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Sugar Free Chai Date Truffles

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(25 - 30)


Ingredients

750g (26oz) dates
50g (1 stick) butter
2 teaspoons chai tea
2 teaspoons cocoa powder
Cocoa powder for dusting

Directions

Melt the butter over medium heat. Add the tea and let infuse for 3-4 minutes. Strain the tea from the butter and return the butter to the pan.

Add dates and simmer over a low heat until the butter is absorbed and dates are soft and sticky. Add cocoa powder and stir. Let cool.

Remove the seeds from the dates and roll each date into a ball. Coat in cocoa powder.

Note: You can also coat them using dusting sugar, but then they aren´t sugar free anymore.

http://twolovesstudio.com/2012/07/09/sugar-free-chai-date-truffles/
 
Almond Toffee

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2 cups sugar
2 cups chocolate chips
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups butter
1 cup finely chopped almonds

Method:

1) In a large sized thick bottomed pan, mix butter, sugar and salt together
2) Stir the three ingredients on a medium heat until the butter melts
3) Stir the mixture till it starts boiling and turns a bit golden brown
4) Meanwhile coat a large baking tray with aluminum sheet
5) Now pour the butter mixture on the baking tray
6) Sprinkle chocolate chips on the butter mixture and allow it to melt
7) Once the chocolate starts to melt, even it out with a spatula and make it a layer on the butter mixture
8) Sprinkle crushed or chopped nuts as a final layer
9) Place it in refrigerator until it solidifies

Source: http://timescity.com/blog/5-easy-dessert-recipes-2/
 
Interesting thread. This better be the first step to transform to a kitchen expert.

Keep it going
 
Oatmeal Apple Treat

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4 - 5 apples
1 teaspoon cinnamon
100 g butter
1 dl brown sugar
0,5 dl wheat flour
3 dl oatmeal

Remove core from apples. Cut peeled apples to slices. Place the apple slices in a buttered casserole dish. Sprinkle cinnamon on top.
Melt the butter. Mix to melted butter other ingredients. Put mixture on the top of apples.
Bake +200 C, 30 minutes.
Serve with vanilla sauce or ice cream.
 
Assalamu Alaikum

Here's a couple of Palestinian dishes:

This is Maqlouba (it means flipped/turned over)
It's basically chicken boiled with spices, then the broth is removed.
Veggies (carrots, potatoes, eggplant/aubergines) are fried.
At the bottom of the pot goes the chicken, then the fried veggies, and finally the rice with more spices and fried vermicelli noodles.
The broth is returned to the pot to cook the rice. Once it's finished cooking, you flip the pot over on a dish.
Usually eaten with yogurt or salad.

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This one is called mansaf.
It's lamb cooked in a dehydrated yogurt (called kishk/jameed).
The dish is layered with a very thin flat bread soaked in the yogurt broth, topped with rice, and the lamb pieces, and garnished with a lot of pine nuts.

Lots of sides, i went a little overboard as the dish itself is a bit heavy :X but hey...

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New version of the basic cookies (Coconut and cinnamon cookies - post 1082), at this time I used as flavoring 50 g dark chocolate (chopped to small pieces) and 1 teaspoon espresso powder:

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They started to smell delicious when chocolate began to melt in the oven, with frangrance of coffee... mmm. :playing:
 
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Does anyone know to make genuine Falafel ? I got the recipe once from someone and it turned out like Falafel biscuit real hard.
 
Celebrimbor said:
Does anyone know to make genuine Falafel ? I got the recipe once from someone and it turned out like Falafel biscuit real hard.
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I have made them before a while ago. I don't like falafel so I don't make them often. You have to put baking soda in the mixture before you fry them. I'll get you the recipe soon Inshallah, but it consisted of chickpeas that were soaked overnight, parsley, onions, and garlic...if you like it mixed with fava beans then you can add those in as well.
 
This is the falafel recipe I've used before. It turned out pretty good. I'd say you really have to make sure the consistency of the batter is good enough that it holds together when frying.

Falafel

Ingredients
1 cup dried chick peas
1 cup parsley leaves
1 cup cilantro leaves (optional)
1 medium onion
4 cloves garlic
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cayene pepper (optional)
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp baking soda
Directions
Soak the chick peas in water overnight.

Grind the chick peas, onion, garlic, parsley and cilantro.

Add the spices and mix.

Add the baking soda just before shaping and frying.

Shape the mixture into small rounded patties either by hand or by using a falafel maker.

Fry in hot canola or your preferred vegetable oil.


Note:

The Falafel mixture freezes well. Spices and baking soda should not be added until it is time to use the mixture.
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With Fava Beans (I don't like fava beans and have never tried this recipe, attempt at your own risk lol)

Falafel

Ingredients
3 cups split dried fava beans (*)
1 1/2 cups dried chick peas
1 large onion
8 cloves of garlic
1/2 small bunch flat leaf parsley (optional)
1/2 small bunch cilantro (Optional)
2 tsp salt
1 tsp cayene pepper (optional)
2 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp baking soda
(*) If you can't find split fava beans you can use the whole fava beans and peel the skin off them after soaking.

