Favorite food AND Desert

[Grofica]

ok so before we get off topic on the other tread i have posted this so we can all add our favorite food and favorite desert...

try and do both... hey maybe we will learn some new things to make...

Recipies are always welcome!!!!


I will start....

Favorite Food:čevapi (pronounced in english like chev-api)



Favorite Desert: Tufahija

Ingredients:

2 kg Yellow Apples
1/2 kg sugar (for macrobiotic version use Brown Sugar, Barley Malt or Rice Syrup)
1,5 dcl white wine
1,5 dcl water
Juice of 1/2 Lemon
15 dkg of Walnuts
1/2 l of cream (or Soya Cream for macrobiotic or vegan version)

Note: You can make Tufahija from just a few apples with less use of sweetener and other ingredients.


If you are using little pot for cooking, put 1/2 kg of sugar and add 3 dcl of water or if you have wine, then 1,5 dcl of white wine and 1,5 dcl of water. And if you are cooking more apples, then use bigger pot and 1 kg of sugar and water to be about 1 cm above the sugar.
While water is on fire start peeling apples. Don't peal all immediately because it will change color.


Remove the middle from apple, with all seeds and little more around. When water starts boiling add lemon juice and put first apples for cooking.
While. u taking care about cooking ones, the same time peal the others and remove middle. Just the number which can be cooked in the pot at the same time.


While apples are cooking use tablespoon to pour water on upper part which is not under water. When lower part become softer turn apples to cook from other side too.


Take care that apple not become too soft, because when u take out apple from cooking water it will continue with softening till not become cold. When u touching apple it should be softer just on outer layer


When all peeling is finished and while cooked apples are cooling, you can grind walnuts. For 2 kg of apples you can need around 15 dkg of walnuts.
When you finish apples cooking , add to walnuts few spoons of water which stayed after cooking. Mix it and add more if it is needed that mixture be smooth and thick.

Mix cream untill become thick.

Add few spoons of cream to walnuts and mix it.
Fill every apple with little coffee spoon. It should be rich with filling.
When all apples are filled, decorate with cream.

Note: For preparing this delicious Tufahija dessert, you can use Golden Delicious Apples or Ida Red. Many kinds of apples cant be cooked in water because they become too soft.

[CosmicPathos]

Wow.

My favorite food are many but usually are from my own background.

1- Biryani (spicy rice with chicken) homemade
2- Pulao (another type of rice) homemade
3- Butter chicken (spicy chicken) home made http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter_chicken
4- Nehaari (spicy) homemade http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihari
5- Chapli Kabaab homemade (spicy) http://www.angelfire.com/country/fau...aplikabab.html
6- Tikkay (spicy) homemade http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikka_(food)
7- Italian pasta
8- Syrian Shwarma
9- Ruz Bukhari (Afgani rice) with spicy tomato sauce and roasted chicken. My favorite place in Saudi called Al-Maida. Anyone visiting Riyadh in Saudi MUST go there.
10- mutabbakh
11- Fool (roasted beans) with Afghani roti in Saudi.
12- Mutton chanp (spicy beef) homemade
13- Daal chawal (white rice and spicy pulses) homemade

Desserts:
1- Doodh Sawanyan homemade
2- Doodh kheer homemade http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kheer
3- Khoye wali kulfi http://tummytimes.blogspot.com/2008/07/shahi-kulfi.html

[Abdul Qadir]

Mutton Briyani with Dalcha...Curd rice with pickle...Dates...water...Honey, Almonds, Black Cumin Seed powder...=)..

[CosmicPathos]

Mutton Briyani with Dalcha...Curd rice with pickle...Dates...water...Honey, Almonds, Black Cumin Seed powder...=)..

welcome to the Biryani fan club brother.

[Grofica]

Mutton Briyani with Dalcha...Curd rice with pickle...Dates...water...Honey, Almonds, Black Cumin Seed powder...=)..

Where are the pics???? recipy???

[Cabdullahi]

Foul mudamas with pathan bread is what i always have when i travel to uae

[tango92]

my favourite is chips with chili and garlic sauce

i mean its seriously good

and desert is either kulfi or custard

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........................

[Abdul Qadir]

welcome to the Biryani fan club brother.

haha!! thanks! i feel so welcomed...

