Za Recipes

Calamari Singaporean Style Ingredients Calamari fish 300 gm Green bean 100 gm Ridge gourd (sliced) 1 Red capsicum 1 Green capsicum 1 Coconut milk ½ cup Onion chopped 1 small Spring onion 2 Garlic 4 – 5 cloves Ginger 1 medium piece Oil 3 – 4 tbsp Oyster sauce 1 tbsp Chili garlic sauce 3 tbsp Salt to taste Black pepper powder ¼ tspMethod Cut all the vegetables into small cubes, finely chop onion and keep aside.Also chop ginger...

Truffle Cake is a flourless chocolate cake worthy of Spring.The intricate lace of bare oak branches reaching to the piece of schoolyard sky framed by my kitchen window is softening, filling in with bursts of tender green leaves so young and sweet you miss them at first glance. Spring has arrived. The oaks say so.To celebrate the season of reawakening, I say we bake a cake.Yes, another cake. I know, I know. I baked a luxurious...

{Winter Kate Moonbeam top, $285}Look at this top. Now, watch this clip (you can start watching at 6:39 if you dont wanna watch the whole thing--but you SHOULD!):You see where Im going with this, right? If you guessed "homage to Jennifer Connellys puffy pirate shirt from the Labyrinth," you are correct. I also would have accepted "homage to David Bowies puffy pirate shirt from the Labyrinth" and "I EFFING LOVE THE LABYRINTH"...

Mediterranean style baked frittata with gluten-free pasta.What do you make for dinner on a night when you have no fresh produce in the house (except for a few sad carrots) and you've got barely enough energy to pour yourself a glass of wine having spent the last four days doing errands and hardware store runs and keeping the house spotless and gleaming for multiple house showings?You look at your leftovers and hope there is pasta. You...

Her Most yummy mummy! 17 Jul 2013 The Lucknow Tribune TeamBridget White-Kumar was born and brought up in a well known Anglo-Indian family in Kolar Gold Fields, a small mining town in the erstwhile Mysore State now known as Karnataka in South India.Kolar Gold Fields or K.GF as everyone knows, had a large and predominant British and Anglo-Indian population. Her life too was influenced to a great extent by British colonial...

1 quart fresh strawberries orblackberries, washed (if youuse strawberries, slice them in half)1/2 cup sugarTOPPING1 cup corn meal1/4 cup sugar1 teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon salt1/2 cup sour milk2 tablespoon melted butter or margarineSAUCE1/4 cup honey1 tablespoon melted butter or margarine1 tablespoon lemon juicePlace berries in a 2-quart baking dish, and sprinkle with sugar. Forthe topping, mix together all dry ingredients,...

1 cup plain flour 1 cup warm water1/4 teaspoon dry yeast1/2 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon sugar10 tablespoons honey4 tablespoons water1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powderOil for deep fryingDissolve the yeast in the cup of warm water. Mix the salt and flour in another bowl and add the dissolved yeast. Mix well to form a thick batter. Cover and let it rest for an hour.Heat the oil in a suitable deep pan. Take scoops of the batter and drop them...

I hosted a baby shower last week and it was so much fun!!  My good friend Mary is having her first girl (after 2 boys) in a few weeks and it was fun to put together a party to honor her and her new arrival.  As expected, I went overboard on the food, but it was a blast.Food on the spread included: (recipes for most of these to come)-Bruschetta with Whipped Feta and Roasted Red Peppers (soooo good)-Sweet & Sour Meatballs-Veggie...

I got my copy of BBC Good Food Magazine today and was looking through and found this recipe. So instead of having dessert we had muffins with our coffee and they were delicious, not too sweet and a great texture.Skinny Chocolate & Cranberry MuffinsMakes 12250g/9oz self-raising flour1 tbsp cocoa powder1 tsp baking powder1 tsp cinnamon85g/3oz light muscovado sugar85g/3oz dried cranberries25g/1oz dark chocolate, chopped125g tub...

