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Dried Fruit Whole Grain Breakfast Bread

Everyone loves hearty, whole grain breakfast breads studded with dried fruit and spiced with freshly ground nutmeg. Sprinkle a little coarse sugar on top of the loaves before baking for a light crunch. Ingredients 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, (3 tablespoons melted and cooled and 1 tablespoon room temperature to grease the loaf pans) 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup flax meal 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 2-3 very ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup) 1/4 cup plain yogurt 2 eggs, lightly beaten 3 tablespoons canola oil 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots 1/2 cup dried blueberries or cranberries 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds timer Prep: 15 minutes Total: 1 hour 10 minutes Tools 2 loaf pans mixing bowls whisk sieve wire rack Instructions 1. Preheat the oven to 350F and prep 2 loaf pans by greasing and flouring them. 2. In a mixing bowl, mix the flo...

Lahore Chicken Curry

INGREDIENTS: 600g chicken thighs cut into thirds 4 black peppercorns 1 bay leaf 2 cloves 70g large split yellow lentils 4 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 large onion (sliced) 2 garlic cloves (minced) 1 teaspoon salt 1 inch cinnamon stick 2 teaspoons coriander powder 2 teaspoons chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 2 tomatoes (chopped) 1/2 cup fresh coriander (chopped) DIRECTIONS: In a large pan, heat the oil and fry the onions over a moderate heat with the bay leaf, peppercorns and cloves for 5-7 minutes – until golden and soft. Add the chicken pieces, garlic, cinnamon, salt, corriander powder, chilli powder and turmeric and fry for a further 5 minutes. Add 400ml warm water, enough to cover the chicken well. Bring this to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30-40 minutes uncovered until the chicken is very tender and the liquid reduced. Meanwhile, in a separate pan, boil the lentils for 15 minutes then drain. In the last 15 minutes of the curry cooking, add the lentil...

Burmese Chicken Curry

I’ve reposted my absolute favourite curry and one of the most popular on the site. This Burmese style curry is absolutely delicious. It’s so fragrant and inviting that I can barely hold myself back from eating half the pan while i’m waiting for it to cook. On the rare occasion of there being any leftovers, It freezes brilliantly and absolutely improves with age. It’s the ultimate curry – I urge you to try this – you’ll never want another curry ever again. INGREDIENTS: 1kg chicken thighs (quartered) 2 teaspoons curry powder ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground turmeric 4 tablespoons peanut oil (or vegetable) 1 teaspoon chilli powder 2 teaspoons sweet paprika 2 onions (roughly chopped) 4 garlic cloves (roughly chopped) 1 heaped teaspoon grated ginger 2 tomatoes (chopped) 1-2 tablespoon fish sauce 1 stick of lemongrass (cut to about 15cm and the bulb end lightly pounded to release aroma) DIRECTIONS: Sprinkle curry powder, salt and turmeric over the chicken and set aside. In...

Pakistani Chicken Biryani

It’s the ultimate all-in-one-pot dinner. Words cannot describe how fabulous the biryani is. It’s quite possibly the jewel in India’s crown. Tender meat, beautifully spiced with fluffy, fragrant rice. All cooked together in one pan. The best I ever tasted was in the Keralan city of Ernakulam near Kochin. I’m told it was cooked by a famous Hyderbadi chef, which would make sense as this is where the dish originates. It was absolutely amazing for many reasons. The chicken was moist, packed full of flavour and the rice fluffy and separated. The restaurant was obviously famous for its chicken biryani as it was the only thing on the menu. It’s easy to see why it’s become one of the favourite Indian dishes around the World. Try this yourself – it’s actually a really simple dish to make at home despite looking rather involved and tricky. The key to this dish is getting the rice right. Make sure you buy good quality basmati – and make sure you soak it first. It’s essential! INGREDIENTS: Marin...

Vietnamese Grilled Beef

Ingredients 1/2 tsp black pepper shopping list 11/2 tsp sugar shopping list 2 cloves garlic,minced shopping list 2 Tbs. oyster sauce shopping list 1 tsp Thai fish sauce shopping list 1 Tbs soy sauce shopping list 1 lb. sirloin tips,cut in cubes or strips shopping list How to make it In med. bowl,combine all ingredients,except beef,and whisk till well blended. Pour over beef and stir till beef well-coated. Marinate at least 2 hours Place meat on grill(cubes can be put on skewers),turn with tongs . Grill to desired doneness.

Anantas Beef Basil

so yeah thai beef basil get sliced beef piyaj capsicum aar basil leaf aar fish sauce ageh mangsho tah bhajba with ginger 11:56 AM piyaj garllic jokhon bhaja bhaja hoye jabe tokhon add fish sauce and capsicum 500 gram beef e 3 table chamoch then add some chili flakes if u like and add the basil onek basil 11:57 AM and then fry it for 3-4 minutes so that the spices are out then eat it with rice

Tahmids ashol biye barir roast

first Murgi ta 800 gm +_ hote hobe then make it 4 pieces Tahmid: put some redish food color in the water for 10m then take a pan put all the spices Tahmid: jaifol joytree posto sajira ada rosun garam masala holud red paper green chili doi tomato souce Tahmid: onion paste and onion tok doi mosla kosaite hobe Tahmid: soabin and ghee te Tahmid: ekta porjae jokhon mosla r tel alad hoe jabe mane tel/ butter ta moslar upor e uthe asbe Tahmid: then mangso ta chere die oi moslar tel e vajte hobe ha ektu dome die hobe Tahmid: dont put ani spoon or khunti just shake the pan Tahmid: na oi mosla niche thakbe r tel upore thakbe oitatei mangso chere dite hobe Tahmid: gae mosla lagbe r tele vaja hobe Tahmid: sorry sugar dite hobe and salt Tahmid: mangso charar por dom e dite hoe and panta dhore hlaka shake korte hobe ektu por pr dim ache Tahmid: then uthanor ektu kismis chere dite hobe and piaj er beresta Tahmid: ektu keora dite paro shathe