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Mexican Flour Tortillas Ingredient 3 cups of plain flour 2 tsp Salt 2 Tsp of Baking powder 175 ml of hot water 100g butter or margarine. Method Add all the ingredients in to a mixing bowl and mix it at least 5 min. Let the dough rest coverd about 1/2 and hour or an hour Make rotis to the size you like. Put it in a container and close the lid to keep it moist. If you leave it open it will go dry. Serve with a dipping or a curry or as a wrap.

This recipe is really a hit after I tried it at home. This is packed with full of flavours and nutrients too. I got this recipe from a person who is almost 90 years old. After he tried the chow mein original chinese recipe he gave me this recipe  describing how tasty and easy this recipe is. Really I love this recipe and you can change the meat to chicken or any other if you are not a beef eater. Old Fashioned Chow mein Ingredients 250 g Beef Mince 3 Cups of cabbage 1 onion sliced 1/2 cup celery 2 cups green beans 1 carrot diced Salt & pepper 1 Packet chicken noodle soup 1 tsp stock powder or a cup of stock water 3 tblsp rice 1 cup water 2 tblsp oil. Method Add oil in to a pan. Add celery & onion and cook several minutes. Add minced beef and brown the beef. Then add the rice, carrot and the beans and a tsp stock powder. Add water. Cook about 15 minutes. Add the cabbage and chicken noodle soup and cook several minutes.

I really love this fish pie, as I can prepare it a day before. This taste nice and easy to make. When you are busy with your work it s hard to cook after work. Prepare this the day before or before going to work. Once come back after work pop it in the oven and relax. Green chillies are optional and instead of dill you can add any herb that you like to add . After baking leave the fish pie to rest several minutes to set. Fish Pie Ingredients 500 g Fish Fillets 250 g Prawns 1 Onion 1/4 cup Dill Leaves 20g Butter Salt Pepper 1/2 tsp Nutmeg 1 tblsp stock powder Several Green chillies (optional) Bay leaves 2 tblsp Plain flour 1 Cup Milk 1 cup Cheddar or mozarella cheese. Method Steam the fish about 10 minutes. Add the buuter in to a pan melt the butter. Add onion, Garlic and dill. Cook about a minute. Add flour in to the Pan with the bay leaves .Cook the flour. Then add the salt pepper and the nutmegAnd the chillies. Then add the milk, mix well. Make a ...

Cabbage with Shrimp & Coconut Ingredients Cabbage leaves ( Outer green leaves) 1 Cup freshly grated coconut 1 Onion 3 Cloves of garlic Mustard seeds Oil Several green chillies Salt 1/2 tsp tumeric powder. Pepper. 1 cup Washed dried shrimp Method Add some oil in to a pan and when oil is hot add some mustard seeds in to the oil. Let them pop up. Add garlic & onion and cook one minute. Then  add the washed shrimp with green chillies pepper & tumeric. Then add the cabbage and cook until tender. Then add the freshly grated coconut..And salt. cook another minute. If you like add some lime or lemon juice.

French Bread Rolls Ingredients 2 CUps of Bread flour 3/4 cup of warm water 1 Tblsp Sugar 1/2 Tsp Yeast 1 Tsp salt 1 Tblsp oil. Method Add warm water in to the mixing bowl. Add yeast & sugar. Leave it to activate. When yeast has activated add flour, salt, and oil and knead about 10 -15 minutes. Pu the prepared dough in to a greased bowl & leave in a warm place to double When it is double in size punch down and devide the dough in to equal parts. Take the dough and make balls and leave it to double in size. Egg wash and bake it on 180.

Spicy Fried Spanish Mackeral (Thora pethi baduma) Ingredients 1 large cutlet Spanish Mackeral Salt Bread Crumbs Flour Egg wash Curry powder Chillie Powder Pepper Garlic Powder Tumeric Powder Lime juice Oil for Frying Method Add all the spice on to the mackeral. Then add salt and lime juice. Massage the fish cutlet with the spices. Leave it to marinate for 1 hour. Make the egg wash. Dip the marinated fish in the flour. Then dip it in the egg wash. Crumb it. If you like double crumb the fish. Fry the spanish mackeral until its golden brown,

Chocolate Fudge Muffins Ingredients 225 g Self raising flour 3 Tblsp golden syrup Pinch of Salt 50 g Cocoa Powder 2 Eggs 85 ml Olive oil. 200 ml Sour cream 115g Brown sugar Method Grease 12 hole muffin tray. Pre heat oven to 180. Beat the eggs and the sugar. Add oil, golden syrup  cocoa powder, Self raising flour & salt. Mix it adding sour cream. Pour in to muffin holes. Bake 20 - 30 min.

Date & Walnut Roll. Ingredients 1/2 Cup Dates 1/4Cup Walnuts 1/2 Cup Boiling water 30 g Butter 1 Cup Self raising flour 1 Egg 1/4 tsp Bicarb 1/2 cup of Brown sugar Method Pour the boiling water in to a pan and add butter and sugar and boil it. Add dated and bicarb in to the pot. Leave it a minute. Add all the other ingredients to the pot.  Spray the tin and  put it in to the tin. Bake 180 about 50 -60 minute. Cool on wire racks Slice and serve with butter.

