A couple of weeks ago I posted Ham & Cheese French Toastie Roll Ups. French toast you can eat with your hands and tastes like ham and cheese toasties. After those roll ups turned out so well, I simply had to come up with a bacon version. Because…..you know…..bacon. The smell of sizzling bacon in the morning is the best thing in the world, especially if you had too much wine last night....
We never get bored with boiled egg fry as I make in many ways. The recipe shared here is somewhat like a dry curry and we love this as you don’t need any other side. Plain rice, this boiled egg fry and a bowl of yogurt or raita will be a complete satiating meal. Every home in India has a different recipe to make this. This recipe is the way my MIL makes....
Café de Paris butter – sauce for steak Despite its name, Café de Paris butter was actually born in Switzerland, at Restaurant Café de Paris in Geneva back in 1941. It is traditionally an emulsified butter sauce that’s poured over steak, and the original secret recipe is still served today at restaurants such the L’Entrecote group’s steakhouses in France, Switzerland and elsewhere. These days you’ll find versions of Café de Paris sauce more often served instead as convenient, flavoured butter rounds, like this recipe....
About Chicken Bhuna The word “Bhuna” refers to a specific cooking method which means “To Fry” or “Sauté”. Usually a basic onion tomato masala known as Bhuna Masala is first prepared by gently frying the spices, onions and tomatoes until aromatic. Later chicken is also fried along with this masala and then slow-cooked until tender and succulent. Here the word fry does not mean deep frying. Usually no liquid is added while cooking, meaning the chicken is cooked in its own juices....
After a no-mayo version? Use a creamy Yogurt Dressing instead. About this Chicken Pasta Salad This is an old-school Chicken Pasta Salad that comes with a creamy mayonnaise-based dressing, and lots of add-ins. Carrot, celery, capsicum (bell peppers), green onion, BACON, cheese and even avocado, if you so choose. What I really like is that it’s nice and “moist”. That is, plenty of dressing, but you won’t feel weighed down after scoffing down a big bowl of this because the dressing is made with a 50/50 combination of both mayonnaise and sour cream....
The first thing some might notice is that there’s bacon in this Fried Rice. “That’s not authentic!”, you may be thinking. And that’s true. Authentic Chinese restaurants make Fried Rice with Chinese Sausage. I’m betting that the vast majority of readers have never bought or cooked Chinese Sausage before. But you know what? Kylie Kwong says bacon is ok. In fact, it’s the alternative in her recipe to Chinese Sausage....
My mother makes an incredible Japanese pasta bake called Makaroni Guratan, which is basically Macaroni Gratin pronounced with a Japanese accent. It is soooo typical of the Japanese to change the spelling of English words to the way Japanese pronounce it. It’s an endless source of amusement for me! As the name implies, it is macaroni baked in a classic french “gratin” style with a creamy white sauce made from a roux....
Crispy Baked Chicken Legs If you ask me, on a sheer scale of munchability (new word) chicken drumsticks beat out chicken breasts any old day. I’d rather be grabbing a drumstick with my fingers and chomping that meaty flesh off the bone than daintily nibbling a chicken breast with a knife and fork! But, maybe that’s just me. So if you’re in my camp – or actually, even if you’re not (!...
This is a cookbook exclusive recipe! This recipe is exclusive to my debut cookbook Dinner which includes a how-to video for every recipe. Just scan the QR code! Just to explain…. I know, it’s confusing! You’re so used to getting recipes on my website – there’s over 1,200 of them, after all. And here you are looking at a tasty recipe video and I haven’t provided the recipe. 🙀 I’m not just doing this to torture you, I promise....
The custard layer especially is something else! It’s melt-in-your-mouth creamy but set enough to cut into neat slices. If the photo below has you drooling, read on … Custard cake with blueberries This cake came about as one of those “wouldn’t it be awesome if…….” ideas that suddenly materialise in my mind and I need to blurt out to anybody within earshot. I gestured enthusiastically as I described my vision of a cake and how I thought I could make it work....
There is no end to the number of variations you can make to these dates laddo recipe. Add in some Choco chips, cocoa bits, desiccated coconut, copra, dried figs, apricots or raisins. Most times I make these with some grated copra since it is high in calcium. If you have fussy kids, do give them a ladoo regularly. To make dates laddu, we don’t need any ghee or oil. No sweetener is needed either....
I have not used any nuts & raisins but you can use some walnuts & sweet raisins if you like them. I made a cream cheese frosting with homemade cream cheese which I have shared below. You can also skip the frosting and serve it plain as it tastes delicious on its own. If you do not have a oven then you can also bake it in a cooker following this cooker cake recipe post....
NO CANNED SOUP!!! How to make Chicken Rice Casserole – my Emergency way! This is a dump-and-bake rice casserole that’s made from scratch. And anyone who knows anything about cooking will (rightfully!) raise their eyebrows when they see how this emergency version of Chicken Rice Casserole is made: Dump UNCOOKED RICE in pan Sprinkle with flour and seasonings Mix with liquids (broth and milk) Top with RAW chicken and RAW broccoli Bake Stir in cheese, melt cheese, serve....
What is fish tikka masala? Fish tikka masala is an Indian dish made by simmering grilled fish in a spicy masala. It is a variation of the most popular chicken tikka masala. How is it made? It is made by first marinating the fish in a yogurt marinade and then grilled to perfection. In restaurants the fish is grilled in clay ovens. However you can grill them on the pan. I have included the instructions in the recipe card below....
We love the dry mushroom recipes as they are simple to prepare and taste great since they are cooked in their own moisture without the addition of water. These garlic mushrooms also go good in the lunch box to office or school. Mushrooms are used in Indian cuisine to make mushroom biryani, mushroom masala & some starters. Sometime ago we were feeling too bored with the same kind of mushroom dishes I was preparing....
🎉🎉🎉HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!🎉🎉🎉 And…. SURPRISE!! A late Christmas present / Happy New Year gift for my readers – my Asian Takeout eCookbook! A couple of months ago, I put up a vote for the theme for the next free eCookbook. Oh bugger, wait a sec. I just checked….and it was waaaay more than a couple of months ago, it was back in August when I put the vote up. Let me start again....
Great Roasted Carrots I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – the simplest way to add instant flavour to any vegetable is to roast it. The oven completely transforms bland vegetables, intensifying the natural flavour, caramelising sugar you didn’t even know was in it, and giving it colour by browning the outsides. And we all know colour = flavour! And carrots are a wonderful example of roasting magic in action....
Like Rosemary Garlic Lamb Chops, these lamb chops are marinated which tenderises the chops and infuses with flavour. It’s also ideal to pop the marinated meat into the freezer! I will shamelessly use any shortcut I can find – so long as it doesn’t compromise on flavour or mean store bought things like dressings. This plate of Greek deliciousness is pulled together using 2 nifty shortcuts: The cucumber and tomatoes are plated up in larger pieces so there’s less chopping....
Green tomato chutney I am sharing today is an andhra style pachadi called as pachi tomato pachadi or chutney that can be served with rice or pesarattu,oats dosa,instant moong dal dosa & idli. My mom would always make this chutney when tomatoes were in season. We would grow a lot of tomatoes in the backyard. After sharing a lot of them with friends we would be left with so many of them....
There are also many modern versions of making gulab jamun using milk powder, potato, sweet potato and even with bread. But the taste of the khoya gulab jamun is much superior from all these & is rich, soft, juicy and light. To make this gulab jamun recipe, you can use homemade khoya or store bought one. I have used store bought one as making khoya at home needs hours of hard work....
