Pineapple spicy Thai lettuce Wraps

The first time when i had a shrimp lettuce wrap at P.F Chang the taste was too good,and it is very easy to make with very short time.after that i have seen this recipe in one grilling book,i tried immd;it turned very well.

You Need:

Pineapple cut into big chunks - 1/2 cup

Chopped Fresh cilantro - 1/2 punch

sugar - 1tsp

Chilli paste (sambal olek) - 2tsp

Fish sauce - 2tsp

Lettuce cut into round shapes - 15

Roasted and choped peanut - 1/4cup

Lime juice from 1 lemon

Direction:

Whisk lime juce,sugar,fish sauce and chilli paste in a bowl together till sugar dissolves;add peanut and cilantro and stir until evenly dressed with sauce.

When ready to serve add the pineapple into sauce mixture,meanwhile arrange lettuce wraps in a big plate;fill the lettuce wraps with 1tsp of pineapple mixture.Serve immd.

Whole Grain Veg- swril Bread

Whole grains are very healthy and also playing important role when we looking for diet.As unbelievably tasty bread as it is easy,this bread proves that we can make the whole grain bread with great flavors and taste.

For Bread:

Whole Wheat Flour - 2cup
All purpose Flour - 1cup
salt - 1tsp
sugar - 2tsp
Regular dry active yeast - 1pkd
Warm Milk - 11/4cup
canola oil - 2tbsp
Melted Butter - 2tbsp
egg - 1

For Filling:

Grated Mixed Vegtables - 11/2 cup
Onion Chopped finely - 1
green chilli very finely chopped - 2
Minced ginger and garlic(not ginger garlic paste) - 1/2tsp
salt - 1/2tsp
Jeera - 1/2tsp

Direction:

Grease bottom of loaf pan or cookie tray with shorting.

In small bowl add milk,yeast and sugar,cover it and keep aside for 15mins.In Large bowl mix flours and salt,add oil and egg ,add the milk mixture into flour bowl; sitr until flour is completely moistented and knead well for make good dough.Then keep aside for an hour.

Haet oil in a pan add jeera once it splutter add onion,salt,green chilli and minced ginger and garlic; fry for 5mins over low-medium heat,add mixed vegies cover and cook for another 10 to 15mins.let it cool completely.

After an hour roll out the dough using rolling pin or hand by 1 to 11/2 inch thickness as round or rectangular shape,spread the stuffing over the dough and drizzle some oil.

Roll the dough from one corner to another,seal it.then cover the stuffed dough,keep it some warm place for an another hour.

Heat oven to 350deg F .Bake 35 to 45 mins or top of bread is golden brown.Remove it from pan to wire rack.Brush top with melted butter.Serve with your favorite sauce.

This is my entry for Healthy Cooking - A Cookbook Giveaway Event

Shrimp Lo Mein

Noodles are favorite food every one,especialy for kids,here i've tried simple chinese lomein.lo mein means simply sauteed noodles with our favorite combination of meat and vegetables.For this recipe u can use traditional chinese egg noodlesor any spaghetti shaped noodle.



You need:

corn strach - 1tsp
salt - 1/2 tsp
sesame oil - 1tsp(for toasted)
jumbo shrimp - 10
1baby bok choy - cut crosswise into 3-inch pieces.
bamboo shoots - 1/4cup sliced.
scallions - 3 (cut into 2inch pieces)
finely minced garlic - 1tsp
chicken stock - 1/4cup
oyster sauce - 2tbsp
soy sauce - 1tbsp
sugar - 11/2 tsp
bean sprouts - 1/4cup
peanut oil - 2tbsp+4tbsp
chinese egg noodles - 1pkd


Direction:

stir together in a bowl with cornstrach,salt and sesame oil,toss the shrimp in cornstrach mixture and let marinate for 10 to 20 mins.

In a another small bowl stri chicken stock,oyster sauce,soysauce and sugar.Cook noodles as per the direction in a pocked,drain and rinse under cold water until cool.drain again and toss thorougly with sesame oil.

Heat a wok or large skillet over high heat .when hot ,pour in 4tbsp of peanut oil swril around the wok until hot but not smoking.Add the shrimp quickly strring and flipping in the oil to separate the picecs,and cook lightly.drain seive or colander.

Reheat the wok over high heat.When hot,pour in 2tbsp of peanut oil swril until very hot but not smoking.Now add all the vegetables with garlic.stir and toss vigorously until the vegetables are well coated with oil,about 45 secs.Now pour the chicken stock mixture down the side of the wok.stir and cover,allowing the vegetables steam in the sauce for a min.uncover and add toasted noodles into the wok with shrimp.stir and toss about 30secs,add the bean sprouts and stir for about 30 secs.Pour into serving dish and sprinkle the black pepper corns.Serve immediately with hot chilli sauce.

This is my entry for AWED - Chinese

Mango - Strawberry Smoothe

In summer days we always search in our kitchen to eat something or in our fridge to drink something...drinking juice is healthy than eating some junk snacks,but i always prefer to have sum fresh homemade drink,this is one of my favorite drink.



You need:

1/4 cup - Frozen yogurt
1/4 cup - Mango pulp or 1 fresh mango
5 - Fresh strawberrys(cut in to half slices)
1tsp - sugar

Direction:

Blend everything well in a blender,pass into glass cup.Add icecubes while serving.

This is my entry for Frozen Yogurt

Fruits - Nuts Dreams

This nut dreams are realy very simple to make,the taste is extremely heaven.



