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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Mexican Rice - Food Of The World

This month we the crew from Food of the world are Travelling to Mexico . I am a day late to publish my Recipe for this Month . So many things happened in a month , main thing was i broke my laptop , had to send it for service , Lost all my data ,including the photos i had shot ( I haven't posted it yet too ) , i was sick .... . OK now everything apart after a month of break i am back.

I always do feel that Indian food and Mexican food are quite similar . Both the cuisines uses various flavorful spices . As i cook Indian food daily , when ever we plan to dine out , we usually prefer to go to a Mexican Restaurant. I usually order Shrimp and Fish Fajitas and Spicy Tortilla soup. Oh my gosh , the Mexican restaurant we usually go is the Best Mexican grill i have ever dined . The fajitas are loaded with Shrimp , Fish and Cheese . The best part is the free Tortilla chips with home made dips :) .

I had prepared Flavorful Mexican Rice . I served with a dollop of Sour cream and topped with Salsa . I am pretty sure these kinds of rice doesn't need a gravy .

Ingredients :

Long grain rice - 1/2 Cup ( i used basmathi )

Chopped onions - 1/4 Cup

Chopped Capsicum- 1/4 Cup

Green Peas - 1/4 Cup

Sweet Corn - 1/4 Cup

Cumin powder - 1/2 TSP

Salt - To Taste

Tomato Puree / Sauce - 1/4 Cup ( I used spiced sauce )

Chili Powder - If needed

Bay Leaf - 2

Butter - 1 TBSP

Oil - 1 TBSP

Spring Onions - To Garnish

Water / Chicken Broth - 2 to 21/2 Cups

Instructions:

- Add the butter and oil in the pan. Once the Butter / Oil is nice and hot , add the bay leaf and rice .
- Make sure it is in the medium heat , Roast it till it is golden brown .
- Add the chopped onions and capsicum . Cook till the onions turn brown .
- Add the Corn and Peas . Sprinkle some salt , chili powder and cumin powder .
- Add tomato sauce . Mix it completely .
- After 5 minutes add the broth or water . Mix it once . Close it with the lid and cook it completely .
- Before that make sure there is enough salt in it .
- Finally when the rice is fully cooked , Mix it once to make sure it is not sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- Sprinkle some spring onions .
- Serve it with sour cream and salsa .

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Friday, April 11, 2014

British Asparagus w/ Chilli and Lime Butter

This is what i do when i am home alone .When i am really bored to cook , i Saute the vegetables i have and make a quick dip for it . Bingo lunch is done . When i was looking for recipes from UK , majority were pies and scones . I wanted to make a simple dish for me and i had a bunch of Asparagus too . So landed in a quick Asparagus recipe . I had tweaked the recipe according to my taste.

Ingredients :

For Sauteed Asparagus:

Asparagus - A bunch

Salt and Pepper - Seasoning

Butter - To Saute

Garlic - 3 cloves

Almonds - sliced 3 TBSP

Instructions:

- Clean and cut the ends of Asparagus .

- Heat some butter in the pan . Saute the Asparagus sprinkle some salt and pepper .

- It hardly takes 3 minutes . Place it in the bowl .

- Using the same pan , add little more butter . When the butter is melted and it is hot , add the sliced garlic and roast it , and finally add the sliced Almonds and saute it for a minutes.

- Sprinkle the Garlic and Almonds on top of Asparagus and serve with chilled Chilli and Lime Butter .

For the Chilli and Lime Butter :

Butter - 1 stick ( Room Temperature )

Coriander Leaves - 3-4 TBSP Chopped

Chilli Flakes - 1/2 TBSP ( Depending on the spice level)

Cumin seeds - 1 TSP ( Coarsely Ground)

Pepper Powder - 1/2 TSP

Lime Juice - juice of 1/2 lime

Salt - A pinch

Instructions:

In a bowl mix all the ingredients together.

Place the mixture on a cling wrap and twist both the ends like a sausage shaped roll.

Refrigerate it till you use them .

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Monday, March 10, 2014

Irish Lamb Pot Pie / Shepherds Pie - Food of the World

Yeeeehhhh We are travelling Ireland this month . I am so excited to to learn about new country and their culture and traditional food behavior . When i got to know that we are going to travel ireland next , i started my research and got to know few of their traditional foods.

These were few authentic Irish Food which grabbed my attention ; irish Soda Bread , Irish Colcannon , Irish Coffee , Steak and Guinness pie , Irish Lamb Stew , Irish Lamb Pot Pie (Shepherd's Pie), Guinness Cake , Mush Peas , Irish Apple Cake , Irish Potato and Leek Soup and Irish Potato Candy .

