Shakshouka

A very Arabic dish made up of eggs cooked in a thick tomato sauce with onions and spices...usually served with bread.

Recipe:

2 eggs
4 fresh tomatoes, blended
1 tsp tomato paste
1 tsp paprika powder
1 onion, chopped finely
quarter tsp garlic paste
quarter tsp turmeric
1 green chilli, chopped
2-3 tbsp oil
salt to taste
pepper

Heat oil in a small saucepan, then add the onions and fry until transluscent. Add the garlic paste, followed by the blended tomatoes. Add all the other spices and cook on low heat until the tomato sauce has thickened. Break open the eggs and add them to the sauce, season them with a bit of salt n pepper, but do not stir, leave them whole. Cover the pan and cook on low heat for about 5 minutes or until the eggs look set with the yolk slightly soft...or you can cook them until the yolk is well-done, as you like. Garnish with coriander, and serve with warm buttered toast and enjoy!

Banana Fritters

Great way to use up those leftover bananas! These yummy fritters work perfectly for breakfast, or as a snack, or even for dessert!! You can either sprinkle some powdered sugar over them, cinnamon sugar, drizzle them with syrup or honey, or have them with a lovely scoop of vanilla ice-cream.

Recipe: Serves 3-4

3 medium ripe bananas, peeled and mashed with a fork then drizzled with lemon juice to prevent discolouration
quarter cup sugar (more if you like them sweeter but I find this just the right amount coz ripe bananas are already sweet enough and you might drizzle or sprinkle something over them when serving!)
1 egg, lightly whisked
2 level cups flour
1 level tbsp baking powder
2 tbsp rice flour (optional: gives an extra crunch)
quarter tsp salt
half tsp cinnamon powder
half tsp vanilla essence
quarter cup milk

Beat the sugar, egg, vanilla and cinnamon until very nice and frothy. Add the mashed bananas and mix until well incorporated

Whisk the flour with the salt and baking powder, then gently add it into the mixture and stir. Add your milk a little at a time, until the mixture is of a consistency whereby you can pick and shape into balls using a spoon. If you need more than a quarter cup, it's ok...go ahead and add. Don't let the batter get too watery though! :)

Heat some oil in a pan, then gently using two spoons, pick a small amount of batter and ease it into the hot oil. Keep the heat on low coz they get brown very quickly. Try getting the fritters small so that they get done nicely. Once the underside is brown, gently turn them over.

Remove and drain on tissues, then serve with chopped fruits, icing sugar, cinnamon sugar, syrup, honey or ice-cream. Soooo yummy! :D

Spanish Omelette

One of the quickest and most colourful breakfast dishes I know!

Recipe:

2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tomato, diced
1 onion, finely chopped
2 green chillis, chopped (omit or reduce according to your taste)
2 tbsp chopped coriander
quarter tsp garlic paste
2 tbsp milk
salt and pepper to taste

Beat all the ingredients lightly. Heat 1 tbsp of butter or oil in a non-stick frying pan on medium heat and swirl it around to cover the entire base of the pan. Pour the mixture in the pan and do not move the omelette until the bottom is solid/stable. Check to see if the bottom is browned sufficiently, and if so, flip it over to brown the other side. Serve hot with toast and tea! :)

Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls Recipe:

Ingredients
Makes 12

DOUGH
2 and half tsp instant yeast
1 cup warm milk
1/4 cup granulated sugar (if you have a very sweet tooth then double this)
1/3 cup margarine or butter (I use butter)
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
4 cups flour

FILLING
half cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/3 cup margarine/butter, softened (I use butter)
2tbsp flour

ICING
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar/icing sugar
1/8 cup cream cheese
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
pinch of salt

Directions

Knead the dough with all it's ingredients until nice and soft. If it's a bit sticky, don't worry about it. It will come together later on. Put in a bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place about 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.

Preheat oven to 180 C.

Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface, until it is approx 21 inches long by 16 inches wide. It should be approx 1/4 thick.

To make filling, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. (DO NOT DO THIS EARLIER AS IT WILL START MELTING ON IT'S OWN) Spread the butter over the surface of the dough, then sprinkle the brown sugar and cinnamon evenly over the surface. Press down gently with your hand so the sugar sticks to the dough. Then sprinkle 2 tbsp of flour using a sieve so it's a light dusting. This will help absorb any extra moisture from the sugar as the cinnabons are baking.

Working carefully, from the longer side of the rectangle, roll the dough down to the bottom edge, like a swiss roll.

Cut the dough into 1 3/4 inch slices, and place in a lightly greased baking pan. TIP: Don't slice the cinnabons with a knife, it will smoooosh the roll so you won't get that perfect spirally top. Slide a thread...even dental floss will do...under the roll then bring the two ends of the thread to opposite sides like you're gonna tie a knot, and pull....the thread will slice the roll for you PERFECTLY! ;)

Bake for 10-15 minutes or until light golden brown. If you want the buns super crisp on the outside without having them burn or get too dark, cover them with a foil in the last 5 mins of baking so they will keep baking but wont turn colour.

While the rolls are baking combine the icing ingredients. Beat well with an electric mixer until fluffy. When the rolls are done, spread generously with icing and serve warm! Leftovers warm up beautifully in a mini oven toaster or in the micro. ENJOY!!

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Chicken Frankie...

