Cheesy Rice Bowl - Cafe McDonalds Style#SundayFunday

This Continental recipe is such that you will feel tempted to finish this dish in one go. This is an easy-to-make one-pot meal that can be served to your guests in a parties and get-togethers. This cheesy rice bowl is made of fried rice is made with a twist - boiled wheat grains are added to enriched with a combo cheesy white sauce and Italian spices.
Making this at home is so easy, tasty and you will have a clean and healthy bowl of meal.

Ingredients
½ Cup Wheat Grains
1 Cup Basmati Rice
Salt as required
For The Cheese Sauce
2 Tablespoons Butter
2 Tablespoons All Purpose Flour
1½ Cup Milk
2 -3 Cheddar Cheese Cubes - grated
Salt & Pepper to taste
For The Rice & Garnish
1 Tablespoon Butter
1 Tablespoon Oil
1 Cup Mixed Veggies
Salt to taste
1 Teaspoon Sugar
½ Teaspoon Dried Oregano
½ Teaspoon Black Pepper powder
½ Teaspoon Dried Basil
½ Teaspoon Red Chilly Flakes
2 Tablespoon Red Chilli Sauce
1 Tablespoon Chopped Coriander Leaves 

Method

Wash and soak the  wheat grains in water for minimum 45 minutes .
Add this in the pressure cooker with 2 cups water and salt to taste, cover and on high flame take 4 whistles, after 4 whistles lower the flame for let continue cooking for another 15 minutes. Switch off the flame and let the cooker cool completely. Strain and it and reserve the water.

Wash and soak the rice for 15 minutes. Then cook the rice with 6 times the water and a teaspoon of salt, on high flame till done yet the grain should firm and whole. Strain and let it cool.
For The Cheese Sauce

In a pan heat butter, add the flour, with a whisk cook it for 2 minutes stirring continuously add milk and stir to make a smooth sauce. Let it come to boil stirring continuously, add grated cheese and cook till cheese is melted, add salt, pepper and cook till it thickens. Remove from flame and keep aside.

For The Rice

Heat a kadai/pot add butter and oil then add the chopped vegetables and sauté them for a minute on high flame then add sugar, salt. Remove half of the vegetables into a bowl(this is for garnishing) add the oregano, salt, pepper basil, red chilly flakes , red chilly sauce , coriander leaves and saute on high flame for a minutes stirring continuously. Add the boiled wheat and rice and toss it well till they are coated with the spices , taste and adjust the seasonings. Switch off the flame.
To Assemble The Bowls

Pour the fried rice till the top pour ¼ cup of the cheese sauce or more as per your taste, top it with the sautéed veggies. 

Serve & Enjoy!!

You can check some of the other bowl recipes
Couscous Shrimp Buddha Bowl 
Loaded Veggie & Potato Soup In a Bread Bowl 
Mexican Vegetarian Burrito Bowl

Labels: Rice, One Bowl, Cheese, Whole Wheat, Main course, Continental Cuisine, Vegetarian, Sunday Funday, Mixed Veggies

For Sunday Funday our theme is Bowl Meals/Hearty Meal In a Bowl.

 

A Day in the Life on the Farm: Shredded Beef Taco Bowls 

Amy’s Cooking Adventures: Greek Chicken Rice Bowls 

Palatable Pastime: Saffron Bulgur Bowl 

Cook with Renu: Tofu and Sprouted Moong Buddha Bowl 

Food Lust People Love: Shrimp Spring Roll Bowls 

Sneha’s Recipe: Cheesy Rice Bowl - Cafe McDonalds Style 

Mayuri’s Jikoni: Baked Falafel Bowl 

Snowdon Pudding#EatTheWorld

A traditional steamed pudding recipe with a citrus sponge and topped with raisins – a comforting dessert from the Snowdon region - North Wales. Snowdon pudding, as it’s called, is flavored with lemon marmalade, since I couldn't get hold of lemon marmalade, used orange marmalade made out of palm sugar.

I have also made it with vegetarian suet - clarified butter. This is served lemon sauce traditionally, but, I preferred drizzling a little honey over the top when it was still warm.
This is a delicious pudding, made two bowls of the same, one my hubby took for a brunch party with friends.

