Sneha's Recipe

Locrio de Pollo (Dominican Chicken and Rice)#EatTheWorld

In: Chicken, Dominican, Eat the World

Locrio de Pollo is nothing but, what we call it, a one pot dish/pulao made with rice, chicken and veggies. There are many types of locrios, each Dominican family has its own locrio de pollo, in which some ingredients will be added and others will be changed. Some even add auyama (squash) is the secret ingredient that makes it juicier and gives it a beautiful color to the dish.

Locrio de Pollo is probably a descendent from the Spanish paella, which also combines herbs, rice, chicken and vegetables to make a rice dish.
Serves 4 - 5
Ingredients
1¼ Kg Bone In Chicken bone -in cut into medium pieces
1½ Teaspoon salt or to taste
2 Teaspoons Dried Oregano
3 Tablespoon Chopped Coriander Leaves
½ Teaspoon Black Pepper powder
½ Teaspoon Red Chilly Flakes
1 Teaspoon Coriander powder
1 Red Chilly - chopped
1 Green Capsicum/Bell Pepper- diced
1 Large Onion - finely chopped
½ Cup Chopped Celery
1½ Teaspoon Garlic paste
½ Cup Capers
½ Cup Sliced Green Olives
A Juice of One Large Lime
4 - 5 Tablespoons Oil
1 Teaspoon Brown Sugar
1 Cup Diced Carrot
1 Cup Tomato Puree
2½ Cups Long Grain Rice
5 Cups Water
Method

In a bowl combine chicken, half the salt, and rest of the in ingredients along with lime juice except the rice and water. Mix well and let it marinate for 30 to 45 minutes.
In a large pot, heat the oil over medium high flame. Add the sugar to the heated oil. When the sugar turns dark brown/caramelize , add the chicken (reserving the vegetables and herbs from the marinade), let it brown from all sides.

Then add the vegetables and the marinade, tomato sauce, and stir to combine. Add the water, the remaining salt and bring to a boil. Taste the water for salt if needed add accordingly. Let the chicken cook till nearly done.
When the chicken is nearly done add the rice and stir often to prevent it from sticking too much to the bottom.

Once the water has come to the level of the rice, reduce the flame to low. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook over low heat for 15 minutes or until the rice is done but each grain should be separated. Uncover and stir, stirring the rice from the bottom to the top lightly. Once the rice is cooked, switch of the flame. Let it rest for 5 to 7 minutes.

Serve and enjoy!!
Made this for lunch and left everyone licking their plates! Super simple and delicious!!

Labels: Chicken, Rice, One Dish Meal, Dominican, International Cuisine, Eat the World, Main course, Pulao

Each month a group of us join Evelyne of CulturEatz as she travels to different countries to Eat the World.
Check out all the wonderful Dominican Republic dishes prepared by fellow Eat the World members and share with #eattheworld. Click here to find out how to join and have fun exploring a country a month in the kitchen with us!

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Farfalle Pasta With Pesto Alfredo Sauce#Improv

In: Basil, Cheddar Cheese, Cream

Can I tell you how I am so happy that my plants are thriving, I have many herbed plants in balcony garden, basil, tomato, oregano, thyme, celery, mint, peppermint, kafir, lemongrass, curry leaves, betel leaf, colocasio / taro, ginger, wild garlic, turmeric, bitter gourd and many others. My baisl plant it thriving , so much that it has started to flower. So I trimmed it and made again this Pesto, all the flowers I have made basil flower oil. I made more than a cup of pesto.

Today I, made this wonderful flourless Farfalle Pasta Alfredo Pesto Sauce, its was so delicious, finger licking.

Serves 2
Ingredients
2 Cups Farfalle Pasta
2 Tablespoons Salted Butter
¾ Cup Milk
¾ Cup Fresh Cream
2 Cubes Cheddar Cheese
¾ Cup Basil Pesto With Almonds & Walnuts
1 Green Chilly Paste
2 Large Tomatoes - seeded and diced

Method
Cook the pasta until al dente and drain.

While the pasta cooks, in a large pan add the butter, cream and milk, green chilly paste and pesto , mix this well. Cook this over medium low heat till it comes to a rolling boil, stirring continuously, now grate one cube of cheddar cheese and add to the mix.

When it starts to just thicken add the pasta and diced tomatoes, give it a good mix and cook till the pasta is just heated. Remove from heat and serve this hot with grated cheese. This pasta dish is saucy, tasty and super delicious.

Enjoy!!
Labels: Flourless, Pesto Sauce, Basil, Pasta, Pasta & Noodles, Homemade, Cream, Cheddar Cheese, Improv Cooking Challenge, International Cuisine, Vegetarian, Jain food

For Improv Cooking Challenge the theme this month is "Pasta & Greens".

