Vishete

Put the flour in a bowl, add the salt, baking powder and cardamom (or whichever flavouring you want to use). Stir these ingredients together. Next add the warm melted margarine into the flour and use your fingertips to rub it in to make crumbs. Then add about half a cup of room temperature water gradually […]

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Cinnamon Wings

Marinate the wings in the marinade ingredients for at least 2 hours or up to overnight. Just make sure the wings are at room temperature before you begin cooking, so get them out of the fridge at least half an hour before you start. Heat the oil in a pan and add the freshly grated […]

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Hainanese Chicken Rice

First, prepare the chicken. Clean the chicken and trim off any excess fat or skin. Do not discard as these bits will be used to flavour the rice. Place the chicken in a large pot and fill with water (or chicken stock) to immerse the chicken fully. Bring the pot to a boil over high […]

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Sunshine Grilled Chicken

Clean the chicken and pat them dry. Blend all the remaining ingredients and pour over the chicken cubes, mix well to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to overnight for best results. Remove the chicken an hour prior to grilling so that it comes close to room temperature. Thread the […]

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Pasta Fagioli

You can make broth by either boiling chicken or meat with bones with some salt, pepper, ginger and garlic pastes on low heat (20 minutes for chicken, 30-40 minutes for beef/mutton), then drain and reserve the stock/soup. Or dissolve a stock cube in water as per the directions on the pack you are using. I […]

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Ginger Cake

Make sure all the ingredients are at room temperature before starting. Grease and line the cake pan. Then re-grease the lined pan and dust lightly with flour. Preheat the oven at 180C. Sieve the self-rising flour with the cocoa powder, baking powder, ginger powder, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Set aside. Even though we are suing […]

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Breakfast Burritos

The various components of this dish can be prepared ahead and the burrito can then be quickly put together within minutes. First prepare the tortillas. Since we need the tortillas slightly larger than usual size, use this recipe to make SIX instead of EIGHT tortillas. Link HERE Prepare the breakfast potatoes using THIS recipe. Cook […]

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Lahmacun/Turkish Pizza

For the Dough Warm the water with a bit of milk and use enough to knead the rest of the ingredients into a very soft and slightly sticky dough. The softer you get this the better, knead it well. Set it aside for an hour. Once it has risen and doubled, divide the dough into […]

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Mixed Daal Curry

Wash the mixed lentils thoroughly then soak them in water for about 2-4 hours. Drain the water, rinse them out well and boil the lentils in about 5 cups of water with half a tsp each of salt, garlic and one chopped green chilli. Simmer on low heat until the lentils are soft, skimming off […]

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