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Easy Oven Chicken & Chips

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Ingredients:
1 chicken breast
1 tsp Amina’s Spices: Hot chicken tikka
1 tsp tandoori powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
Salt
Pepper
Splash of vinegar
Red chilli powder (optional)
Potatoes
Small onion
Mayonnaise
Grated cheese

Method:
1 . Preheat oven to 180 degrees and marinate chicken in spices. Adjust salt and chilli according to taste.
2. Cut four medium sized potatoes thick chips. Slice the onion into thin wedges.
3. Put the potatoes in a roasting pan and drizzle with oil, salt and pepper. Place in oven for 10mins.
4. Put the chicken and onions evenly over the potatoes. Cover with foil, and place back into oven for 40 minutes.
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5. Check the roast, toss the potatoes and chicken over in the oil a bit. Add more oil if needed and place in the oven for longer if needed.
6. When cooked immediately cover with cheese (so it melts) and mayonnaise.

Enjoy x

Love from Foodie Yusairah Batan

Baked Bean Pasta

Ingredients:
Chicken breast
Crushed ginger and garlic
Salt to taste
Chunky cut carrots
Peppers
Courgettes
Red chilli powder
Coriander powder
Black pepper
1 tin baked beans
1 jar pasta sauce
Variety of pasta shapes
Soft cheese
Cheese sauce
Cheese
Mixed herbs

Method:
1. Chop onion and fry till soft. 2. Add diced chicken breast, salt, ginger and garlic. Let it cook
3. Add chunky carrots, peppers and courgettes and spices. Then add baked beans and a whole jar of pasta sauce. Let it cook.
4.  Meanwhile boil pasta shapes for 7 minutes or so and drain once cooked.
5. Add pasta to the baked bean and tomatoe sauce. You can also add some philadelphia cheese.
6. Make a white cheese sauce. 7. Put one layer of pasta at the bottom of a dish, top with cheese sauce, cheese, then pasta again, cheese sauce, cheese and sprinkle with mix herbs.

Enjoy x

Love from Foodie Afifa Batan

Butter Chicken Biryani

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Ingredients:
500g Chicken
Oil
Butter
1tbsp tandoori masala (Chachas)
1tsp coriander powder
2tbsp Biryani masala
1tsp Fenugreen leaves (fresh or dry)
Lemon juice
1 tin chopped tomatoes blended
Sweetcorn
New potatoe tin
200g double cream
1tbsp ginger and garlic crushed
1tsp green chillies
3 tbsb yogurt
Rice
Boiled eggs
Fresh coriander for garnishing

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Method:
1. Marinate chicken in green chillies, yogurt and half the tandoori masala overnight  or two hours. Soak 1 cup rice in cold water.
2. Heat oil and butter in a pan, add fenugreen leaves, garlic and ginger and fry for a minute.
3. Add chopped tomatoes and the other half of tandoori masala, coriander powder, black pepper and salt. Let it cook on medium heat till oil comes to the top.
4. Add marinated chicken and cook on low heat for a about 6 mins. Meanwhile boil eggs and fry potatoes (or use tin new potatoes if in a hurry).
5. Once chicken looks half cooked (white in colour) add double cream and potatoes and mix.
6. Then add one cup water and rice. Add salt to taste. Cook on high heat for 4 to 5 mins and then low for about 10 to 15 mins. Add water if needed during cooking time.
7. Once cooked garnish with chopped coriander, fried onions, spring onions and sliced boiled egg.

Enjoy x

Easy Stove Top Biryani

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Ingredients:
1 &  1/2kg chicken (2 chickens medium piece)
1 cup yogurt
1/4 tsp tumeric
1tbsp crushed garlic and ginger
1tbsp cumin powder
1tsp coriander powder
2 tbsp red chilli powder
Salt to taste
150g fried onions
1 bunch fresh chopped coriander
1 bunch mint finely chopped
pounded green chillies to taste
1/2 cup oil
2 tbsp lemon juice,
Spice powder: crushed 2 cinnamon sticks; 3 cloves, 3 star anise, 6 cardamon pods, 1 tsp whole cumin, 6 pepper corns OR 2tbsp biryani powder OR whole hard spices

Method:
1. Marinate the meat with all the spices and ingredients till the whole spices on list in fridge overnight.
2. Soak basmati rice in water for minimum one hour.
3. Heat water in a pan, add salt and 1tbsp oil and rice. Cook the rice 3/4 of the way and switch off cooker but leave rice in the water.
4. Layer the marinated chicken in the bottom of another seperate pot. Drain rice and later in top. Sprinkle with fried onions, clarified butter/ghee and saffron (soaked in milk)
5. Cover and seal lid with something heavy on top. Cook on full heat for five mins. Then reduce heat to low and put a flat crepe/roti pan under the pot and cook for 30 mins. After which switch off cooker but don’t open pan for a further 40 mins.

Enjoy x

Love from Foodie Safiya Bangee

Sindhi Biryani Two Ways!