Ingredients
65 Grams Suet/Clarified Butter - melted
15 Grams Corn flour
75 Grams Brown Sugar
120 Grams Fresh Bread Crumbs
50 Grams Golden Raisins
3 Large Eggs
75 Grams Lemon or Orange Marmalade
1 Teaspoon Lemon or Orange Zest
2 Tablespoons Honey - to drizzle on top

Method

Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl, keeping a half of the raisins a side.
Beat the eggs and marmalade, sugar together, then stir in the melted clarified butter, give it a mix. Add this into the dry ingredients mix it well.
Grease a pudding mold and sprinkle the leftover raisins over the bottom.
Pour in the batter, cover the mouth with of greaseproof paper or a double foil, creating a two pleat across the center should the pudding expand over the top of the pudding mold.
Place the mold into a pan of boiling water, cover the pan with a lid and steam till done ( since I used two bowls to make these it took just 35 minutes ), ensuring that the water in the pan never gets lower than ¼ of the way up the level of the mold. 

Do not steam them too long or they will turn hard and loose it softness. Switch off the flame and let it cool in pan. When still hot remove the mold from the pan and let cool a little before tipping it out onto a serving plate.

Drizzle with the honey whilst still warm. Slice and enjoy hot or cold.

Labels: Dessert, British, Steamed, Pudding, Marmalade, Dessert, Eat The World, Wales

Each month Evelyne of CulturEatz invites us to visit a country and explore their foods. This month it's Wales. 

Check out all the wonderful Welsh 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! 

 Amy’s Cooking Adventures: Cawl Cennin (Welsh-Style Leek & Potato Soup) 

Pandemonium Noshery: Welsh Onion Cake 

Sneha’s Recipe: Snowdon Pudding 

Culinary Adventures with Camilla: Ŵyau Ynys Môn, Welsh Anglesey Eggs 

Sugarlovespices: Welsh Anglesey egg and mashed potato casserole 

A Day in the Life on the Farm: Teison Nionod 

Kitchen Frau: Welsh Cakes (Skillet-Baked Currant Cookies) 

Chicken & Cheese Open Sandwiches#Improv

Like to have something good and delicious with breakfast or for an evening snack, then these quick and easy sandwiches are easy to make.

Ingredients
1 Tablespoon Butter
1 Tablespoon All Purpose Flour
1 Cup Milk
2 Cubes Processed Cheese - grated
1 Cup Grilled Chicken - I used rotisserie
Salt & Black Pepper to taste taste
1 Spring Onion/Scallion - finely chopped
1 Green Capsicum - chopped
½ Teaspoon Red Chilly Flakes
1 Teaspoon Butter
Bread Slices - as required

Method

Melt butter in a saucepan. Add flour, sauté for a minute then add milk a little at a time, make sure to stir well so that no lumps form. Bring the mixture to the boil, stirring constantly, so that the mixture thickens and becomes glossy. Add grated cheese, mix well , switch off the flame.

In a another pan add the butter when melted just toss the chopped capsicum, spring onion, shredded chicken and chilly flakes for a minute. Switch off the flame. Mix this with cheese sauce.

Apply this mixture to the bread slices and grill it in a sandwich toaster or apply this to a toasted slices of bread and Enjoy!!
I have make these both ways they both taste awesome.
They were so..ooo good.

Labels: Improv Cooking Challenge, Open Sandwiches, Chicken, Cheese, Kids delight, Breakfast, Snack 

 Improv Cooking Challenge

Cheese & Onions

• Beef Tenderloin Sandwiches by Palatable Pastime
• Cheese Toasts by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Chicken & Cheese Open Sandwiches by Sneha's Recipes
• Paneer Burji Potstickers by Magical Ingredients
• Welsh Onion Cake by Pandemonium Noshery  

Kothey Momo With Tomato Dipping Sauce#Foodieextravaganza

There are many varieties of momo / dumplings, one of them that we are going to make today is Kothey momo, these are steamed half-moon shaped dumplings which are pan-fried and served.

These handmade vegetable momo are served with a spicy tomato sauce and make a delicious appetizer or snack!

Kothey Momo is a signature Tibetan/Nepalese dish. It is a half fried and half steamed momo, often elongated in shape. The filling can be either vegetables or meat. They are served with different types of sauces to bring out that tangy pot-sticker flavor.  In traditional Nepalese cooking, Kothey momo are filled with pork or buff meat and these are served with soup.

Makes 9 Momo's
Ingredients
For Momo
1 Cup All Purpose Flour
Hot Water as required
½ Teaspoon Salt

For The Filling
1 Big Bowl Cabbage - chopperized
1 Medium Carrot - chopperized
1 Spring Onion - white and green part finely chopped
1 Teaspoon Sesame Oil
Salt and White Pepper to taste

Method

In a bowl add the flour and salt, keep adding hot water a little at a time with a spoon knead so that all the flour is slightly wet. Then with a your hand knead it into a slightly stiff dough and leave covered for 10 to 15 minutes.

