Easy meals and drinks for summer time (22.01.15)

Fego chicken basket

1, 5 kg chicken fillet (cut in2 thin strips).
Marinate with garlic paste, 1tsp lemon pepper, salt, arad, dhana jeero.
Cook till dry.

Sauce-2tblsp butter, 1cup sweet chillie sauce 1 tblsp sesame seeds. Boil and pour over above chicken just b4 serving.

Crumbed chicken

1, 5 kg chicken fillet (cut in2 thin strips) marinate with 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp fine red chillies.

Beat together 1small tin nestle cream and 1 egg, add to chicken strips.dip each strip in Kellogg’s breadcrumbs and fry in medium oil till golden.

Serve with chips and dipping sauce (2tblsp mayo, 2tblsp golden syrup pinch of salt).
Enjoy!

Apple and passion teaser

1 cup passion fruit cordial
2 green apples peeled and de-seeded
1 lemon
Liquidize with 11/2 liter of water
Strain and sweeten with sugar.
Add a grated apple and serve chilled.
Bread cups
6 slices bread

Cup in round to fit into patty pan, toast in oven until crisp. This can be made ahead of time. Take 3 pieces chicken fillet ( finely cubed). Cook with ghee, salt, lemon pepper, green masala and lemon juice, once cooked leave to cool completely, to the chicken add cubed cucumber and mix with sour cream. Fill in bread cups before serving, garnish with parsley. Lovely for hot summer days.

Bread cups
6 slices bread
Cup in round to fit into patty pan, toast in oven until crisp. This can be made ahead of time.
Take 3 pieces chicken fillet ( finely cubed)
Cook with ghee, salt, lemon pepper, green masala and lemon juice, once cooked leave to cool completely, to the chicken add cubed cucumber and mix with sour cream. Fill in bread cups before serving, garnish with parsley. Lovely for hot summer days.

Citrus Butter (Safeera Kaka)

8 Tbsp 1 stick unsalted butter softened 1 vanilla bean I used a tsp of vanilla bean paste 1 Tbsp sugar 2 tsp grated orange zest 2 tsp grated lemon zest Instructions Beat the butter in a mixer until light and creamy. Cut the vanilla bean in half and scrape the beans...

PUMPKIN SPICE BUTTER (Safeera Kaka)

Ingredients ½ cup (8 Tablespoons) unsalted butter softened ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice ⅛ teaspoon coarse sea salt up to ¼ teaspoon, to taste ¼ cup pumpkin puree 2 ½ Tablespoons honey Instructions Add softened butter, ground cinnamon,...

Cowboy Butter (Safeera Kaka)

Ingredients 100g / 7 tbsp unsalted butter , softened, divided 1 large garlic clove , finely minced (1 tsp) - knife best (Note 1) 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1 tsp smoked paprika (sub regular paprika) 1 tsp chilli flakes / red pepper flakes 1/4 tsp cooking salt Instructions...

Sweet Chilli

Garlic Marinade Perfect for Chops, Steak and Ribs Ingredients ½ Sweet Chilli Sauce 3 tbsp Chilli & Garlic Sauce 2 BBQ Sauce 2 Tomato Sauce 2 tbsp Oil or Melted Butter 1 tbsp Garlic Paste 1 Black Pepper 1 tsp Paprika 1 tsp Dhania Jeeru (Coriander & Cumin)...

Falafel (Safeera Kaka)

1 pound or about 2.5 cups dried chickpeas 1 bunch of parsley stems out 1 onion peeled 3-4 garlic cloves peeled 1 medium-size potato peeled 1 teaspoon cumin powder 1 teaspoon coriander powder 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 3-4 cups oil for frying...

Hummus (Safeera Kaka)

1 canned chickpeas ¼ cup (Tahini) ¼ cup of iced water (add ice cubes for a white hummus) one freshly squeezed large lemon 1 clove garlic salt to taste Parsley to garnish (optional) Open chickpeas can and rinse well, boil in clean water with a pinch of bicarb and...