Green Beans and Mutton Curry

The great thing about eating this dish is that its one of the healthy green veggies needed in our basic diet and it tastes great!

GREEN BEANS AND MUTTON CURRY

INGREDIENTS

Green Beans - amount you prefer and sliced into small pieces

Mutton - can use any pieces you like even chops is fine
Little oil
Onion - 1
Jeera (Cumin) - 1 teaspoon
Mixed (Gharam masala) - 1 tablespoon
Chillie powder - 1/2 tablespoon
Turmeric - 1/4 teaspoon
Ginger / Garlic Mixture - 1/2 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Tomato - 2 or 3 small

METHOD

Heat some oil in a pot, throw in the jeera and sliced onion. Let it come slightly brown then we can add in our spices. First lower our heat to medium or moderate then throw in the gharam masala, chillie powder and turmeric. Now with this add in the ginger/garlic mixture but be carefull as it is wet, it will spurt. Do not burn the spices but immediately throw in the washed meat, little water and little salt. Let meat cook for about 15min to 20min keeping an eye that it does not burn and there is little water in it so simmer. Throw in the Beans and do not panic that it does not fit the pot as it will come down when cooked. Throw the tomatoes on top with little more salt but not too much. You are allowed to have little salt but too much ruins the dish.
Keep in mind that this is cooked on moderate to semi low heat and not on high. You know its cooked when the beans has well blended in with the gravy and the meat is gone tender and juicy.


Sorry image from internet again, but this is what it looks more or less. It's a great dish especially if you not a green bean fan.

KARHAI CHICKEN

Ingredients

1kg Chicken

2 tsp ginger/garlic paste

1 tsp thin sliced ginger

add salt to taste

1 tbl red chillie powder

cup ghee(butter) - optional otherwise use oil

1 tsp black pepper

3 green chillies

green corriander for garnishing

Method

The first thing to begin with is to cook the chicken in 1tsp ginger/garlic paste, salt to taste and water. Cook till tender.

Heat the ghee/oil in a pot then add in the 1 tsp left over ginger/garlic paste. Let cook for a minute, carefull as it does spurt and could burn you skin. Then add in the chicken with the thinly sliced ginger, red chillie powder, salt, pepper, green chillies and cook till nice and brown.

Serve hot but not before garnishing with corriander leaves. It gives it a nice colour.



Roasted Beef Portions

Last night we got to enjoy my grandmothers delicious roasted beef portions. It was devine!!! Portions because she cuts it up in big boney chunks and makes it look like fried meat. She does this because she prefers to have all the meat taste juicy and full of flavour.

INGREDIENTS

Chunky boney beef  pieces keeping bone on

1 to 2 onions - cut in chunky pieces

4 green chillies - sliced in the centre

little oil - do not put alot as the meat is quite fatty itself

salt for seasoning

course pepper

ginger and garlic mixture - around a full tablespoon

METHOD

Use a nice big pot for this, especially if your meat is nice and big pieces (remember this is a cow and not a lamb, so it has big bones) , dash a little oil in it then the onion, do not braize and all that, you not cooking the ingredients - you are going to boil the meat till tender.

Once the onions are in, throw in the chillies and rest of ingredients except salt. Place in your meat and immediately fill your pot up to 1/2 way or maybe 3/4 way, throw in your salt and leave to boil for 2hrs. Remember to keep checking as water runs out quickly and you need to put little by little to keep the steam up, BUT when it comes close to the 2hrs, there should be no water at all.

Its a perfect dish and remember it has to be slightly salty (Not sea water salty now - you must taste the seasoning) and serve with fried wedges, its divine!!!

Cholestrol Remedy - Try it!!!

This recipe of health came from somebody who actually had an experience where he was about to go under the knife for a bypass. Doctors had given him not more than a few months to live if he stayed in his conditions.
He went to another country in prayer when a pious man, who believe in the natural remedy, suggested him to try this simple recipe. The man, not having much more to lose, tried it.
His next check up amazed not only him but his attending doctors.
His heart pumped with ease and his arteries were clear and almost to good health.