Ingredients


Marinate Boneless Chicken 1/2 kg with:

Salt 1 tsp
Black pepper (to taste)
Crushed red chillies 1 tsp
Crushed cumin 1 tsp
Crushed mint leaves
Ginger paste 1 tsp
Garlic paste 1 tsp
Lemon juice 4 tbs
Oil 1 tbs
pinch of Chinese salt
Soya sauce 1tsp

Put this marinated chicken on low heat & cover the lid.
Keep checking if the chicken is soft n well cooked. (You may need to add little water)

Salsa:

Ingredients:

Tomato paste of 2 tomatoes (You may simply add 2tbsp of tomato puree)
Garlic chopped 1 tbs
Onion chopped 2 tbs
Tomatoes chopped 1 tbs
Capsicum chopped 2tbs
Coriander leaves 1 tbs
Oil 1 tbs
Salt 1/2 tsp
Crushed red chillies 1/2 tsp
Tomato ketchup 2 tbs

Preparation:
Add oil in a pan
Then add tomato paste, tomato ketchup, & garlic chopped
Heat it until tomato is well cooked then add onion,tomato,salt,crushed red chillies & capsicum.
Heat it until your salsa seems to be ready....do not overcook it.....!

Tortillas:

Ingredients:for the dough

Flour 2 cups
Wheat flour 1 cup(atta)
Salt 1/2 tsp
Oil 2-3 tbsp

Method:
Mix all the ingredients and start to make the dough.
Make tortillas just like you make roti.

To Assemble:

Take one tortilla
Spread salsa on it
Add chicken on it
Roll it
and enjoy it

Tasty Club Sandwich

INGREDIENTS


bread
chicken pieces [boil with pepper+salt+turmeric powder]
mint leaves 2tbs
cashew nuts 6
tomato
cucumber
cheese slices
coconut 3 tbs
mayonnaise
tomato ketchup

Method
grind mint leaves+cashew nuts+coconut-----for the first layer of the bread
shredded chicken mix with mayonnaise------for the second layer of the bread
spread ketchup along with the cucumber+tomato slices &cheese for the third layer of the bread--cut it into desire shape
serve hot :)

French Toast

This classic breakfast, also called French Toast, is loved the whole world over. It's simply scrumptious. Taste our Eggy Bread recipe.

Ingredients

Step 1: You will need...

50 ml double cream
50 ml milk
2 eggs
a pinch of ground cinnamon
2 slices of bread
15 g of butter
salt and pepper
1 whisk
1 bowl
1 frying pan
1 fish slice
Serves: 2

Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Step 2: Make the eggy mix

Put both eggs, the milk and cream into the large bowl and whisk briefly. Add a pinch of salt, pepper and cinnamon and whisk once more to combine.

Step 3: Fry the bread

Place the frying pan on a medium heat, add the butter and allow to melt. Once melted, dip the bread into the egg mix, coating both sides and place them into the frying pan. Fry for 1.5 minutes on both sides and remove.

Step 4: Serve

Serve hot for breakfast and enjoy!

Fried Egg Sandwich

Experience our fried egg sandwich recipe.

Ingredient

Step 1: You will need

2 slices of white bread
2 eggs
sunflower oil
tomato ketchup or brown sauce (optional)
butter
1 small frying pan
1 spatula
1 breadknife
1 butter knife
Serves: 1

Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Oven Temperature: 180° c - 360° f

Step 2: Bread

Take 2 slices of bread and butter them.

Step 3: Eggs

Heat some sunflower oil in a frying pan till it starts sizzling.

Break 2 eggs into the oil. Flick oil over them as they cook, until the yolks go opaque. Flicking oil over the eggs makes all the difference as it cooks the eggs all the way through, rather than just from the bottom up.

Cook until the egg's albumen has gone white all the way through. Some people prefer harder eggs in a sandwich to stop the yolk squirting out - if so, continue to fry and flick oil over the eggs for another minute or so.

Step 4: Build your sandwich

Lift the fried eggs out of the pan with your spatula and place them onto one of the slices of bread.

If you like a bit of sauce with your sandwich, now's the time to dollop a bit of tomato ketchup or brown sauce on top.

Place the remaining slice on top, buttered side in. Slice the sandwich into 2 equal halves and you're ready.

Barbecued 'Shawarma' Chicken Sandwich

Ingredients
Step 1: You will need...

2 pita bread
2 chicken thighs, without skin or bones
2 tbsp "ras el hanout", ready-made Moroccan spice mix
2 tbsp olive oil
6 tbsp chopped salad, (tomatoes, cucumber, parsley)
4 tbsp ready-made tahini
4 tbsp ready-made hummus
1 tbsp ready-made harissa
1 chopping board
1 knife
1 bowl
4 spoons
Tongs
1 tray
1 barbecue, either charcoal or gas
1 bottle of water for dousing any flames
Serves: 2

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Step 2: Prepare the barbecue

If you have a charcoal BBQ light it 30-45 minutes before you plan to cook. It is ready to cook on when there are no more flames and the charcoal has turned white. If you are using a gas BBQ, light it up and turn it to the highest setting. Leave it for 15-20 minutes to heat up.

Step 3: Marinate the chicken

Place the chicken in the bowl and pour the spice-mix on top followed by the olive oil. Then, mix together well until the chicken is completely coated.

Step 4: Barbecue the chicken and the pita

Place both pieces of chicken on the barbecue and grill them for 4 minutes. As the chicken cooks, fat will seep out onto the barbecue causing the flames to rise. Sprinkle over a little water every now and again to prevent the chicken from burning.

When 4 minutes have passed, turn the chicken over to grill the other side. In the last 2 minutes, put the pitta bread onto the barbecue and toast for a minute on each side. When done, remove the chicken and then the pitta.

Step 5: Slice the chicken

Cut the chicken into thin slices.

Step 6: Put the sandwich together

Chop a little bit off one side of the pitta, then insert the knife to open it up. Repeat with the second. Holding the pitta open, add a spoonful of hummus followed by a little harissa to your liking as it's fairly spicy, and add a few pieces of chicken. Next put a little salad on top and finally add a dollop of tahini. Repeat with the second pitta.

Step 7: Serve and enjoy

This dish can also be made with chicken, lamb or beef.