Pumpkin Roll Easy Recipe

This is another pumpkin recipe which can be easily prepared at home. This pumpkin roll recipe is prepared with cream cheese stuffing, you may also mix whipped cream with the cream cheese but in that case you will have to reduce the quantity of cheese to half.

Ingredients:

For Sponge:

3 eggs
1 cup sugar
¾ cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
¾ cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ tsp nutmeg
1 tsp ginger
2 tsp cinnamon
Icing sugar for topping

For Filling:

1 cup caster sugar
8 oz cream cheese (softened)
4 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla essence

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar until become fluffy.
3. Add pumpkin and lemon juice to the egg mixture and mix well.
4. Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
5. Now combine dry mixture to the pumpkin mixture and fold them nicely using spatula.
6. Grease and dust the cookie sheet with flour and pour the prepared batter onto the tray. Place the tray in preheated oven for 12-15 min until become done.
7. Meanwhile prepare filling for the roll, for that beat cream cheese with butter and sugar until well blended and then mix with vanilla essence.
8. When the sponge becomes ready cool it to room temperature at wire rack and then spread the prepared filling over the whole sponge.
9. Then starts rolling the sponge from one side to other and in the end dust the whole roll with icing sugar from every side. Place the roll in fridge to chill for 30 min. and then cut into slices.

Coriander Mint Sauce Easy Recipe

Sauces are of many types, some of them are only used to give flavor in the food, while some are used as dip for any snack or meal and some sauces can be used for both purposes for example hot sauces like tomato ketchup, bbq sauce, pizza sauce etc. This recipe of sauce is usually served with meal or fried fish. Mostly this sauce has mint flavor, sugar and other spices. To make this recipe taste great, it is advised to only use fresh mint as well as fresh coriander.

Ingredients:

1 bunch of mint leaves
1 bunch of coriander leaves
5-6 cloves of garlic
½ cup tamarind paste
4 tbspn sugar or as required
6 green chilies

 

Preparation:

1. In a blender, put coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chilies and garlic cloves with very little water in it and blend it so that all the ingredients blend completely.
2. Now add tamarind paste, sugar and pinch of salt in it and blend together to make a smooth paste. Servings:

Put the sauce in a bowl and enjoy it with rice or any other meal.

Tuscan Bean & Tuna Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

1 small onion, finely chopped
2 x 400g/14oz cans butter
beans, drained
2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
175g/6oz canned tuna in oil,
drained
2 tablespoons chopped fresh
flat-leaf parsley
For the dressing
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed
lemon juice
2 teaspoons clear honey
1 garlic clove, crushed

Preparation:

• Put the onion and butter beans in a bowl, and mix well. Add the tomatoes. Flake the tuna with a fork, and add it to the mixture together with the parsley.
• To make the dressing, mix together the oil, lemon juice, honey and garlic in a screwtop glass jar. Seal the jar tightly, and shake until the dressing thickens.
• Pour the dressing over the salad. Toss the ingredients together, and serve straight away.

Baked MushRooms Easy Recipe

Ingredients:

8 large flat mushrooms, wiped
with damp kitchen paper
2 tablespoons olive oil
250g/9oz Taleggio or Brie
cheese, thickly sliced
1 bunch of fresh lemon thyme,
leaves only
salt and freshly ground
black pepper

Preparation:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas mark 6.
• Trim the stalks from the mushrooms.Put the mushrooms, rounded cap side down, in a medium roasting
dish. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour the olive oil over the mushrooms. Place the cheese slices on top, and finally sprinkle with the
lemon thyme. Bake in the oven for 20–25 minutes until the cheese has melted. Serve hot.

Almond Soup Easy Recipe

Ingredients:

225g/8oz blanched almonds,
minced
3 egg yolks, hard-boiled
1.2 litres/2pt chicken stock
25g/1oz butter, softened
25g/1oz plain flour
125ml/4fl oz single cream
salt and freshly ground
black pepper

Preparation:

• Using a mortar and pestle, reduce the almonds to a paste with the egg yolks and 1 tablespoon of the stock. Set aside.
• Make a beurre manié by working the butter and flour together into a smooth paste using a fork. Bring the remaining stock to a simmer in a heavy saucepan. Add the beurre manié in small knobs, whisking vigorously after each addition until completely dissolved. Whisk in the almond paste until smooth, then cook gently for 30 minutes.
• Strain the soup through a sieve into a clean pan. Add the cream, and season with salt and pepper. Reheat gently and serve

