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Vegeta No MSG Added All Purpose Food Seasoning

500 g

$5.99

Description & Features

The all purpose seasoning! Made from the finest vegetables, herbs and spices Vegeta is an essential ingredient for all your cooking and with its own gourmet quality enhances the taste of all dishes.

​Vegeta no MSG added makes meal preparation fast and easy, and it improves the taste of a dish at the same time. The unique combination of dehydrated vegetables and seasoning herbs found in Vegeta no MSG added will enrich and enhance the existing flavor of your salty meals. Five minutes before your meal is done, adding only 1 teaspoon of Vegeta no MSG added will be enough to make your meal even tastier and ready to serve.

Ingredients: Salt, dehydrated carrot, dehydrated parsnip, dehydrated onion, dehydrated celery, dehydrated parsley leaves, sugar, spices, cornstarch, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, colour.

Directions: Sprinkly 1 teaspoon of Vegeta on roasts, barbeques, poultry and fish prior to cooking or add 1 teaspoon of Vegeta during the last 5 minutes of cooking to enhance the taste of soup, stir-fries, rice, casseroles and vegetables.

No Bake Key Lime Cheesecake by Jessica Holmes

A creamy no bake Key Lime Pie topped with whipped cream.

INGREDIENTS

Crust

• 250 grams (2 and 1/2 cups) store bought cookies*, broken into pieces
• 115 grams (1/2 cup / 1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

Pie filling

• 250 grams (1 and 1/4 cup) full fat cream cheese, room temperature
• 240 ml (1 cup) sweetened condensed milk
• 120 ml (1/2 cup) lime juice, freshly squeezed
• 240 ml (1 cup) thickened or heavy cream*

Topping

• 240 ml (1 cup) thickened or heavy cream
• Lime zest, to decorate

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Add cookies to a food processor or blender and whiz until finely crushed. Add melted butter and mix well. Pour crumbs into a 9-inch pie plate. Press down firmly to form a crust and place in the fridge.
2. Add cream cheese in a large mixing bowl. Use an electric mixer to beat until smooth. Add condensed milk and lime juice and beat briefly until combined. Finally, add cream and beat for 2-3 minutes until mixture is thick and creamy.
3. Pour lime mixture over crust and smooth top. Place in the fridge for at LEAST 6 hours, or even better, overnight.
4. Place cream in a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until cream is whipped. Cover key lime pie with cream. Scatter over lime zest. Cut and serve.

SPICY BANANA PEPPER CURRY RECIPE | KARI MILAGAI PULI KUZHAMBU

 

SPICY BANANA PEPPER CuRRY RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

• Banana pepper – 200g - Remove seeds to reduce heat.
• Onion – 75g
• Garlic cloves – 4 to 6
• Curry leaves – Few
• Thin coconut milk – 250ml
• Thick tamarind juice – 50ml
• Curry powder – 1 ¼ tablespoons
• Mustard seeds – ¼ teaspoon
• Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon
• Salt – As you wish
• Cooking oil – As you wish

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Take the banana peppers and wash them well. In each banana pepper make two slits lengthwise, keeping the stem on.

2. Chop the onion and slice the garlic cloves. Also, get ready with curry leaves, mustard seeds, curry powder, turmeric powder, and salt. 

3. Get ready with the coconut milk and tamarind juice. 

4. Heat the oil in a cooking pan and place the banana peppers.

5. Fry them uncovered under medium flame. Make sure to fry every side of the banana peppers. For me, it takes about 3 minutes.

6. Now add curry leaves, onion, mustard seeds, and garlic. Stir and fry uncovered under medium flame for 2 to 4 minutes.

7. Add curry powder, turmeric powder, and salt. 

8. Also, add tamarind juice.

9. Add coconut milk, stir, and mix them gently.

10. Cook covered under low flame for 4 to 6 minutes.

11. Add salt if needed.

Mushroom and Leek soup(Milk Calendar 1981)

 

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter
• 6 medium leeks (white and light green parts only)
• 1/2 lb (225 g) mushrooms chopped
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp (5 mL) salt
• A pinch of Cayenne pepper
• 1 cup (250 mL) chicken broth
• 3 cups (750 mL) Milk
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) dry sherry or lemon juice
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Thin slices of lemon (for garnish)
• Fresh parsley (optional)

PREPARATION

Wash leeks very well; slice and use white and light green parts only. Sauté leeks in 1/4 cup (60 mL) butter until tender but not brown. Remove and set aside.

In remaining butter, sauté mushrooms until soft, about 10 min. Blend in flour, salt and Cayenne pepper. Gradually stir in chicken broth and milk. Cook, stirring, until mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Add leeks, sherry, salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 15-20 min.

Serve with thin slices of lemon and a sprinkling of parsley, of desired.

Added a few finely chopped/grated potatoes, and used coconut milk

Also added finely chopped garlic and a couple of shallots.

 Oat Crumble Crust Recipe

LAUREN WEISENTHAL

https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/08/oat-crumble-crust-recipe.html

Published: Last Updated: August 30, 2018

I often use this recipe as an alternative to a graham cracker crust. It's very crumbly, tastes like a buttery oatmeal cookie, and has a nice salty and sweet thing going on which is a great contrast to most sweet fillings. Use it whenever recipes call for a graham cracker crust.

YIELD: 8

Ingredients

3 cups rolled oats

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

8 ounces butter, softened

1 cup packed light brown sugar

3 tablespoons melted butter

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. Combine rolled oats, salt, and flour in the bowl of a food processor. Grind the mixture until the oats are broken into small pieces, about 20 seconds. Set aside.

2. Cream 8 ounces butter and brown sugar in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or with an electric beater until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the dry ingredients and mix on low until blended.

