Fresh red date chutney

This “Red date chutney” is easy to make, involving blending ingredients together. Vinegar is an important ingredient, Helping to preserve them.

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6 dates, seeded
1 small onion, chopped
6 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
1 teaspoon ground paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 tablespoon malt vinegar
Preparation method
1.Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor, blend until smooth.
Makes 1/2 cup(125ml)

Date and lentil pilau

This “Date and lentil pilau” is a tasty reipe. It is very easy to do and simple flavored recipe too.

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3 cups (500 g) long grain rice
1 cup red lentils
250 g butter
1 cup (250 ml) warm water
1 small onion, finely chopped
250 g fresh dates, stoned
125 g dried apricots, chopped
cup blanched almonds, chopped
% cup raisins
Preparation method
1 Boil rice until almost cooked.
2 Cover lentils with water and cook for 20 minutes until soft.
3 Dissolve half the butter in water over heat.
4 Saute onion in remaining butter until soft, add dates, apricots, almonds and raisins.
5 Pour ‘12 butter water into casserole dish then add, in layers, X of the rice, ‘2 of fruit mixture, V2 of the lentils, V3 of the rice, remaining fruit mixture, remaining lentils, then remaining rice and pour over the remaining butter-water.
6 Cover with cloth then put lid on, simmer over low heat for 30 to 40 minutes.
SERVES 8

Vegetable pilau

Vegetable dishes usually tend to be served with its own water (the cooking water).Because that is very healthy to us.This “Vegetable pilau” is one of the tasteful recipies among the vegetable recipies.

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185 g ghee
2 medium onions, sliced
60 g cauliflower, broken into small florets
60 g potatoes, finely diced
60 g green beans, cut into 2 cm lengths
60 g shelled peas
60 g carrots, finely sliced
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 bay leaf
4 cloves
2 teaspoons cracked pepper
11/2 cups (250 g) rice
4 cups (1 litre) boiling water
Preparation method
1 Heat the ghee in a large saucepan and saute the onions until golden brown. Remove and set aside.
2 Add cauliflower, potatoes, beans, peas and carrots to ghee in pan, saute until tender. Remove and set aside.
3 Saute turmeric, ginger, cardamom, bay leaf, cloves and pepper for 1 minute.
4 Add the rice and fry for 2 minutes, stirring all the time.
5 Add 4 cups boiling water and boil till the water is nearly gone. Turn into a heat-proof dish, add the fried vegetables, cover,
bake in a slow oven 140°C (275°F) for 15 to 20 minutes. Serve with the fried onions sprinkled on top.
SERVES 6 TO 8

Coconut rice

This “Coconut rice” recipe is very easy to do and simply flavored by coconut milk.So it is a tasty and delicious recipe.

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3 cups (500 g) long grain rice, washed and drained
3 cups (750 ml) canned coconut milk
GARNISH
1/2 cup raisins
1 onion, peeled, sliced and fried golden brown
6 tablespoons slivered almonds, lightly fried
preparation method
1 Put rice and coconut milk in a saucepan.
2 Bring to the boil on medium heat, and boil until liquid has evaporated and steam holes appear.
3 Reduce heat to very low. Cover and continue cooking until rice is well cooked and fluffy. Stir with a fork. Garnish with raisins, onion and almonds.
SERVES 4 TO 6

Kuma pilau

Kuma pilau is a special preparation of the dish which is again cooked with mutton and with the latter being the more popular variety.

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1 onion, finely sliced
250 g ghee
500 g lean meat, minced
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon chilli powder
2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 tablespoons plain yoghurt
few strands saffron
3 cups (500 g) rice
8 cloves
1 stick cinnamon
Preparation method
1 Saute onion in the ghee until golden.
2 Add the mince, ginger, chilli and coriander. Saute until mince is browned, add yoghurt and fry until rich brown.
3 Soak the saffron in 1 tablespoon water and add to the mince.
4 Combine rice, cloves and cinnamon in a large pan. Add enough water to come 6 cm above the level of the rice. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer until the water has almost evaporated and the rice nearly cooked. Remove from the heat.
5 In a 2 litre heat-proof dish, arrange in a layer of rice then a layer of mince and so on until all the mince and rice are used up. The last layer must be rice. Cover, bake in a slow oven for 20 minutes until the rice is cooked. Before serving, mix the pilau very carefully so as not to break the rice grains.
SERVES 6 TO 8

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