Food World Recipes

Hummus Preparation time: 5 min                   Cuisine: Middle Eastern VEGETARIAN                               Accompaniment Hummus is a common food dip usually served in Middle Eastern and Arabic cuisines. It is served with Grilled Chicken. I love it a lot especially to eat it with Qubz (Arabic Bread). Ingredients: 1cup cooked chickpeas ¼ cup liquid from cooked chickpeas 1 tablespoons lemon juice (depending on taste) ½  tablespoons tahini 1 cloves garlic, crushed ¼  teaspoon salt 1tablespoons olive oil for garnishing Preparation: 1.      Drain the cooked chickpeas and set aside liquid. 2.      Combine remaining ingredients in blender or food processor. 3.    ...

Carrot Halwa (microwave) Preparation time:         15 minutes                    VEGETARIAN Cook time: Less than 20 minutes                      DESSERT Cuisine: INDIAN I always thought that carrot halwa can only be made using a frying pan. Later I made it in microwave oven and it became a success. Its so sweet and is a perfect delicacy. INGREDIENTS:        ½ kg carrot ½ cup water 1 cup sugar ¼ cup milk powder ½ tsp. cardamom 5 tbsp. ghee 8 numbers almond chopped PREPARATION 1.       Peel the carrots. Chop the carrots in a food processor. Place the chopped carrot in a microwavable dish. Cook for 3 minutes. 2.       ...

Gulab Jamun Preparation time:         15 min                    VEGETARIAN Cook time: Less than 10 min INGREDIENTS: ½ cup milk powder 2 tbsp. flour 2 tbsp. yogurt 1 tbsp. ghee ¼ tsp. baking soda Yogurt 2 cups water Oil 2 tsp. rose water 2 cups sugar PREPARATION 1.       In a bowl add milk powder, flour, yogurt, ghee and baking soda to make dough.   2.       Roll the dough into small balls. Keep aside. 3.       Boil water and add sugar to make sugar syrup. Then add rose water. 4.       Fry the small dough balls in oil until they turns golden brown. Remove them and place them in the sugar syrup. Your Gulab Jamun is ready to serve. ...

Plain Hoppers (Vellayappam) Preparation time: overnight (for batter)                        Cuisine: Indian Cook time: 10 min                                                                 VEGETARIAN Ingredients: 2 cups raw rice 1 cup grated coconut Boiled rice 1 cup ¼ tsp. yeast 4 cups water 1 tsp. sugar Salt to taste Preparation: 1.      Soak the rice for at least 3 hrs. Then grind the soaked rice with grated coconut and cooked boiled rice. 2.      Keep ...

Chicken cutlet Preparation time:  30 MIN                                               NON VEGETARIAN Cook time: Less than 10 MIN INGREDIENTS: 350 gm chicken (minced) 1Potato, medium sized 1tsp. ginger garlic paste 1 chopped onion 1 chopped green chilly Breadcrumbs – for coating ½ tsp. white pepper ¼ turmeric powder ¼ garam masala Egg white Salt to taste PREPARATION 1.       Cook the potatoes and mash them. Keep it aside. 2.       Cook the chicken in water along with salt and turmeric. 3.       In a pan, heat some oil. Add the chopped onion and sauté until they turn soft. Add the chopped chillies and the ginger-garlic paste and sauté for 3-4 minutes. 4....

Shakshuka Preparation time: approx.. 8 min               Cook time: 8 min                                    non VEGETARIAN Ingredients: 1 tbs. olive oil 4 eggs 1 medium sliced capsicum 1 medium sliced onion 1 small tomato sliced 1 tsp. vinegar ½ tsp. white pepper Salt to taste Preparation: 1.      Heat a pan. Add olive oil then sauté onion, capsicum and tomato. Mix well. 2.      Add salt, white pepper and vinegar and sauté well. 3.      Make 4 indentations in the mixture and crack an egg gently into each indentation in the mixture. 4.      Cover and cook for 3 minutes. 5.      Then drag a spatula gently through the egg whites al...

Green Coconut Chutney Preparation time:         5 min                                       Vegetarian Cuisine: INDIAN INGREDIENTS: 1 cup grated coconut 1 green chilly ½” ginger 1 garlic clove Few mint leaves 1 tsp. yogurt Salt to taste     PREPARATION 1.       Grind all the ingredients to rough paste. 2.       Ready to serve.