3. Spread the mixture in an even layer over a parchment lined sheet tray, stopping 1 inch before the edges. Bake for 10 minutes, rotating halfway through.

4. After 10 minutes, remove the pan from the oven. Break up the mixture using a spatula, stirring it up so the golden brown exterior and the lighter interior are mixed. Re-spread the mixture evenly over the sheet tray, and return to the oven for an additional 10 minutes, rotating halfway through, until the top is golden brown.

5. Allow the pan to cool. Break up the crust into pieces and place them in the bowl of a food processor and process until homogeneous and mealy. Slowly pour 3 tablespoons of melted butter into the food processor through the top feeder tube as it's running. The mixture will feel slightly damp.

6. Pour the mixture into a pie plate and press the crust into shape on the edges and bottom. Chill for 20 minutes before filling.

Masala Mushroom Curry by Vaishali

Masala Mushroom Curry

Ingredients

12 oz button or crimini mushrooms (finely chopped)

1 tsp avocado oil (any vegetable oil is fine)

2 shallots (finely chopped-- can use onions instead)

4 cloves garlic

½ inch piece ginger

½ tsp turmeric

1 tbsp garam masala

1 small jalapeno or other hot pepper (seeded and chopped. Adjust the amount of heat to your liking by using more or less)

2 tbsp coriander leaves or cilantro

½ tsp tamarind paste

2 tbsp coconut milk

Salt to taste

Instructions

Place the ginger, garlic and chili pepper in a mortar and pestle and crush into a coarse paste. You can also do this in a food processor.

Heat the oil in a saucepan and add the shallots. Add some salt to draw out the moisture and saute until the onions turn golden-brown.

Add the coriander leaves and ginger-garlic-pepper paste and saute for a couple of minutes until fragrant. Then add the turmeric and garam masala along with the tamarind and the mushrooms. Add a cup of water (vegetable stock, if you have it, is even better) and let the curry come to a boil.

Place a lid on the saucepan and let the mushrooms simmer away for 10 minutes. If the curry looks dry, add more water or vegetable stock.

Add the coconut milk, add more salt if needed, and turn off the heat. Serve hot with rice.

Sri Lankan Spicy Fish Cutlets by Flavour Bender

Ingredients:

Fish Mixture

▢14.2 oz/ 400g Mackerel or Tuna fish cooked or canned, but drained and bones removed

▢8.8 oz / 250g Potatoes

▢2 Jalapeno peppers de-seeded and finely chopped

▢5.3 oz / 150g onions red or yellow finely chopped

▢3-4 garlic cloves finely chopped

▢1 tbsp finely chopped ginger

▢2 tsp salt

▢1 tsp curry powder

▢1 tsp ground cumin

▢3 tbsp finely chopped coriander

▢2 tsp ground pepper

▢1 1/2 tsp sugar

▢4 tbsp tomato sauce

▢3 tbsp oil

▢2 - 3 tbsp lemon juice

Egg wash and Crust

▢2 XL eggs you may need 1 more

▢2 cups of bread crumbs

▢Oil for deep frying

Optional Spices

▢2 tsp ground coriander

▢2 tsp ground cumin

▢2 tsp onion powder

▢2 tsp garlic powder

Instructions:

Clean the potatoes and place them in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring the water to a boil and cook the potatoes until they are tender. Remove the potatoes from the water and remove the skin when they are cool to handle.

Crush them with a fork (doesn't have to be smooth, little chunks are okay) and set aside.

With a fork, flake or break the fish into small pieces. Just like the potatoes, some chunks are okay, since they will get crushed when they are being cooked.

In a saucepan, heat the 3 tbsp of oil over medium heat.

Add the onion, ginger and garlic and saute until the onions become tender and translucent.

Add the green chilli peppers, salt, sugar and spices and saute for about a minute. Add the fish and cook while mixing the spices through the fish for about 10-15 minutes.

Add the 2 tbsp lemon juice and tomato sauce and mix it through.

Add the potatoes and mix it through the fish until well combined. Taste and add salt (to taste) and the remaining tablespoon of lemon juice if needed. Set the fish mix aside and let it cool.

When it has cooled down, take a spoonful of the mix and roll it into a smooth 1 1/2 inch diameter ball. Leave these balls on a parchment paper lined baking tray.

In a bowl, mix the two eggs and on a separate plate, mix the bread crumbs with the optional spices.

Evenly coat each fish ball with the egg mix and then coat them with the bread crumbs. Make sure to evenly coat the fish balls with breadcrumbs. Take care to not cause any cracks. If there is a crack you can re-dip in the egg wash and re-coat with breadcrumbs.

In a saucepan heat enough oil to deep fry the cutlets to about 350°F/180°C.

When the oil is hot enough, fry the cutlets until they turn a dark golden brown - about a minute. You can fry a few cutlets at a time in the oil without overcrowding the pan.

Place the fried cutlets on a paper towel to drain the excess oil. You can keep the cutlets in a warm oven to keep them warm and crispy until you are ready to serve.

Serve with tomato sauce or chilli sauce as a snack. Or as a side dish for a rice and curry meal.

Ingredients for triple batch

▢1300 g Mackerel or Tuna fish cooked or canned, but drained and bones removed

▢815 g Potatoes

▢6 Jalapeno peppers de-seeded and finely chopped

▢500 g onions red or yellow finely chopped

▢12 garlic cloves finely chopped

▢3 - 4 tbsp finely chopped ginger

▢5 tsp salt

▢3.25 tsp curry powder

▢3.25 tsp ground cumin

▢9 tbsp finely chopped coriander(or 4 Tbsp. coriander powder)

▢6 tsp ground pepper

▢4 tsp sugar

▢13 tbsp tomato sauce

▢9 tbsp oil

▢6 - 8 tbsp lemon juice