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Christmas Pudding made out of leftovers

Unique Recepies — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 13:28:10 +0000

Its holidays and pretty obvious that there will be enough of leftovers. So this is one such recipe that you need to try during the holidays. Do not be alarmed by the whole leftover concept. This is more like a sweet toffee like dessert which is made out of the leftover puddings.

Ingredients:

250g Leftover Christmas pudding, crumbled
3 tablespoons of brown sugar
1 litre of good quality vanilla ice cream
297g can of dulche de leche

Method:
Like any other pudding recipe, start by preheating the oven to 200 degree Celsius. Now take the leftover pudding and crumble it. Place this crumbled leftover pudding in the baking tray lined with parchment paper. Dust over some brown sugar over it. Throw it in the hot grill so that the sugar caramelizes well. Once you get the feeling that sugar has caramelized well, take the tray outside and let it cool.

Start mixing the ice cream in the caramelized pudding crumbs. Take the molds and start shaping the crumbled pudding in whatever size and shape you want. Cover it with a cling film and then place it in the freezer. This will help in setting the ice cream and the leftover crumbled pudding.

Now take it out. Take a plate and place it upside down. Add some left caramelized sugar. It would serve about 6-8 puddings.

Egg bacon omelet

Unique Recepies — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:57:41 +0000

This is one of the traditional Irish dish. It was mainly practiced by the Irish in the eighteenth century. It was called as ‘amulet’ back them. ‘Amulet’ meant lucky to eat. The dish is superbly filled with tasty fillings.

Ingredients:

4 eggs
250g black pudding, cut into rings
4 rashers smoked, streaky bacon, finely sliced
1 tablespoon butter
small handful of chives
8 baby potatoes, cooked and sliced into 1 cm discs
salt and pepper

Method:
Take a pan. Heat it well. And then fry the bacon and the black pudding in that pan. Once they are cooked, take them out in a separate plate. Take a large bowl and start whisking the eggs. While whisking, start adding the ingredients one by one. Take another pan and let it to heat well. Throw in a tablespoon of butter. Let the butter melt well and then only add the whisked eggs. Let the egg batter get all yellow brown. And then put the hot grills to finish the top. You could garnish it with chives. And there you are all ready to taste the traditional Irish omelet.

Chickeny almond crusty fingers

Unique Recepies — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 15:50:00 +0000

Usually how do you have a chicken nugget? Yeah, the regular cornflour bater dipped. That is not that healthy and you know it. But boy oh boy, you simply cannot resist the tender juicy deep fried piece of chicken no? But how about you get those chicken fingers only with an almond crust? Then it will be healthy no?

Ingredients:

Canola oil cooking spray
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup whole-wheat flour
1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 large egg whites
1 pound chicken tenders

Method:
Start by preheating the oven to 475 degree. Then line the baking sheet with a foil. Then place the wire rack the baking sheet and don’t forget to coat it with a cooking spray. In the food processor, throw in the almonds, the flour, paprika, garlic powder, dry mustard, some salt and pepper. And then blend in the mixer until you see the almonds finely crushed. Also you could pour in a teaspoon of oil so that it mixes it well. And then throw it in a shallow dish.

Pour in white eggs in another shallow dish. Then dip the chicken tenders in it. Turn it while dipping. Then dip that chicken in crushed almond. And finally place them on the prepared rack and coat with the cooking spray. Do the same on the other side as well.

Now bake the chicken fingers until they turn beautifully golden brown and crunchy crispy. That should take about 25 minutes tops.

This dish will hardly take 40 minutes and will serve 4.

Egg sandwich salad

Unique Recepies — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 11:12:27 +0000

This egg sandwich salad will help you get a flat belly. Are you wondering that just by adding the word ‘salad’ to any dish will define it is healthy and help you shed some pounds? Well, this one is somehow a healthy one. All you have to do is substitute mayonnaise with Greek yogurt. Also it has dill, green onions and a good amount of celery.

Ingredients:

6 eggs
1/3 cup Greek yogurt
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
Pinch of pepper
1/4 cup green onion, thinly sliced
1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
8 large lettuce leaves
8 slices whole-wheat bread

Method:
Take a pan and fill it with half with water. Add the eggs to the water. Let the water boil on high flame. Let it boil like that for 5 minutes. Then place a lid over the pot. This way the eggs will get some time to rest. After a couple of minutes, take off the lid and pour away the water. Then cover the eggs with ice. 5 minutes will do. Then peel the egg shell off and place the peeled off egg in a bowl. With the help of a fork, smash the egg. Smash it until a paste is formed. Spray a few drops of lemon juice along with a dash of pepper. Throw in the sliced onions, celery and dill.

Toast a two breads. Spread this batter in between the toasted bread. Do not forget to place a lettuce leave in between the toasts. This recipe hardly takes 10 minutes to prepare. With the above ingredients, it will serve four.

White chicken chili

Unique Recepies — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:02:20 +0000

If you are bored with the regular tomato chili or with the take away chicken chili, here is a substitute for it. Try this yum white chicken chili with white beans and the best part of this dish is that it can be stored well for a while. This white chicken chili will hardly take an hour.