All you Need:

Mixed Nuts(almond,walnut,pistachio nut) - 1/2 cup
Packed Brown sugar - 1/3cup
Cream cheese softened - 4oz to 5oz
mixed fresh or frozen fruits - 1cup
Refrigerated large buttermilk flaky biscuits - 1pkd(16.3oz)
Flaked coconut - 1/3 cup

Directions:

Heat oven to 350 deg F.Lightly spray 16 regular -size muffin cups with cooking spray.In food processor,process nuts with on and off motions until coarsely chopped.Add brown sugar;process until combined.place in small bowl,set aside.

If u are using the frozen fruits thawed as directed on bag,drained and reserve the liquid.In a same food processor,process cream cheese,2 tbsp nut mixture and 2tbsp fresh fruits or reserved liquid and 1tbsp of frozen fruit until smooth.

Separete dough into 8biscuits;cut each biscuit into 2 biscuits in the middle of the biscuit,making a total of 16 biscuits.lightly press each biscuit in bottom and up side of muffin cup.spoon about 1/2 tbsp cream cheese mixture into eash dough-lined cup.Top each evenly with mixed fruits,remaing nut mixture and 1tsp of coconut.

Bake 15 to 21 mins or until coconut is lightly browned.Cool in pan,serve warm or chill.

This is my entry for AFAM-Coconut

Pineapple - Blackbean Enchiladas

This is a mexican dish made with pineapple,cheese and blackbean.This enchiladas offers both sweet and spicy flavors was a hit.







You Need:

For tortila:
Whole wheat flour - 200gm
All purpose flour - 50gm
salt - 1/4tsp
warm milk - for knead

Enchilada Sauce:
chicken broth - 2 cups
Gebhardt Chili Powder - 4 Tbs
Ground cumin - 1 tsp
Garlic powder (with no salt added) - 2 heaping tsp.
Salt - 3/4 tsp
Ground cinnamon (less than 1/16 tsp.) - 1 pinch
Sugar - 1/3 tsp
Cold water - 5Tbs
White flour - 5Tbsp

Enchilda:
Vegetable oil - 2tsp
yellow onion chopped - 1
Red bell pepper chopped - 1
pineapple tidbits in juice - 1
80% cooked black beans - 1/3cup
chopped green chiles - 6
salt - you need
fresh cilandro - 1/2cup
shredded reduced fad cheddar cheese - 2cup
Reduced fat sour cream - 1/2cup

Procedure:
Tortilla:

Mix the all purpose and Whole Wheat flour with salt add the warm milk knead it as like chapathi,keep it aside for 20mins.Divide the dough into lemonsize balls,roll like chapathi and put into hot tawa on both sides for 5-7secs,keep it aside this partialy cooked tortillas.

Enchilada Sauce:

In a 2 quart sauce pan add the chicken broth, chili powder, cumin, salt, cinnamon and sugar (the sugar is a little secret to eliminate any bitter taste from the chili powder).
Use a whisk to mix everything well. Heat to a boil, reduce heat to a low boil and cook for 3 minutes.Whisk frequently to make sure all spices dissolve. This is important for flavor and a nice smooth sauce.
While the sauce is on a slow simmer/boil, add 5 tablespoons of cold water in a small bowl.
With another whisk mix 1 tablespoon at a time of flour. Whisk vigorously to avoid lumps. If you have lumps here, you will definitely have lumps in your sauce.
After 3 minutes of cooking sauce, turn the heat up to high. Very slowly, pour the flour mixture into the boiling sauce. Here you must whisk the sauce vigorously while adding the flour to avoid lumps.After all the flour is added, continue to whisk for one minute. You can turn the heat down to medium during this time. Just make sure the sauce is boiling.Turn off the heat, this enchilada sauce recipe is done.

Enchiladas:

Heat oven to 350 deg F.Drain the pineapple and reserve the juice.Spray the baking dish with cooking spray.In a nonstick skillet,haet oil over medium heat,add onion and bell pepper;cook 4to5mins or until softend.stir in pineapple,beans,green chiles and salt.cook and stir until thoroughly heated.Remove skillet from heat.Stir in 1/2 cup cilantro and 1and 1/2 cup of cheese.

Spoon and spread 1tbsp enchilda sauce onto each tortilla.Spoon about 3/4cup vegetable mixture over sauce on each.Roll up tortilla;place seam side down in baking dish.

In samll bowl,mix reserved 1/3cup pineapple juice and remaining enchilda sauce;pour over entire surface of enchiladas in dish.sprinkle with remaining 1cup of cheese.spray sheet of foil large enough to cover baking dish with cooking spray; place sprayed side down over bakine dish and seal tightly.

Bake 30 to 35 mins,removing foli during last 5 to 10mins of baking,until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly.Top each baked enchilada with 1tablespoon sour cream and 1tsp cilantro.Serve warm.

This is my entry for Roti Mela

Carrot - Tomato Soup

Soups are one of the healthy and very easy to make food.After my daughter 1st b'day i have been making soup atleast three times in a week,that is only way i have feed sum vegetables to her.Carrot and tomato soup my favorite too.

You Need:

Grated carrot - 2 cup
chopped tomatos - 1/4cup
garlic - 1clove
Finely chopped onion - 3tbsp
corn flour - 1tsp
salt and pepper - as you need
Butter or oil - 2tsp
courtons - 1/4cup
Chopped coriander

Method:

In a big pan add carrot and tomatos with 2cup of water ,bring it to boil (just 2mins is enough)then swich off,let it cool completely then blend in a blender to a smooth paste,starin it thru seive.
In a small bowl mix corn flour with 3tbsp of water.

In a pan add oil saute onion and minced garlic,transfer the carrotntomato puree into a pan bring it to boil, now add cornflour into it then cook for 5mins now add cheese,salt,chopped coriander,and pepper .Serve hot with courtons.

This is my entry for MBP-soups n salads