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Egg bhurji

By shanihalen
Beat eggs in a bowl. with salt and red chilli powder
- 4 Eggs
- • 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder (optional)
- • 1/2 tsp Ginger paste
- • 1 tsp Red chilli powder
- • 1/4 Cup frozen green peas (or cooked peas)
- • 1 Chopped onion
- • 2 Chopped green chillies
- • 1 Chopped tomato
- • Chopped fresh coriander (optional)
- • 3 tbsp Vegetable oil
- • Salt to taste
Greek Chicken Burgers

By Heidi
Cut off a third of each pita and set the pita pockets aside
- Four 6-inch pita pockets
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 3/4 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large egg
- 6 ounces low-fat plain yogurt
- 4 cups romaine or iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced
- 3 plum tomatoes, sliced
Baked lemon trout

By jazz
Preheat oven to 180oC
- trout
- lemon juice
- oil
- fresh parsley
- black pepper
- pine nuts
Seafood paella

By jazz
Cook onion until it turns soft
- chopped onions
- yellow pepper
- ground turmeric
- rice
- chicken/fish stock
- white wine
- peas
- seafood
- black pepper
- chopped parsley
Grace's Special Rice

By growiat
An interesting compilation of vegetables and meats, making it somewhat of a special fried rice with an Indian flair
- 3-4 cups of long grain rice
- 3 mushrooms
- 2 asparagus
- 500g diced chicken
- 250g turkey minced
- 2 carrots chopped
- 2 okras chopped
- 1 tsp thyme
- Pinch of turmeric
- Dash of mustard powder
- 1 tsp chopped garlic
- 2 tbsp curry powder
- ½ large onion sliced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 700ml chicken stock
- Chilli chopped finely
Nihaari

By rosygirl
This is delicious served on a cold day with freshly made kalunji roti or tandoori naan
- 3 lb red meat, cleaned and washed
- 3 onions, sliced thin (1 onion per lb of meat)
- 3-4 tsp ginger/garlic
- a few whole taj, lawung, mari, whole jeeru and elachi (cardamom)
- ~1/2 tsp salt (go careful on this is the Shan spice contains salt)
- 6 tbsp Shan nihaari masala (2 tbsp per lb of meat)
- ~ tsp red chilli powder (or to taste)
- a few tbsp chappati flour and/or cornflour
- fresh green dhana, chopped
- fresh ginger, slivered small
Makarna Firinda (Macaroni in the Oven)

By yacar
A filling dish with mince and pasta
- 1 packet macaroni
- 1 large packet of mince (500g)
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 tin tomatos
- fresh parsley
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper
- 1 chicken stock cube
- olive oil (for frying)
- For the sauce topping:
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 3 tbsp flour
- 1 pt milk
- 1 tbsp Helim, grated (Turkish cheese)
- 1 tbsp cheddar cheese, grated
Tuna bake

By Sophie H
Cook the pasta. Mash the tuna in a saucepan with the cheese sauce (adding milk if the sauce is too thick)
- 1 can tuna
- Cheese sauce (i.e. made with milk, flour and grated Cheddar cheese)
- Milk
- Grated Cheddar cheese
- Macaroni or small pasta shapes
Simple Shrimp Glaze

By jk2013
Sometimes less is more. Less shopping, less prep, fewer dishes to wash and ingredients to remember…the simplest r...
- Shrimp (1 ½ lbs., peeled and deveined)
- Garlic cloves (2, minced)
- Honey (2 tablespoons)
- Lemon juice (¼ cup)
- Dijon mustard (3 tablespoons)
Everyday roast chicken

By jk2013
Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 8
- a small, free-range roasting chicken
- 75ml/3fl oz olive oil
- 4 cloves of garlic, squashed
- a large lemon
- 6 sprigs thyme
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Roast rack of lamb with crushed potatoes

By jk2013
Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas 5
- 10 Anya potatoes
- 1 handful cherry tomatoes
- 1 quality 6-bone rack of lamb
- olive oil
- 1 handful Kalamata olives, stoned
- 1 small handful garlic cloves
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- a few sprigs rosemary
- 2 lugs olive oil
Thai Rice

By rosygirl
Boil the rice in salted water till half cooked
- 3 cups rice
- ~ 100 g butter
- ~ 2 tsp crushed garlic
- ~ 2 tsp crushed green chillies
- 1 & 1/2 - 2 coloured peppers, diced
- 2-3 carrots, grated
- 2 bunches spring onions, sliced thin
- 1 fillet chicken, diced small
- 1/2 a cabbage, grated
- 1 small tin sweetcorn
- 1 1/2 - 2 tsp salt
- 6-8 tbsp soya sauce
- 3 tbsp Island chilli sauce
- 2 tbsp Island garlic sauce
- a handful of uncooked spaghetti, broken into small pieces (optional)
- Green Chutney:
- 1/3 tsp garlic
- handful of green dhana
- ~ 1/2 tsp green chilli
- 1/4 tub yogurt
- 2-3 tbsp single cream or milk
- a pinch of salt
- 1/2 tsp jeeru powder
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