From My Home
From an open market stall to my home kitchen, took a break, but now I’m back doing what I love ❤️ sharing simple, soulful recipes with real flavors.
Ingredients
• Fish
• Coriander Seeds
• Cumin Seeds
• Pepper Seeds
• Green Chilies
• Sweet Basil
• Coriander Leaves
• Spring Onions
• Red Onions
• Salt
• Pepper
• Oil
• Lemongrass
• Coconut Milk
• Eggplant
Instructions
- Marinate the fish in salt & pepper and leave aside
- Add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, pepper seeds to a pan and heat up for a few minutes
- To a blender add green chilies, sweet basil, coriander leaves, spring onion, red onions and blend
- To a pan add oil, lemongrass, the blended paste, coconut milk & stir well
- Add eggplant, salt, pepper & stir
- Add fish and allow to cook
Homemade Hotdog
Ingredients
• Hotdog buns - we used submarine buns
• Bacon
• Sausages
• Mayonnaise
• Gherkin
• Cilantro
• Caramelized onions
• Homemade Sauce
Caramelized Onions
- Slice onions, add jaggery & fry till brown
For the Sauce
- Mayonnaise
- Mustard paste
- Jaggery
- Paprika
- Garlic powder
- Salt
- Pepper
- 2–3 drops of hot sauce (optional)
Instructions
- Fry the bacon & sausages
- Slice the bun in half & apply mayonnaise
- Slice gherkin into julienne & add to the bun
- Add cilantro, sausage, caramelized onions & sauce
P.S.
Taste and adjust as needed, adding more of any ingredient to suit your taste.
Stir Fry Vegetable
Ingredients
• Water
• Salt
• Oil
• Mushrooms
• Carrot
• Cabbage
• Garlic
• Celery
• Red Bell Pepper
• Dark & Light Soy Sauce
• Pepper
• Corn Starch
• Sugar
• Basil Leaves
Instructions
- Add water to a pan, with salt, oil & bring to heat
- Add mushrooms, carrot & let it simmer for 2 mins
- Take it off the pan & add cabbage to the same. Leave for 2 mins & take it off the pan
- Add oil to a pan, followed by garlic.
- Add mushroom, carrot, cabbage & mix
- Add celery, bell pepper, dark & light soy sauce, pepper, cornstarch, sugar & mix well
- Add a few basil leaves & mix
P.S.
Taste and adjust as needed, adding more of any ingredient to suit your taste.
Seafood Egg Noodles
Ingredients
• Butter - 3 tbsp
• Garlic - 1 tbsp chopped
• Carrot - sliced
• Prawns
• Cabbage
• Button Mushrooms
• Red Bell Pepper
• Onions
• Salt
• Soya Sauce - 2 tbsp
• Oyster Sauce - 2 tbsp
• Egg Noodles
• Spring Onions
Instructions
- Add butter to a pan and heat up
- Add garlic, carrot, prawns & mix
- Add cabbage, button mushrooms, red bell pepper, onions & mix
- Add salt to taste & mix
- Add soya sauce, oyster sauce & mix
- Add the egg noddles & mix well
- Sprinkle spring onions
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P.S.
Boil the egg noodles until tender before adding to the pan
Taste and adjust as needed, adding more of any ingredient to suit your taste.
Homemade Chili Paste
Ingredients
• Oil - 500ml
• Curry Leaves
• Garlic - 3 tsp chopped
• Ginger - 2 tsp chopped
• Onions - 1 full bulb chopped
• Small Dried Shrimp - 100g
• Dried Prawns & Maldive Fish - 100g & 50g
• Chili Flakes - 500g
• Soya Sauce - 2 tbsp
• Salt
• Jaggery - 2 to 3 tbsp chopped
P.S.
Taste and adjust as needed, adding more of any ingredient to suit your taste.
Stir Fried Green Beans
Ingredients
• Beans - 250g
• Minced Chicken - 150g
• Oil
• Salt
• Garlic - 2 tsps chopped
• Dark Soy Sauce - 2 tsp
• Balsamic Vinegar- ½ tsp
• Pepper
• Dried Red Chilies
Instructions
- Add oil to a pan and heat up
- Slice green beans and add it to the pan
- Add salt to taste & mix well for 2 minutes
- Take it off the pan & keep separately
- Add oil to the same pan
- Add minced chicken, garlic, dark soy sauce, pepper balsamic vinegar, salt to taste & dried red chilies
- Mix well
- Add the beans to this and mix
P.S. Taste and adjust as needed, adding more of any ingredient to suit your taste.
