Hoppers Recipe

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Hoppers Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 cup rice
• 1 cup grated coconut 
• 1/4 cup cooked rice
• 1 tsp yeast
• Salt, to taste
• 1 cup water
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tbsp oil  

Method:

Soak rice for six to eight hours in water. Drain and grind along with coconut, cooked rice, salt and water. Make a smooth batter. Soak yeast in two tbsp lukewarm water with sugar. Keep for 10 minutes. When it turns frothy, add to the rice mixture, mix well and keep aside for 8-10 hours to ferment. Heat a small deep pan. Grease it and pour three tbsp of batter, twirl the pan, so that a thin lace forms on the sides of the pancake. Cover and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove hopper from pan. Serve with Fish Moli Recipe.

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Hoppers Recipe
Reviewed by Food Network on April 18 2014 
Rating: 5.0

Fish Moli Recipe

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Fish Moli Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 kg pomfret
• 4 green chillies, thinly sliced
• 2 onions, sliced
• 1-inch piece ginger, chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 3 curry leaves
• Pinch of turmeric powder
• 1 stick cinnamon, 4 cloves, 2 pods cardamom
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 2 tbsp oil 
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup water 

Method:

Clean and cut the fish into medium-sized pieces. Marinate with pepper and salt, and keep aside for two hours. Heat oil in a shallow pan and fry cloves, cinnamon and cardamom for a minute. Remove spices from oil.
Saute onion, ginger, chilli, garlic, and curry leaves in the same pan. Add turmeric and salt. Stir for 1 minute then add water. When water begins to boil, add fish, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
Now add coconut milk. Heat for a few seconds. Just before mixture begins to boil, add vinegar and remove from fire. Garnish with slices of tomatoes and cooked macaroni. Serve with Hoppers Recipe.

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Fish Moli Recipe
Reviewed by Food Network on April 18 2014 
Rating: 5.0

Duck Roast Recipe

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Duck Roast Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 medium-sized duck
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 2 cloves
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 cup oil 
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 potatoes, sliced
• 3 onion, sliced (for frying)
• Salt to taste  

Method:

Clean the duck. Cut into about 6 to 8 big pieces. Cook it with all the spices, chopped onion and salt. When done, remove the pieces reserving the gravy. Heat oil in a big frying pan and fry sliced onion and potatoes separately. Remove from oil. Now add the pieces of duck and fry well.
Remove the pieces and add the reserved gravy to the pan. When it simmers, add the fried duck. Mix well. Take it off the fire.
To serve, place duck in a serving dish, garnish with fried potatoes and onions. 

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Duck Roast 
Reviewed by Food Network on April 18 2014 
Rating: 5.0

Beef Mechado Recipe

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Beef Mechado Recipe

Ingredients:

• 500 grams beef sirloin, cubed
• 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 cup of water or beef both
• 1 each, potato, carrot, green capsicum and onion, cubed
• 100 grams pineapple, cubed
• 2 tbsp pineapple juice
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 tbsp oil   

Method:

In a saucepan, heat oil and saute garlic and onion. Add beef and fry till light brown. Add tomato paste and water/both.
Once it begains to boil, add the vegetables and pinapple. Now add pineapple juice and cook until beef is done.
Season with salt and pepper. 

Note: This dish from Manila goes well with white rice.

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Beef Mechado Recipe
Reviewed by Chef Roderick on April 18 2014 
Rating: 5.0

Beef, Tomato and Coriander Tagine Recipes

Beef, Tomato and Coriander Tagine Recipes
A classic dish of Kofta (meatballs), aromatic herbs and tomatoes, slow cooked until it's full of flavour.

Ingredients:

• 450  grams minced beef
• 2 tbsp coriander (with stalks), chopped
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• A pinch of coriander
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 tsp crushed dried chilli
• 1 tsp salt
• Little vegetable or olive oil for frying
• For the sauce
• 1 onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 medium tin chopped
• 3 tbsp parsley, roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp parsley, roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• A pinch ground cinnamon
• 2 tbsp oil

Method:

Put all the ingredients for the meatballs in a large bowl and, using your hands give it a thorough mixing before dividing into 16 balls.
Heat oil in a frying pan and brown the kefta a few at a time. Set to one side. Finely-chop the onion and garlic and gently soften in the oil for 10-12 minutes.
Add all the other sauce ingredients and cook for 30 minutes. Place the meatballs in the sauce, cover and cook gently for a further 10 minutes.

Note:

Serve with couscous and a fresh green salad.

