0 Coming Soon - Curried Aduki and Parsnip Dinner..

I will be uploading my curried aduki bean dinner with parsnips and mushrooms very soon ! :D

0 Healthy Date Pancakes

This recipe is healthy and delicious! I cooked these last night and they were soo tasy! If you get a sweet tooth then this sure will satisfy it! I love pancakes and if you do too I am positive you will love these date pancakes! :)

For the Date Filling

Approx 14 Pitted Dates

Water

Tbsp Honey

Roughly Chop up your dates and put into a small pan with a little water and the honey. Simmer for a few minutes until the dates start to go soft.

When the dates look soft pulp in a blender for a minute or so until it forms a paste. (If it is too thick add a tiny amount of water to loosen it but try to pulp it first - sometimes it looks thicker than it is)

For the Pancakes
Some Wholewheat Flour
2 Eggs
2-3 Tbsp Honey
Approx 1 Pint Milk

First sieve the wholemeal flour into a bowl and discard the left over wheat bits(pour bits back into flour bag or seal in a bag for a different recipe).

Now in a separate bowl whisk your eggs, add honey and whisk some more. Then add one and a half - two cup fulls of your sieved flour and mix well - it should look like a cake mix. Then gradually keep adding our milk until it becomes more loose - when ready it should be like a thick batter - NOT as thick as a cake mix.

Heat a griddle/frying pan to hot then add a small drizzle of rapeseed oil with a small blob of butter/healthy margarine(olive oil is too savoury for this dish and butter will burn without the rapeseed oil. You only need to do this once, once is enough to grease the pan.

Pour in some batter as you would a pancake and tilt the pan a little to let it spread. You can tell when it is ready for turning over as it cooks the batter will look more solid - cook it for a minute or so then turn it over.

Onced turned over you might want to gently press down the sides with your spatula if the edges lift - don't worry though. Cook for a minute - it is ready when it is a little golden brown on each side.

Now put your pancake onto a plate and coat with your date filling.




Roll up the bottom of the pancake.

Keep on rolling to the top.

Now cut the roll into three pieces diagonally.

Serve with some more of your date filling. Enjoy your healthy pancakes! :)

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0 Tomorrow - Date Pancakes!

I will be uploading my Date Pancake Recipe very soon!! :)

0 Jeena's Mango Lassi

Here is my Mango Lassi Recipe.

Mango lassi is delicious, healthy and really simple to make. You have to try this recipe as it is so very refreshing !

Natural Yogurt

Mango Juice

Vanilla Seeds or Extract (optional)

To make mango lassi add half yogurt to half mango juice (and vanilla if you choose) into a blender and turn on for 5-10 seconds.




Pour into a glass sit back, relax and ENJOY!

Mango is wonderful and so refreshing, see my mango easy cake recipe.

0 Fish mexicana recipe

Today Chef has been very busy in Jeenas Kitchen.

Chef created this dish that adds a touch of spice to fish.

This fish recipe uses fresh caught mackerel and fresh chilli in a tomato base sauce.

Ingredients

2 Green chilis (chopped)

1 Red chili (chopped)

1 Red pepper/capsicum (diced)

1 Green pepper/capsicum (diced)

1/2 Cup creamed tomatoes

2 Small onions-finely chopped

Olive Oil

2 Whole mackerel (gutted etc)

For the Chunky Sauce

Fry the onions for a few minutes, mush the chilli in a mortar and pestle then add to the onions.

Cook for a minute or two then add the peppers/capsicums and creamed tomato with a splash of water to loosen it up.

Add salt and pepper to season.

Simmer for 10-20 minutes.

How to cook the fish

Make sure you have cut the head and tail off and that the fish is gutted(your fish monger will do this if you request it ).

Put 3 slits diagonally on each side of the mackerel.

Cook them on a hot griddle/frying pan for a few minutes on either side - then put the fish on to an oven tray with a splash of water straight into a hot oven 220C for 10-15 minutes until the fish is cooked through to the bone.

Chef served thsi fish recipe with mushroom pea rice and the combination tasted delicious.

So delicious infact.

That this is all that was left on the plate!

0 Coconut vegetable rice recipe

Chef has prepared a tasty coconut vegetable rice recipe.

This is a healthy and delicious rice dish that can be cooked as a side dish eaten alone with bread.

There is a good combination of vegetables in the rice so that when you are eating it one vegetable does not stand out over another vegetable - a perfect blend.

Ingredients for coconut vegetable rice

1 medium Onion (diced)
1 Sweet red pepper (diced)
5 Tbsp Frozen petite pois peas
1 large Flat mushroom (diced)
1 tsp Chef Jeenas Mild curry powder
1 tsp salt
150ml Light coconut milk
250ml Cold water
Rice bran oil
200ml Cold water

Rice

10oz Basmati rice
Cold water to soak

How to make a vegetable rice recipe

Soak the rice in water for 30 minutes.

Gently fry the onions and pepper until it starts to just soften.

Stir in the mushrooms.

Stir in the curry powder.

Stir in the peas and switch off the heat.

Drain the rice then add to the vegetables stir well.

Mix 150ml of light coconut milk with 250ml of cold water and 1 teaspoon of salt.

Pour the coconut milk mixture into the rice stir well.

Place a lid on and bring to the boil then turn down to the lowest heat for 12 minutes.

Do not remove the lid.

After 12 minutes lift the lid briefly stir the rice only a little, pour in the 200ml of cold water place the lid straight back on.

Turn the heat up on high for 10 seconds then back down to the lowest heat for 13 minutes being sure not to remove the lid whilst cooking.

After 13 minutes turn off the heat remove the lid and fluff with a fork.

Serve the rice directly on to the plate or lightly spoon some rice into a small bowl place a plate on top of the small bowl and turn upside down.

Enjoy Chef Jeenas coconut vegetable rice recipe.