Schezwan Cooking Sauce

Schezwan Sauce

Ingredients For the paste:

• 20 Red Chilies
• 5 Garlic Cloves

Other Ingredients:

• 1tbsp Garlic finely chopped
• 1tsp green chili finely chopped
• 1/2tbsp Ginger Grated
• 2tbsp Onion finely chopped
• 1tsp Celery finely chopped
• 1tbsp Cooking Vinegar
• 1/2 cup clear vegetable stock
• 1.1/2 tsp White Vinegar
• 1tbsp Cornflour(mixed with 2tbsp of water)
• 2tsp Sugar
• 3tbsp Oil
• Salt to taste
• Water as required

Method:

1. Take plenty of water in a saucepan to boil add red Chilies n garlic n cook for 10mins. Cool, drain out the water n grind into a smooth paste using little water. Keep aside.
2. Now heat the oil in a wok n fry the garlic, green chili, ginger, onion n celery for 2mins.
3. Now add the paste n fry for 2 more mins, adding vinegar n cook for 2 more mins, adding stock n mix well.
4. Now add cornflour, white vinegar, and sugar n salt n cook for 2mins while stirring continuously.
Use as required n refrigerate after use.

Happy Cooking
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Healthy Flaxseed Dry Chutney

Flax Seeds Chutney

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Flax Seeds
• Salt to taste
• 1" Tamarind
• 2-3 tsp Jaggery / Palm Sugar
• 1/4 Cup Curry Leaves
• 1/2 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
• 2-3 Garlic Cloves
• 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 2-3 tsp Red Chilli Powder

Method:

1. Dry roast the flax seeds in a hot pan, until you get the popping sound, keep aside and let it cool.
2. Take a grinder jar, add all the ingredients together and grind until medium smooth powder. 
3. Let it cool and store in air tight container and serve as required.

Happy Cooking

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Quick Feta Sandwich

Quick Feta Sandwich

Ingredients:

• 2-4 Slices of Light Rye Bread or bread of your choice
• 1tbsp Goat Milk Feta Cheese
• 5-6 Red Cherry Tomatoes Sliced
• 1 tsp Italian Mixed Herbs

Method:

1. Toast the bread slices and keep aside.
2. Spread the Feta on the toast, place sliced cherry tomatoes and sprinkle with mixed herbs.
3. Serve Immediately.

Its Finger Licking Good.

Note: Goat cheese, like goat milk, is easier on the human digestive system and lower in calories, cholesterol and fat than its bovine counterpart.
In addition, goat milk cheese is a good source of calcium, protein, vitamin A, vitamin K, phosphorus.

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Garlic Upma

Garlic Upma

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Medium Semolina / Rava + 1tsp Ghee / Clarified Butter
• 3-4 Dry Red Chilli Broken in pieces
• 4-5 Cloves of Garlic Crushed
• 1 String Curry Leaves Roughly Chopped
• 1/2  tbsp Ghee/ Clarified Butter
• 1/2 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 1/2 tsp Urad Dal / Black Gram
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp Sugar
• 1 tbsp Fresh Coriander Finely Chopped
• 2.1/2 Cup Water

Method:

1. Heat up a open pan add 1tsp ghee, when hot add Samolina and roast until light golden brown or until the aroma start appearing, once done place it in a plate and keep aside.
2. In the same pan add halfgGhee and half oil, once hot add mustard seeds, when crackle add cumin seeds, urad dal and once dal turns golden brown add in the curry leave, red chilli and garlic and sauté for about 4-5 minutes, or until garlic turn light golden in colour.
3. Now add water, salt and sugar and half of the finely chopped coriander, mix well and close the lid and bring it to a boil.
4. Now add roasted semolina starring occasionally, add the other half coriander and close the lid. (Let all the water evaporate, and mix well )  
5. Once cooked serve hot imminently. 

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Dry Bhindi Fry/ Okra Fry

Bhindi Fry

Ingredients:

• 12-15 Fresh Okra ( washed and pat dried)
• 1tbsp Chickpea Flour/ Besan
• 1tsp Red Chilli Powder
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 1 tsp Chat Masala Powder
• 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
• 1 tbp Fresh Coriander Finely chopped
• 1tbsp Olive Oil
• Some extra coriander leaves for garnish
• 3/4 tsp Kasuri Methi/ Dry Fenugreek Leaves

Method:

1. Cut both the ends of the okra and slit and keep aside.
2. Now take a bowl add all the powder ingredients, chopped coriander, kasuri methi, salt and mix well and keep.
3. Now fill the mixture into the slit okra nicely and keep aside.
4. Now heat up a oil in pan, when hot add cumin seeds, when crackle add the stuffed okra and cook until okra are golden brown in colour on all the sides.
5. Garnish with Fresh Coriander and Serve Hot.

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Roasted Cherry Tomatoes - To Serve - Jamie's Pasta Recipe

Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

Ingredients:

• 250gm Coloured Cherry Tomatoes
• 1tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese
• 1tsp Mixed Italian Herbs
• 1tsp Olive Oil

Method:

1. Cut tomatoes in half and place them on a greased tray and keep aside.
2. Now mix together mixed herbs and parmesan cheese and keep aside.
3. Now sprinkle the mixed herbs and cheese on the cut tomato drizzling olive oil and bake for 10- 15 minutes or until golden brown in preheated oven on 150 degree C.
4. Once done turn off the oven and let it rest for 3-4 minutes.
5. Serve with my Jamie's Pasta immediately.

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Curry Leaves Sabudana Kichdhi /Sago

Curry Leaves Sabudana Kichdhi

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Sago Soaked
• 3-4 Green Chillies
• 1/4 Cup Fresh Curry Leaves
• 1/4 Cup Roasted Peanut
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp Sugar
• 1/2 Lemon Juice
• 1/4 Cup Fresh Coriander Finley Chopped
• 2 tsp Olive Oil
• 2 tsp Ghee / Clarified Butter
• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds

Method:

1. Grind coarsely green chilli, curry leaves and keep aside.
2. Grind coarsely Peanut and mix with sabudana/sago and keep aside.
3. Now heat a pan when hot add olive oil and ghee, now add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and let it crackle.
4. Now add coarsely grind green chilli and curry leaves and mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes.
5. Now add soaked sago with peanut, salt, sugar and lemon juice n mix well and close the lid  and cook till sago turn translucent, ( Keep Checking in between)
6. Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot.

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