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Chilli Con Carne Recipe

Chilli Con Carne Recipe

Ingredients:

• 60 ml oil
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 300 grams lean beef mince
• 1 can chopped tomatoes
• 5 ml brown sugar
• 5 dried oregano
• 3 ml Worcestershire sauce
• 250 ml beef stock
• 100 grams soya mince
• 1 can red kidney beans, drained
• 2 tomatoes, chopped

Method:

Heat oil in a large saucepan and saute onions and garlic until soft. Add beef mince and stir over high heat to brown. Add canned tomatoes, sugar, oregano, cumin, Worcestershire sauce, stock and soya mince. Stir well to combine and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add beans and chopped tomatoes and simmer for a further five minutes. Season to taste and server wrapped in with spoonfuls of guacamole, cheese and sour cream

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Fried Steak and Potatoes (Rice) (Lomo Saltado) Recipe

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Fried Steak and Potatoes (Rice) (Lomo Saltado) Recipe

Ingredients:

• 15 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
• Oil for frying potatoes
• 50 ml oil
• 1 onion, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 500 grams sirloin or fillet steak, sliced
• 1 red pepper, cubed
• 1 chilli, chopped
• 2 tomatoes, skinned and chopped
• 7 ml vinegar
• 5 ml freshly chopped origanum 
• 15 ml freshly chopped parsley
• Boiled rice, to serve

Method:

Deep-fry potato cubes until crisp. Place on paper towel and keep warm.
Heat 30 ml oil in a frying pan and saute onion and garlic for 30 seconds. Add meat and cook over high heat for 1-2 minutes until meat is cooked. Remove from the apan.
Add remaining oil to the pan and saute red pepper and chilli for onse minute. Add tomatoes, vinegar and herbs and return meat to the pan. Add fried potatoes to the pan and cook, stirring for 30 seconds. Season to taste, then remove from the heat and server with rice.

Note:

You can server this with rice as says above.

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Green Loaf with Yoghurt Recipe

Green Loaf with Yoghurt Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cups hoghurt or labneh
• 1 bunch coriander leaves, for garnish
• 1 loaf bread

For chutney

•  1 bunch coriander leaves
• 1/2 bunch mint leaves
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• 1 small piece ginger
• 2 green chillies
• 1 tsp sugar    
• 1 tsp cocunut, grated
• 1 1/2 cups yoghurt or labneh
• 1 tbsp grated coconut

Method:

Grind chutney ingredients to a smooth paste. Trim edges of the bread. Spread chutney on each slice. Make a sandwich. Cut into half. Arrange it in a platter. Cover with labneh or hung yoghurt, (yoghurt hung in a muslin cloth to drain it of water). Garnish with coriander leaves.

Note:

This dish should be had the day it is made.

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Oriental Prawns Harra Recipe Method

Oriental Prawns Harra Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1kg medium prawns, cleaned, with tail on
• 1 tbsp pine seeds
• 500 grams tomatoes, peeled, deseeded and chopped
• 3 large, green capsicums, seeded
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 2 chillies, chopped
• 1 bunch coriander, chopped
• 2 onions, chopped
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 cup olive oil

Method:

Heat the olive oil in a pan and fry the onion, garlic paste chillies. Then add the prawns (with tails on) and cook until half done. Then add the chopped tomatoes and cook till the prawns are fully done. Season with salt and pepper, and add the chopped coriander leaves.

Note:

Serve with saffron rice.

Recipe by Chef Zeitouni, Nova Park Hotel, Sharjah

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Masala Grilled Prawns Recipe

Masala Grilled Prawns Recipe

Ingredients:

• 250 grams jumbo prawns
• 2 tbsp red chilli powder
• 2 tbsp pepper powder
• 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
• 1-inch piece ginger, sliced
• 5 curry leaves
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced
• Salt, to taste
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• Oil

For the marinade

• 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• Salt to taste  

Method:

Shell the prawns, devein and wash. Pat the prawns gently with kitchen paper and marinate in lime juice, ginger-garlic paste and salt. 
 In a bowl, mix the chilli, pepper and turmeric powders, salt and 2 tsp lemon juice. Coat the prawns well with this mixture and leave aside for 10 minutes. Grill them on a hot pan till done. Garnish with sliced garlic, ginger and curry leaves. 

Recipe by Chef T. N. Shaji, Palm Grove Restaurant, Marco Polo Hotel, Dubai 
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Grilled Veal Escalopes Recipe

Grilled Veal Escalopes Recipe

Ingredients:

• 8 small veal escalopes
• 1 bunch tarragon, chopped 
• Oil, for frying
• 200 grams butter
• 2 eggs yolks
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Method:

Heat the butter over a low flame until it is clear, then carefully pour it off into a bowl leaving the white deposit behind. Season the egg yolks and cook in a double saucepan, whisking all the time, until thick and creamy. Remove from the heat and slowly pour in the clarified butter, stirring all the time. Mix in the tarragon.
Preheat the oven grill and grease a baking sheet with a little butter. Put the escalopes between two sheets of foil and carefully beat flat. Season with salt and pepper and fry in a little oil on both sides for a total of about a minute. Remove from the pan and place on the prepared baking sheet. Cover with the tarragon sauce. Grill in the preheated oven on the top shelf until golden.

Note:

Serve with potatoes or rice.

