Monday, March 19, 2012

Coleslaw

Ingredients:
Cabbage (thinly sliced)- 1 cup

Onion(thinly sliced)- 1/2
Carrot (shredded)- 1/2
Sugar- 2 tsp
salt to taste
Raisin - 10
Sour creme - 1 tsp
apple(thinly sliced)- 1/2

Cantaloupe(cubed) - 1/2 cup
lime/lemon juice - 1tbsp
Coriander leaves (chopped)- 1/4 cup

Preparation :
mix all ingredients

Beans Casserol

Ingredients:
Onion (Chopped) - 1
Jalepino- 2
tomato (chopped) - 1/2
Cinnamon stick - 1/ in
Cloves - 2
Beans - 1 + 1/2 cup
Corn - 1 cup
Cheese slices - 2
Bread crumbs - 1/2 cup
oil - 2 tsp

Preparation
Preheat the oven at 360 deg and grease a small baking dish
Heat oil in a pan
add cinnamon and clove to it
Add onion and jalepino and fry for some time
add tomato and fry for some time

add corn to pan
Add Beans and fry till tender


Take greased baking dish and spread empty the vegetables from pan in it
place cheese spread over it
Sprinkle bread crumbs on top
bake for 15 minutes till it starts bubbling
stop the oven and let it settle for 5 minutes

Serve with bread, sauce and salad

Friday, March 9, 2012

Tomato Sauce

Ingredients:
Carrot (finely chopped)- 1 medium
Onion (finely chopped)- 1
oil - 1 tsp
Garlic (minced) - 3
Bay leave(powdered) - 2
Cinnamon powder- 1/4 tsp
Tomato - 3
Sugar - 2 tsp
Corn flour - 2 tsp
cream - 1 tsp
salt to taste
Red chilli
pepper

Preparation
 Boil tomatoes till they start peeling off
When the tomato starts peeling off, remove from flame and let it cool for some time

remove the peels from tomatoes and mash it

Heat oil in a pan and add carrots,garlic, bay leaves,cinnamon powder and onion to it. cook (stirring occasionally) till it it tender

Add salt,pepper, chilli powder  and tomato to the pan
add some water and cook (stirring occasionally) till the vegetables are tender
Add some more water and corn flour. stir while adding corn flour,
Add creme to pan (stirring gently)
Add sugar and cook for 5 - 19 minutes.

Serve with Pasta or casserole

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Potato Casserole



Ingredients:
Potatoes (cut in rounds)- 3
Onion (sliced)- 1
Tomato- 1
Cheese slices - 3
Cabbage (cut)- 1/2 cup
salt to taste
red chilli powder
pepper
oil for greasing
foil

Preparation:

Preheat oven at 450 deg
take a oven safe pan and grease it
Arrange a layer of potato in the bowl. Leave some for later.
Spread onion over potatoes.use only half of the onions

Spread tomato over it

add salt pepper and chilli over the layers
Spread cheese over it
Spread cabbage over it
Spread the remaining potato and onion
sprinkle salt, pepper and chilli
cover the pan with foil

put it in oven for baking for 30 minutes

Add some Sauce while serving
Can be served with bread and steamed vegetables