LENTIL CUTLETSLentil cutlets are somewhat similar to lentil or bean burgers. This is a healthy substitution for potato cutlets or aloo tikkis, especially for people watching their carbs. I shallow fried the cutlets instead of deep frying them. I made these cutlets with whole toor dhal. Any types of lentils or beans can be used here.INGREDIENTS:1. Any types of lentils or beans, 1 cup, soaked overnight if beans are used.2. Red onion,...

I cannot be a self respecting food blogger and not post a pumpkin recipe for that time of the year when pumpkins are omnipresent on the internet. Actually, I didnt even realise this when I made this stew for dinner. Indians dont need a time of the year to use pumpkin. It is cooked round the year in several dishes - curries, sambars, a kootu with dals and lots more. In fact, pumpkin is such an everyday thing, that most Indian families...

Ingredients:1.          2 cups gram flour (besan)2.          1 tablespoon garlic paste3.          1 ½ tablespoons red chili powder4.          Salt to taste5.          1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder6.         ...

Ingredients:1.      2 cups plain yogurt2.      2 ripe bananas 3.      2 teaspoon split yellow mustard seeds4.      2 tablespoon sugar powder5.      Salt to taste Method:1.      Peel and slice the bananas into thin slice. 2.      In bowl whisk together...

This very simple fresh-tasting cabbage salad only takes a few minutes to make. It is particularly good with hot fresh bread and as much olive oil as possible. It is often served with heavier spicy meals as a light and tasty alternative to the usual cucumber and tomato salad. I always make this salad with cabbage rolls, using the white inner leaves which are not used for the Mahshi.Ingredients:1/2 cabbage1 tsp vinegar2 tsp saltOlive...

One of the sadder side effects of the American culinary renaissance we’ve enjoyed over the last thirty or forty years, has been the chronic under-cooking of green vegetables. Sure, there was a time when we cooked everything too long, but now, if it’s not bright green and still crispy, it’s considered ruined. That’s why every once and a while you have to enjoy something like these slow-cooked, southern-style green beans. These...

Tabikhet Silq is a flavorful stew and a staple of Libyan home cooking. Tabikhet Silq is made with chicken or meat. It can be served with rice, but is most often eaten with bread, which makes Tabikhet Silq an easy one-pot meal. Chard can be replaced with spinach for Tabikhet Sabanikh. Both the Chard and Spinach recipes use a little rice to thickens the stew.Serves 6Ingredients6 portions of chicken/red meat (or omit and add 2 vegetable...

Why is it so important to include Omega 3 and 6 into our diets?It is important to know the health benefits of omega 3 and 6 as more and more people in the western world are becoming deficient in these essential fatty acids (EFAs).Picture of flax seeds or golden linseeds rich in omega 3.The human brain is 60 per cent fat, if the water was removed. Therefore it is vital that we feed our brains with the correct fats. Omega 3 and...

INGREDIENTS:Tomatoes 5-6 medium sizedOnion 1 mediumCumin(zeera) 1 TspnCurry leavesGreen chillies 8-10(grind to paste)Cumin Pwdr 1tspnCoriander pwdr 2TspnChalwal(rice) Ka atta(soak handful of chawal then grind it to paste after 30mins)Imli ka khatta (lemon sized)Turmeric Pwdr 1/4th TspnGinger-Garlic paste 2TspnSalt to taste,water as requiredMethodSlice onion,grind chawal ka atta to paste.Heat oil and add cumin(zeera),sliced onion.Add...

Hooray for my 100th post!! Wow what a journey it has been. I am so excited about this little milestone!!I really never thought I can make these many kinds of recipes, but over the last 6 months, I have exposed a love to baking, tried many new recipes first time, organized some foodie events, and met so many inspirational and lovely bloggers of whom some have already became friends!! I love reading all your comments and you all...