Scones

Oooh lal la. These scones are very tasty and also very easy to make

Okay, lets do it.

What you need:

• 2 cups of cake flour
• 75 ml brown sugar
• 20 ml baking powder
• 100g maragarine/butter
• 1 egg
• 180 ml milk
• Pinch of salt

How to do it:

• Sift all the ingredients together and add 100g of butter/margarine. 
• Use your finger to mix this finely until the mixture is like breadcrumbs.
• In a small jug, add an egg and the fresh milk. Whip it.
• Now mix all the ingredients, and be careful to not overmix
• Sprinkle some cake flour and use your hands to make a dough. If it is sticky, use more cake flour. The dough must be soft.
• Cut the dough with a scone cutter
• Preheat the oven at 190 degrees and bake for about 10 to 12 minutes (until the scones are golden)

These scones are then ready for your tea

Good luck and God bless

Easy potato salad(chat joldi aalu)

What you need:

• 1/2 kg potato washed, boiled and skinned 
• 1 carrot, grated 
• 1 big onion, thinly chopped
• 1 big tomato.  

How to do it:

Heat a frying pan at medium temperature and add 1 tbsp of cooking oil (you can use butter as well). When the oil is hot, reduce the temperature and add the onions. Fry it until it is a nice golden colour and it smells ice. Add the tomato and carrot after the colour of the onions change (the colour is like saffron). Thoroughly mix now. Then add the boiled, but slightly mashed potatoes. Add salt and freshly ground black pepper. Garnish with a handful of fresh corriander leaves. If you like, you can also add 1/2 cup of green peas.

This works nicely with roast chicken

Enjoy and God bless
 

Easy Peasy Carrot Cake

What you need:

• 1 grated carrot
• 1 grated apple
• 175g sugar
• 175ml cooking oil
• 425g cake flour
• 15ml baking powder
• Pinch of salt

What to do:

Mix all the above ingredients together and bake it in a greased tin for 20 minutes (or until it is done)

Enjoy with your afternoon (lightly flavoured) Darjeeling tea, like I did!

Don't wait for tomorrow if you can do it now!

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How many of these birds can you name? I am proud of all these photographs which I took

Safari Strawberry Shake

It is a treat for hot summer afternoon

What you need 

•  1cup frozen strawberry 
• 1banana 
• 1apple
• 1cup yoghurt
• 1Tbsp honey
• 1cup cold water 
• pinch of salt 
• 1/2 tsp black-pepper 
• handful of fresh mint 

 How to do it

Mix all in a grinder and grind until smooth.

Enjoy your drink with your loved one

God bless 

Winter Chicken with Ginger Basil & Mint

when it freezing outside and you are hungry .this is an ideal one pot dinner

What you need

• 1kg chicken - skinned, washed, dry cut into small pieces
• 1Tbsp grated ginger
• 1tsp black pepper powder 
• 1tsp black salt 
• 1/2 cup curd (not sweetened)
• 2 Tbsp basil mint (freash) peaste 

Marinade the above ingredients  for 2 hours

• 1  big onion chopped
• 2 medium tomatoes
• 2 Tbsp dhania jeera powder 
• 1/2 tsp each(clove,black pepper)
• 2 bay leaves
• 2Tbsp olive oil 

How to do it

In a heavy bottom pan at medium temperature pour olive oil add bay leaves clove black pepper .Remember olive oil must not very hot .Add onion and tomato fry about 5 minutes or until mushy Add marinade chicken and mixed throughly add dhania jeera powder. Keep stirring until you smell a nice aroma. Add one cup of water, cover it and let it simmer until done.

Enjoy with basmati rice or roti.

Good luck and God bless

Tuna Tikiya

This is ideal as a starter with some sauce or tamarind or mango chutney. Tuna is also very good for health.

What You Need

• 250 g tuna fish boiled, deboned and shredded
• 1 small onion, chopped like mince
• 1 Tbsp ginger and garlic paste
• 1 tsp roasted cumin
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2tsp chilly powder.
• 1 tsp sugar and salt to taste
• 2 tsp lime rind
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1 medium potato, boiled and mashed.
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs.
• 2tbsp fresh mint and basil leaves, chopped.

Method:

• Mix all the ingredients together into small balls
• Use Spray and Cook on a griddle
• When the griddle is hot, arrange the balls in circles and fry for 3 - 5 minutes on both sides
• You are ready to eat! That was quick wasn't it!

 Enjoy and God Bless