Vegetable Broth by Ayesha Seedat

Vegetable broth

Boil 1 carrot, 1 potatoe, 1 onion, 1 tomato, 3-4 green chillies and a few whole peppers. Boil till all veggies soft.
Liquidize all veggies with the same water left over frm boiling to make a broth.
Braise 1/2 onion in ghee till soft and add chicken fillets with garlic, salt, and 1 tsp chilli powder and lil Dhana jeera.
When braised add chopped dhunia and frozen corn. When fillets are cooked, add your veggie broth.
Add spaghetti pieces and boiling water and boil all together till all flavours emersed.
This is a lovely winter soup recipe. NB. When boiling your broth add only how many green chillis u need to suit your family taste as it can get strong.

CUSTARD SLICE POSTED BY ZAKIYYAH

Custard Sliced Cake
250g butter
11/2cups sugar
4 eggs
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla essence
Flour to make a nice dough so that it can be rolled.

Divide dough onto 12 equal size balls. Roll in round rotis(roll on a sheet of wax paper it makes it easier to handle). Bake rotis for approximately 10 - 15 mins. Once rotis are baked make a custard not too thick nor too thin. Custard 1 lt milk 1 cup sugar. 250 ml fresh crm 1 tsp vanilla essence. 5-6 Tblsp custard powder. Combine custard Pwd and 1/4 cup warm water. Heat milk, fresh crm , ess ,sugar on stove b4 it starts to come to boil slowly stir in custard mixture until custard begins to thicken remove Layer cake and custard not too thick nor too thin. Layer cake and custard alternately about 5 to 6 layers. Decorate ώĩ†̥ђ nestle cream then sprinkle ώĩ†̥ђ crumbles cake , grated coconut or flake ...
BON APPETITE!!!

Arabian Chicken by Fatima Latif

Arabian chicken
Recipe credit: Nazia
Marinate chicken fillets or 1 cut chicken in:
2Tlb lemon juice
1tsp crushed garlic
1Tlb ginger garlic
1/2tsp lemon pepper
1tsp red masala or crushed red Chilles
1tsp salt

Put ghee (Clarified butter) in pot and cook chicken.

Make separate sauce by boiling together the foll:

50g tomato paste
1 cup yogurt/maas (I use 500gr yogurt)
1 cup fresh cream
Whole green chillies
1 1/2TLb mustard sauce
1⁄2 tablespoon chillie/peri peri sauce
1/2tsp garlic.

Once boiled add to cooked chicken. Simmer for 5mins. Finall add lots of chopped dhania (coriander).

Serve with savoury rice or pasta

Latif_fati

CHEESY MALAI TIKKA BY SHEZ

Ingredients :

 
Skinless Boneless Chicken breast 1/2 kg cut into medium cubes
Ginger Garlic Paste : 2 tsp
Lime Juice : 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Cashew nuts paste:  3 tbsp
Milk : 1/4 cup
Cheddar cheese : 2 tbsp (finely grated)
Freshly Grounded Black Pepper 1/2 tsp
Ground Cumin powder : 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala Powder : 1 tsp
Eggs : 1
Fresh Cream : 2 tbsp
Oil  : 1 tbsp
Green chillies : 3
Red chilli powder : 1tsp
Fresh Corriander: handful

Blend all ingredients in a blender except chicken. Adjust seasoning and pour over chicken cubes. Mix well n put in fridge for atleast 6 hours. Best over night.
Arrange chicken pcs on skewers and either bake or grill turning frequently and basting with oil and remaining marinade. Do not over cook as it will dry the chicken.Garnish with grated cheese and corriander leaves. Serve with naan , salad and chutney.