[Abdul Qadir]

Where are the pics???? recipy???

curd rice with pickle: mix cooked rice with yoghurt and a bit of water..then the pickle is the indian mango/lemon pickle..i like the lassi drink too...salty one...you mix yoghurt in water, u beat it...and in a bit of salt..and my goodness! also known as buttermilk...regarding Briyani and Dalcha, that one too complex...must ask brother scientist...maybe he knows the science of briyani...lol....i mix honey with black cumin seed powder and take it along with 10 Almonds every morning to aid my memory in regards to the Quran..and also to keep me free from diesease inshallah...in the afternoons and evenings, i just take 10 almonds soaked in 1 tablespoon of Honey!!! yum yum!!! regarding the pictures, lol...GOOGLE IT!!!!!

[S<Chowdhury]

Chot Poti (Chick Peas in Tamarind) Favourite Snack !!!!






Ingredients:
2 cans chickpeas (washed and drained)
1/2 block of fresh tamarind (found packaged in most Indian stores)
1 potato (peeled and diced into about the same size as the chick peas)
Spices: 1/2 tsp chili powder, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1/2 tsp coriander powder
fresh coriander
green chillies
3 eggs (hard boiled) then sliced
1 onion sliced thin like matchsticks
1 tomato
1/4 cucumber

How to:
1. Boil chick peas and potato in water along with 1/2 tsp of all spices as indicated above and 1 level tsp salt.

2. Using a blender, make a sauce with tamarind (having squeezed out the tamarind well), 2-3 green chillies and a handful of coriander leaves.

3. Add only some of the sauce to the chick peas and potatoes and continue to boil until the sauce gets thicker and the vegetables are soft but not mashed. Save the remainder of the tamarind sauce for adding later when serving.

4. Heat up 3 tsps of cumin powder and 1 tsp of chilli powder in a dry fry pan without using any oil. Heat until browned. (You may want to put the extractor fan on at this point).

5. Add just 1/2 of the quantity of the heated cumin and chilli powder to the chot poti (chick peas and potato) leaving the rest for serving later.

6. Before serving, add the matchstick-like onion slices, some sliced cucumber, sliced egg and sliced tomato and then pour into a serving dish.

7. Decorate the top with the remaining egg slices and cucumber slices and sprinkle the warmed spices over the top.

8. Serve with a bowl of the warmed spices on the side, a jug of tamarind sauce, and some chopped green chillies. Guests can add these items as they please when serving themselves a bowl of chot poti.

[S<Chowdhury]

Proper Desi (meaning curry n spices) a sylheti cuisine never seen anyone else cook it. Its using Shatkora which is a citrus fruit

Shatkora Curry

• 1Lb lamb steaks cubed
• 2 Green pepper, de-seeded
• 2 Tablespoons tomato puree
• 1 Cup of Curry Massalla Gravy as above.
• 1 onion finely chopped.
• 2 Teaspoon Curry Powder
• 1 Teaspoon Chilli Powder
• 1 Finely Chopped Cayenne Chilli
• 2 tomatoes, quartered
• 4 Cloves Crushed Garlic
• 2 inches Root Ginger grated
• 5 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
• 5 Tablespoons whole coriander leaves
• 1 teaspoon Garam Massalla
• Seeds of 2 green cardamom pods
• 1/2 Shatkora, inside removed and sliced into 6 strips

Method

Make a paste of the curry powder, cardamom pod seeds and chilli powder with a little water.

Chop the pepper into 1 inch square pieces. Fry the onion until translucent in the veg oil then add the garlic, ginger, pepper and chilli and stir fry on medium for a further 2 minutes.

Add the curry and chilli powder paste and stir in and fry for a further 30 secs. Add the lamb pieces and seal well on all sides. Add the tomato puree, water, shatkora and cook on high heat for 15 minutes to reduce the sauce, stirring constantly. Add the garam massala and stir in well. Reduce the heat and add the tomatoes, stir in and cover the pan, cook for 3 minutes without stirring. Now add the whole coriander leaves, stir half heartily and serve!

[Abdul Qadir]

my favourite is chips with chili and garlic sauce

i mean its seriously good

and desert is either kulfi or custard

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........................

I LOOOOOOVE kulfi!!!! its an ice cream i ate about 15 years back in india...it was in a pot...that was the most delicous ice cream i had in my life!!!!

[M..x]

My favourite has to be white rice + kidney beans yummmy and also pilau aka brown rice. Tha bomb!

