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Dumplings Without Using Suet
By meadows
Suet is fat. You can make dumplings equally well by using your normal margarine, fat or even butter! Simply substit...
- 180 grams of Self Raising flour (or plain flour + 2 teaspoons of baking powder).
- A large pinch of salt
- 60 grams of fat (lard/margarine/butter)
- 80-100ml milk (enough to make a soft dough)
Marrow Chutney
By Sbdiva
Place marrow, tomatoes, apples, onions and cucumber in a large pan
- 3lbs marrow, diced
- 2 1/2lbs green tomatoes, chopped
- 1 1/2 apples, chopped
- 1 1/2 onions, chopped
- 1/2 cucumber
- salt
- 3/4lb brown sugar
- 1pt vinegar
- 1/2oz pickling spice
- 1/2tsp mustard
- 1/2tsp turmeric
Healthy Ratatouille
By Harriet
Full of vegetables, this ratatouille will rock your socks
- 1 Onion (Peeled and Chopped)
- 1 Clove of Garlic (Peeled and Crushed)
- 1 Small Aubergine (Diced)
- 1 Green Pepper (De-seeded and Chopped)
- 1 Courgette (Sliced)
- 2 Cans Chopped Tomatoes
- 10ml Oil (any type is suitable)
- 1 Handful Fresh Basil
A quick side dish with broad beans & spring onions
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By gingeybites, Gingey Bites
Last week the wonderful folk at Woodlands Organic Farm sent me an organic veg box to try and I was thrilled to see ...
Lamb Samosa
By marisab
n a heat pot add 1 tbs oil 6-8 garlic cloves 1 small peice ginger crushed 2onions finely sliced 6 cardamom pods
- 1 small piece ginger crushed
- 2 onions finely sliced
- 6 cardamom pods
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 4 bay leaves
- 1tbs salt
- 1 tsp whole zeera crushed
- 1 tsp dhanhiya seeds crushed
- 1 tbs mixed masala
- 1/2 tbs danhiya powder
- 1/4 tbs turmeric
- 1/4 tbs zeera
- Lamb mince
- Ready made samosa pastry
Croque mademoiselle
By vmb1
A play on the popular French toasted sandwich - Croque Madame (a Ham, Cheese & hollandaise sauce toastie served wit...
- 2 Slices of your preferred Bread (thick cut)
- 1 Duck Egg (or med-large chicken egg)
- 1 Slice of quality ham (recommend honey roast butcher's ham)
- Sliced Cheese (a creamy mild continental cheese like, edam, emmental, or gouda recommended)
- Butter or spread
- Mayonnaise
Masala Fish Goujons with Hasselback Potatoes
By shaziawahid, Cutchi Kitchen
A twist on the typical Fish and Chips
- For the Hasselback potatoes:
- Baking Potatoes - 2
- Olive Oil - 1 tablespoon
- Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper to taste
- Mixed Herbs - a couple of pinches (optional)
- Paprika Powder - a few pinches (optional)
- For the Masala Fish Goujons:
- White Fish - Cod, Haddock, Basa - 225 g
- Paprika Powder/ Chilli Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
- Garlic Powder - 1/4 teaspoon or Minced Garlic - 1 clove
- Garam Masala Powder - 1/4 teaspoon
- Roasted Cumin Powder - 1/4 teaspoon
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
- Salt to taste
- For coating:
- Egg - 1
- Breadcrumbs - 75 g
- Oil for frying
Zigeuner Sauce (Gypsy Sauce)
By meadows
This gourmet sauce, Zigeuner Sauce, is a German classic perfect for a schnitzel or side dish
- 3 medium sliced onions
- Olive Oil (for sautéing)
- 6 peppers sliced
- 1 can of diced tomatoes
- 1 small can of tomato purée
- 4 crushed garlic cloves
- ¼ Teaspoon ground paprika
- ¼ Teaspoon white pepper
- ¼ Teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup chicken stock
- ¼ cup of brown sugar (maybe more - to taste)
- Tip of a knife cayenne pepper
- 4 - 5 cups cold water
- 3 tablespoons (approx.) cornflour mixed with cold water
Hearty Pasta Soup
By Wackyjacky
Do something different with a pack of tortellini
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 1l vegetable stock
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 200g frozen mixed peas and beans
- 250g pack fresh filled tortellini (we used spinach and ricotta)
- handful of basil leaves (optional)
- grated parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), to serve
Savoury Swiss Rolls
By agrawal.shweta.n, Merry Tummy
I came across Microwave Swiss Rolls and I could no more resist the temptation
- For Batter:
- 1 cup Besan/Gram Flour/Chickpea flour
- 1 cup curd/dahi
- 1 cup water
- A big pinch of Hing/Asafoetida
- A big pinch of Turmeric Powder
- Salt to taste
- For Tempering:
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds/rai/sarson
- 1 tsp sesame seeds/til
- 2-3 Green Chillies, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Fresh Coconut grates
- 1-2 tbsp Coriander Leaves, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp Oil
Pancakes
By Sophi3B
Mix ingredients together then cook until golden brown on each side
- 110g plain flour
- pinch of salt
- 2 eggs
- 200ml milk and 3fl water mixed
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Onion omelette
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Potato bread
- 5 dl left over mashed potatoes
- 2 eggs
- 1 tps salt
- 4 dl flour
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Dauphinoise Potatoes
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Quorn Lasagne Cups
- 1 bag of quorn mince
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chicken, mango and chilli salad
- 1 mango (cut into approx. 1cm cubes)
- 1 spring onion (finely chopped)
- 1 - 2 red chillies (or to taste) deseeded and finely chopped
- juice of 2 limes (to taste)
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Prawn Dim Sum
- For the dips
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 red chillies, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- For the prawn dim sum
- 250g/9oz raw king prawns, peeled and de-veined
- 50g/2oz bamboo shoots, finely sliced
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp dry sherry or rice wine
- ¼ tsp ground white pepper
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp salt
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Chinese Egg Rolls
- 4 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 medium head cabbage, finely shredded
- 1/2 carrot, julienned
- 1 (8 ounce) can shredded bamboo shoots
- 1 cup dried, shredded wood ear mushroom, rehydrated
- 1 pound Chinese barbequed or roasted pork, cut into matchsticks
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 2 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 1 (14 ounce) package egg roll wrappers
- 1 egg white, beaten
- 4 cups of oil for frying
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