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Ingredients (1):
Oil
Shaan Biryani Mix
Meat/Chicken
Salt
Crushed garlic and ginger
Plain Yogurt
4-5 Fried Onions
2-3 Medium Tomatoes
Eggs (boiled)
Potatoes (fried)
Chopped Coriander
Rice

Method (1):
1. Marinate the meat in yogurt, crushed garlic and ginger and the Biryani masala. 2. Fry onions till brown and add chopped tomatoes. Add salt to taste.
3. When tomatoes go soft add marinated meat. Let it cook.
4. Fry chopped potatoes and boil eggs at this point if you have not already.
5. Cook rice 3/4 of the way. Then spread some rice at the bottom of a pot, then some of the meat mixture, layer with eggs and potatoes and top up with rice. Garnish with chopped coriander.
6. Let it cook on stove till steamed through.

Enjoy x

Love from Foodie Yasmin Amujee

Ingredients (2):
Oil
Shaan Biryani Mix
Meat/Chicken
Salt
Whole cumin
Cardamon
Cinnamon
Whole black pepper
Green chillies
Crushed garlic and ginger
4-5 Fried Onions
1 tin chopped tomatoes
Eggs (boiled)
Potatoes (fried)
Rice

Method (2)
1. Put chicken in a pan with garlic ginger and salt. Cook till water from chicken has burnt off. Leave chicken to one side.
2. Then in another pan put plenty of oil and fry the onions, whole cumin and cinnamon. When brown add the cardamon, whole black pepper, crushed garlic, ginger, green chilies and salt. Fry for a few seconds.
3. Then add a blended tin of chopped tomatoes. Add Shaan shindi masala packet and cook masala till water has burnt out of it and oil is floating on top.
4. Take the onions and Tomatoe mixture off the heat and add chicken. Masala for Biryani is ready.
5. Cook rice 3/4 of the way. Then spread some rice at the bottom of a pot, then some of the meat mixture, layer with eggs and potatoes and top up with rice.
6. Let it cook on stove till steamed through.

Enjoy x

Love from Foodie Aiysha Haji

Roasted Lamb/Ribs

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Ingredients:
4lbs lamb or ribs
Oil
3tsp cumin and coriander powder (mixed)
3tsp cumin powder
1tsp whole cumin
Salt to taste
1tsp black pepper
4-6tsp crushed garlic&ginger
4tsp tandoori powder
Juice of one lemon
Chilli flakes to taste
1-2tsp red chilli powder
2tsp of fresh chilli and coriander blend.

Method:
1. Mix together all the ingredients for the marinade.
2. Knife the meat. Smother the marinade all over the lamb/ribs and leave to marinate in the refrigerator for a few days.
3. Place in a roasting tray and drizzle with oil and cover with foil.
4. Cook in a preheated oven at approx 180°c (gas mark 6) for a few hours depending on size of meat.
5. Keep adding a bit of boiling water to the tray as needed.
6. Once cooked serve with garlic mushrooms, roast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings and gravy.

Enjoy x

Love from Foodie Zeynab Kalang

Spinach Cannelloni

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Ingredients:
200g fresh spinach
250g ricotta cheese (or cheddar)
2 egg yolks beaten
1 garlic glove crushed
100g grated cheddar cheese
100g finely diced chicken
100g finely diced mushrooms
1 onion finely diced
1 red pepper finely chopped
250g cannelloni tubes
700g pasatt
2tbl spoon olive oil

Method:
1. Cook chicken in crushed garlic and ginger.

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2. Blend all ingredients on list above  up till the cannelloni tubes.
3. Fill this mixture using a piping bag into the pasta tubes. Place in a pyrex dish.

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4. Cover with pasatta, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with cheese.
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5. Cover with foil and bake in preheated oven at 200°c/180°c or gas mark 6 fir 20-30mins. Then uncover and bake for further 20 mins.

Enjoy x

Love from Foodie Zaynab Kalang

Sweet & Sour Chickpeas

Ingredients:
1 Chickpea tin
1 Tomatoe tin
Mustard seeds
Curry leaves
Red chilli powder
Tumeric
Cubed potatoes
Sugar/ghor
Red onions
Crushed ginger and garlic
Tamarind/Amli sauce
Lemon juice

Method:
1. In a pot add some mustard seeds and curry leaves. Temper on low heat.
2. Add oil and 1/2 tin of chopped tomatoes (blended), salt, red chilli powder, tumeric and crushed garlic and ginger. You may wish to add some quarters of potatoes. Leave to simmer.
3.Rinse and drain a can of chick peas and add to the pot.
4. Put in some amli sauce,  lemon juice and some ghor/sugar.
5. Once cooked through serve with chopped red onions and fresh coriander. You can also add hev/sev.

Enjoy x

Love from Foodie Mariam Kika

Tawa Chicken

Ingredients:
1kg Chicken
4 tbsp butter or ghee
1 cup onion minced
1 tbsp ginger paste
1 tbsp garlic paste
2 tbsp lime juice
1tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp black pepper
3 tbsp tandoori spice mix
1 tsp garam masala
Salt to taste
Green chillies (for garnishing)
Chopped coriander

Method:
1. Clean and cut chicken into pieces. Place all ingredients minus butter, chillies and coriander saved for garnishing into a bowl. Mix well and leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
2. Heat butter in a large flat pan (tawee). Add marinated chicken and stir fry for a few minutes.
3. Then reduce the heat to low and cook for 15-20 minutes and keep stirring till chicken is tender.
4. Sprinkle garam masala over it and garnish with chillies and chopped coriander.

Enjoy x

Love from Foodie Afifa Batan