Thursday, July 23, 2015

Strawberry cheesecake trifle

serves 1


Ingredients:

* 2 Dutch shortbread
* 5g butter
* Ice cream (vanilla)
* Strawberry jam
* Half a strawberry


Preparations:

Squash the shortbread into crumbs, melt the butter and mix.
Microwave the icecream for 20 seconds so it softens a bit, or let it stand out of the freezer for a while.

Take a glass and add from bottom to top in this order:

- Shortbread crumbs
- Ice cream
- Shortbread crumbs
- 2 dessert spoons of jam
- Ice cream
- Shortbread crumbs
- Half a strawberry as decoration

Enjoy your dessert!
Yours truly,

Mike

Hotdogs

2 buns a person

Ingredients:

* Frankfurter sausages
* Buns
* Sauerkraut
* Crispy fried onions
* Cheddar 
* Mustard
* Tomato ketchup

Preparation:

Heat up the sausages following the instructions on the can.
Slice the buns open and put a slice of cheddar on it. Microwave for 30 seconds, and put the onion on the cheese, followed by the raw sauerkraut, the sausage, ketchup, and spread some mustard on bottom of the top bun.

Enjoy your meal!

Yours truly,

Mike

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Chicken tandoori wrap

serves 3 - 4


Ingredients:

* 500g chicken breast
* 1 mango
* 1 small red onion
* Cucumber
* 1 sweet paprika
* Vinegar
* Sweet chili sauce
* Wraps
* 1 teaspoon black pepper
* 2 teaspoons of coriander powder
* 4 cloves (or use 2 teaspoons of clove powder)
* 1 teaspoon of chili flakes
* 0,5 teaspoon nutmeg
* 0,5 teaspoon of ginger powder
* 2 spoons of paprika powder
* 1 teaspoon of salt
* 3 spoons of oil
* Greek yogurt or creme fraiche

Preparation:

Cut the chicken in the smallest cubes possible, and finely cut the onion. Mix all the herbs with the oil, and add the chicken and onion. Blend well and let it marinade for at least 2 hours. Cut the paprika in strips and the mango in cubes. Meanwhile cut the cucumber in small strips and add them to a bowl with a mixture of water, 1 spoon of vinegar and 1 spoon of chili sauce. Mix well and let it rest along with the chicken.

Now heat up a skillet and stir fry the chicken until brown. Add the paprika and stir fry for about 2 - 3 minutes before adding the mango. Stir fry for 1 - 2 minutes more.

Serve on a wrap with a spoon of yogurt (sour) or creme fraiche (sweet).

I hope you like the recipe and hopefully until soon.

Yours truly,

Mike


Friday, July 3, 2015

Chicken Saagwala

serves 3 - 4

Ingredients:

* 1 onion
* 2 garlic cloves
* 1 thumb sized ginger
* 500g chicken breast
* 35g tomato puree
* 1 teaspoon coriander powder
* 2 teaspoons cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon turmeric
* 1 teaspoon garam masala
* 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
* 1 bay leaf
* 450g raw spinach
* 2 spoons of Greek yoghurt

Preparation:

Finely cut the garlic, chicken and ginger, and cut the chicken in cubes.
Heat up a saute pan or wok and softly simmer the onion until soft. It takes about 5 - 8 minutes. Add the chicken and stir fry until brown on all sides. Now add the garlic, the ginger, and all the herbs. Stir fry for 5 minutes more and gradually add the spinach. When all the spinach has shrunk add the yogurt and blend well. Turn the heat to low and let it simmer for 10 minutes more. If the sauce is too thick you can add some milk.

Server with rice, or naan bread.

I hope you like the recipe and hopefully until soon.
Yours truly,

Mike