Directions
Soak the fava beans and chick peas overnight.

Grind the beans, chick peas, onion, garlic, parsley and cilantro.

Add the spices and mix.

Add the baking soda just before shaping and frying.

Shape the mixture into small rounded patties either by hand or by using a falafel maker.

Fry in hot canola or your preferred vegetable oil.


Note:

Falafel mixture freezes well. Spices and baking soda should not be added until it is time to use the mixture.
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*charisma* said:
I have made them before a while ago. I don't like falafel so I don't make them often. You have to put baking soda in the mixture before you fry them. I'll get you the recipe soon Inshallah, but it consisted of chickpeas that were soaked overnight, parsley, onions, and garlic...if you like it mixed with fava beans then you can add those in as well.

*recipe*
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wow thanks much. Looking at the recipe you posted, it seems soo easy but somehow I went wrong before lol. Insha'Allah not this time.. Will try it on my days off and will update on its outcome.

Two questions,

It says 'soak the chick peas overnight', so I'm guessing the canned chickpeas won't work here correct ?

It says 'grind all the stuff' before adding the baking soda. Would it make a proper batter like a dough ? I mean wouldn't that make it watery after grinding ?

and forget the fava beans lol I don't wanna risk it.. I don't even know what fava beans is.
 
Celebrimbor said:
wow thanks much. Looking at the recipe you posted, it seems soo easy but somehow I went wrong before lol. Insha'Allah not this time.. Will try it on my days off and will update on its outcome.

Two questions,

It says 'soak the chick peas overnight', so I'm guessing the canned chickpeas won't work here correct ?

It says 'grind all the stuff' before adding the baking soda. Would it make a proper batter like a dough ? I mean wouldn't that make it watery after grinding ?

and forget the fava beans lol I don't wanna risk it.. I don't even know what fava beans is.
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hahaha, yes DO NOT use canned chick peas, that will make it very difficult to form. I made that mistake before lol You want falafel not hummus.

Soak the chick peas overnight or you can soak it in the morning and have it at night..whatever you prefer. Try to change the water halfway between. DRAIN the chickpeas before using in the recipe, and do not use a blender, use a processor. The results of it all together will actually be crumbly, but should also stick together. So process it until it gets to that part. If you don't want to use up all of the dough, put it in the freezer (don't add baking soda to the part you will freeze).

If I have time inshallah, I will reattempt making it, and post pics or something. I don't have any dried chickpeas on hand right now.
 
*charisma* said:
hahaha, yes DO NOT use canned chick peas, that will make it very difficult to form. I made that mistake before lol You want falafel not hummus.
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hahahha @hummus alright cool.

*charisma* said:
Soak the chick peas overnight or you can soak it in the morning and have it at night..whatever you prefer. Try to change the water halfway between. DRAIN the chickpeas before using in the recipe, and do not use a blender, use a processor. The results of it all together will actually be crumbly, but should also stick together. So process it until it gets to that part. If you don't want to use up all of the dough, put it in the freezer (don't add baking soda to the part you will freeze).

If I have time inshallah, I will reattempt making it, and post pics or something. I don't have any dried chickpeas on hand right now.
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Yeah I was thinking about the processor. I get it now.

If and when you do, try to take pics along the process and not just the final falafel lol. I wanna see how the batter should look like.

Alright I appreciate it. :bravo:
 
Simple Tomato Pie

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1 package puff pastry sheets
kebab meat slices or grilled chicken or browned ground beef
tomatoes
oregano, basil
mozzarella cheese

Place the thawed puff pastry sheets on a baking tray. Spread over the kebab meat and tomato slices. Season with herbs (I used oregano and basil). Put on plenty of grated cheese. Bake in oven at 200 C for 20 minutes.

Nice with a cup of tea.


I used quite much tomatoes to this pie but you can use less if you like. Most of the tomatoes have turned red indoors, that´s why I got an idea to make a tomato pie.

And I still have a lot of tomatoes left for weeks or for new pies - thanks for the gardening. :D
 
Almond Apple Pie

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Ingredients:

2 large eggs
125 ml sugar
200 ml flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 - 2 tsp vanilla sugar
2 tbsp cream or milk
100 g butter
2 - 4 apples, peeled, sliced
cinnamon
1 tablespoon sugar

50 g slivered almonds
cinnamon
1 tablespoon sugar

Whisk the egg and sugar lightly. Mix the melted butter among the cream (or milk). Add to the egg mixture, as well the flour and baking powder. Do not mix too much.

Put the dough in a greased pie dish. Arrange the apple slices on top. Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on top. Cook at 200 degrees C for 10 minutes.

Take pie from oven, add on the top 50 g slivered almonds, a little more cinnamon and 1 tablespoon sugar. Put back to oven and bake 10 - 15 minutes. Don´t let almonds burn too dark.

Serve with vanilla sauce or vanilla ice cream.
 

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