Greek Cabbage Salad Easy Recipe

This Greek Cabbage Salad recipe is one of those healthy and nutritious salad recipes that I prepare very often. Its is very easy to make and main ingredients include cabbages, sweet red pepper, olives and garlic. This type of salads are usually rich in vegetable nutrition. The easy way to mix all the ingredients is by using a salad spinner but you can also mix it with your hands

Ingredients:
1 green cabbage (coarsely shredded)
1 sweet red pepper (cut into julienne strips)
1/2 cup olives (quartered)
1/2 cup parsley (chopped)
8 ounces feta cheese (crumbled)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1/2 tspn salt
2-3 grinds freshly ground black pepper from pepper mill
1/4 cup vinegar
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tspn ground oregano

Preparation:

1. In a bowl mix well minced garlic, salt, pepper, vinegar, oils, and oregano.
2. Mix all the vegetable and cheese separately (cabbage, sweet red pepper, olives, parsley, feta cheese). You can add other vegetable as well like cucumber, red cabbage etc.
3. Pour dressing on the vegetable mixture and mix well.

Spinach Salad Easy Recipe

Spinach is an iron rich vegetable with other high nutritional values as well. In order to preserve its all nutrients it is better to use it as uncooked salad otherwise extreme cooking results in loss of minerals and vitamins. The main ingredients of this salad are beans, carrots, spinach and mushrooms. Both beans and spinach are great source of iron and on the other hand carrots have lots of vitamin A and C. Mushroom acts as substitute for meat so this recipe is full of nutritional values.

Ingredients:
10 ounces fresh spinach (chopped)
3 carrots (grated)
15 ounces bean
4 ounces mushrooms (sliced)
1/2 cup sliced almonds (slightly toasted)
4 ounces feta cheese (crumbled)
3 tbspn lime juice
3 tblpns white vinegar
1 tblspn soy sauce
1 tspn sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
1/2 tspn sesame

Preparation:

Procedure:
1. In a bowl mix spinach, carrots, mushrooms and beans.
2. For dressing, in other bowl mix well vinegar, lime juice, soya sauce, canola and sesame oil.
3. Pour the dressing on the vegetable mixture and mix.
4. Garnish with feta cheese and almond slices.
Servings:
Spinach salad can be served with any meal.

Apple Pancake Recipe

This apple pancake recipe is one of a healthy breakfast recipe specially for autumn season when different variety of fresh apples are available in the market. In this recipe cinnamon sugar caramel is used for topping you may also use cinnamon butter for more delicious flavor.

Ingredients:

¼ cup butter (melted)
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 cup shredded apple
1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 ¼ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp caster sugar

For Topping:

1 cup sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp butter

Preparation:

1. Sift together dry ingredients including flour, baking powder, cinnamon and sugar.
2. In a mixing bowl, whisk milk, butter and egg.
3. Now gradually add dry mixture to the milk mixture and then fold the shredded apple with the batter.
4. Take a griddle and lightly grease it with oil, heat the griddle to moderate temperature and then pour ¼ cup of prepared batter onto the pan. Cook it on slow heat when bubbles starts to appear on the surface turn the pancake and cook from other side. When the pancake becomes light golden brown form both sides take it out on serving platter.
5. To prepare topping cook together sugar, cinnamon and butter until sugar melts completely and then pour it onto the pancakes.

Mexican Cornbread Recipe

This Mexican cornbread recipe is prepared with jalapeno and onion flavor which makes this bread little spicy, while the batter of bread is prepared with cornmeal and flour along with creamed corns hence become corn rich bread.

Ingredients:

1 cup cornmeal
½ cup all-purpose flour
2 tbsp baking powder
2/3 cup milk
2 eggs
Salt to taste
2 tsp dried parsley
1 tsp crushed black pepper
1/3 cup vegetable oil
½ cup chopped onion
1 can creamed corn
1 cup grated Cheddar
1 cup chopped jalapeno peppers

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Sift together dry ingredients including corn meal, flour, baking powder and salt.
3. Add eggs, milk, oil and creamed corn and mix well to make smooth batter.
4. In a separate bowl, mix cheddar, onion, jalapeno, parsley and salt and pepper and set aside.
5. Take a greased baking pan for bread and pour half of the batter in it, spread a layer of cheddar mixture evenly onto the batter, then pour remaining batter and in the end top with remaining cheddar mixture.
6. Place the pan in preheated oven for 30-40 min. until become done.

