Spaghetti Bolognaise - by Sara

Sara Sakoor: Spaghetti bolognaise- braise an onion in oil with jeera. Add about 1/2 kg mince and brown.  Add ginger garlic. Can of Italian style tomatoes or can of peeled chopped tomatoes. Little chillq pwd.tumeric.dhana jeera.bbq spice. Steak n chops spice- then taste if u need salt. 1 sachet tomato paste and mixed herbs if u using the Normal peeled and chopped tomatoes. Cook all tog. Must be wet not dry. If u finding it dry then add a bit of mazeina to water and add to mince to thicken sauce.  Mix with spaghetti when done. I like more mince than spaghetti

Lemon Meringue Pie by Shanaaz

Shanaaz Ahmod: Lemon Meringue Pie:    

3/4 pkt Marie biscuits,crushed. 

80g butter melted

Mix d above n press into a well greased pie dish.bake for 8 mins on 180.remove n cool completly.

Filling:

1 can condensed milk 

1/4 c lemon juice

3 egg yolks

Rind of a lemon

Whisk together wid a hand whisk n pour over cooled base. 

Topping: 

3 egg whites

½ c castor sugar

1 t vinegar

1 T maziena

Beat whites stiff,gradualy add castor sugar n lastly beat in vinegar n maziena .pile evenly on top of filling n bake for 10 mins on 180 or until light brown. 

Chill b4 serving. 

Njoy

MARSHMALLOWS by Shanaaz

Shanaaz Ahmod: MARSHMALLOWS

4 cups sugar and 1 1/2cups water - Boil for 5 mins.

In a dish add 1 cup hot water, and add 4 tblsp gelatine

1 tblsp mazeina

1 tsp vanilla essence.

Add hot syrup slowly to the above with your mixer on low. And beat for 25 - 30min (I only beat for 15min). When frothy and stiff pour into an oven roasting pan. Set/pat down. Place in fridge for 30 mins. Cut into desired shapes and roll each in toasted coconut or a mixture of icing sugar and maziena.

Aishas Aloo paratha - Sadia posted

Description: Aisha☆عائشة: Aaloo paratha:                                   
cube 4 large potatoes-                             
heat ghee in a pot-add crushed garlic n ground green chillies-braize for few seconds then add d potatoes n s+p,little arad (turmeric) n a dash of lemon juice... Cook til soft- add a lil milk n mash coarsly...
Cool n add fresh duniya (coriander)- cut up fine...                 

Dough:                                                        
2 c flour..  2 t yeast.. 2 T sugar..                       
2 T butter.. 1 t salt..  ½ c warm milk.         
 ½ c warm water (mix water+milk)                                           
Mix together the dry ings.. Rub in d butter n form dough wid milk/water mixture- allow to rise- divide into 4 balls n roll out 4 rotis(not too thick). Layer mash on 2 rotis n cover wid d other 2... Prick wid a fork all 0ver ... Brush tops wid slightly melted butter...sprinkle garlic flakes n parsley.bake @ 180 til golden brown.. Cut into triangles.. Serve wid chutneys of choice n a dollop op bulgarian yogurt.. Njoy. Posted by Sadia

Choc-nut biscotti by Shanaaz (Saffias recipe)

Description: Shanaaz Ahmod: Choc-nut biscotti

Cream 2gether-
125g marg/butter
200ml sugar

Add in n beat well-
2 XL eggs
1/2t v.essence

Stir in-
500ml cake flour
8ml (1&1/2tsp) b.pwd
1tsp salt

Lastly mix in-
250ml chopped pecans
150g chopped chocolate

-wrap in clingfilm n chill 4 15mins. Then divide mixt in 2, roll like a log n place on a greased tray
-bake in pre-heated oven 180deg, 30mins.
-let cool, cut diagonally in slices.
-bake agen on 120deg till crisp. (Saffia)

Finger licken chicken by Fathima Motala

Description: Fathima Motala: Finger lickin chicken

500g fillet
1tsp bbq spice
1tsp paprika
1tsp aromat
1tsp lemon pepper
3/4tsp salt
1/2 tsp chilli garlic paste
2tbl lite mayo
2tbl lemon juice

2 egg whites
Crumbs
4tbl olive oil.

Cut fillet into 6cm*2cm strips.
Combine spices with mayo and lemon.
Marinate chikn overnite.
Drain excess marinade, dip in egg then coat in crumbs.
Set in single layer on oven tray.
Chill 20 min.
Drizzl oil. Bake at 180 for 30 min till golden.

(I used whole egg, not just white. And normal mayo and oil), for the sauce mix mayo with wellingtons sweet chillie sauce.

Chicken with vegetables and dumplings - Shanaaz

Shanaaz Ahmod: Chicken with vegetables and dumplings

Chicken pieces (boney/fillet)
3 tomatoes grated

2 small onions chopped
Curry leaves
1/2 tsp jeera
Salt
Black pepper
Chillie powder
Dhana jeero
Tumeric
Garlic
Lemon juice
Crushed green chillies

*braise onions with jeera and curry leaves. Then add tomatoes and puree with all the rest of ing and braise for a minute. Add chicken and cook on low.

Vegetables:

2 carrots sliced
Gadra beans (boil beforehand)
Baby brinjols (aubergines)
Peppers cut up
Peas
Corn
Baby potatoes (fried beforehand)
*u can add any other veggie/beans u desire

*add to the chicken and cook on low. In the meanwhile make ur dumpling dough:

Dumplings (muniras):
2/3 cup milk.                                         
1 egg.                                                  
1 1/2 cups flour.                                    
1 tsp melted butter.                                           1 tsp green chillies.                                 1 tsp salt.                                              
1 tsp dhana jeeru. (dhania and jeera powder)                               
2 tsp baking powder.                              

Beat ur egg n milk 2gether, add the rest of ur ingr 2 make a very soft dough, form into small balls/oblong shapes and place over beans curry. Place lid over pot - do not open lid for 1st 5 min! Steam for 5-10 min on low heat.

Garnish with dhania. This dish can be made just vegetarian without chicken, I make it that way often, just as tasty