Showing posts with label home based chef. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home based chef. Show all posts

Wednesday, 29 April 2015

Easy Recipe : Mutton Ribs Karahi

5-Ingredient Mutton Ribs Karahi (mutton ribs cooked in a wok)

Feeling exotic, but don’t feel like going out?

Feeling a hearty meal, but not wanting to cook like an intense chef?

Feel like eating home cooked food, but not the average quick-fix-whip-up?

The only 3 added things you need for this FANTABULOUS recipe is a wee bit of patience for the cooking time, the appetite of a gorilla on crack, and sweat pants.

Courtesy: Self-Made Chef – My daddy the great!


 Prep Time: 7-10 mins
Cooking Time: 90 mins

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp            Red Chili Powder
2 Tbsp            Ginger & Garlic Paste
250gms Tomatoes (chopped)
250gms Yogurt
1.5 kg Mutton Breast & Ribs (Cut in cubes – with bone)
½ cup Oil
Salt (to taste)

Clockwise: Tomaotes, Red Chili Powder, Salt, Ginger-Garlic Paste, Yogurt, Mutton Breast & Rib piece
Method:

Allow the oil to heat up inside a karahi (wok), and add the ginger & garlic paste. After stirring for about 2 minutes, dunk the mutton pieces inside the wok to fry a little (till the color changes slightly).
Add the red chili powder and tomatoes. Let it rest for about 15-20 minutes before mixing in the yogurt and salt, then leave it to simmer on very low heat.
Let the ingredients cook until the meat is tender, and the oil separates.


Then?

Gobble those tender meat minions like a bolt and hashtag your stomach as #OverAndOut.


These were the condiments we served:

Carrots, Cucumbers, Lemon, Coriander, Slice Onions, Finely Cut Ginger
Enjoy.
Devour.
Indulge.
*Insert another fancy name*

Droolinggg
Bon Appetit!

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Sunday, 26 April 2015

Elder Flower Summer Drink

If I were a permanent resident of Dubai, I would grow myself humps like them camels to store water for those desperate thirsty moments one gets in that desert.

My best friend recently moved there and she invited me over to her über talented sister’s house at Business Bay on a very humid Thursday evening.
Hira Sohail is a full time mum of very artistic nature. I could tell that as soon as I entered her cozy apartment with a very casual, yet chic layout. Besides her ability to decorate the interior of her home with an adorable and “pinteresty” concept, she also developed a thirst-quenching concoction to beat the heat of Dubai.
Just as I was cribbing about the weather, I was presented with the Elder Flower Summer Drink that pretty much put a brake to my never-ending rant.

Beautifully presented in a mason jar mug, as you will see, this drink was one of the most refreshing ones I’ve ever had and was after her life to give me the recipe that she was extremely kind enough to share! Instead of begging and pleading someone to make me a perfect, non-bitter tasting Mint Lemonade, I can now make this super easy summer drink myself with Elder Flower cordial.
Courtesy: Google Images 
Disclaimer: The pictures below are not stock pictures, but also a talent of this supermom and the one I actually drank – so it’s definitely going to look like this when you make it.

Photo Credit: Hira Sohail
Without further ado, I present to you the ELDER FLOWER SUMMER DRINK

Ingredients:

2 tbsp Elder Flower Cordial
1 tsp   Honey (or more…if you prefer it like that)
250ml Perrier Sparkling Water (chilled)
A sprig of mint leaves
½ lemon
choice of fruits – Berries OR finely chopped apples/pears OR shaved cucumbers (This one had berries)

Photo Credit: Hira Sohail

Method:

Mix the Elder Flower cordial, honey, and Perrier together (make sure it’s right before you serve, otherwise the fizz dies out). Squeeze in some fresh lemon juice, and dunk in the berries and mint. Serve, like a boss.
Drink – like a sheikh!


Photo Credit: Hira Sohail

She scooped this up in 5-7 minutes to cater to my unannounced whiney visit, so I assume being slightly prepared should take about 3-5 minutes. Simple, fun, stimulating and easy! Try making this and share your results with us!

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