Around The World On Your Plate

Ingredients: 2 cups cooked rice 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic 1/2 cup diced mushrooms 1/4 cup chopped carrots 1/4 cup chopped bell pepper 1/4 cup chopped onions 2 Green chillies slit (optional) 2 tablespoons green curry paste 4 tablespoon thick coconut milk Salt to taste 1 teaspoon soy sauce Thai basil and scallions to garnish Method: Heat oil and add garlic and green chillies and saute. Next, add all the vegetables one by one and saute on medium heat. Add rice along with soy sauce, coconut milk, and green curry paste and adjust salt to taste. Mix everything until well combined. Garnish with basil leaves and scallions and serve hot.

Ingredients: 4-ounce Linguini Water as needed 2 tablespoons of butter 2 tablespoons of flour 1/8th teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup vegetable stock Salt and white pepper to taste 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1/2 cup onion chopped 1/2 cup bell pepper chopped 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes halved Basil to garnish Olive oil as needed Method: Bring a pot of salted water to boil and add the pasta and cook as per package directions. Alongside in a wide pan, saute onion and garlic in olive oil.  Add all the vegetables and cook until tender, but do not overcook.  Season with salt. Transfer the vegetables to a separate bowl and set aside. In the same pan, melt butter over medium heat and add the flour and stir until smooth.  Cook until the mixture turns a light golden color. Add heavy cream and milk to it and stir until smooth.  Add water or vegetable broth and stir and cook for a minute.  Add a pinch of nutmeg, salt and white p...

Its almost autumn and I have a lot of cherry tomatoes and basil growing in my garden, so thought of making this delicious bread and trust me when you are done, your kitchen will smell divine. Ingredients: 150 grams of all-purpose flour 50 grams of 00 flour 70 grams of water 30 grams of lukewarm water 2 tablespoons of olive oil 5 grams salt 5 grams sugar 60 grams ripe sourdough starter 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast 2 teaspoon Italian dry mixed herbs Handfull of fresh basil chopped Few ripe cherry tomatoes halved Method: Mix yeast and sugar to lukewarm water and set aside.  In a mixing bowl add water and ripe sourdough starter and mix.  To this, add activated yeast mixture along with flour, salt, mixed herbs, and olive oil and mix.  Knead into a soft smooth dough. Place it in a greased bowl and set aside to double in volume. Once doubled in volume, punch down the dough and divide into three equal portions, approximately 135 grams eac...

Ingredients: 160g milk 50 grams ripe starter 215 grams all purpose flour 10 grams sugar 5 grams salt 10 grams butter Method: Mix milk, starter, sugar, and flour. Autolyse for 2 hours. Mix salt and knead until dough is not sticky. Add butter in two batches and mix well and knead. Transfer to a greased bowl and cover and let ferment in the fridge for 16 hours. Remove the dough from the fridge and knead once and divide into 8 portions, roll into balls and place on greased baking sheet and let double in size. About 1-2 hours.  Brush with milk/egg/water and sprinkle sesame seeds and bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 25-30 or until golden brown in color.

Ingredients: 1 Pizza dough All purpose flour for dusting 1/4 cup red onion sliced 1/2 cup Tinned pineapple cubed 1/4 cup Pickled jalapenos Shredded mozzarella cheese 2 tablespoon of pickled jalapeno water and pineapple water Crushed red pepper flakes to taste Salt and pepper to taste Method: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Using a nonstick spray, grease the baking tray and set aside. On a well floured surface, roll out the pizza dough either using your fingers or a rolling pin. Transfer it to the baking tray and brush the top with jalapeno water and pineapple water, this is completely optional but gives a lot of flavor to the crust. Next top the crust cheese followed by pieces of pineapple, sliced red onion, and pickled jalapenos.  Sprinkle salt and pepper and crushed red pepper flakes. Place it in the middle rack and bake for around 20-25 minutes or until the crust turns a light golden brown in color. Not...