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Curry Recipe Contest Winner of the Month Cleo Capili

If you have not read about the curry recipe contest first read this post:
Mother’s Day Special ‘Curry Recipe’ Contest - Ends Mother’s Day 2009

Every month one delicious curry recipe will be selected as the winner of the month. The best of the best will be crowned as the final winner of Curry Recipe Contest 2008-09.
Cleo Capili is the winner of this month. I love the way she talks about the innovative way she has used the curry powder.
I would like you to read the unedited version of Cleo Capili’s Curry Recipe adventure.
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Cleo says:
At last one of my masterpieces after a few disastrous attempts hahaha. You know, I’m not really a good cook but I love tasting different kinds of food and trying out stuff. The other day I tried the vegetables with coconut milk but it was terrible so I had to find other means to cook it again hahaha. So I did not bother to send the pictures of that anymore.
Anyway, this is what I’ve prepared using the Curry Powder. Boy! it is spicy and tasty. I didn’t even have to add salt. My husband and I loved it and never thought my youngest would like the taste since it’s a new flavor for us. Though my son didn’t even want to taste it LOL.
Ingredients:
1/2 Kilo of prawns
3 tbsp of vegetable oil
2 tbsp of red onions
3 cloves of garlic
3 tbsp of button mushroom
2 tbsp of Curry Powder
1/2 tsp of saute’ mix
1/2 cup of water
1. Saute’ onions then garlic and mushroom
2. Add big prawns, when it turns red, add the smaller ones
3. Season with the 2 tbsp of Curry Powder until you smell the strong flavor
4. Add 1/2 cup of water
5. Add 1/2 tsp of saute’ mix
6. Serve steaming hot!! :)
1. This is the finished product. My husband was not able to take pictures of me while cooking it. I look so terrible lol. :) It really looks delicious. :)
2. Another take of my special “Shrimp Curry Ala Cleo!”
That’s my 3 year old daughter’s fingers. hahaha She wanted to taste it as soon as I finished cooking it.
There is KC with the Shrimp Curry. :)
And KC said it was really good. :)
The only drawback I realized is that, I should have added more water and the curry powder coz we enjoyed sipping the flavor from the prawn shells and there’s no sauce left in the end for the rice. hahaha. :)
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Congratulations Cleo!!!!!! You are the winner of Curry Recipe Contest June 2008.

Quick Meal Idea Six-Part eCourse - Salads

I love salads for lunch or dinner almost any day of the week, but especially in the summer when it’s just too hot to cook. Salads are very versatile and healthy. You can easily customize them to adjust to your family’s taste and of course they are quick and easy to throw together. Here’s how you turn this side dish into a filling meal…

· Caesar Salad – Chop romaine lettuce; top it with croutons, parmesan cheese, Caesar dressing and any of the following: grilled chicken, steak, shrimp, smoked or cooked salmon or any other cooked fish you have handy.

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Quick Meal Idea Six-Part eCourse - Freezer Cooking

I don’t know about you, but I have a lot more time to cook some nights than others. When I do have extra time, I try to cook an extra batch of food, stick it in the freezer and then just grab a meal that’s ready to be heated and served out of the freezer on the days when we’re really busy. Here’s a list of things I tend to either cook in batches, or cook while I’m working on that day’s regular dinner and then freeze for later.

 

- Lasagna – anything from regular meat versions to vegetarian ones. Just assemble and freeze, then bake as usual straight from the freezer.

 

- Soups or Stews – Almost any type of soup or stew freezes well. I always cook these in double batches and freeze one. The only exception I’m aware of is chicken and dumplings. The dumplings just don’t turn out well when they are frozen. Some soups with chunks of potatoes can also get mushy, so test a small batch first.

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Quick Meal Idea Six-Part eCourse - Breakfast Any Time

Have you ever thought of serving breakfast foods for dinner? Many of the really good breakfast dishes, like eggs and bacon for example take a bit too much time in the morning, but are perfect for a quick and easy dinner. Here are our favorite breakfast dinners

Eggs

 

· Scrambled Eggs With Toast

· Cheese or Ham and Cheese omelet with toast or home fries

· Frittata with a side salad

· Farmer’s Pan – cut up a batch of potatoes and fry them in a little butter with some onions. Add ham or bacon and then crack a few eggs in the pan and cook until the eggs are done. Sprinkle with cheese and serve with a salad.

· Eggs Benedict

· Creamed Eggs with cheese served on toast

 

Pancakes

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Quick Meal Idea Three - Breakfast Any Time

Quick Meal Idea Six-Part Free eCourse Day Two

Cook Once Eat Twice

I hope you liked Day One Quick Meal Ideas Free eCourse about making soup for dinner. Today I’d like to share another favorite of mine. The basic idea is to cook something once and then make at least two meals out of it. The trick is to turn what you cook on day one into a different meal on day two so you’re not eating the same thing two days in a row.

 

Here are some of my favorite meal ideas for this. (let me be honest with you - these are recipes from Menu Planning.)

 

Chicken Breast

 

Day One: Place chicken breasts in a baking dish and pour some Italian dressing over them and bake until done. Take out a few of the chicken breasts for tomorrow, then serve the rest with rice and veggies for dinner.

