Friday 21 November 2014

    Hummus recipe:
    Hummus is a very famous and common starter dish made mainly with chickpeas, good thing about it is that it is very easy to prepare.

    Ingredients:
Hummus by Pak recipez
Hummus
  • 1/2 kg  chickpeas
  • 4 tsp. tahini
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 tsp. crushed sea salt
  • 6 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
  • 3½ tbsp. lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
  • Paprika
  • Coriander or parsley leaves (optional)
 
 
 
         Method: 
 
  • Wash and rinse the chickpeas in cold water for couple of hours
  •  Boil the soaked chickpeas until they are tender.
  • Allow them to cool down.
  • Now tip them into the food processor.
  • Add tahini, crushed garlic, salt, lemon juice and seven tablespoons of  liquid from the boiled chickpeas.
  • Turn on the food processor and slowly pour in the olive oil while it runs.
  • When the mixture is fully combined and smooth, tip it into a serving dish.
  •  Drizzle with some more extra virgin olive oil on top and decorate with a few whole chickpeas.
  • Sprinkle little paprika powder and finely chopped coriander or parsley leaves.
  • Enjoy it with Arabic bread (Khubuz).
 

Chicken hot and sour soup recipe

Hot and Sour Soup Recipe:
Ingredients: 
  • One Chicken breast piece./ 6 or 7 Medium size pieces of chicken
  • Garlic powder half table spoon
    hot and sour soup
    hot and sour soup
  • White paper 1/2 tsp
  • Sugar 1/2tsp.
  • Chinese Salt (ajinomoto) 1 tsp.
  • Green Pepper. ( one small, chopped)
  • 1 Carrot (small chopped)
  • Cabbage and Green Onion ( chopped into small pieces)
  • 2 eggs, beat and add salt and crushed red chili in it.
  • Vinegar 4btsp.
  • Soya Sauce. 4btsp.
  • Chili sauce 4 tbsp.
  • Corn Flour 5 tbsp.
  • Oil  5tbsp.
Method:
  • First wash the chicken well and put it in a cooking pan.
  •  Add 3 glasses of water and 1 tsp. salt and place the pan on to the burner on medium flame.
  •  When the water dries to half then separate the bones.
  • Now pour oil in the pan also add green pepper, cabbage, carrot and spring onion  and fry for around 5 minutes.
  • Add chicken in the soup and mix 4 tbsp. corn flour in the soup and stir this solution slowly.
  •  Add the beaten eggs in the soup while stirring.
  • Pour vinegar and soya sauce in it, also add  chili sauce and ajinomoto and stir
  • Soup is ready to serve..