Tuesday 23 October 2018

Frozen Coriander leaves cubes

Coriander frozen cubes
Coriander leaves frozen cubes
Coriander leaves frozen cubes


                                   Recipe summary 
                                             For 
                          Frozen Coriander leaves cubes

 Preparation time:15 minutes
Cooking time: 0

  Coriander leaves





      1. Wash 30 grams coriander leaves with 1/2 tea spoon salted water.  Wash well with water.  

2. Liquidize  with one cup water.

Coriander leaves frozen cubes


 3. fill the juice in the ice cube tray and leave it in the freezer.

 4. Once it is frozen put two cubes each in small bags.   

5. Put all the bags in a box and keep in the freezer.    

6. You can add in curries, soups  and  juices.  


  Frozen Coriander leaves cubes  are ready.                                                          

                     
Preparation time:15 minutes
Cooking time: 0

Ingredients
Main

30 grams coriander
1 cup water
1/2 tea spoon salt
  Coriander leaves
Coriander leaves

wash the  leaves with salted water. Wash well with water. Liquidize and fill the ice cube tray. Leave it in the freezer.
Frozen Coriander leaves cubes
Frozen Coriander leaves cubes


Once it is frozen put two cubes in small bags.
Cubes in small bags
Cubes in small bags


Put in a box and keep in the freezer.
Packed box for the freezer
Packed box for the freezer

This can be used when necessary. Can be used in juices , soups and curries.
I make mint cubes in the same process.











Monday 22 October 2018

Mock chicken cutlets

Mock chicken cutlet

Mock chicken cutlets
   

                                  Recipe summary
                                           For
                           Mock chicken cutlets


Preparation
1. Boil 250 grams  chicken and shred it.

2. Boil 1 big potato cut into small pieces. You can wash the potatoes and prick the potatoes with a folk and microwave with two table spoon of water for four minutes or till it is soft.

Ingredients
Ingredients
3. Cut 150 grams onion, 20 grams garlic, 10 grams ginger, 10 curry  finely. 

Method
1.  Lightly temper onion,  garlic,  ginger , 1 green chili  and curry leaves in 2 table spoon sesame oil.
2. Mix shredded chicken and potato.  Mix the tempered onion mixture.
Lightly tempered onion mixture.
Lightly tempered onion mixture.
3. Add 1/2 tea spoon chili powder, 3/4 salt and 1/2 tea spoon pepper and mix well.
4. Make balls and shape the cutlet in to oval shape.
Deep fried Mock chicken cutlets
Deep fried Mock chicken cutlets
Mix 1 cup flour and 1 cup water water in a blender to make the batter.
Dip the cutlet in the flour mixture an roll it in 100 grams bread crumbs.
Deep fry in 1 cup oil covering the cutlet.

                                                                                  

                     
Ingredients
main
Mock chicken
Mock chicken
250 gr Chicken 
1 big potato
Ingredients
Ingredients
Others
150 grams Onion 
20 grams garlic
10 grams ginger
1 green chili
10 curry leaves
¾ salt
2 table sesame oil
1 cup oil to deep fry.

Spices
½ tea spoon chili powder
½ t spoon pepper

For the batter
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup water
100 gr bread crumbs

Preparation
Boil the chicken and shred it
Boil the potato cut into small pieces. You can wash the potatoes and prick the potatoes with a folk and microwave with two table spoon of water for four minutes or till it is soft.
Cut onion, garlic, ginger, curry  finely. 

Method
 Lightly temper onion,  garlic,  ginger  and curry leaves in sesame oil.
Tempering
Tempering



Lightly tempered onion mixture.
Lightly tempered onion mixture.
Mix shredded chicken and potato.  Mix the tempered onion mixture.
Mixed items
Mixed items

Add chili powder, salt and pepper and mix well.
Make balls and shape the cutlet in to oval shape.
Cutlets
Cutlets 
Mix flour and water in a blender to make the batter.
Dip the cutlet in the flour mixture an roll it in bread crumbs.
Breaded cutlets
Breaded cutlets
Deep fry in oil covering the cutlet.


Deep fried Mock chicken cutlets
Deep fried Mock chicken cutlets













Tuesday 16 October 2018

Kale and silken tofu stir-fry


I decided to use silken tofu because I thought that firm tofu will not blend with the soft kale leaves.
Kale and silken tofu stir-fry
Kale and silken tofu stir-fry


                                  Recipe summary
                                           For
                        Kale and silken tofu stir-fry

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time:20 minutes
Serves:6
Ingredients

Preparation
Wash and clean kale and shred.
Cut onion, garlic and curry leaves

Method


1. In a large pan heat 2 table spoon of oil. When the oil is hot, reduce the heat to low.


2. Add ½ tsp cumin seeds and fry for 30 seconds.

3. Add coarsely chopped  150 grams onion and fry for 5 minutes. 

4. Add sliced 4 cloves garlic, and 5 curry leaves finely chopped and fry for 2 minutes. 

5. Add 500 grams kale, cut into fine pieces and sauté for 2 minutes. 

6. Add 3/4 cup of water to cook the ,eaves.

7. 300 grams silken tofu and 1 tsp salt salt and mix well. Saute for 5 minutes. 

We want to evaporate the excess moisture from the tofu. Otherwise the stir-fry will be watery and soggy. We want this dish to be very dry.

That is it. The kale stir-fry is ready. It can be served with rice or noodles.

     Kale and silken tofu stir-fry   is ready .                                                                        
Recipe follows in detail with pictures.
                     
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time:20 minutes
Serves:6


Ingredients
Main
500 grams kale, cut into fine pieces
300 grams silken tofu

Spices
½ tsp cumin seeds

Others
150 grams onion, coarsely chopped
4 cloves garlic, sliced
5 curry leaves, chopped
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
3/4 cup water


Preparation
Wash and clean kale shred them into pieces.
Cut onion.garlic and curry leaves


Ingredients
Ingredients

Method

In a large pan heat 2 table spoon of oil. When the oil is hot, reduce the heat to low and add cumin seeds and fry for 30 seconds. 
Add onion and fry for 5 minutes. 
Frying cumin and onion
Frying cumin and onion 

Add garlic, and curry leaves and fry for 2 minutes. 
Adding garlic and curry leaves
Adding garlic and curry leaves

Add kale and sauté for 2 minutes. 
Adding kale
Adding kale

Add water to cook the green.
Adding water
Adding water

Add silken tofu and salt and mix well. Sauté for 5 minutes. We want to evaporate the excess moisture from the tofu. Otherwise the stir-fry will be watery and soggy. 


Adding tofu
Adding tofu


We want this dish to be very dry,
That is it. The kale stir-fry is ready. It can be served with rice or noodles.
Stir fry is ready
Stir fry is ready