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Nasi Goreng Recipe

Nasi Goreng Recipe

Ingredients:

• 750 grams cooked rice
• 350 grams beef fillet srips
• 2 onions, chopped
• 250 grams prawns
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp crushed dried chilli
• 7 tbsp groundnut oil
• 100 grams each of beef and chicken, cubed
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 cucumber, julienned
• 1 carrot, julienned
• 125 grams cabbage, shredded
• 2 tbsp soya sauce
• 4 spring onions, sliced
• 4 tbsp fried onion flakes
• Salt, to taste

Method:

Pan-fry the beef strips until they are half done, and set aside. Fry the chopped onions and prawns separately, and set them aside. Beat the eggs. Add the chilli and salt to it and make a thin omelette. Cut it into fine strips.
Heat the oil in the wok and add the cubed chicken and beef and peas.
When it turns brown, add the garlic and then the prawns, beef strips and fried onions. Toss in the carrot, cucumber, peas and cabbage, and add the soya sauce.
Add rice, mix, and sprinkle a little water if necessary to create the necessary steam. Top it with spring onion, omelette and onion flakes.

Note:

Serve with prawn crackers, beef and chicken satay, topped with peanut sauce.

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Marinated Beef Recipe

 
Marinated Beef Recipe

Ingredients:

• 600 grams lean tender beef
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp corn flour
• 1 egg white
• 1 tbsp oil
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Oil for frying

For the sauce

• 2 tsp sugar 
• 1 tbsp light vinegar
• 1 tbsp corn flour
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 3 tbsp stock 

To garnish

• 1" piece fresh ginger
• 2 bunches spring onion

Method:

Cut the beef into 1-cm strips. For the marinade, whisk the egg white slightly then mix with soy sauce, corn flour and oil. Add the beef strips, mix well and leave to marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes.
For the garnish, peel and finely chop the ginger. Clean the spring onions and cut into 2-cm long pieces. Mix the sauce ingredients together. Heat the oil and fry the beef until crisp. Do not put too many pieces of meat in the pan at once there should be just one layer on the bottom of the pan. Drain the beef on kitchen paper. Add more oil to the pan, if necessary, then fry the spring onions and ginger. Pour on the sauce, mix well, and simmer for a few minutes. Mix in the beef and season with salt and pepper.

Note:

This dish tastes good with noodles, especially rice noodles.

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Shish Tawook Cooking Recipe

Shish Tawook Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 kg boneless chicken, cubed
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tbsp green chilli paste
• 4 tbsp garlic paste
• 2 tbsp oil
• 4 tsp lemon salt
• Salt, to taste
• 1 tbsp cumin powder
• 2 tbsp fresh yoghurt

Method:

Mix all the ingredients together and leave to marinate for approximately 24 hours.
Now, thread the chicken cubes on skewers and grill till done.

Note:

Can be had with green salad, grilled veggies or French fries.

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Croque Monsiur Recipe

Croque Monsiur Recipe

Ingredients:

• 4-6 tbsp butter
• 2 tsp mustard powder
• 12 thin slices white sandwich bread, crusts removed (if desired)
• 12 thin slices cooked or smoked turkey ham
• 125 grams Gruyere of any other full-flavored cheese, grates

Method:

Preheat grill.
Mix butter and mustard, and spread generously on bread slices. Cover 6 slices of bread with ham, then top with remaining slices of bread, buttered side up. Grill until golden brown. Remove from grill and turn sandwich over. Cover ungrilled side generously with grated cheese.
Grill until the cheese bubbles and turns golden brown.

Note:

Serve with straw potatoes, garnished with watercress or Italian parsley, if desired.

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Hammour Tikka Recipe

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Hammour Tikka Recipe

Ingredients:

• 200 grams fresh hammour
• 1 tbsp tikka powder
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 cup yoghurt to garnish
• 1 onion, sliced into rings
• 1 red and green pepper, julienned
• 1 carrot, julienned

Method:

Clean the hammour, fillet and slice it into pieces, and marinate with tikka powder, lemon juice, yoghurt, salt and pepper.
Grill the fish in moderate heat until it becomes golden red. Arrange it in a plate and garnish it with onion rings, carrot and peppers.

Note:

Serve this dish with an assortment of Indian breads and chutney.

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Irio Recipe For Kids

Irio Recipe For Kids

Ingredients:

• 250 grams garden peas
• 250 grams corn kernels
• 150 grams potatoes
• 250 grams cooking bananas
• 2 tsp butter
• 2 tsp chopped garlic
• 4 tsp chopped onion
• A pinch of salt and pepper
• 3 red chillies
• 2 litre chicken stock
• 2 tsp chopped coriander

Method:

Moil peas, corn, potatoes and bananas in chicken stock till well done. Strain and set aside.
Heat a pan with butter. Saute garlic and onion. Add the strained vegetables and saute for a few more minutes.
Oven bake the mixture to make it dry. Mash together, season to taste.
Place the Irio in the middle of a plate, and garnish with red chillies, corn kernels and coriander.

Note:

This Kenyan dish can be served with tomato sauce

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