Dates-Nuts Bar

Ingredients

Dates: 2cups deseeded

Cashews roasted: ¼ cup

Unsalted roasted pistachio: ¼ cup

Method Of Preparation

Microwave the dates for 2min to make the dates soft. If the dates are soft avoid this step.

Crush the nuts together in a processor.

Then add the dates to processor and blend it for just a turn.

Take the crushed nuts and blended dates to a bowl.

Knead or mix it well.

Take a wax paper, grease or spray oil.

Then add the dates mix to it and roll it tightly to a log.

Refrigerate for 2hrs to get it firm

Then take it out and cut it into slices.

Enjoy the healthy bar

Note: You can add any dried fruits or nuts of your choice.

Grilled Tortilla Wraps

Ingredients

Tortilla

Maida: 1 cup

Baking powder: ¼ tsp

Salt: needed

Luke warm water: needed to make soft dough

Filling

Chicken Breast: 1 big slice

Lemon juice: 3tbsp

Salt: needed

Pepper powder: ½ tsp

Onion: 1

Tomato: 1

Oil: 4tbsp

Thahini sause: 3 – 4 tbsp

Coriander leaves chopped: 2tbsp

French fries: as needed

Method Of Preparation

Tortilla

Make a soft dough by kneading well with maida, baking powder, salt and luke warm water. Make lemon sized balls out of it and roll it into very thin chappathis. Heat a griddle and cook each chappathis on both sides slightly till half done. Keep this aside.

Filling

Marinate the chicken breast with lemon juice, salt and pepper.

Heat a pan add oil and fry the marinated chicken (you can also grill the chicken pieces}

Sauté onion in the same oil which the chicken was fried.

Arranging

Chop the chicken into thin slices. Add chopped coriander leaves to it.

Take one tortilla, spread thahini sauce. Add sautéed onion , tomato slices, spread chicken pieces, French fries. Roll it and grill it in toaster for 3-5minutes. Serve hot and enjoy.

CRISPY FRIED PRAWNS

Ingredients

Jumbo Prawns: 10

Toothpicks: 10

Salt: needed

Lemon Juice: 2tbsp

Plain Flour: ½ cup

Corn Flour: 1tbsp

Rice Flour: 1tbsp

Baking Powder: ½ tsp

Salt: needed

Pepper powder: 1/4 tsp

Chilli powder: 2pinch

Oregano: ¼ tsp (optional)

Egg: 2

Oil: for deep fry

Method Of Preparation

Insert toothpick on each prawns so that it won’t swirl.

Just boil in some water by adding salt and lemon juice for 5minutes and drain the water and keep aside.

In a bowl add plain flour, rice flour, corn flour, baking powder, salt, pepper powder, chilli powder and oregano. Mix this well.

Take beaten eggs in another bowl.

First dip the prawns one by one each in egg and then roll it in the flour mix and again dip in egg and roll in flour.

Heat the oil in a wide pan and deep fry the prawn until they turn golden brown on both sides.

Chicken & Olives Salad

Ingredients

Onion: 1 small

Capsicum: 1

Tomato: 1

Cucumber: 1

Carrot: 1

Shredded Chicken: one cup (I marinated chicken with turmeric, chilli and salt and fried)

Mustard leaves chopped: ¼ cup

Sweet corn cooked: ½ cup

Coriander leaves chopped: 4tbsp

Olives: Black & Green: 10 each

Salt: needed

Lemon juice: of 1 lemon or as needed

Pepper powder: ½ tsp

Cumin powder: ½ tsp

Olive oil: 1 + 1tbsp

                                 

Method Of Preparation

Chop capsicum and sauté it in olive oil for 2 minutes.

In a bowl add sautéed capsicum, finely chopped onion, tomato, cucumber, carrot, mustard leaves, chopped olives, shredded chicken and coriander leaves.

Add in sweet corn and mix.

Dress it with olive oil, pepper powder, cumin powder, lemon juice and salt.

Chill for few minutes or serve as it is.

Chicken Majboos

Ingredients

Onion: 2 large

Butter/refined oil: 4tbsp

Arabic Spice mix: 1tbsp

Turmeric: 1tsp

Chicken: 1.5 kg

Tomatoes: 3 big

Dried Lime: 1

Cardamom pods: 6

Cloves: 3

Cinnamon sticks: 2” 2piece

Salt: to taste

Water: 2 ½ cups

Long rice: 2cups

Coriander leaves: needed

Parsley chopped: 2tbsp (optional)

Method Of Preparation

In a deep sauce pan, fry onions in butter or oil.

When it slightly browns add Arabic spice mix and turmeric and cook for a minute.

Then add the washed and drained chicken pieces to it mix well with onion and brown the chicken lightly.

Add tomatoes, crushed dried loomi, cardamom pods, and cinnamon and cloves, salt and mix well.

Add water and cover the pan. When it boils put the flame to sim.

When the chicken gets 80% cooked add the rice and mix it gently.

Add coriander and parsley to it.

Cover with lid and sim the flame and keep it for 25 to 30minutes till the rice gets cooked.

Set aside for 10minutes.

Arrange rice on the serving dish with chicken pieces in the center.

Muttayappam

Ingredients

White Rice: 1 ½ cups

Cooked Rice: 1/2 cup

Egg: 1

Salt: needed

Water: ¾ cup or adjust according to the consistency

Oil: for deep fry

Method Of Preparation

Soak the white rice in water to about 4hrs.

Wash and drain the rice.

In the grinder add soaked rice, cooked rice, salt, egg and water and grind.

The batter should be slightly thicker than dosha batter.

Heat oil in a kadai, when the oil is heated add a ladle full batter to the oil.

Decrease the flame to medium, when it puffs up turn the other side and fry.

Take it out and drain it on a tissue paper.

Serve hot with chicken curry.

Sausage Stuffed Bun

Ingredients

All Purpose Flour: 1 ¾ cups

Warm Milk: ½ cup

Milk Powder: 2tbsp

Warm Water: ¼ cup (or as required)

Sugar: 1 ½ tbsp

Salt: needed        

Oil: 2tbsp                   

Melted Butter: 4tbsp or olive oil

Yeast: ¾ tsp

Stuffing

Sausage: 6 or as needed (cut into round slices)

Tomato ketchup: 4tbsp

Cream cheese: 4tbsp

Method Of Preparation

Dough

Sieve the flour, then add milk powder, sugar, yeast and salt. Then add the oil and mix together. Now add all the milk. Start kneading together and gradually add the water a little at a time. You might not need it all, so add it sparingly until your dough is nice and soft. Add butter or olive oil in between while kneading the dough. Knead for 8-10 minutes. The more you knead it the softer the buns will be.

Touch a bit of oil with your fingertips and apply all over the ball of dough. Cover in a bowl and set aside for 40mins to an hour for it to double in size.

Divide the dough into two equal portions.

Take a round spring form baking tray. Grease or line with butter paper.

Take one portion of dough, roll and place it into the tray so as it cover all sides of the tray.

Spread tomato ketchup and then spread sausage and the add cream cheese above it.

Take the other portion of the dough and roll and place it above the stuffing.

Cover it well so that it touches all sides of the pan.

Brush the egg wash on top. Cover and keep for 15minutes.

Meantime preheat the oven.

Bake it at 160deg C to about 40minutes or till done.