Sneha’s Recipe : Farfalle Pasta With Pesto Alfredo Sauce
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Keto Fried Beef Steak #SundayFunday

In: Appetizer, Beef, Keto

These Keto Fried Beef Steaks are so delicious and yum. They are low crab, quick to make. Half I fried in egg batter and the other half with egg batter, both methods taste delicious. So you can use egg to dip or completely skip this step.

Makes 16 - 18
Serves 6
Ingredients
1/2 Kg Beef (Undercut) - cut into slices
6 - 8 flakes garlic
2 Inch Piece of Ginger
30 Mint Leaves
1/2 Cup Coriander leaves
1/2 Teaspoon Garam masala powder
1 Scallion - Chopped
1 Sour Lime
Salt to taste
Coconut oil as required for frying
2 Eggs - lightly beaten

Method

Wash and cut the meat into slices abut 1 inch thick. Lightly beat each slice with a meat mallet to flatten them lightly.
Grind the garlic, ginger, mint, coriander leaves, scallions to fine paste ( do not add water to grind). Mix in the lime juice and salt to the paste. Apply this paste to the meat slices and marinate it in the refrigerator or an hour.

Dip each slice in egg. Shallow fry them till golden brown. Serve these as sides to a main course meal or as starters.

Enjoy hot with chutney or spicy tomato sauce.

Labels: Steaks, Pan Fried, Appetizer, Keto, Sunday Funday, Main course, Beef

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Sneha’s Recipe: Keto Fried Beef Steaks
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Mango & Cucumber Salad#Foodieextravaganza

In: Cucumber, Foodie Extravaganza Party, Healthy

This Mango Cucumber Salad, it’s sweet and crunchy, with a hint of spice, light and refreshing. Mango is a sweet tropical summer fruit can now be part of your dinner too!
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Serves 4
Ingredients

2 Firm & Ripe Mangoes diced
1 Large Cucumber diced
1 Medium Onion - diced
1 Medium Capsicum/ Green pepper - diced
1 Tablespoon Lime Jucie
1 Teaspoon White Vinegar
1 Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder

Method

Combine mangoes, cucumber, red onion, and green pepper in a large bowl. Add the lime juice, to the the salad. Add vinegar and red chilly powder. Toss to combine. Serve it in a bowl with a sprinkle of chilly powder. Refrigerate and allow to marinate for an hour before serving.

Enjoy this chilled salad!!

My Notes
Be sure mangoes are ripe. They will be soft to the touch and fragrant.
Labels: Foodie Extravaganza Party, Mango, Cucumber, Salad, Healthy

Foodie Extravaganza is where we celebrate obscure food holidays or cook and bake together with the same ingredient or theme each month. If you are a blogger and would like to join our group and blog with us, come join our Facebook page Foodie Extravaganza. We would love to have you! If you're a spectator looking for delicious tid-bits check out our Foodie Extravaganza Pinterest Board.

Posting day for #FoodieExtravaganza is always the first Wednesday of the month.

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Vegetable Quinoa Upma#SundayFunday

In: Breakfast, Brunch, Gluten free

Vegetable Quinoa Upma is a very healthy, simple and wholesome dish made with a super nutritious grain and veggies. Quinoa upma is easy to dish out on busy mornings as breakfast or as lunchbox recipe. Quinoa is one of the healthiest wonder grains that has a good amount of fiber and folic acid and other vitamins too.

Serve it along with chutney or pickle with a cup of chai and you have a complete and healthy breakfast. Vegan and gluten-free! This simple upma demands basic ingredients that we regularly use in rawa upma.

My tip is that make sure to rinse the quinoa under cold water for 2 to three time to remove the natural coating, called saponin to avoid any bitterness before making recipe.

Serves 2 -3
Ingredients

1 Cup Quinoa
1¼ Cup Water
1 Small Onion - finely chopped
1 Green chilly - finely chopped
½ Teaspoon Ginger - finely chopped
1 Small Carrot- chopped
2 Beans - chopped
¼ Cup Green Peas
½ Teaspoon Mustard seeds
1 Teaspoon Urad dal
A Sprig Curry leaves
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil

Method
Wash quinoa in water and keep it aside.

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when it splutters add urad dal when it turns golden brown add curry leaves, onion, green chilly and ginger. Sauté well. When onions are translucent add the chopped veggies and green peas. Sauté well so that the veggies are little roasted. Now add water and salt to veggies. Mix well.

Bring this to a rolling add washed quinoa and mix well. Cover and cook in medium low flame. It took around 20 minutes for the upma to get cooked in medium low flame.
So when quinoa and veggies look cooked (when quinoa has a small white tail it means quinoa is cooked) put off the flame and serve it hot garnished with coriander leaves.