Scalloped Potatoes Ingredients 1kg Desiree potatoes 350ml Cream 125 ml milk 150 g shredded bacon 90 g shredded mozarella or cheddar cheese 2 large onions finely sliced Salt & pepper Stock cubes or stock powder Method Add stock powder to the cream. Add milk to the cram Add a layer of potato, then onion and then the bacon. Repeat it until finish all. FInish with potatoes Add the mixed cream Cover with a foil & bake on 180 about half an hour. Sprinkle cheese on top. Bake another half an hour.

Masala Dosa Ingredients For Dosa 1 Cup of  Urud Dhal 1 Cup rice flour 2 cups water For the Filling Potatoes 2 Onions Salt 2 Red Chillies Cinnamon Pandan Leaves Chillie Powder Chillie Flakes Tumeric Powder Fennel Seeds Cumin Seeds Mustard Seeds Method Mix all the ingredients for the dosa.  Leave several hours or over night to rest. Boil potatoes. Add oil in to a pan fry curry leaves ,chillies and  cinnamon. Add mustard,fennel and cumin seeds and let it splutter. Add onions cook several minutes Add the spices. Add the potatoes. Cook 5 min. Pour one spoon ful batter in to a pan and spread it. Then once cooked add a spoon ful of the potato mix on to the middle of the dosa and cover from the other end. Serve hot.

How to cook pickled Corned Beef Ingredients 1 kg Corned silveside Enough water to cover the meat Vinegar 1 Orange cut in to pieces 1 Onion 1 Tblsp brown sugar Peppercones Bay leaves Cloves Method Put all the ingredients in to a pot and cook simmering about 1 hour.

Lampraise is a dutch influenced, a very rich rice dish very famous among all Sri Lankans. The banana leaf wrapping gives  the rice and the curries with an authentic aroma and a taste unique to this dish. Its really expensive to buy. If you give it a try, the money spent on one packet enough to buy ingredients to serve four people. Try to make some curries a day before or when you have time.This recipe has changed a lot and some use seeni sambol instead of onion salad, then fried eggs and fried potato and ash plaintain curry. I just tried to stick to  the correct recipe. The banana leaf is an important part of Lamprais because it gives the food a special flavour and fragrance once it is steamed or baked together. Do not wrap this in plastic wrapings. I t will not taste the same. Lamprais (Lump Rice) A Famous rice dish Ingredients for the Rice 3 Cups Rice Onions Curry Leaves Pandan Leaves 20 g Butter Cinnamon Cardamon Seeds Cloves Pepper corns Garlic 6 Cups ...

Coconut Toffee Ingredients 500g freshly grated coconut 700g Sugar 1 Tblsp crushed cardamon seeds Food Colouring Vanila 1 can condensed milk Method Add all the ingredients in to a pot Stir until it comes off the pan and sets. Put on to a floured board and leave to cool down. Cut in to desired size pieces.

Chicken & Vegetable Macaroni Ingredients 250g Chicken Parsley 1/2 cup leeks 1 Green capsicum 1 Small carrot 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese 2 Green chillies 1 Tblsp Garlic 1 Tblsp Crushed Pepper 1 Tsp stock powder 1Tsp Cumin powder 1 Tblsp Plain flour 50ml White win 4 Cups macaroni (Cooked) Method Add oil in to a pan. Add onions & garlic. Fry  several minutes & add garlic Add chicken & all the spices and cook until it is brown. Add wine and cook with the wine 5 min. After cooking the chicken add salt,chilles ,carrot and cook 1 min. Next add capcicum and leeks. Cook 1 min. Add milk & cream.Bring it to boil. Then add plain flour and cook until it thickens. Add cheese & pasta. Cook until it absorbs all the flavours.

KFC Style Chicken Ingredients Some Chicken Drumsticks 1 Tsp Paprika 1Tblsp Garlic Powder 1 Tsp Pepper Salt MSG/Stock Powder 11/2 cups milk 2 tblsp vinegar 11/2 cups plain flour Salt 1 Tsp baking powder 1Tblsp Garlic Powder 1 Tsp paprika Pepper Dried basil & origano Method Add the chicken and the first six ingredients to a bowl and leave several hours in the fridge to marinate. Add vinegar to milk and leave 5 min. Add flour ,herbs,baking powder,salt and the spices. Dip the chicken in butter milk and coat that in flour well Deep fry until golden brown. If the chicken is still pink cook in the oven for several minutes.