 

Day Two: The next day, grab the leftover baked chicken breast from the fridge and turn it into a chicken Caesar salad, or make chicken salad sandwiches.

 

Continue reading… Quick Meal Idea Day Two Cook Once Eat Twice

 

Quick Meal Idea Six-Part Free eCourse Day One - Soups

I want to share with you a ‘Quick Meal Idea’ eCourse. The course is in six-parts. Over the next 6 days, I’ll share some of my favorite ideas with you to get dinner on the table in a hurry. These ideas are perfect for those days when you are coming home late from work, or have been busy driving the kids all around town all day.

Well they are perfect for people like me who doesn’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen :)

Let’s get started right away with the first idea – Make a pot of soup for dinner. It’s one of my favorite go-to dinners because it is so versatile. Plus, if you are using leftovers or canned items, soup can be ready to be poured in 15 to 20 minutes. Simply add a sandwich or make a batch of biscuits and you have a filling meal.

Here are some quick soup ideas to get you started….

Quick Meal Idea 1: Soups

Beef and Vegetable Soup

Brown some hamburger meat and onion in a little butter or olive oil. Once the meat is completely cooked add any canned vegetables you like. I usually add chopped canned tomatoes, green beans, white beans and stewed canned tomatoes chopped into bite size pieces. The quantity of each ingredient isn’t important. Just throw the meal together and add a bit of salt and you’ll have a hearty soup.

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I was checking on what are the most searched recipes on Google and found the following:

Most Popular Recipes

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I would like to share these recipes with you and more importantly I want you to share with me these recipes.

Please visit the sites from where these recipes are clipped. I personally checked them out. They are great sites.

Indian Food Industry in UK Showing Signs of Decline

 The Times of India says:

“LONDON: The one billion pound Indian food industry in UK is showing signs of decline as most young ethnic Asians are not interested in working in kitchens and new immigration rules make hiring chefs from the Indian sub-continent difficult.

There is not a single British town or village which does not have an Indian restaurant, but staff shortage has led to several of them closing down”.

According to the news Children of first generation restaurant owners prefer to take up professions other than those of their parents.  And they don’t want to work in the kitchens.

I can understand that because I hardly spend time in cooking. Just today I had a conversation with another lady who is not been able to pursue a desired course because most of her time is spent in cooking and cleaning.

Not only in developed countries, but even in India where most people love home cooked meal, it is becoming more and more difficult to find time for cooking. At the same time we have to have healthy food rather than go for junk foods.

This has started a trend of instant ready to make items that save time, help you churn out dishes in minutes and are filled with healthy nutrients. In such food items you have to carefully note their shelf life and what type of preservatives are used.

Instant Dosa Mix that is used to make dosa batter in minutes has no artificial preservatives. Whatever is added to the mix is rich nutritious ingredients that help you keep fit. You can preserve the powder for months.

Instant Dosa Recipes

There are a number of types of Instant Dosa Mix and you can cook a variety of healthy Instant Dosa Recipes.

For example, here are a few of the Instant Dosa Powders:

1. Plain Dosa Mix

2. Masala Dosa - Plain Dosa Mix can be used for this too

3. Adai Dosa - Lentil Dosa

4. Wheat Dosa

5. Rava Dosa

If you take any one of these a variety of Instant Dosa Recipes can be prepared.

Let us take Adai Mix. This mix has rice and all the pulses in different proportions to make a nice blend and help us prepare delicious “adai”.

Take one cup of Adai Mix and add two cups of water - your batter is ready. Everything else including salt and spices are added to the mix.

Now using this Instant Adai Dosa Mix you can prepare…

1. Plain Adai

Just take a ladle full of adai batter, make a circular shape on a flat pan, cook over medium heat, add two tea spoons of cooking oil, flip and cook for haf a minute - and you are done!

2. Onion Adai

Take a ladle full of adai batter, make a circular shape on a flat pan, cook over medium heat, add two tea spoons of cooking oil, sprinkle finely chopped onion on the adai, flip and cook for a minute - and you are done! The onion will get roasted and the adai will get cooked - and the smell will make you hungry :)

3. Carrot Adai

Make adai in the same way as before. This time sprinkle grated carrot before flipping the dosa. This is a healthy nutritious food and good for children and old people too.

4. Cheese Adai

Grate cheese over the adai cooking over medium heat. Fold the dosa before flipping.

5. Green Adai

Take green vegetables such as peas, spinach, curry leaves, coriander, etc. Add them to the adai mix along with the water. Mix well, take a ladle full and make adai as before.

6. Mixed Vegetable Adai

You can add finely chopped pieces of your favorite vegetables to the adai mix along with water and make the adai.

Alternatively you can cook these vegetables with the curry powder and then prepare a sandwich by keeping it between two adais.

Using your imagination and creativity you can churn out a variety of dishes using the plain dosa mix or the adai mix. By adding vegetables we improve the nutritious value of the dish and it becomes a complete meal.

The curry powder adds an exotic taste to the vegetables. The chutney powder is a very tasty side dish that goes with the dosa perfectly.

Try out these instant dosa recipes and send me your questions, clarifications or feedback.

And don’t forget we have a variety of instant mixes for Indian Recipes.

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