank You for sharing on your pic and recipe used💕


Mushroom Chicken

SIMPLY YUMMMMMMMM!!!

Another go-to recipe for Lunch or Dinner. Thank You for sharing with us Mohsina💕


Mushroom Chicken - Mohsina Nosarka
Olive oil or butter
1 chopped onion
Mushrooms wiped and sliced
2 tbl tomato puree
1 cube of Chicken or veg stock
1 tsp garlic flakes
1 tsp mixed herbs
1 tsp veg spice
2 chopped green chillies
1/2 tsp salt
1. Saute the onion in butter.
2. Add the spices and braise.
3. Add the chicken, mushrooms and puree and cook until done. Add water as needed.
* Serve with roti or puri
* can also be served with sweetcorn gemsquash and honeyed vegetables.