Ingredients:

1 pound small white beans, soaked overnight in water
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
2 quarts chicken stock
7-ounce can diced green chilies
3 teaspoons ground cumin
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
4 cups cooked and diced chicken

Method:

Start by draining the beans. Get some finely chopped garlic and onion. Then mix the beans, garlic, onion, stock, green chili, cumin, oregano, cayenne pepper and cloves. Keep it on flame for about 8 minutes. Then bring these ingredients to boil on a high flame. Then lower the flame and stir in between. Make sure that the beans are soft. This will take about 25 minutes.

Take the canning jars and pour in the hot chili. Leave an inch space. Then seal the jar with a two piece cap. Also use a pressure canner. After pressuring the canner to 0, open the canner and then remove the hot jars. Once the jars cool, test the seals. And do not forget to boil the content of jar for at least a good 10 minutes.

Healthy choppy beef

Unique Recepies — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 08:40:30 +0000

This choppy beef recipe is extremely healthy as it contains some nicely fine chopped veggies. And when you feel like taking a day off from cooking, this recipe is a must! So, go ahead, try this very basic minced beef.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 stick celery, finely chopped
1 red capsicum, without the seeds, finely diced
1 green capsicum, without the seeds, finely diced
1kg lean beef mince
400g can chopped Italian tomatoes

Method:
Take frying pan. Heat it well. When it is heated well enough, add olive oil. Let the oil warm on a medium flame. Once you get the feeling that the oil is warm enough, start adding the finely chopped onions, celery along with the red and green capsicum. Cook it on a low flame until they get all soft. Make sure that you keep on stirring in between. Once the veggies are cooked, add the chopped beef into the pan.

Use the spoon to break the lumps of the beef. Stir it occasionally. Let it stay on a medium flame for about 10 minutes or until you see it getting brown. Once the beef is brown, add the diced tomatoes with some salt to taste. Do not forget to add a dash of pepper in it.

Let this mixture boil. Once you start bubbles coming, lower the flame. Simmer it for about 15 minutes. Let it thicken the way you like. Once it is made, let it cool. Once it it fully cooled down, freeze it. This chopped beef will last for about 3 long months if it is stored in a right container.
The above recipe serves 8 cups of minced beef and hardly takes 30 minutes.

Add a touch of herbs to you bacon-chicken rissole

Unique Recepies — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 17:31:11 +0000

With the beautiful blend of bacon-chicken with a dash of some flavoring herbs, lighten up your dinner table. This recipe will not only add pleasure to your and yours kid’s taste buds but will also act as a conversation starter on the dinning table.

Ingredients:

500g chicken mince
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 garlic clove, crushed
3/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil leaves
1/3 cup barbecue sauce
8 rashers middle bacon
Olive oil cooking spray
100g baby spinach
100g red grape tomatoes, halved
100g yellow grape tomatoes, halved
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon mustard

Method:
Take a bowl. Add the chicken, egg, garlic, breadcrumbs, chives, basil and only half part of the barbecue sauce in it. Then start making small rissole. It will round up to eight rissole. Then start wrapping a piece of bacon around every rissole. Lock it with the help of a toothpick.

Meanwhile preheat the oven to 180 degree. Spray a little oil on the non stick frying pan. Let it heat well on a medium flame. Once you start feeling that the pan is well heated, start tossing in the rissole it in. Let one side face the heat for about a minute, do the same with the other side. Or just make sure that both the sides turn brown. Once they all are brown, take them in another plate. Brush a little of barbecue sauce on them and set it to bake for about 8 minutes or until it gets cooked. This is the time when you add the remaining of the barbecue sauce.

While it is getting cooked, you take a bowl. Throw in some spinach and tomatoes. Pour in olive oil along with a dash of vinegar and mustard. Add salt to taste. A little dust of pepper and shake it all well. Now add the rissole in the vegetable mixture and there, your bacon-chicken rissole is ready.

Ancient healthy meatballs spaghetti

Unique Recepies — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 16:00:38 +0000

This is one of the ancient Italian recipes. Though initially it may not have been this healthy since having six pack abs and maintaining the zero size figure was not a concern back then, but here is a way to make it healthy. You can use cannelli instead of spaghetti and in the same way to stretch the ground beef, use high fiber bulgur and some whole wheat bread crumbs in the meatballs. And the very important thing is that they are baked and not fried.

Ingredients:
For the meatball-

1/3 cup bulgur
1/2 cup hot water
4 ounces lean ground beef
4 ounces hot Italian sausage
1 medium onion, very finely chopped
2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
3 cloves garlic, very finely chopped
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 cup fresh breadcrumbs, preferably whole-wheat

For the spaghetti-

4 cups prepared marinara sauce
1/2 cup slivered fresh basil leaves, or chopped fresh parsley
1 pound whole-wheat spaghetti, or linguine
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan, or Romano cheese

Method:

To begin with the meatballs, take a small bowl. Add some bulgur and water and mix it well. Let the bulgur absorb all the water. This will take about 30 minutes. While this is happening, you preheat the oven to about 350 degree F.

