17. Managu

Ingredients

Managu

1 large chopped onion
3 chopped tomatoes
3 cloves garlic (crashed)
2 Tbsp cooking oil
Salt & pepper


Method

Pick out managu leaves from the stalks, wash and  boil until tender.

Heat pan on a medium heat, add oil, chopped onions and crashed garlic. Stir well and cook until tender.

Add tomatoes and cover until the tomatoes are completely cooked.

Add managu.

Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.

Serve.

16. Buttered Spinach

Ingredients

1.4kg Spinach (Trimmed, selected, washed).
160g Onions(finely chopped).
little chopped garlic.
120g butter.
salt.
Nutmeg (optional).

Method

Blanch the spinach (if ordinary spinach is used boil it for about 5 minutes).

Drain and cool spinach completely.

Melt butter in a stewing pan, glace onions, add garlic and add the squeezed spinach (by hand).

Stir with a wooden laddle, add salt and little nutmeg. Place a lid on top and steam the spinach shortly - toss.

Add 1/2 lt milk - cream sauce to the spinach.
serve.

15. Pilau

Ingredients 

Beef 400g
Rice 500g
1 cup of water 
Garlic crashed 3 cloves
1 large red onion chopped  
Ginger crushed 1tbsp
Blended Tomatoes 
Dhania
2 lemons (Kachumbari)
2 Tbsp Pilau Masala.
Potatoes (optional)

Method

1) Heat oil on a medium heat, add onions and stir 
for a few minutes.

2) Add garlic and ginger, cook to a brown color. 

3) Add pilau Masala, stir for 1-2 minutes. 

4) Add meat. Stir occasionally until its brown. 

5) Add blended tomatoes and enough water.

6)Add Rice. Stir, cover and cook on a low heat until its ready. 

Ready to serve.

Serve with Kachumbari (salsa)

14. Spaghetti and Mince Meat

Ingredients

Meat 400g

Spaghetti 1

Cooking oil 2 Tbsp

Salt and Pepper 1 tbsp

Chopped large onion 1

Chopped Garlic  3 cloves

Blended tomatoes 3

Method

Heat pan on a medium heat, add oil and mince meat. 

Cook until it turns brown. 

Cook the pasta(follow the steps on the packet or the recipe below) while the mince meat is cooking.

Add chopped onions and garlic to the meat. 

Stir and cook until the onions are tender. 

Add blended tomatoes, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.

serve.

Pasta

Ingredients

Spaghetti
Salt
8 cups of water

Method

Boil atleast 8 cups of water. 

Add salt to taste and pasta. 

Stir gentle and let it cook for 10 minutes or to a firm or tender. 

Drain well and set the pasta in the side. 

Serve with your favourite sauce

13. Samosa

Manda (samosa pockets)

Ingredients

Flour 200g

Pinch of salt

Lemon juice

water.

Method

1. Mix flour, salt and the water to make a dough.
2. Knead the dough until soft and fluffy.
3. Roll and make thin flat rounds, bake or use a pan.
4. fold to make a pocket.
5. fill with the cooked minced, seal using wheat flour paste as a binder.

Samosa filling

Ingredients

Flour 200g

Mincemeat 200g

Large chopped onions 1

Salt & pepper to taste

Piece of ginger (crushed) 1

a little Cumin 

A little cinnamon

Chilies (Optional)

garlic (crushed)

Method

1. Half cook the mincemeat, with cumin and a little fat.
2. Take meat out of heat, add chopped onion, crushed garlic, fresh ginger, cinnamon and salt.
3. Taste carefully, do not return to heat instead use it for filling.
4. Deep fry till crisp and brown.
5. Serve with slices of lemon to squeeze over.

Bon Appetit!!

12. Pancakes

Ingredients

11/2 cups Flour
1 cup Milk
3 Eggs
1tsp Baking powder
11/2 Sugar
cooking oil/ butter/ Margarine.

Method

Mix baking powder with flour, add sugar, milk  and eggs.

Heat oil/ butter/ margarine on medium hot pan.

Pour mixture careful on the pan. Cook until it is done.

Serve.

Bon Appetit!!!

11. Roasted Squash

Ingredients

2 Butternut Squash (Cut into 1/2)
Cooking oil                                         4 Tbsp
Fennel seeds ( roasted and grounded) 1tsp
Corinder seed (roasted and grounded) 1tsp
Salt and pepper

Method

Peel squash, cut in half lenthwise, remove all the seeds.

Cut into 1/2.

Roast fennel and coriander seeds in a small saute pan over a medium heat until thoroughly roasted.

Mix spices and salt well with oil.

Toss the squash with the spice oil to coat evenly

Place squash slices on a single sheet tray.

Roast in  450 degree oven for 12 minutes until you get good color.

Serve!!!

Bon Appetit

10. Coconut Cookies

Ingredients

100 grams butter

1 cup self raising flour

1/2 cup sugar

1 cup desicated coconut

1 large egg.

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degrees and line tray with baking paper.

In a bowl whisk sugar and butter until smooth.

Add the egg and continue whisking until light and fluffy.

Add in the flour and desicated coconut and combine.

Use a teaspoon to scoop the dough and shape into 2cm balls and place on baking tray leaving enough space between each.

-Bake for 10-15 minutes until they turn a light golden brown.

Serve.

Bon appetit