Chicken Palandi Ingredients 500g Diced Chicken Salt 2 Eggs 2 tblsp Oil 3 Tomatoes 2 Tblsp Yoghurt 1/2 cup Thick cocnut milk Curry Leaves Green Chillies Cinnamon 1 Onion 1 Tblsp Garlic, & Ginger Corriander powder Cumin Powder Tumeric Powder Crushed Pepper Fenugreek & Cardamom seeds Method Add salt ,Ginger & garlic and season the chicken. Add 1 tblsp oil & fry the chicken until golden brown. Transfer the fried chicken in to another bowl. Add 1 tblsp oil in toa pan. Add curry leaves, onion,tomato cardamon and fenugreek seeds  Fry that several minutes. Add yoghurt in to the chicken. Then add that chicken mix in to the onion mix. Add all the spices with the green chillies& cook until it absorbs all the flavours. After several minutes add the thick coconut milk. Cook until there is no gravy. Beat the eggs with salt  and add the eggs in to the chicken. Pour around the chicken and cook until the eggs are set. Serve hot w...

Corn Dogs Ingredients Cocktail Frankfurts 1 Cup plain flour 1 Tblsp Sugar 1/2 tsp Pepper 1 Cup milk Salt 4 Tsp Baking powder 1 Cup Corn meal 1 Egg Method Add all the ingredients together and make a nice smooth batter. Then insert skewers in to the frankfurts Dip in batter. Shake to remove excess batter. Fry in hot oil until golden brown.

Egg cutlets are little bigger than  normal cutlets. Its really easy and inexpensive to make. From this recipe I made 8 cutlets. If you make more, can freeze it upto 3 months for future use. Egg Cutlets ( Sri Lankan Style) Ingredients 4 Boiled eggs 3 Large boiled potatoes 1 Onion finely chopped 1 Can tuna or mackeral Curry leaves 2 cups Dry bread crumbs Chillie Powder Curry Powder Pepper  Tumeric powder Fresh chillies Salt Oil for frying. For the Batter 1 Cup plain flour  11/2 cups water Pinch of tumeric powder Method In to a hot pan add a table spoon ful oil and onion and curry leaves. After a minute add the mackeral and spices and cook another minute. Add enough salt to your taste. Then add mashed potatoes. Make the dipping batter add all the ingredients together. When the mix is cool enough to handle take half of an egg and get a ball of mix and press together to make a nice ball covering Dip in batter and crumb it.  If you...

) This cake is very soft and moist. Omit nuts if you dont like nuts.You can serve this with butter scotch sauce as a dessert too. Sticky Date Cake Ingredients 1 Cup of  Self raising flour. 2  Eggs 20g Cashew nuts and walnuts 125g  Brown sugar 3/4 tsp Bicarb 1 Cup of hot water 230g Dates. Method Add hot water to dates and bring it to the boil. Add bicarb and leave to cool down. Add butter and sugar in to a mixing bowl and mix well. While mixing add the eggs. Add nuts and self raising flour and mix well. Next add the dates. Mix and pour in to trays. Bake 180 about 40 min 1 hour. Cool on wire racks.

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Ribbon /Multi Colour Cake Ingredients For the cake 250 g Butter 3 Eggs 250g Caster Sugar 340 g Self Raising Flour 1 tsp Vanila 180 ml milk food coluring (two different colours) For the icing 180 g butter 3 cups of icing sugar Milk Method Preheat oven to 180 c/ or 160 fan forced. Line a 22 cm cake tin with paper. Beat butter & sugar.vanila Add eggs Afdd flours and mix several min. Add the milk little by littleAnd mix for 2 minutes. Devide the cake in to 3 equal parts. Leave one as it is and add the colours in to the other two. Spread each colour carefully on each layer and bake 30-40 min. Cool on wire racks. For icing add butter and icing sugar and add milk little by little and mix well. Ice as you wish.

Vegetable Rolls (Sri Lankan Style) Ingredients 2 Finely sliced 2 large potatoes Leeks Salt Oil ( Coconut oil) Garlic 1 carrot finely sliced Curry leaves Pandan Leaves Cinnamon Cabbage 2 onions sliced Green chillies Sri Lankan Curry powder Pepper Tumeric powder Chillie powder Bread crumbs Oil for frying For the roll batter 2 Cups plain flour 2 eggs 500ml water. For the dipping batter for rolls Flour water Salt Tumeric powder Method Add oil in to a pan. Add curry leaves pandan leaves ,cinnamon & onions and fry. Next add potato, carrot, garlic,Green chillies and spices. While cooking above ingredients make the batter for pancakes adding flour, eggs, water. (Lump Free) Then make the next batter for dipping rolls before crumbing. Then add cabbage and leeks into the curry. and cook on low heat. Leave the curry to cool down, Make pan cakes Transfer that to a plate. Put a spoon ful of the mix in to the side of the pancake and roll...

This recipe is only for 5 medium pancakes. Please multiply according to your need. Serve this with jam and cream or a berry coulie with cream and ice cream. Fluffy Breakfast Pancakes Ingredients 140 ml Butter milk 20 ml Olive oil Pinch of salt Vanila 1 Egg Lime or Lemon Juice 80 g Self Raising flour 1/2 tsp Baking soda 30 g Sugar Method Add all the ingredients together. Mix it well. Leave the mix in the fridge  for 30 min or more. Leave a pan on the stove to be hot. Pour a spoon ful of the mix in to the pan. Cook both sides. Serve with ice cream and fruit.