Tuesday, July 6, 2010

APRICOT PLETZAGH RECIPE

INGREDIENTS FOR APRICOT PLETZAGH

Dried apricot – 5 cups
Sugar – 8 cups

METHOD OF PREPARING APRICOT PLETZAGH

Wash apricots well. Soak apricot overnight in warm water. Boil it on low flame 10-15 minutes and mince well. Add sugar and cook again for 25 minutes.
Place on a wet board, when dry, cut into any shape and serve it.

ELEPHANT’S FOOT PULAV RECIPE

INGREDIENTS FOR ELEPHANT'S FOOT PULAV

Rice – 2 cups [soak in water for 20 minutes]
Garlic flakes – 3
Turmeric powder-- ½ tsp [peel and cut into small pieces]
Onions – 2 [chopped]
Elephant’s foot – 200 gms
Ginger – 1 piece
Garam masala – 1 tsp
Oil or ghee – 2 tbsp
Red chilies – 2
Cloves – 4
Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARING ELEPHANT'S FOOT PULAV

Heat oil in a pan and fry pieces of Elephant’s foot until it become light brown. Remove these pieces from the oil. In the same pan fry the cloves, chopped onions, chopped ginger and chopped garlic flakes.
Add turmeric powder, garam masala, red chilies and salt. Add fried Elephant’s foot pieces and mix gently for 5 minutes. Drain the rice and add to the mixture and mix gently.
Add 4 cups of water and cook for 20 minutes on low flame.
Serve with any salad.

SOETKOEKIES RECIPE

INGREDIENTS FOR SOETKOEKIES

Plain flour – 4 cups
Sugar 1 ½ cups
Butter – 1 cup
Cream tartar – 1 tsp
Ginger – ½ tsp
Nutmeg – ½ tsp
Cinnamon – ½ tsp
Custard powder – 4 tbsp
Salt –1 pinch

METHOD OF PREPARING SOETKOEKIES

Sift dry ingredients, and mix with sugar gently. Rub in butter gradually; add little butter milk to rollable consistency. Rollout and, make small balls and flatten with the back of spoon.
Bake in moderate oven.

SOMERSET FRENCH BEANS RECIPE

INGREDIENTS FOR SOMERSET FRENCH BEANS RECIPE

French beans – ½ kg [cut into 2 pieces]
APPLE – 1 [grated and cooked]
Butter – ½ cup
Sugar – 1 tsp
Lemon juice – 1 ½ tbsp

METHOD OF PREPARING SOMERSET FRENCH BEANS RECIPE

Boil the beans in salted water until tender. Drain and add the butter, lemon juice, sugar and grated apple. Cover and cook for 5 minutes and serve hot.

ITALIAN CAULIFLOWER RECIPE

INGREDIENTS FOR ITALIAN CAULIFLOWER

Cauliflower – 1 [cut into florets]
Oil – 3 tbsp
Garlic flakes 5
Cloves – 4
Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARING ITALIAN CAULIFLOWER

Boil the cauliflower florets salted water, until just tender.
Heats oil in a pan and fry the garlic and put cauliflower and mash into the oil with a fork, turning it to the oven it is brown on all sides.
Serve hot.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

SOY DRESSING RECIPE

INGREDIENTS FOR SOY DRESSING

Honey – 1 tbsp
Juice of 1 lemon
Water – ¼ cup
Sunflower oil – 3 tsp
Soy sauce – 4 tsp

METHOD OF PREPARING SOY DRESSING


Mix all the ingredients together and shake well.

SALAD DRESSING RECIPE

INGREDIENTS FOR SALAD FREEING


Water – 1 cup
Milk powder – 2 tsp
Cider vinegar – 2 tbsp
Brown sugar – 1 tbsp

METHOD OF PREPARING SALAD DRESSING

Place water in a shaker and add skimmed milk powder, brown sugar and cider vinegar. Shake well.