Beef Kebab Recipe

Kebabs are not only made of meat but also from vegetables like potato. This is one the most famous kebab dish made from beef. This dish has originated from Indian cuisine and has taken many forms and tastes as well.

Ingredients:
1 Kg mince meat
1 tbspn ginger paste
1 tbspn garlic paste
1 tbspn red chili powder
1 tspn black pepper
1 tspn cumin powder
1 tbspn mix spices powder
6 green chilies (chopped)
Coriander leaves as required (chopped)
2 tbspn raw papaya paste or meat tenderizer
Salt to taste
4 bread slices

Preparation:

Procedure:
1. Soak bread slices in milk and drain out all the milk by pressing bread slices after 10 minutes.
2. Mix all the ingredients and bread slices in mince meat and leave in freezer for 2 hours. [Tip : set 2 hours time on your kitchen digital timer so that you do not spoil your beef by leaving it in freezer for long]
3. On the middle of grill sticks or skewer of oven wrap the mince meat in elongated shape very carefully and if required grease with oil to wrap the meat well.
4. Switch on the grill portion of oven and place the grill stick on it and cook until the kebab become golden brown. Gradually turn the sides in between cooking.
5. After the kebabs have been cooked, slide the kebab from the stick using hands.

Serving:
Serve your beef kebabs with lemon and onion salad.

Note: If you feel that the mixture is thin and difficult to wrap on the sticks then add small quantity of corn flour or plane four in it.

Ground Beef Recipe

Beef quality is very important in making any meat dish. To prepare healthy and tasty meal, use of organic beef is the best way for achieving great results. This is a simple ground beef recipe and can be mixed with different vegetables to give more variation to taste and nutrition level.

Ingredients:
½ kg mince beef
2 onions (julienne)
3 tomato (chopped)
2 potato (cut in small cubes)
1 tbspn red chili powder
½ tspn turmeric powder
½ tbspn cumin powder
1 tspn black pepper
1 tspn mix spices powder (garam masala)
1 tspn dry fenugreek (methi) leaves : crushed

Pinch of nutmeg and mace powder
Coriander leaves
½ cup oil

 

Preparation:

Procedure:
1.In a pan fry onions in oil when onion starts to brown add tomato and mix well.
2.After a minute, add mince beef and mix, the water will start to release from the meat stir it continuously on medium flame for 5 minutes.
3.Now add red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt and leave for 10 minutes until all the water has been dried and oil starts to separate from the meat.
4.In a separate pan, in a very little oil fry potato cubes for 5 minutes.
5.Add the potato cubes and half cup water in the meat and leave to cook for 10 minutes until potato becomes completely soft.
6.Add cumin powder, black pepper, garam masala powder (cloves, cardamom, and cinnamon), nutmeg and mace powder and dry fenugreek (methi) leaves and cook for 5 minutes.
7.When oil starts to leave, add some coriander leaves on it. Ground beef with potato is ready to serve.

Serving:
Ground Beef is usually served with naan or bread.

Black Angus Garlic Cheese Bread Recipe

Ingredients:

1 loaf french bread
1/2 cup butter
1 cup shredded jack cheese
1 cup shredded asiago cheese
1 cup mayonnaise
1 bunch green onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, pureed

Preparation:

Split french bread loaf into halves horizontally. Mix butter, cheeses,
mayonnaise, green onions and garlic in a bowl, blending well. Spread the
cut side of bread with spread. Bake at 350 degrees for 7 minutes, then
place under broiler about 3 minutes longer. Cut into slices and serve.

Cumin Rice Recipe

Fried rice are popular in different parts of world . There are many ways to prepare fried rice and each recipe has its unique method. These cumin fried rice are common is South Asian Cuisine. To cook fried rice always get the best rice available in order to get best results . ( TIP : For healthy rice recipes , use brown rice )

Ingredients:
4 cup/ ½ kg rice
1 ½ tbspn salt
5 tbspn oil
3-4 cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
3 cardamoms
2 bay leaves
1 tbspn cumin seeds
2 tbspn white vinegar or lemon juice
8 cups water or as required Preparation:
1. Heat oil in the pan put cloves, cardamoms and cinnamon sticks in it and roast them for 2 minutes.
2. Add rice in the pan with hot boil water, salt, vinegar or lemon juice, bay leaves and cumin seeds. To check the correct quantity of water, dip your finger to touch the rice level and water level should touch the first line of your finger. Other method is take water exactly double the quantity of rice i.e. if 2 cup rice, then you put 4 cups of water.
3. Stir all the ingredients and cover the pan to cook on very high flame until bubbles starts to come. It takes approx. 5-8mins.
4. After rice starts to boil, reduce the heat to minimum and let the rice to cook completely for 10mins more.