Pot Pie is one of my anytime favorites . You will be filled with one bowl . Normally the Pot Pie i make , I use Pie Crust to cover the filling , the Irish Lamb Pot Pie grabbed my attention because the filling was covered with mashed potatoes and baked till the potatoes are golden brown in color. One good thing about Pot Pies are you can add any vegetables with the meat .

Ingredients :

For Filling :

Chopped Onions - 1/4 Cup
Chopped Garlic - 5 Pods
Diced Carrots - 1 /2 Cup
Broccoli - 1/2 Cup
Beans - 1/2 Cup
Green Peas - 1/4 Cup
Grounded Lamb - 1/2 Cup
Freshly grounded Pepper
Salt
Chili Powder -( optional )
Olive Oil - to Saute
Butter - 1 TBSP
Water / Stock
Flour - 2 TBSP
Thyme - Optional

For Topping :
Medium Sized Potatoes - 2 Boiled and Mashed
Butter - 2 TBLS
Cream Cheese - 1/4 Cup ( Optional )

Instructions:

Heat the olive oil and butter in pan . When the oil is hot ,saute onions , Garlic and thyme till they are golden brown.
Add the minced Lamb , sprinkle with salt and pepper . Cook the lamb till it changes color .
Then add all the chopped Vegetables , sprinkle with salt , pepper and chili powder .
Pour in some stock or water close it with the lid and cook till the vegetables are done .
Meanwhile Boil and mash the potatoes . Add some salt , Butter and Cream Cheese and mix well till everything is combined well. Keep That aside.
When the vegetables and lamb is fully cooked sprinkle 2 TBSP flour.
Keep stirring it or it might form lumps. When the Filling gets thicker turn off the heat .
Divide the filling into 2 Serving bowls .
Meanwhile Preheat the oven at 400F . Fill the mashed potatoes into a piping bag with the nozzle attached .
Pipe the mashed potatoes on top of each serving bowl .
Bake it for 20 minutes . Serve it warm .

Linking it to these linky parties :

Monday - Mix it up Monday, The Scoop, Made with love Monday, Marvelous Mondays @ This Gal Cooks , Inspire me monday , Make the scene monday , Inspiration Monday ,cooking for seven dwarfs , Much Ado about monday , Craft - o-Maniac monday , Made by you monday

Tuesday - Totally Tasty Tuesday @ Mandy's Recipe Box, , Show Me What You Got @ Our Delightful Home , Tasty Tuesday @ Anyonita Nibbles, Tuesday's Table @ Love in the Kitchen, Handmade tuesday , simple supper tuesday

Wednesday -Buns in the oven , Lady behind the curtain , Wined down wednesday, Wonderful food wednesday ,Show and share wednesday , The wednesday roundup , Weekend Retreat

Thursday - , Fantastic Thursday , Thriving on thursday , Full plate thursday ,

Friday - Freedom Friday , foodie friday , pin junki , foodtastic friday , weekend wonders , friday food frenzy , weekend potluck , play party pin , Anthing goes linky @ Bacon time

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Italian Stuffed Zucchini Boats - Food of the World

I am so excited to co-host an event called " Food of the World " along with another six co-bloggers . This is going to be a monthly event where you can link up your recipes with in the theme . This month , we were going to explore Italian food . Linky Tool will be open till end of the month , so guys post up your collection of Italian recipes and enjoy with us.

So when you think of Italian Cuisine , you get loads of recipes in your mind , as i did. I wanted to explore something different other than usual Spaghetti and Pizza . When i was browsing the net i found this Less in Calorie- Italian Stuffed Zucchini Boats . Omg these Stuffed Zucchini's were too good as they look.

Ingredients :

Zucchini's - 2
Garlic pods - 3
Onions Chopped - 1/4 Cup
Oregano - 1/4 TSP
Frozen Peas - 2 TBLSP
Chicken Liver - 1/3 Cup
Chili Flakes - to your taste
Salt - to taste
Pepper - to taste
Olive oil - 2 TBLS
Mozzarella Cheese -Handful

Instructions :

- Pre -heat the oven to 400F.
- Cut the Zucchini lengthwise into half .
- Scoop the pulp / seeds from the zucchini - Save it you will need it when we are cooking the chicken liver.
- Heat some Olive Oil in the pan . Once its hot , add chopped onions and garlic . Saute till they turn golden brown. Add the the zucchini seeds and saute for couple of minutes . Sprinkle some salt and pepper.
- Now add the Chicken liver and saute for couple of minutes . Sprinkle chili flakes to your spice level . Add some oregano and cook till the liver is cooked well. Lastly add the frozen peas and cook it . Once the liver is done , keep off the heat .
- Meanwhile , apply some olive oil on top of zucchini , sprinkle some salt and pepper .
- Stuff the zucchinis with the liver mixture.
- load them with cheese and bake for 15 - 20 minutes .
- Serve them warm