For The Filling

In a pan heat oil add all the veggies and spring onion white part sauté on medium high flame till they are cooked but not mushy. Add salt and pepper to taste and keep aside to cool. Add the spring onion greens and give it a good mix

To Make the Momo

Divide the dough into 9 equal balls. Take each ball and roll into a small disc 3 inch diameter. Fill it with a tablespoons of the filling in the center and start to pleat it by pinching it and pleating it grab the other side and pinch it together. Similarly make the others like wise.

Heat up a pan with a lid. Add a tablespoon of sesame oil and spread it then place the momos and reduce the flame to low.  

Let it cook for 3 minutes when one side is golden/toasted turn the sides and cook on all sides.

When all sides are golden/toasted then make them stand again.

Add ½ cup water

Cover immediately with a lid, on medium low flame, cook for 3 minutes, you will see that the momos start to puff up.

Switch off the flame when the water dries and they are translucent and they are done.

For The Tomato Dipping Sauce

This dipping sauce may look difficult to make ... but believe me it’s not so, it’s super easy and the end result is just too good Do give it a try!

Ingredients
1 Large Tomato
2 Dried Red Chillies
2 Cloves Garlic
½ Inch Piece Ginger
1 Tablespoon Tomato Ketchup
Salt and Sugar to taste

Method

Add the tomato, ginger, garlic and chillies together in a pan with 1/2 cup water and boil till water has dried up and tomatoes have become mushy.
Let it cool and a then give a blitz in a mixer with some salt, sugar and soya sauce as per your taste and your finger licking momo's sauce is ready.

Labels: Momo, Asian Cuisine, Tomato, Dipping Sauce,Vegetarian, Vegan, Street food,Foodie Extravaganza Party

Foodie Extravaganza is where we celebrate obscure food holidays by cooking and baking together with the same ingredient or theme each month. Posting day is always the first Wednesday of each month. If you are a blogger and would like to join our group and blog along 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.

The theme for today's event is "Dumplings"  

• Easy Chicken Soup with Drop Dumplings from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Gogi Mandu (Korean Meat Dumplings) from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Kothey Momo With Tomato Dipping Sauce from Sneha's Recipe
• Pork Potstickers from Palatable Pastime
• Tiroler Speckknödel (Austrian Speck Dumplings) from Tara's Multicultural Table
• Ukranian Spinach and Potato Dumplings from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Whole Wheat Spinach and Paneer from Magical Ingredients

Foodie Extravaganza is where we celebrate obscure food holidays by cooking and baking together with the same ingredient or theme each month. Posting day is always the first Wednesday of each month. If you are a blogger and would like to join our group and blog along 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. 

Potato Cheese Samosa#SundayFunday

Make the perfect Potato Cheese Samosas for snack time or kid's lunch box. These are crispy, crunchy pockets filled with potatoes and cheese . These samosas are perfection in every bite. Eat them on their own or dunk them in a hot & sweet ketchup or any sweet or spicy chutney of your choice.

Cup Measurement 250ml
Ingredients
For Dough
1 Cup All Purpose Flour
½ Teaspoon Sea Salt
2 Tablespoons Ghee - melted
¼ Cup + 1 Tablespoon Water - I used
For Filling
½ Boiled Potatoes
¾ Boiled Green Peas
8 - 10 Mint Leaves
2 Tablespoons Green coriander Leaves
3 Green chilies or to your spice level
¼ Teaspoon Red Chili Flakes or to your spice level
½ Teaspoon Salt or to taste
100 Grams Grated Mozzarella Cheese
Oil for frying as required

Method

For The Dough 

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and knead to a stiff dough. Take it out on to a work surface and again knead for 2 minutes till smooth. Cover and let it rest for at least 15 minutes.

In the meantime let's make the filling

In bowl add all the ingredients as mentioned except the cheese. Mix well, taste for salt and spices add according to your taste if required. 

Then add the cheese and again mix well.

Filling is ready.

Look at this post to make the Samosa.

Place the filling and seal the samosa. 

Heat the oil in a kadai, and deep-fry the samosas on a slow flame till they turn golden brown in color. Drain on absorbent paper. Keep aside. 

Serve. Eat them on their own or dunk them in a hot & sweet ketchup or any sweet or spicy chutney of your choice.  

Labels: Sunday Funday, Boiled Potato, Cheese, Snack, Kids delight, Party pleasers, Street food

Sunday Funday theme is "Kids Lunch Box"   

• Brookies from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Cinnamon Applesauce Muffins from Amy's Cooking Adventures
• Crescent Roll Pizzas from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Corn Spinach Muffins from Mayuri’s Jikoni
• Kidney Bean Patties Wraps for Lunch Box from Cook with Renu
• Potato Cheese Samosa from Sneha’s Recipe
• Swiss Cheese Spread from Palatable Pastime