Fantastic Roasted Chicken Recipe

Ingredients:

900g/2lb chicken, preferably organic
1 large lemon
8 slices prosciutto or Parma ham, thinly sliced
1-2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
2 good handfuls of fresh thyme, leaves picked and
finely chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper
115g/4oz or ½ pack softened butter
1kg/2lb 3oz potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
1 large celeriac, peeled

Preparation

Preheat oven and an appropriately sized roasting
tray to 220c/425f/Gas 7
1 Wash your chicken inside and out, and pay dry
with kitchen paper. Using your fingers, part the
breast skin from the breast meat.
2 It's important to try to push your hand gently
down the breast, being careful not to rip the skin.
3 With a peeler, remove and chop the fragrant
yellow skin of the lemon, keeping the peeled lemon
to one side.
4 Tear up your prosciutto and add to a bowl with
the lemon skin, garlic and thyme.
5 Season and scrunch it all into the butter. Push
this into the space you have made between the
meat and skin - rub and massage any that's leftover
in and around the bird.
6 Slash the thigh meat to allow the heat to
penetrate a little more, which makes it taste better.
Halve the peeled lemon and push it into the cavity.
Put your chicken in the hot tray and roast in the
preheated oven for 20 minutes.
7 While the chicken is cooking, parboil the potatoes
in salted water for 10 minutes and drain. Cut the
celeriac into irregular chunks around the same size
as the potatoes.

Coney Island Dogs Recipe

Ingredients:

1 pound Ground Beef, Lean
1 Small Onion, Chopped
2 Tbls. Prepared Yellow Mustard
2 Tbls. Vinegar
2 Tbls. Sugar
1 Tbls. Water
1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1/4 tsp. Celery Seed
1/4 tsp. Tabasco Sauce
1/4 cup Catsup, Approximate (Use enough to keep mixture loose)

Preparation:

In salted skillet, over medium heat, brown ground beef with onion,
breaking up meat with fork to crumble fine. Drain off fat.
Add mustard, vinegar, sugar, water, Worcestershire sauce, celery seed,
and Tabasco sauce. Mix well. Add enough catsup to keep mixture loose.
Reduce heat to low, and simmer (uncovered), for 35 to 40 minutes. Makes
enough sauce for six to eight medium weiners.

Beef Curry Recipe

Curry is an English word for the word “Salan” which originates from mostly Indian and Pakistani cuisines. Curries are rich in spices and can be made in different styles. This recipe includes beef and hence the name beef curry.

Ingredients:
1 kg boneless beef (thin slices; ½ cm thick)
2 big onion (boiled and mashes)
1 ½ tbspn red chili powder
3 tbspn ginger paste
4 tbspn raw papaya paste
1 tbspn cumin powder
½ tbspn black pepper
½ tspn turmeric powder
2 tbspn mix spices powder (garam masala)
½ tspn nutmeg and mace powder
½ kg yogurt
2 tbspn roasted ground poppy seeds
2 tbspn roasted cashew powder (optional)
Salt to taste
5 tbspn vegetable oil (preferably mustard oil)

Preparation:

1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl to make smooth paste.
2. Marinate beef slices in above paste and leave for 3 hours or more until beef becomes tender. [Tip set 3 hours time in a digital timer so that you do not make beef too tender]
3. After 3 hours, cook the beef on very low heat. The curry will start to become watery due to meat.
4. Dry all the water and stir continuously to dry it on high flame. It takes approx. 20 minutes.
5. Beef curry (pasande) is ready to serve.

Serving:
Garnish it with ginger slices lemon and onion and enjoy your beef curry with naan or you can also have it with fried rice or cumin fried rice.

Chick Pea Salad Recipe

This is a low fat salad since chick pea helps in reducing fats. Boiled chick peas are very healthy and are used in different foods like in potato curry, fried rice and in various types of salads. Salad no doubt is a healthy and attractive food item mostly prepared by fresh vegetables. By the addition of chick pea, it becomes more healthy and nutritious specially for youngsters.