CHOLESTEROL REMEDY

1       CUP FRESH LEMON JUICE

1       CUP FRESH GINGER JUICE

1       CUP FRESH GARLIC JUICE

1       CUP APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

3       CUPS HONEY

METHOD

MIX ALL THE JUICES  TOGETHER & BOIL VERY SLOWLY FOR ABOUT  HALF AND HOUR  LEAVE POT LID  OPEN TO ALLOW SLIGHT EVAPORATION. ALLOW TO COOL .MIX PROPERLY WITH 3 CUPS HONEY. FILL IN CLEAN JAR AND TAKE  3 TEASPOON ON EMPTY STOMACH EVERY MORNING. 

Chicken Vindaloo

Ok so this recipe is in dedication to somebody I do not know, but might be a friend of a friend of my sisters.
So if she or he has a peak at this, this is to you. mwah

Sorry , pic from internet again. I have yet to try this yum dish!

 

CHICKEN VINDALOO 1 chicken, cut into pieces, skin removed 125g. ghee (melted butter) 10 chillies, dry, red 10 cloves 10 black pepper corns ginger to taste garlic to taste 2tsp cumin 2 pieces of cinnamon 8 cardamons 3/4 cup vinegar Grind chillies, cloves, peppercorns, ginger, garlic, cumin, cinnamon, and cardamons in a little of the vinegar to make a fine paste. Apply 2/3 of this masala/ mixture to the chicken peices along with the salt and remaining vinegar; set aside to marinate. Fry remaining masala in the ghee, add chicken, cover, cook until chicken is tender and vinegar dries.

CHIFFON CAKE RECIPE

Ok, so I am not really into baking cakes but I do know of some of you out there who do enjoy baking them, so here is a recipe that was sent to me and I hope you can enjoy it as well.  

 

 

 

 

Sorry photo from internet again.

 

CHIFFON CAKE

INGREDIENTS:

·         1 cup white sugar

·         1/2 cup boiling water

·         2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

·         1 1/2 cups white sugar

·         3 teaspoons baking powder

·         1 teaspoon salt

·         1/2 cup vegetable oil

·         7 egg yolks

·         1/4 cup water

·         1 teaspoon vanilla extract

·         1 cup egg whites

·         1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

DIRECTIONS:

1.      To Make Burnt Sugar Mixture: Melt 1 cup white sugar in a pan till medium brown. Slowly stir in 1/2 cup boiling water.

2.      Preheat oven to 325 degrees (165 degrees C).

3.      Sift together into mixing bowl the flour, 1 1/2 cups white sugar, baking powder, and salt. Form a well in the dry ingredients and add the vegetable oil, egg yolks, burnt sugar mixture, cold water and vanilla. Beat with wooden spoon until smooth.

4.      Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in large bowl until they hold very stiff peaks. Pour egg yolk mixture in a thin stream over egg whites. Fold in gently. Pour batter into an ungreased tube pan.

5.      Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 65 to 70 minutes.

Lamb Chops Chutney

Whats more exciting than tasting meat thats made quickly!

Sorry photo from internet, mine couldn't wait for the camera!

INGREDIENTS
1 Punnet chops (seasoned - optional)
1 Onion
oil
1 tsp jeera seeds
2 Green chillies
1 Tblsp ginger garlic mixture
1 Tblsp Mixed Masala (slightly spicy)
1 Tblsp Chillie powder
Salt to taste
4-6 tomatoes (depending on size)
sugar - pinch

METHOD
Clean out the fat from the chops before washing it (unseasoned chops),marinate the chops with Mixed masala, chillie powder and salt then leave aside. heat oil and throw in onions and jeera seeds till slightly brown.  Throw in the chillies and immediately the marinated chops with ginger garlic mixture. Wait ten minutes for the meat to cook then add in the tomatoes with pinch of sugar.
You will know its done when the tomatoes have heated up with the meat. Enjoy.