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How To Make Satay

Marcel — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:24:37 -0500

How To Make Peanut Sauce for Satay

Marcel — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:10:38 -0500

How To Make General Tso Chicken

Marcel — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:01:13 -0500

How To Make Chicken Tikka Masala

charanjeet — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:49:17 -0500

Indian cuisine has come a far way in the past few years; not only it has crossed boundaries and become popular in the west, but it also has a taste that makes one crave for more. The Indian platter has a lot to offer to all people all over the world. The subtle and sophisticated use of spices and herbs creates an aromatic experience in cooking. I share a passion for cooking and love the way food has an effect on people. Chicken tikka masala is a very popular dish among many cultures and here is a step-by-step process to let you master it right in the comfort of your home.

There are two steps that follow in making this dish -- firstly the marinating, and second the sauce (gravy in authentic terms).

Ingredients for the marinade:

How To Make Risotto ai Funghi

linda.mattoli — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:25:38 -0500

How To Make Risotto

linda.mattoli — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:25:32 -0500

A risotto is a delicious Italian main dish. It's basically flavored rice, and it can be made in a huge variety of flavors. It can be served with meat and always with a good wine! First of all, find the ingredients for your risotto. It might be a little difficult to find the right ingredients. You will need:

2 cups of Italian rice, carnaroli rice or arbório rice
One medium onion
1 1/2 Tablespoons butter or 2 Tablespoons of oil
4 ounces vegetable sauce (can be canned) and 6 1/2 cups water or alternatively, 7 cups of broth
Parmesan cheese
Dry white wine (can be a cheap one, not too sweet)
1 teaspoon of saffron (the powdered one)

Directions:

How To Make Spring Rolls

Uninvited Writer — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:37:10 -0500

How To Cook Ugali

omotoed — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:02:59 -0500

Ugali is an accompaniment meal commonly found in the Western Province in Kenya. It is prepared from mainly maize flour, but sorghum or millet can also be used. Ugali prepared from maize flour is whitish in color, and brown when either sorghum or millet is used. It is a meal very rich in carbohydrates and starch, among other nutrients.

I am going to take you through a step-by-step process of preparing it.

Ingredients:

1 kg sifted maize flour
1 liter of clean water
A cooking stick
Cooking pan for boiling the water and cooking ugali (in Swahili, a cooking pan is called Sufuria)

Directions:

How To Make Flour Tortillas

bronwyn — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:57:09 -0600

If you've ever been to Mexico, chances are that you've seen women effortlessly rolling out tortilla after tortilla. Although flour tortillas are actually much harder to make than they appear – especially if you're watching someone with decades of practice – it is a skill that you can learn. It's worth the effort, especially when you consider how much better flour tortillas taste when made by hand!

Ingredients:

3 cups of all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon of salt
1 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1/4 cup cold vegetable shortening
1 1/4 cup warm water.

Lard is traditionally used, but most people today prefer to use vegetable shortening for health reasons.

Directions:

How To Make Gyros

bronwyn — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:06:12 -0600

Gyros are traditional Greek rolled sandwiches that are delicious in any form. This recipe is for gyros with lamb meatballs, but beef, lamb slices, or just about any other meat can be substituted for the lamb.

Ingredients:

1 pound of ground lamb
1/4 cup of chopped golden raisins
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 large egg (beaten)
1 bunch of scallions (chopped)
4 pieces of pita bread
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
2 tablespoons of fresh mint.

Directions:

How To Use Chopsticks

linda.mattoli — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:08:11 -0600

Chopsticks are two thin sticks, usually made of wood, used by many oriental cultures as our fork. Learning how to use them is not as difficult as it seems, but you are going to need a lot of practice and patience.

How To Cook Adobo

santiagosalido — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:56:56 -0600

Wary to serve a re-heated pork menu to your family? Serve it as another dish, Adobo! It can be made up of fresh or left-over meat of chicken and pork (with the fat), sliced into chunks (1 inch thick from side to side), or as flakes with experimental garnishes for effect. It can even be served fried for breakfast the next day!

Just like any other dish, you can experiment on this versatile Philippine Oriental menu as long as its main ingredients and composition are not greatly altered. Adobo is best cooked in a thick pot with a tight lid. Prepare and do the following steps:

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How To Make Arroz con Pollo

brandy78 — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:02:53 -0600

This recipe is a Costa Rican staple and was the main dish at my wedding. It is also one of the first recipes I learned from my husband's family in Costa Rica. It is very easy to make -- and is good for potlucks.

Ingredients:

How To Cook Aush

Waheedaleko — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:48:43 -0600

Aush (also spelled Aash) is a delicious Afghan traditional food that can be served as a side dish. Aush (noodles with meat sauce) is a combination of taste and nutrition.

Learn how to quickly cook this tasty food.

Making the noodles:

You will need the following to prepare the Aush noodles. Many people prefer to prepare noodles and dry them for future use; the drier the noodles, the tastier and easier it will be to cook.