Ingredients:
½ cup onion (julienne)
½ cup tomato (cut in small square pieces)
½ cup cucumber (julienne)
½ cup cabbage (julienne)
3-4 green chilies (chopped)
1 cup chick peas (boiled)
3-4 tbspn olive oil
Salt to taste
1 tspn black pepper
2-3 tbspn lemon juice

Preparation:

1. Mix all the ingredients in the bowl and put in fridge for 30mins.
2. Delicious healthy salad is ready to serve. You can add vegetables of your own choice.

Brown Derby's Original Cobb Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 head of lettuce
1/2 bunch watercress
1 small bunch chicory
1/2 head romaine
2 medium tomatoes, peeled
2 breasts of boiled roasting chicken
6 strips crisp bacon
1 avocado
3 hard-cooked eggs
2 tablespoons chopped chives
1/2 cup crumbled imported Roquefort cheese
1 cup Brown Derby Old-Fashioned French Dressing

Preparation:

Cut finely lettuce, watercress, chicory and romaine and arrange in salad
bowl. Cut tomatoes in half, remove seeds, dice finely, and arrange over
top of chopped greens. Dice breasts of chicken and arrange over top of
chopped greens. Chop bacon finely and sprinkle over the salad. Cut avocado
in small pieces and arrange around the edge of the salad. Decorate the
salad by sprinkling over the top the chopped eggs, chopped chives, and
grated cheese. Just before serving mix the salad thoroughly
with French Dressing.
Yield: Serves 4 to 6

Cajun Spice Blend Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
2 tablespoons light butter
Salad:
8 cups chopped iceberg lettuce
1/2 cup shredded red cabbage
1/2 cup shredded carrot
1/2 cup fat free shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup fat free shredded cheddar cheese
1 large tomato, diced
1 hardboiled egg white, diced

Preparation:

1. Make dressing by combining ingredients in a small bowl. Mix well by hand.
Store in a covered container in the refrigerator until salad is ready.
2. Combine water, lime juice, soy sauce, and Worcestershire in a medium bowl,
and stir. Add the chicken breasts to the marinade, cover bowl and keep in
refrigerator for several hours. Overnight is even better.
3. When chicken is marinated, preheat a frying pan or skillet (an iron
skillet, if you've got it) over medium/high heat. Also, preheat your
barbecue grill to medium/high heat.
4. Combine the spices for the Cajun spice blend in a small bowl. Sprinkle a
teaspoon of the spice blend over one side of each of the chicken breasts.
Cover the entire surface of the chicken with spice.
5. Melt the butter in the hot pan, then sear the chicken breasts for 2-3
minutes on the side with the spices. While first side cooks, sprinkle
another teaspoon of spice over the top of each chicken breast, coating
that side as you did the other. Flip the chicken over, and sear for
another 2-3 minutes. The surface of the chicken will be coated with a
charred, black layer of flavor. This is exactly what you are shooting for.
6. Finish the chicken off on your barbecue grill. Grill each breast on
both sides for 2-3 minutes, or until they are done.
7. While chicken is cooking prepare the salads by splitting the lettuce into
two large bowls. Toss in the red cabbage and carrots. Mix the cheeses
together, then top the salad with the cheeses and hardboiled egg.
Sprinkle the diced tomato on each salad.
8. Slice the chicken breast, across each breast in 1/2-inch-thick slices.
Spread the chicken over the top of the salad and serve immediately with
dressing on the side.
Serves 2 as an entree.

Russian Dressing Recipe

This Russian Dressing is used in preparation of many vegetable salads. This type of salad is usually served with pizza or any other fast food to make complete meal.

Ingredients:

¼ cup sugar
3 tbsp water
¼ cup grated onion
¼ cup mayonnaise
1 tsp mustard
1 cup vegetable oil
½ cup ketchup
2 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp salt
½ tsp paprika
1 ½ tsp celery seed
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Preparation:

1. Prepare syrup for the dressing for that you need to cook sugar and water until become slightly thick so that if it is dropped from spoon little bit of the liquid should stick to the spoon. Then cool it to room temperature.
2. After that mix all the ingredients with the syrup and make uniform batter and then chill in fridge.
3. This salad can yield 1-2 medium bowls of salad.