Meanwhile, take the ground beef, sausages, onions, egg whites, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, breadcrumbs and the bulgurs in the bowl, mix this all well together. Once this mixture is all mixed well then start turning it into small balls. About an inch ball is okay. This whole mixture will make about some 24 balls. Once all the balls are shaped, place them in the preheated oven and let it bake for about 25 minutes. Bolt well with paper towel.

Now starting with the spaghetti sauce. Place a nice pot on the gas. Heat it well before using. Heating the dishes before using it, kills the germs and harmful bacterias. Add a little salty water in it and bring it to boil. Then bring the sauce to a simmer in a dutch oven.

By this time the meatballs will also be done. Start adding the meatballs to the sauce and bring it to simmer. 20 minutes would be enough. Throw in some chopped parsley or basil leaves. Also get your spaghetti read. Boiling it for 20 minutes and it will do the work. Drain out the water. Add the sauce and meatballs and add some shredded cheese to it to get that authentic Italian feel.

The total time required for this recipe is about an hour. And it will serve about 6 people. Try out this dish. It absolutely low in calories.

Walnana Muffin

Unique Recepies — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 07:37:33 +0000

Bored with the healthy diet? But still don’t want to cheat on it? Here’s the thing for you! Simply counterbalance some unhealthy refined flour with the nutrient rich banana, walnuts and some good to go oats. For people who cannot cheat on their devoted diet chart, a Walnut and Banana muffin is a must.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup mashed banana
2 teaspoon chopped walnuts
4 tablespoon plain flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoon quick cooking rolled oats
1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/4 cup butter

Method to prepare:

Take a bowl. Filter the plain flour with half teaspoon of baking powder in it. Once done that, keep it aside. In another bowl, cream the butter and powdered sugar with a wooden spoon until they turn into a soft velvety batter. Now add the mashed bananas with some vanilla essence. Mix all this together. Once that is done, add the chopped walnuts, the previously filtered flour and baking powder mixture and the rolled oats. Mix it all well. Take the muffin moulds, 6 should be sufficient. Grease them on the inside well with butter. Make sure the greasing is well or else your healthy muffin will get stuck and won’t come out of the mould. Start pouring in the batter into the greasy muffin moulds. Bake the healthy muffins in the oven at 150^o for 15-20 minutes. If you are not getting an idea as to the muffins are well baked or not, just prick a knife in the centre of the muffin. If the knife comes out clean without any batter sticking to it, well then, your muffins are ready. Once they are baked, let them cool well. After cooling it, remould the bake muffins.

The time required to make this dish is hardly 20-25 minutes. It serves you 6 muffins.

Tip Alert: try different fruits like apples for a change. The same goes with the nuts. Try different nuts like almonds, cashew nuts, etc.

The Keen Teens

Unique Recepies — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 07:27:16 +0000

Wondering what’s gotten into your daughter? Thinking why is limiting her to food? It’s probably because your teen daughter has witnessed enough of the Hollywood actress’s diet thinking she can be slim like a Barbie. Welcome to the teens! The most difficult years for the parents! I know what you must be going through. Convincing the teen is sure not child’s play but it most certainly ain’t rocket science. Never lecture them, they hate it! Try talking them as a friend and not as a parent or a teacher.

Just start with making them belief that a healthy diet is the only way that can help one look good. This healthy diet doesn’t means giving up on your favourite food. It simply means eating variety of food that will build up a right calorie meter along with all the nutrition that is required for a growing up teen. Never forget that teen years is the period of life when one needs to consume well for the proper growth of body and also for the energy required to work later. Always remember to stay away from fad diets. They are never the best way for healthy life.

As said before, never skip breakfast. Your teen may think that skipping breakfast will make them slim, make them understand that that’s not true. It in fact helps you to control weight. It also adds vitamins and other dietary substances to your body which helps you to remain energetic and active for the whole day. Some whole grain cereals and a fruit are always good for a breakfast beginner. It is not only a tasty start for the day but also a healthy one. Have the essential 5 portions of vegetables and fruits. Fresh, frozen, dried, stewed, baked, juiced, whatever fruits and vegetables are great.

Your teen is more likely to gain weight by eating saturated fats by consuming sweet sugary food like pastries, sweets and chocolates. Also by consuming processed meats such as sausages, bacon, biscuits and crisps they may gain weight. The reason is that both, sugar and saturated fats are high in calories. They also tend to increase the level of cholesterol in the near future.

Always remind them to drink lots of water. Aim to drink at least 8 glasses of water. Occasionally make them drinking real fruit juices and not the ones that come from a packed carton. Even drinking milk is advisable. It will be a bonus to your teen’s calcium level.

Many teen age girls lack iron. They get easily tired and run down. Make them eat red meats, cereals with iron, baked beans and what can be better than a nice spinach dish. Some teens continuously fell hungry. Make them eat whole meal bread, beans or anything that is whole grain. Whole grain is rich in fibre and it tends to keep one full for a long period of time. So this will occupy their wee stomach.

And lastly, never force a teen. They tend to revolt in their own specific ways. They will deliberately do what you have asked them not to do. So, when you are helping out your teen with the diet, take their opinion always into consideration. Hear them out!