Just Cos We Love Coffee
Ingredients
• Coffee - 2 tbsp
• Warm Water
• Condensed Milk
• Milk
• Ice Cubes
Instructions
- Add 1 tbsp coffee to each mug
- Add a little warm water
- Use a frother to mix until it becomes thick/foamy
- In a jug, add condensed milk followed by milk. Mix for. Few minutes using a frother
- Add ice cubes to the mugs with coffee
- Add the milk to the mugs
- Stir before drinking
P.S. Taste and adjust as needed, adding more of any ingredient to suit your taste.
Easy Homemade Meal
Ingredients - Coleslaw
• Carrot - 1 Large
• Cabbage - ½ medium cabbage
• Yogurt - 1 tbsp
• Mayonnaise - 3 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste
Ingredients - Chicken
• Chicken - 3 pieces
• Garlic - 2 bulbs
• Butter
• Thyme leaves - handful
• Salt
• Pepper
Ingredients - Garlic Bread & Paste
• Baguette - 1
• Garlic - 4 bulbs
• Salt
• Olive Oil - 3 tbsp
• Parsley
• Butter - 1 tsp
• Mozzarella Cheese
Instructions - Coleslaw
- Julienne the carrot & cabbage
- Add yoghurt, mayonnaise & mix
- Add pepper, salt to taste & mix
Instructions - Chicken
- Slice the middle of the chicken
- Stuff with chopped garlic, butter & thyme leaves
- Sprinkle salt, pepper on top & spread evenly
- Bake at 250°c for 30 to 45 mins
Instructions - Garlic Bread & Paste
- Cut the baguette in to slices
- Place garlic in a baking tray & add olive oil & salt
- Bake at 250°c for 20 to 30 mins
- Peel the skin & mash with butter.
- Add parsley & mix
- Apply on bread
- Add mozzarella cheese
- Bake at 200°c for 10 mins
P.S. Taste and adjust as needed, adding more of any ingredient to suit your taste
Crispy Chicken Burger 🍔
Ingredients
• Chicken
• Salt
• Pepper
• Flour - ½ cup
• Corn Flour - 1 ½ tsp
• Chili Powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric - 1 tsp
• Eggs - 2
• Ice Cubes
• Oil
• Tomato - Slices
• Cheese - Slices
• Lettuce
For the Sauce
• Mayonnaise
• Tomato Sauce
Instructions
- Debone the chicken
- Add salt & pepper on both sides & spread it out evenly
- Using the rolling pin, firmly but gently tap the chicken to flatten them
- To a bowl, add ½ cup flour, corn flour, 1 tsp salt, chili powder, turmeric & ½ tsp pepper. Mix well
- In separate bowls add 2 eggs (beaten) & water with with ice cubes
- Dip the piece of chicken in the egg & press the chicken firmly into the flour so the mixture sticks well to all sides
- Repeat the above once more
- Add this piece of chicken to the water with ice cubes & add it back to the flour mixture
- Repeat the above once more
- Deep fry the chicken in oil
- Apply the sauce on to the burger bun, add a slice of tomato, chicken, cheese & lettuce.
P.S. Taste and adjust as needed, adding more of any ingredient to suit your taste.
Super Easy Kankung Rice
Ingredients
• Rice
• Butter - 2 to 3 tbsp
• Ginger - 1 chopped
• Garlic - 2 full bulbs chopped
• Kangkung
• Soya Sauce - 2 tbsp
• Oyster sauce - 1 tbsp
• Chicken Bouillon- 1 tbsp
• Egg - 3 full eggs
• Chicken - 100g
• Pork - 100g
• Pepper - 1 tsp
• Salt
Instructions
- Add butter to a pan and heat up until melted
- Add ginger, garlic & mix
- Add Kangkung, 1 tbsp soya sauce, oyster sauce & mix
- Add rice, egg, chicken, pork, 1 tbsp soya sauce, pepper, chicken bouillon & mix well
- Add salt to taste
P.S. Taste and adjust as needed, adding more of any ingredient to suit your taste.
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