Cheesy chicken and creamy mash pies by Shamima Olla

Cheesy chicken and creamy mash pies:

1 kg chicken fillet cubed, wahed and drained.
Sautee 2 medium onions in a T of butter. Add:
1 tsp ginger garlic
1tsp crushed garlic
2tsp dhana jeeroo
1/4 tsp arad
2 tsp rough salt
Zest and juice of half a lemon
3 tsp fresh red chillies
Add the chicken and cook till all the water has burnt out. Then add 1 cup ground tomato and 1 cup frozen corn and braise again.  Empty into a dish.
Make a thick white sauce with 2 T butter and 2 T flour. You will need about 1&1/2 cups of milk. Add white sauce to the chicken.  Adjust salt and chilies. Cool completely.  Add 1/2 cup grated gouda and 1/2 cup grated tussers. Add 1 bunch finely chopped dhania.  Mix well. Cool before using.
For the mash:
You will need about 15 medium sized potatoes.  Peel, cube and boil in salted water. Mash and set aside.
Make wagaar with the ffg:
3 T butter
1tsp crushed garlic
1tsp crushed red chili
2tsp mustard seeds     
Add to mash. Add juice of half a lemon. Mix well. Ajdust salt.  If you have  very waxy potatoes you may need milk to loosen the mixture.
Roll out pastry.  Cut with  round cutter to fit the pie case. Pop in the chicken filling then pipe mash over. Garnish with a piece of chopped tomato or a peppadew. Sprinkle parsley.  Dry freeze at this stage. Empty into tupperware and store.   Preheat oven to 180. Pop frozen pies into the oven on the bottom rack so pastry cooks and mash doesn't burn.
Enjoy

Meatloaf Cuppies by Sara

MEATLOAF CUPPIES BY SARA 

INGREDIENTS
Meatloaf Cupcakes
1 lb / 500g beef mince (ground beef)
1 onion, grated, squeeze out excess water
6 green chilli
Fresh dhania nd spring onion chopped
1 tsp salt
1tsp chilie powder
1 tsp garlic paste

Mashed Potato
2 large or 3 medium potatoes
1 tbsp butter (optional)
½ - 1 cup milk

Garnish
Red Chutney/Green Chutney
Parsley, finely chopped (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

Meatloaf Cupcakes
Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
Spray 8 holes of a muffin tin.
Grate the onion straight into a large bowl, squeeze out water.

Add remaining meat loaf gredients and use your hands to mix and combine well.
Scoop up ½ cup of mince and use your hands to form a rough ball shape. Press into the muffin tin. The surface should be a slight dome shape.
Repeat with remaining mince. It should make about 8.
Bake for 20 - 25 minutes until browned on top. Remove from oven.

Mashed Potato
Peel and dice the potato. Steam or boil until soft but not waterlogged.
Drain, then add butter and ½ cup of milk. Mash using a potato masher until smooth or to your liking. Add extra milk if you need it. The mash needs to be creamy but stiff enough to hold its shape when piped or piled onto the Meatloaf Cupcakes.

Assemble
Smear a dollop of Chutney on the Meatloaf Cupcakes.
Top with mashed potato, either by piping it or just dolloping it on with a spoon.
Serve with a sprinkle of parsley, if using.

NOTES
1. After topping with mashed potato, you could bake it for 10 minutes to brown it, or place it until the grill /broiler for a few minutes. But I like the mashed potato without the crunchy surface – more like the icing you actually get on cupcakes!
2. To freeze, let the cupcakes cool then a fine skin will form on the mashed potato so the cling wrap won't stick to it. Wrap in cling wrap and place in freezer. To reheat, thaw then reheat in the microwave or oven.
Shenaaz Osman

COWBOY FOOD , photo by me and recipe from Zulekha

COWBOY FOOD, recipe by Zulekha

1/2 kg sausage - sliced into rings
2 tins Koo Baked Beans
1 tin Koo Butter Beans
2 Tomatoes - grated
Salt to taste
Green Masala
Dhania n jeera powder
Chilli powder
Turmeric
1 large Onion - grated
Whole jeera
Green Chillies
Curry Leaves
Tomato Sauce

METHOD
Braise onion,whole jeera,green chilli n curry leaves until pink
Add grated tomato n spices n cook for a few mins
Add sliced sausage n cook till sausage is done
Add baked beans,butter beans n tomato sauce n cook
Must be saucy n not dry
Garnish wth dhania n mint leaves
Serve wth rice or bread

Personal Note - I did not have any green masala, so left that out but it came out tooooooooo delish.