2-3 cups plain flour
2 tablespoon oil (any oil that goes with your taste)
Water as needed
Salt as per your taste

Directions:

How To Make Bolognese Sauce

bronwyn — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:23:48 -0600

This sauce takes a while to make but it is definitely worth it! If you've ever wanted to impress that certain someone with your cooking, this is the dish for you!

Ingredients:

1 medium onion
1 large carrot
2 or 3 stalks of celery
1 ounce pancetta
1 pound ground beef
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Pinch of allspice
1 cup whole milk
1 cup dry white wine
15 ounce can of diced tomatoes
1 pound pasta
Parmesan cheese

Directions:

How To Cook Delicious Mantu in No Time

Waheedaleko — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:22:13 -0600

Mantu is a delicious Afghan dish that can be cooked as a main dish or side dish. Learn how to cook mantu quickly to get appreciation and praise from your guests by serving it at your next home party. Your children will be also delighted by mantu.

You need the following ingredients and tools to cook a tasty mantu, the traditional Afghan dish, at your home.

Ingredients
1 cup white floor
2 cups plain flour (maida)
2 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil
Salt as preferred
1 1/2 tablespoons rice flour
Ground beef (one pound)
Ground pepper, ground cumin, ground coriander and dried mint as per taste
5 cups fresh yogurt
2 chopped onions
2 garlic gloves
Tomato ketchup, vinegar as per taste

How To Cook Chicken Tinola (Tinolang Manok)

Adeleah — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:15:56 -0500

This chicken recipe is one of the famous and favorite dishes in the Philippines. You don't need to be a master-chef to cook this. I can suggest this dish for the beginner. In fact, this is the first recipe that I learned to cook!

Most of the vegetables ingredients in Tinolang Manok can be found in Asian stores (Filipino or Indian Stores). You can buy them fresh or frozen. But if you're too far away or too lazy to go around and find a Filipino store, you can be more creative and look for substitute vegetables. For example, you can use potatoes for the unripe papaya/upo/sayote (chayote squash), and you can also use spinach leaves for the sili (chili)/malunggay leaves.

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How To Make a California Roll

Uninvited Writer — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:03:58 -0500

For many people, sushi is one of those foods they have to be convinced to try. I was one of those people.

I am a bit of a coward when it comes to trying new foods; I blame my British upbringing for that. Sushi is one food that I had trouble "getting into" and I admit that I still don't like most sushi. California rolls were the first sushi that I was introduced to, and they remain my favorite. Of course, a purist might say, "that's not real sushi", but it was a good first sushi dish for me to try. Now I have even tried and enjoyed barbequed eel, but that is another story...

California rolls are different from other sushi rolls in that most restaurants serve them "inside-out" with the rice on the outside as opposed to seaweed (nori). The ingredients for making the California roll should be available in most grocery stores or in specialty Asian markets.

How To Make Latkes

Annette165 — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:03:00 -0600

Although latkes are traditionally made from potatoes, they can be made from a number of other foods that can be grated: sweet potatoes, parsnips (mixed with other things!), carrots, beets, squash and even salmon. The Food Network has a list of more than 20 different kinds of latkes from a variety of ingredients, but the basic steps and techniques are the same for them all.

How To Make Japanese Breakfast

Alyssa12 — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:18:00 -0600

Japanese breakfast typically includes the following dishes:

A bowl of rice
Fillet of grilled salted salmon with the skin still intact
A side of pickles (cucumber, radish, and/or eggplant)
One sour plum
A bowl of miso soup
A side of Natto, or fermented soy beans
Several sheets of seasoned seaweed

While you can easily purchase rice, salmon and miso at your local grocery store, you should consider visiting an Asian grocery store to purchase the pickles, sour plum, natto and seaweed.

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How To Make Japanese Desserts

Alyssa12 — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:11:00 -0600

Japanese desserts are known to be nutritious and delicious. In this article you will find recipes for three types of Ohagi, or sweet rice cake, and Daigaku Imo, Fried Sweet Potato.

Sanshoku Ohagi (Tri-colored Sweet Rice Cake)
Ohagis are popular sticky rice cakes. This recipe will show you how to make Red Bean Ohagi, Edamame Ohagi and Sesame Ohagi.

Ingredients:(makes 18 cakes) Sticky rice:

2 cups of sticky rice

2 cups of water

Used for Read Bean and Sesame Ohagi

1 1/2 cups of red bean paste

Used for Edamame Ohagi

1 1/2 cups of edamame (soy beans)

1/2 cup of sugar

a pinch of salt

Used Sesame Ohagi

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How To Make Curried Chickpeas (Cholay)

Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:35:00 -0600

Recipe submitted by: Shammi Edwards.

This is a very flavourful recipe from North India, usually eaten with fried bread like bhatura or puri. I like to serve it over rice for a very filling meal. You can also try it as a quick snack over toasted bread. This recipe is much quicker to make if you use precooked canned beans, but I like to think that the authentic flavor comes from doing it the hard way!

Ingredients:

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