Onion Focaccia Bread.

Onion Focaccia Bread. This is very easy and delicious bread I have ever made and it gets ready in no time. Its a great bread to serve with Soups, stews or pasta. You can season with any ingredients or herbs and serve hot with your favourite soup or pasta.

Ingredients.

1/2 cup warm water (100 degrees to 110 degrees)

3tbsp warm milk

1/4 tsp sugar 

1+1/8 tsp active dry yeast

1+1/2cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting

1/4 tsp salt

6tbsp olive oil

1 medium onion (thinly slice)

1tbsp mixed Italian herbs

1/4 black oilves.

Baking Method.

Pour warm water and milk into a small bowl. Add sugar, and sprinkle in yeast. Using a fork, stir the mixture until yeast is dissolved. Let yeast stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. In a large mixing bowl, add flour and salt. Then add yeast mixture and 3tbsp oil. Mix until the dough comes together, adding more flour as needed until dough is smooth, Transfer to medium bowl with oil, and place the dough in the bowl, smooth side up. Cover tightly with plastic wrap, and place in a warm spot until doubled in size, about 1hour. Remove plastic wrap, and press your fist into the center of the dough to punch it down. Fold the dough back onto itself four or five times.

In a mean time pre-heat the oven to 180c for 10minutes.

Take a large baking tray and place the dough onto tray and shape the dough in to square shape. and use your fingers to make deep dimples in the focaccia, pushing them all the way through the dough to the bottom and sprinkle olives, onion and mixed herbs on top, apply the remaining oilve oil on top. and bake for 15 minutes at 180c.

Serve hot with soup, stew or pasta.

Hot And Sour Chicken Soup..

Hot And Sour Chicken Soup.. This is my most favourite soup and it's must on our table when we go to restaurant. I'm a big fan of Chinese food, Soups, as I have mentioned in my earlier post that nowadays I'm not allowed to eat outside and to full fill my Chinese craving I cook at home. The weather is also very cold in Coventry (UK) and that makes it even more better to have hot hot soup any time of the day.. I have added knorr hot and sour vegetable soup to give more taste but you can skip that and use the normal process to make this delicious hot and sour chicken soup.

Ingredient's.

1/3 cup chicken (very finely chopped)

2 button mushroom (finely chopped)

2tbsp very finely chopped (carrot, cabbage, beans)

1 medium egg

1+1/2tbsp corn flour

1+1/2tbsp dark soya sauce

1/2tsp crushed black pepper

1tsp white vinegar

2tbsp knorr hot and sour vegetable soup (optional)

3cups chicken or vegetable stock

2tsp oil

Salt to taste.

Cooking Method.

In a deep pan, add oil and sauté the chicken with little salt and pepper. then in the same oil sauté the mushroom, carrot, cabbage and beans with little salt and pepper. 

In a mean time beat the egg and keep it aside and in a small bowl take little water and mix the corn flour and knorr soup and set it aside. 

Once the vegetable are slightly done, add the chicken back in to it and stir. Now add the chicken stock and bring it boil. Then add the soya sauce and corn flour mixture and keep stirring. Add the vineger, black pepper and salt.. Boil it on a medium flame for about 10 to 12 minutes.

Then take a tea strainer and pour the egg slowly from top with help of spoon and boil for another 1 minutes.

Hot and sour chicken soup is ready..

Serve hot hot with extract black pepper, soya sauce and vinegar.

Smoky Tomato Soup!!!

Smoky Tomato Soup. This recipe i have taken from a GoodFood magazine, and made few changes to taste better.. This soup is very quick to make and yummy to eat.. The original recipe says we have use vegetable stock, but i was not having vegetable stock at home and i was not in a mood to make. So decide to use warm water and it really didn't make any difference the taste was simply awesome... Now i know you can make soup without any kind of stock.... Before when ever i plan to make soup i use to always buy or make stock at home so that i can use for the soup.. But after seeing this result i don't need stock any more... Do try out this recipe and i'm sure you will love it...

 

 

Ingredient's
1 onion, 1 small carrot, 1 celery sticks, (roughly chopped)
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2tsp smoked peprika
6 medium tomato, chopped
1tbsp tomato puree
300ml warm water
2tbsp double cream
1/2tsp dried oregano
2tsp oil
Salt and Black pepper for seasoning.

 

 

Cooking Method
In a deep fry pan, add oil, when the oil hot, add garlic, onion, celery and carrot, cook till they are soft.
Then add smoked paprika and cook for another 1 minute. Add tomato, tomato puree, oregano and warm water. Season to taste and simmer for 15 minutes.
 

 

 

Then cool it and Whizz in a blender. and pour into same pan.
Now add cream and mix well. Just warm the soup before serving..
Serve warm with an extra swirl of cream and some parsley..

 

 

Diet Chicken Soup

Diet Chicken Soup is very good when you are planning to loose weight. Have this soup 2 to 3 times a day, you can also have in the dinner. As every body knows that chicken is a good source of Protein, it helps to loose weight fast.

Ingredient's

1 medium bowl of chicken (finely chopped) 

1 onion, 2 green chillies, 1/2 tomato, 2 garlic cloves (finely chopped) 

1 carrot (cut in to strips) 

3 tbsp coriander leafs 

1tbsp turmeric, 1tbsp oil 

A binch of pepper 

3 cup of water 

Salt to taste 

Cooking Method

Heat a deep frying pan, add oil, onion and green chillies, saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Then add chicken, turmeric and salt, mix it and fry till the chicken starts leaving oil. After that add garlic, tomato and carrot, fry for 1minutes. Now add water and coriander leafs, add salt if requirs, cover the lid and allow it boil for another 4 to 5minutes. Sprinkle pepper on it and Serve hot hot. 

Diet chicken soup is ready to serve. 

Vegetable Cream Soup

Vegetable cream soup is a mix of cooked vegetables and a cream. Soups in general tend to be one of the most versatile dishes because they easily incorporate a variety of flavors.
Vegetable cream soup is actually more of a method than a recipe. You can use any combination of vegetables without greatly altering its result. I am sure every body will get the good taste like what i got......



Ingredient's :-
200 grams, mixed vegetables (beans, carrots, potatoes, mushroom) finely chopped.
1 medium onion (chopped)
2 tbs butter
1 tbs plain flour (maida)
4 teacups milk
1 teacup water
Salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Method :-
Boil the vegetables in water on medium heat for about 6 minutes or till tender and cooked.
In a pan, heat butter on medium level for a few seconds. Add the chopped onions and fry for about 3 minutes or till onions are transparent.
Add the flour and milk. Stir well. Now add the vegetables and water. Mix well and keep on medium heat for about 4 minutes
Season with salt and pepper
Garnish with fresh coriander leafs
Serve hot hot..