Tag: extra light olive oil
Lime Cilantro Brown Rice
No one will be able to tell this dish is made with brown rice.. it goes perfectly well with yesterday’s curry…
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon extra light olive oil
- 1 cup brown rice, rinsed
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 3 cups water
- Juice of one small lime
- ½ cup cilantro, chopped
Heat a saucepan with the butter and oil. Add the rice and sauté on medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the salt and water and bring to a boil. Simmer for about 20 minutes partially covered or till all the liquid is cooked off on the surface. Cover with lid and cook for another 20 minutes on very low heat. Take the lid off and fluff rice with fork. Add the lime juice and cilantro. Check for seasonings and add salt if necessary. Serve warm.
Keema (Ground Meat) with Brussels Sprouts
Keema is kind of the Indian version of chili.. well, a loose interpretation of it- there are no beans in keema.. usually some veggie. I decided to pair, my favorite, Brussels sprouts. Why not, I thought… and it was delicious…
- 2 tablespoons ghee or butter
- 2 tablespoons extra light olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 2 inches fresh ginger, grated
- 1 pound ground turkey or any meat desired
- 2 tablespoons cilantro stems, chopped
- 2 tablespoons dill stems, chopped
- ½ cup full fat yogurt
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 cups shredded Brussels sprouts
- ½ cup cilantro, chopped
- ¼ cup dill, chopped
Heat a heavy saucepan with ghee and oil. Add the onion and ginger and sauté on medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the ground meat and cook while separating with the back of a wooden spoon on medium heat. Saute for 6 to 7 minutes. Add the yogurt, coriander, cayenne pepper and salt. Saute for another 5 minutes. Add the sprouts, mix well and cook with lid on for 20 minutes. Take the lid off and cook for another 10 minutes, checking for seasonings. Garnish with cilantro and dill. Serve warm.
Cranberry Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies
Another delicious way to have pumpkin flavored desserts!
- 2½ cups white whole-wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ cup extra light olive oil
- 1½ cups turbinado sugar
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup dried cranberries, chopped
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves into a medium bowl. Keep aside. Cream together the oil and sugar for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the egg and beat for another minute. Add the pumpkin puree and vanilla extract and beat for another minute. Add the cranberries and chocolate and mix well. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix to combine. Scoop with a tablespoon measure and drop the cookies onto a lined cookie sheet, flatten with the back of a spoon. Bake for 15 and 20 minutes. Cool on a baking rack and serve.
Makes about 2 dozen cookies.
Cherry Almond Duffins
Dessert number 3! Use fresh or frozen cherries for this one… yummy!
- ¾ cup raw sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1½ cups white whole-wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup extra light olive oil
- 1 cup 1% milk
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
- 1 cup pitted fresh or frozen cherries, chopped
Topping
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- ½ cup fine raw sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Lightly grease a 12 muffin tin with a bit of oil in each cup.
In a large bowl, beat together sugar and egg till light and fluffy. Pour in vegetable oil, milk, vanilla and almond extracts. Mix to combine.
In a small bowl, sift the flour, baking powder and salt. Pour into the egg mixture and stir well. Fold the cherries into the batter and mix to incorporate.
Divide batter evenly into the muffin cups, filling about ½ full.
Bake for 15 minutes, until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
While duffins are baking, melt butter in a small bowl. Pour ½ cup sugar into a medium bowl.
Once the duffins are done, lightly brush the top with melted butter, remove from the pan and roll in the sugar, coating all parts of the duffin.
Herbed Cauliflower
Here is another take on cauliflower.. this will join a long list of recipes I have on here.. I am always trying to come up with new versions of this delicious vegetable..I have used a combination of cilantro, dill and mint. This would be a great side dish or even a main dish with some delicious couscous…
- 3 tablespoons extra light olive oil
- 4 green onions, chopped
- 2 tablespoons ginger, grated
- 1 cauliflower head, cut into florets
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- ½ cup cilantro, chopped
- ¼ cup dill, chopped
- ¼ cup mint, chopped
Heat a large frying pan with the olive oil. Add the green onions and ginger. Saute on medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the cauliflower florets, salt, cayenne pepper and ground coriander. Mix well and cook with the lid on for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring every minute or so. Take the lid off once the florets are cooked through. Turn the heat up and stir constantly and sauté for another 2 to 3 minutes. Check for seasonings. Garnish with cilantro, dill and mint. Serve warm.
South Indian Style Quinoa
This one is genius- if I do say so myself… the flavors are yum and the whole things is super healthy!
I made this dish with the chicken curry and the whole meal was delicious!
- 1 cup white quinoa
- 2 cups coconut milk
- Juice of one lemon
- 1 teaspoon salt
Bring the coconut milk, lemon juice and salt to a boil in a small pan. Add the quinoa and cook according to package directions.
- 2 tablespoons extra light olive oil
- ½ cup raw peanuts, rough chop
- 3 to 4 green onions, chopped
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- 7 to 8 curry leaves, chopped
- 1 cup frozen peas
- Juice of half a lemon
- Salt to taste
Heat a wok like pan with the oil. Add the peanuts, green onions, cumin seeds, mustard seeds and curry leaves to the pan. Saute on medium heat for a minute or two, until the spices become aromatic. Add the frozen peas and the quinoa. Saute for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the lemon juice and salt. Taste for seasonings and serve.
Paneer with Peas
This is a yummy paneer recipe with lots of flavor including cumin seeds, ginger and cilantro. I paired it with peas which is a very popular combination- my favorite…
- 3 tablespoons extra light olive oil
- 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 inches ginger, grated
- ¼ cup cilantro stems, chopped
- 1 serrano chili, chopped
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 pack paneer, grated
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 cups petite frozen peas
- ½ cup cilantro, chopped
- ½ cup dill, chopped
Heat a large saucepan with the oil. Add the cumin seeds and cook for 30 seconds on medium heat. Add the onion, ginger, cilantro stems and serano. Saute on medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the tomato sauce and sauté for another 2 to 3 minutes. Add the paneer, salt, coriander, cayenne and peas. Saute on medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes. Cover on low for another 5 minutes. Check for seasonings and add the cilantro and dill. Mix well and serve.