Its that wit greek yogurt, Yum!!!

And also I love alll rasmalai


and OBVIOUSLY cheescake...

I have also NO idea how to make them, I eat and that pretty much sums up me lol. Thank you and bye =P

[_PakistaN_]

Favorite Food I don't really know.

but favorite desert is Doodh Wali Jalebi.... it's a pakistani desert.

[Cabdullahi]

Favorite Food I don't really know.

but favorite desert is Doodh Wali Jalebi.... it's a pakistani desert.

sorry my brother but doodh in arabic is not a dessert its more on the savory side its a wormy dish

[CosmicPathos]

sorry my brother but doodh in arabic is not a dessert its more on the savory side its a wormy dish

doodh means 7aleeb milky milk man.

[waqas maqsood]

Pizza all the way...

A great cooked pizza (got to be deep pan) with Sweetcorn, Green Chilli, (spicy chicken or chinese chicken), red onions, black olives and mushorroms.

For desert: Tarte aux pommes (Apple tart) with hot custard or just Ice Cream with Belgian Waffle..


When it comes to lentils, The only one i'll ever eat is kidney beans... I love Kidney Beans (only the way my mother cooks.. she rocks) with boiled white rice!

[Italianguy]

All Indian food....especially Biriyani, and for desert either Kheer, or Jaleebi, with Mango lassi to drink..mmmmm,,,mmmm,,GOOD!

.....and of course all Italian food...the real stuff like stuffed chilli's and all the spicy stuff, not that chain resturuant crap!

[waqas maqsood]

All Indian food....especially Biriyani, and for desert either Kheer, or Jaleebi, with Mango lassi to drink..mmmmm,,,mmmm,,GOOD!

.....and of course all Italian food...the real stuff like stuffed chilli's and all the spicy stuff, not that chain resturuant crap!

lol.. Dude, u sure ur Italian.. You're giving me an impression of an undercover Indian?

[Woodrow]

ok so before we get off topic on the other tread i have posted this so we can all add our favorite food and favorite desert...

try and do both... hey maybe we will learn some new things to make...

Recipies are always welcome!!!!


I will start....

Favorite Food:čevapi (pronounced in english like chev-api)



Favorite Desert: Tufahija

Ingredients:

2 kg Yellow Apples
1/2 kg sugar (for macrobiotic version use Brown Sugar, Barley Malt or Rice Syrup)
1,5 dcl white wine1,5 dcl water
Juice of 1/2 Lemon
15 dkg of Walnuts
1/2 l of cream (or Soya Cream for macrobiotic or vegan version)

Note: You can make Tufahija from just a few apples with less use of sweetener and other ingredients.


If you are using little pot for cooking, put 1/2 kg of sugar and add 3 dcl of water or if you have wine, then 1,5 dcl of white wine and 1,5 dcl of water. And if you are cooking more apples, then use bigger pot and 1 kg of sugar and water to be about 1 cm above the sugar.
While water is on fire start peeling apples. Don't peal all immediately because it will change color.


Remove the middle from apple, with all seeds and little more around. When water starts boiling add lemon juice and put first apples for cooking.
While. u taking care about cooking ones, the same time peal the others and remove middle. Just the number which can be cooked in the pot at the same time.


While apples are cooking use tablespoon to pour water on upper part which is not under water. When lower part become softer turn apples to cook from other side too.


Take care that apple not become too soft, because when u take out apple from cooking water it will continue with softening till not become cold. When u touching apple it should be softer just on outer layer


When all peeling is finished and while cooked apples are cooling, you can grind walnuts. For 2 kg of apples you can need around 15 dkg of walnuts.
When you finish apples cooking , add to walnuts few spoons of water which stayed after cooking. Mix it and add more if it is needed that mixture be smooth and thick.

Mix cream untill become thick.

Add few spoons of cream to walnuts and mix it.
Fill every apple with little coffee spoon. It should be rich with filling.
When all apples are filled, decorate with cream.

Note: For preparing this delicious Tufahija dessert, you can use Golden Delicious Apples or Ida Red. Many kinds of apples cant be cooked in water because they become too soft.

Uh-oh what is the best thing to use as a substitute for the white wine? I usually use either ginger ale or water mixed with lemon juice. In recipes that call for wine. some times grape juice will work if you omit most of the sugar in the recipe.