I absolutely love pan Asian food. It’s a fusion of Chinese and south Asian flavours and they pair so well together. The sweet & tangy flavour of the sauce goes well with egg fried rice.
Ingredients: 500g chicken thigh 1 tbsp white vinegar 3 tbsp light soy sauce 1/2 tsp black pepper 1/2 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp red chilli flakes. . Sauce: Cooking oil 4 cloves garlic 500ml tomato passata 1/2 cup tomato ketchup 1 tbsp sriracha sauce 3 tbsp light soy sauce 1 tbsp white vinegar 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp cornflour mixed in 200ml cold water 2 peppers cut into large chunks 1 onion cut into chunks Spring onion for garnishing
1. Add the chicken and the marination ingredients to a bowl, mix and leave to marinate for at least half an hour or a few hours. 2. Heat up a pan with some oil and sauce the chopped garlic for a few seconds. 3. Next add the marinated chicken and cook until the chicken is cooked through. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside. 4. In the same pan, add the tomato passata, ketchup, sriracha sauce, light soy sauce, white vinegar, black pepper & sugar, mix and cook for 2-3 mins. 5. Add in the cornflour slurry (mix before adding it as the cornflour settles at the bottom of the water) 6. Cover and cook for a few mins until the sauce thickens. 7. Now add the peppers and onions, cover and cook for a few mins until the veg is soft but still crunchy. 8. Add the cooked chicken back into the sauce and mix well. 9. Garnish with spring onions and serve with egg fried rice.
1. I love being organised! 2. I don’t have to think what do cook every day. 3. It frees up times to work, for self care, to socialise and spend time with my family. 4. Meal prepping and planning helps you budget for your food. 5. There is less food waste.
I’m currently working on a meal prep and planning course, which should hopefully be launching soon on my website 🙂
Prepping your meals in advance doesn’t mean you have to eat the same boring meals everyday.
I plan what I’m cooking for the following week on a Friday and I’ll do the food shop on the Friday or Saturday. Then I’ll cook all the food for the week ahead on the Sunday. Things like salad, boiling rice I’ll do fresh before eating but most of the meals are ready.
Meals I’ve cooked for meal prepping in the photos are:
1. Chicken katsu curry with udon noodles & a pickled salad 2. Moroccan lamb stew with lemon Cous Cous and a side salad 3. Leftover mince & black eyed bean curry with cheese in a panini toasted for lunch 4. Mince & black eyed bean curry with roti & salad 5. Pakora wrap with imli chutney, chilli sauce & salad 6. Chicken & veg pasta 7. Mackerel Cous Cous salad
Craving something crispy and delicious? Learn how to make perfect homemade spring rolls with this easy recipe! Packed with fresh veggies and simple ingredients but full of flavour, these crispy spring rolls are the ultimate snack or appetiser. Once you have one, you’ll want more! A must-try recipe!
Filling:
500g chicken mince
3 peppers thinly sliced
½ white cabbage thinly sliced
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
3 tbsp light soy sauce
3 tbsp sriracha sauce or chilli sauce of your choice
1 tsp ground black pepper
You also need:
Spring roll pastry sheets
Oil for frying
Method:
1. Heat some oil and fry the chicken mince until it changes colour.
2. Once the chicken has changed colour add the dark soy sauce and continue frying until the chicken is cooked and the water released from the chicken has dried up.
3. Now add the vegetables and cook for a few minutes until the vegetables are soft but still crunchy.
4. Next add the light soy sauce, chilli sauce & black pepper and mix. Continue frying for a few minutes ensuring all the liquid has dried up.
5. Set the filling aside to cool down.
6. Separate the spring roll sheets, place them in a damp tea towel and cover them to ensure they don’t dry out.
7. Place a spring roll sheet so it looks like a diamond shape. Add approximately 2 tbs of filling towards the bottom corner of the sheet. Take the bottom corner and fold into the middle, then the right corner and finally the left corner. Brush over some whisked egg to the top part of the spring roll and then tightly roll the spring roll ensuring all of the spring roll is stuck together and not loose. Repeat this until all the filling is used.
8. Heat some oil in a wok, carefully place the spring rolls into the hot oil and fry for 4-5 minutes until the spring rolls are crispy and golden.
Serve with the dip.
For the dip:
Add some finely chopped ginger, finely chopped spring onions and a sprinkle of sesame seeds to soy sauce and mix.
Cooking is such an essential skill but it’s sadly a lost skill in the western world. I feel cooking should be taught in schools where children learn to cook real meals with fresh produce and help out in the kitchens for school dinners and learn how to create menus and food budgets for when they’re older and need to cook for themselves.
This peri peri chicken steak with mash is just YUM!! 😋
SAVE | LIKE | SHARE . This is enough for approx 3 chicken breasts Peri peri marinade; 2 large red chilli 4 cloves garlic Juice of 1 lemon 2 tsp white vinegar 1 tsp hot pepper sauce 2 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp dried oregano 1tsp salt (adjust according to taste) 1/4 cup olive oil . . Method: 1. Slice the chicken breast through the middle lengthways 2. Pour the marinade over the chicken breasts and leave to marinate overnight 3. Heat up a heavy pan and heat up some oil 4. Place the chicken breasts on to the hot pan and cook for 3-4 mins 5. Turn over and cook the other side for 3-4 mins 6. Keep turning over until fully cooked through. Use a skewer to test if the steak is cooked 7. Brush over some peri peri sauce before serving. Serve with sides of your choice. . . . . . . #mazadaar #halalsteak #halalfood #recipe #goodfood #halal #homecooked #viral #foodie #foodgram #periperi #periperichicken #chickensteak #instafood #foodblogger
Here’s what you need; 1kg boneless beef/mutton 250g channa daal 2 medium onions 6 green chillies chopped 2 tbsp garlic & ginger paste 1 tbsp coriander powder 1 tbsp cumin powder 1/2 tbsp salt 1 stick cinnamon 6 whole cloves 2 black cardamoms 1 ltr water Chopped coriander 1 tbsp garam masala Oil for frying Whisked egg for dipping. . . 1. In a pressure cooker add the meat, onions, garlic & ginger paste, coriander powder, cumin powder, salt, whole spices, Channa daal & water. Pressure cook for 25 mins from when the whistle starts. 2. Remove the pressure from the cooker and continue cooking on high heat until the water has dried up. 3. Then either in a chopper or pestle & mortar grind the meat and daal together until a paste is formed. 4. Add the garam masala, coriander & green chillies to the meat and daal mixture and mix until everything is well combined. You can add more chillies/salt if your require. 5. Apply a little oil to the palms of your hands and take a little mixture and roll into a ball and then flatten into a disc shape. Do this until all the mixture has been used. 6. Heat a pan with some oil and dip the shami kebab into the whisked egg and place into the hot oil and fry for 2-3 mins on each side and remove once golden brown.
Serve as a side with pilau/Biryani or in a burger, toasties, wraps, etc.
Yesterday I shared my chicken salad lunch and had lots of you asking how I made it! Here is how I made the chicken. Once it was cooled down I added some salad to the chicken and drizzled over some salad dressing and that’s it! Simple, quick & easy to make. You can prep the chicken in advance and keep it in a airtight container to use over a few days.