Sfiha bil lahem

Serves: 2
Prep time: 20mins
Cooking time: 30mins

Ingredients

For the dough

1. Dry Yeast Powder - 10g
2. Warm Water - 1 cup
3. Sugar - 1tsp
4. Olive oil - 2 tbsp
5. Flour - 3 cups
6. Ground Lamb Meat - 1/2kg
7. Finely Choped Firm Tomatoes - 1kg
8. Finely Choped medium size Onions - 5
9. Salt - to taste
10. Pepper - to taste
11. Ground Cinnamon - a pinch
12. Ground allspice - a pinch
13. Yoghurt - 2 tbsp
14. Tahini (Sesame Paste) - 1 tbsp
15. Pomegranate Juice - 1 tbsp (optional)
16. Toasted Pine nuts - 4 tbsp
17. Frozen and cut into cubes Butter - 2 tbsp
18. Chopped Lettuce - to serve

Directions

1. Soak Yeast and Sugar in water for 10minutes. Add Olive Oil. Mix in the flour, half a cup at a time. Knead into a dough.
2. For the filling, mix lamb, tomatoes, onion,spices,yoghurt, tahini, pomegranate juice and pine nuts together.
3. Divide the dough into walnut - sized balls. Roll out the dough to form circles with 8cm diameters.
4. Place one tbsp of the mixture in the centre of each dough circle and top with a daub of butter. Bring the edges up and pinch corners together to make a square like in the picture.
5. Arrange pastries on a greased tin. Bake at 180 degree celcius for 30 minutes or until dough is golden and meat is cooked.
6. Serve on a bed of lettuce.

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Sun-Dried Tomato, Chicken and Potatoes

Serves: 4
Prep time: 5mins
Cooking time: 25-30mins

Ingredients

1. Medium smooth cut into small chunks Potatoes - 4
2. Cut into chunks, Chicken breasts - 4
3. Sun - dried Tomato paste - 2 tbsp
4. Olive Oil - 1 tbsp
5. Sliced Garlic - 2 cloves
6. Whole mini peppers - 5
7. Halved Cherry tomatoes - 10
8. Chopped fresh Parsley - 2 tbsp
9. Salt - for taste
10. Pepper Powder - for taste

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 200 degree celsius. Place all of the ingredients, except parsley, on to a large baking tray, or use two trays if needed.
2. Toss together to combine. Spread out into an even layer on the trays, then season with Salt and Pepper.
3. Cook in the oven for 25 - 30mins until Chicken is cooked through and vegetables are browned and tender. Scatter with parsley and Serve.

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Beans Thoran

Beans Thoran

Ingredients

1. Beans - 10
2. Coconut - 1/2 cup
3. Shallots - 3
4. Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
5. Curry Leaves - a sprig
6. Salt - for taste
7. Green Chilli - 1
8. Oil - 1 tbsp

Directions

1. Chopp Beans and keep it aside.
2. Grind Coconut, Shallots, Salt, Turmeric Powder and Green Chilli.
3. Heat Oil in pan and add Beans.
4. Cover with lid and cook Beans.
5. Add ground ingredients to it and mix well.
6. Add Curry Leaves and mix it.
7. Open the lid and Stir it for 5 minutes.
8. Serve hot with Rice.

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Sweet Milk Rice

Sweet Milk Rice

Ingredients

1. White Rice - 1 cup
2. Cow Milk - 2 1/2 cup
3. Finely Chopped Jaggery - 1 cup
4. Ghee - 2 tbsp

Directions

1. Wash Rice thoroughly and keep it aside.
2. Add Milk to the Saucepan and boil it.
3. When milk comes up to the peak of the pan add washed rice.
4. Reduce flame and cover with a lid until Rice cooked. Stir occassionally.
5. When Rice is cooked well add Jaggery and mix well.
6. When it start sticking to the pan, pour ghee to it so that it won't stick.
7. When it gets thicker, remove from fire.
8. Serve hot.

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Appa's Pork Roast

Appa's Pork Roast

 
Ingredients

1. Pork - 500gm
2. Thinly Sliced Shallots - 10
3. Slit Green Chilli - 4
4. Curry Leaves - 3 Sprig
5. Chopped Ginger - 3"
6. Chopped Garlic - 4 pods
7. Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp
8. Coriander Powder - 1 tsp
9. Turmeric Powder - 2 tsp
10. Meat Masala - 1 tbsp
11. Mustard Seeds - 2 tsp
12. Pepper Powder - 2 tsp

Directions

1. Add Shallots, Green Chilli, Ginger, Garlic, Chilli Powder, Turmeric Powder, Corriander Powder and Meat Masala to the Pork. Mix thoroughly. Keep it aside for 30 minutes.
2. Add Pork to the Pressure Cooker and cook it for 5 to 6 whistles.
3. Heat Oil in pan. Add Mustard Seeds and splutter it. Add Curry Leaves.
4. Add Pork and mix well.
5. Stir until roasted. Add Pepper Powder and mix well.
6. Remove from fire and Serve hot.

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