Monday, 22 October 2012

Oriental Rice with pomegranate


Oriental Rice with pomegranate..

Ingredients:

-       2 tablespoon butter / ghee 
-       1 (medium) chopped onion
-       2 cloves minced garlic
-       ½ tablespoon mixed spices
-       2 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
-       ½ kilo minced meat
-       1 cup Basmati rice
-       1 cup chicken /or meat broth ( if not available you can add water )
-       Half cup roasted nuts (almond- walnut – pistachio)
-       2 tablespoon dried pomegranate. 


Method:

-       Heat the butter, add the onion + garlic and stir for 3 min. till they become tender.
-       Add the minced meat then the mixed spices and leave them to cook for 7 min.
-       Add the pomegranate molasses then add the rice to the mixture and stir slowly.
-        Add the broth and when it starts to boil, slow the heat and leave to cook.
-       Before last 5 min, add the dried pomegranate then turn off the fire and decorate it with the roasted nuts. 



Potato sausage stew (Alexandrian way)


Potato sausage stew (Alexandrian way)


Ingredients:

-       Kilo Arabic sausage.
-        5 or 6 Medium size potatoes cut them rings.
-       2 small onion, cut them rings
-       2 mediums Tomato – 2 medium green capsicum, cut them rings.
-       1 and half cup tomato sauce + 1 tablespoon tomato paste.
-       Salt- pepper – pinch of nutmeg.


Method:

-       Rub the potatoes rings with the onion spiced with salt and pepper. Then add the pinch of nutmeg.
-       Arrange them in the oven tray then add tomato +capsicum and finally add the sausage.
-       Pour the tomato sauce, turn on the fire when it starts to boil, slow down the heat and leave to cook.
-       Last 5 min. turn off the fire and transfer them to the preheated oven.
-       Serve it with plain rice. 

Chicken Biryani


Chicken Biryani.



Ingredients:

-       1 chicken cut it into 8 pieces.
-       1 big onion slices.
-       5 crushed clove garlic.
-       1 table spoon minced ginger
-       Half bundle of minced fresh mint
-       1 bundle minced coriander
-       1 cup yogurt
-       2 cinnamon sticks 
-       2 clove
-       3 cardamom
-       Salt- pepper- cumin
-       1 tomato cubed
-       1 red chili pepper (optional)
-       2 teaspoon gramasala spices (available in supermarkets)
-       ½ teaspoon dried coriander
-       3 cups steamed cooked basmati rice
-       2 onion sliced (fried in oil)
-       Butter + oil
-       Saffron (in 2 tablespoons of warm water)
-       Roasted nuts  
                                                                           

Method:

-       Heat the oil + butter, then add the whole spices (cinnamon sticks – clove)
-       Add the onion slices and stir till it become tender, then add the garlic + ginger and stir well.
-       Add the chicken pieces and stir on all sides, add the spices + some of the minced mint + yogurt + some of the fresh minced coriander + fried onion)
-       Slow down the heat and leave them to cook.
-       In other pot add half of the cooked rice, then add the chicken with its sauce and some fried onion, some fresh mint and coriander, then add the other half of the rice;
-       Pour the saffron on one side of the rice, slow down the heat and cover it with Aluminum foil and leave it to cook (25 min) .
-       Stir it with the fork slowly (to get the white and the yellow colored rice) and decorate it with roasted nuts, the rest of fried onion, fresh mint , coriander and serve. 

Wednesday, 10 October 2012

chicken skewers ( Shish Tawooq )






Marinade the chicken cubes with salt+peper +1 tablespoon olive oil + 2 table spoon yougart + lemon juice + 1 Tablespoon BBQ sauce + 1 teaspoon minced garlic + 1 teaspoon vinegar+ paprika + oregano and keep in the fridge for 4 hours

Put them in the skewers with tomato + onion + capsicum after marinading them with olive oil + lemon juice and oregano+ salt and peper


Grill them and brush them during grilling with olive oil and oregano until them become tender..

Casual Carrot Cake - Catering




Casual Carrot Cakewith Cream Cheese frosting For order please send me an e-mail (nesrena10@yahoo.com)
90 dhs (About 12 to 15 servings.)
Available in small size ( 60 dhs) 

The Most fluffy Carrot Cake in the world
Amazing combination between Carrot, walnut and cinnamon..   

Friday, 28 September 2012

doughnuts



Doughnuts.

ingredients:
2 1/2 cup  flour
1 packet instant yeast
2 table spoons sugar
1 egg
150 ml warm milk
60 gm melted butter


mix the warm milk & melted butter .
mix other ingredients & add the milk-butter mixture.
knead well ( must be little sticky)
leave in warm place till double in size (for minimum 1& half hour).
roll the dough (1 cm thickness) & cut with round cutter & make a small hole in the middle using small cookies cutter .
leave again in warm place to double in size (cover with a towl)
fry in deep oil till golden brown on each side.(it will take 1 min for each side)
Drain on prepared paper towels and add melted chocolate on top and decorate them with colored sprinkles.
 

Egyptian Falafeel

العجينه  :كيلو فول مدشوش ويتنقع فى الميه لغايه ما يبقى طرى .
 حانضع في الكبه ونفرمه كويس بعد لما نصفيه ونضيف عليه ( حزمه بصل اخضر + حزمه كزبره خضرا + حزمه كرات + حزمه بقدونس + فصين ثوم + وملح وفلفل وكسبره ناشفه ( ممكن نضيف بهارات مشكله او بهارات فلافل ) زياده اذا حبيتم ..
ممكن بعد كده تشيليها في اكياس في الفريزر
وساعه القلى انا باحط عليها بيضه وشويه باكينج صودا ( ربع م شاي ) و قطعه خبز توست او صمون مبلل بالميه ( ده بيخليها هشه زي الجاهزه بالظبط واعجنهم وبعدين نقليها فى الزيت. 



- 1 kilo dried cruched beans ( soaked in water for whole night , add water every 4 hours )  
- 1 bundle green onion 
- 1 bundle parsley 
- 1 bundle green coriander 
- 1 bundle leek 
- 2 cloves garlic 
- salt + peper + dried coriander 

- wash the beans and drain , blend it in the food processor 
- add the green herbs and blend again , then add your spices .
- take small amount from this past and keep the rest in the freezer .( divide the amount into 6 parts ) 
- add 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda and ( soak small piece of bread or( toast)  in water and add it to the paste, this will make the falafeel fluffy ) 
- make small balls , and fry them in hot oil until they become golden . 
- serve them  bread ,  tomato , arugula  and Tahini Sauce .