One thing about getting married is that you are booked every weekend for dinner. Good thing is I dont have to cook that day. Bad thing is if you dont own enough indian outfits your basically SOL. This weekend we had the pleasure of going to BIGs cousins house for dinner, Sumeera and KD Bali. As we drank and ate.. My mother-in-laws Pantry came up. And everyone was so curious about what I had to say about the bedroom.... All I have to say about this one is GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER..ahem ahem Mrs. Lubna Kurani and Ashoo Sharma!
Sumeera made some amazing turkey kabobs heres the recipe. They are great with chutneys (brown and green)
INGREDIENTS
2 pounds lean ground lamb/turkey
1 onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger
1 tablespoon finely chopped green chile
1 Egg
2 Slices of white bread
3 or 4 teaspoons kabab masala (MDH or Rajah Tandoori Masala-which I use)
salt to taste
DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, mix ground meat, onions, ginger, chile, egg and bread . Add kabab masala and salt. Cover, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Line a baking dish with foil and thinly coat it with olive oil.
Grease your palms and mold handfuls of the mixture to form sausages. Refrigerate until you are ready to bake.
Preheat oven on 350 F.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, turning once after 10 minutes or so.
I think these would taste great on a cucumber onion salad with mint chutney and pita chips or on a bed of jasmine rice.
This ones easy and great entertaining food!
Monday, October 18, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
I want something chocolate.. not to sweet.. not to heavy!
Yesterday, my husband I laying on the sofa, watching food tv made us want something good for dessert. Something homemade that could be easy and fast to make. Well I had a chocolate cake mix box but wanted to somehow make it my own. Here's what I did!
I followed the measurements on the box, but instead of adding the oil and the water, I added Diet Coke, its about a 1/2 a cup. Im not a fan of diet coke, but it was a toss up between artificial sweetener or fat and since BIG (my husband) is addicted to Diet Coke, it was the only thing in my pantry. So, I picked the artificial sweetener. I had some half and half (low-fat version) that my husband uses to make coffee - I added about two tablespoons of that, thinking it will help keep the cake moist. And three eggs.
Depending on the cooking pan that you have it usually takes about 30-35 minutes. Always use the trick of putting a knife or a toothpick to see if the cakes done. Don't forget to spray the pan or brush oil or butter before pouring the cake batter.
Instead of using traditional icing which is packed with god knows what and is way to sweet for most of us, I used Nutella. Ahh Nutella so nice and rich. You can find it at any grocery store near the peanut butter.
I let the cake cool for about 15 minutes spread Nutella on the top and it was done!
It turned out great! And its even better the next day warm with vanilla ice cream!
I followed the measurements on the box, but instead of adding the oil and the water, I added Diet Coke, its about a 1/2 a cup. Im not a fan of diet coke, but it was a toss up between artificial sweetener or fat and since BIG (my husband) is addicted to Diet Coke, it was the only thing in my pantry. So, I picked the artificial sweetener. I had some half and half (low-fat version) that my husband uses to make coffee - I added about two tablespoons of that, thinking it will help keep the cake moist. And three eggs.
Depending on the cooking pan that you have it usually takes about 30-35 minutes. Always use the trick of putting a knife or a toothpick to see if the cakes done. Don't forget to spray the pan or brush oil or butter before pouring the cake batter.
Instead of using traditional icing which is packed with god knows what and is way to sweet for most of us, I used Nutella. Ahh Nutella so nice and rich. You can find it at any grocery store near the peanut butter.
I let the cake cool for about 15 minutes spread Nutella on the top and it was done!
It turned out great! And its even better the next day warm with vanilla ice cream!
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