August.sep 2010

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food

Delicious recipes for

ramadan

Spicy Pakistani Zucchini

Black Glutinous Rice Porridge Ingredients: 1) Water - 1 2/3 cups 2) A pandan leaf 3) Black glutinous rice - 3/4 cup. 4) Brown sugar - 1/2 cup. 5) White sugar - 1/4 cup. 6) Coconut milk - 2 cups. 7) A medium-sized saucepan.

Instructions: 1) Put all the ingredients properly in the pan of the bread machine in the order advocated by the manu-

Also needed: 1) A skillet, 2) A ladle (to stir). Instructions: 1) Peel the zucchini, take the seeds out and cut into semicircular pieces. 2) Pour oil into the skillet and heat in medium temperature. Add in onion and sauté for about 5 minutes or until golden. 3) Next, pour in all the other ingredients and stir with a ladle. Turn down heat to LOW and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring from time to time.

Instructions: 1) Pour water into the saucepan. Add the water and the pandan leaf. Bring to a boil. 2) Add rice to the mixture. Stir with a ladle. Turn down heat, put a cover over the pan and simmer for 20 minutes. 3) Take out the pandan leaf. Add in brown sugar and white sugar. Stir with the ladle and cook for 5 minutes. 4) Add in the coconut milk. Take away from heat. Serve hot.

Syrian Bread Ingredients: 1) Water - 1 cup and 2 tablespoons. 2) Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons. 3) White sugar - 1/2 teaspoon. 4) Salt - 1 1/2 teaspoons 5) All-purpose flour - 3 cups. 6) Active dry yeast - 1 1/2 teaspoons. 7) A bread machine. 8) Kitchen knife.

Ingredients: 1) Cooking oil - 1/4 cup. 2) Onion - 1, thinly sliced. 3) Zucchini(Small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow) - 6, peeled, seeded and cut into semicircles 4) Salt - 1/2 teaspoon. 5) Water - 2 cups. 6) Chili powder - 2 teaspoons. 7) Turmeric - 1/2 teaspoon, grounded. 8) Garlic powder - 1/2 teaspoon. 9) Coriander seed - 1 teaspoon, grounded. 10) 3 whole cloves 11) Whole peppercorns - 6 or 7. 12) Tomatoes - 4, chopped. 13) Plain yogurt - 2 1/2 tablespoons.

facturer. Choose Dough cycle and push on the Start button. 2) Preheat oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C). 3) When the dough rises, take it out and spread onto a lightly floured surface. Roll it out and cut into eight equal pieces. 4) Roll and form the dough pieces into smaller dough bits. Cover these with a damp cloth and keep aside for sometime. 5) Now spread and roll the dough bits

into thin flat circles of about 4” radius. 6) Place the dough circles (two at a time) on preheated baking sheets/ baking stone. Cook for five minutes, or until they puff up and turn golden brown. Cook all the remaining loaves in similar manner. Serve hot.

Jarjeer Salad Ingredients: 1) A bunch of arugula. 2) Onion - 2, thinly sliced. 3) Mushrooms - 1 cup, chopped finely. 4) Tomato - 1, diced. 5) Refined olive oil - 1 teaspoon. 6) Lemon - 1/2, juiced. 7) Sumac - 2 teaspoons. 8) Salt to taste

Instructions: 1) Wash the arugula leaves and dry thoroughly. 2) Place the leaves on the plate. Place onions, mushrooms and tomato in layers on top. 3) Add in olive oil, lemon juice and sumac. Whisk together with a spoon. 4) Add salt for taste. Serve with other food items.

Also needed: Kitchen knife, a large plate.

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