Monday 23 April 2012
Afghani murg (chicken) malai kebabs with cumin flavoured rice
Posted by My Kitchen Antics at Monday, April 23, 2012 34 comments
Labels: Afghani chicken kebab, cheesy, cumin flavoured rice, Easy Recipes, grilled chicken, Grills, Indian, juicy, murgh malai kebab, Non Vegetarian, North Indian, Rice, succulent
Monday 16 April 2012
Salted caramel swirl brownies
Posted by My Kitchen Antics at Monday, April 16, 2012 27 comments
Labels: Baked Goodies, brownie, chocolate, Delectable Desserts, fleur de sel, gift idea, salted caramel, salted caramel swirl brownies
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Quorn sausages with mashed potato and onion gravy
Here's a little about Quorn. It is made of Mycoprotein, a naturally occurring and high quality form of protein produced using a form of fermentation process and the out come is then used as the base for different food products. You get a variety of products in grocery stores- from ready meals like Quorn lasagne and tikka masala to deli foods like ham style slices, peppered beef style slices and the best, you get Quorn mince, fillets and bacon which you can just adapt to any non veg recipe of yours and have a fabulous meal. If that doesn't convince you, then the fact that it is a much healthier option, should do the trick. Being low fat, low calorie and cholesterol-free Quorn can be termed as one of those 'wonder foods.'
I must admit, I was a bit apprehensive about using it in my cooking. But you have to start somewhere right? So I decided to give it a go. I picked up their summer special Quorn Sizzling Bangers and decided on the Sausages and mash with gravy and green peas recipe from the Quorn website (which btw has a tonne of easy recipes and is worth checking out). Cooking is fairly straightforward, with clear cut instructions and the outcome was also fairly decent. I however found a distinct flavour difference as opposed to the husband who said it was good. I mean you would obviously know its not the sausage you are used to, but it could easily pass for one when had with the mash and gravy. I also picked up the Quorn mince after that to make some kheema masala and that I must say was a winner. I guess its the fact that its mince and the masala catches on pretty well, which completely masked the fact that it wasn't meat. So considering all this, I guess it is a good option when you want to impress those finicky vegetarian guests at home. I would however stick to chicken style strips and mince meat as opposed to the ready meals in the future.
Assembling
Cook the Quorn sausages as per instructions. I pan fried it in about a tsp of oil, tossed it around a bit till the sausages were slightly charred on the outside and cooked through. Drained on paper towels.
Place a large dollop of mashed potato on a serving plate and place the sausages on top.
Scatter a spoon full of green peas (I just stir fried in in some butter, seasoned with salt and pepper and some lime juice) and pour the onion gravy on top.
Dig in :)
Posted by My Kitchen Antics at Wednesday, April 11, 2012 16 comments
Labels: bangers and mash, Brit'dish', Easy Recipes, green peas, mashed potato, meat gravy, onion gravy, Quorn product review, Review, sausages, Very Veggie
Wednesday 4 April 2012
Sweet and sour baby onions with balsamic vinegar and a review
(Sweet & sour baby onions with balsamic vinegar)
Posted by My Kitchen Antics at Wednesday, April 04, 2012 11 comments
Labels: antipasti, Easy Recipes, Italian it is, pickled onions, Review, starter, sweet and sour baby onions with balsamic vinegar, Two Greedy Italian dvd review, Very Veggie