Cardamom & Saffron Cupcake

It's a traditional cake made back home (Bahrain),usually baked in a tube pan but I like it in small cupcake bites :) my recipe works for both :)

Ingredients: (yeilds a dozen and half aprox)

1. 5 eggs
2. 1 cup sugar
3. 1 1/4 cup flour
4. 1/2 cup oil
5. 1/4 cup rose water with saffron strings soaked in it for 5-10 minutes
6. 2 tbl.s ground cardamom
7. 1 1/2 tea.s baking powder
8. 1/4 tea.s vanilla extract
 9. sesame seeds for sprinkling

Method:

1. whisk the eggs until fluffy then add the sugar , oil and vanilla and beat with an electric mixer
2. add the rest of the ingredients and mix
3. pour into a cake pan or cupcakes and sprinkle with sesame seeds
4. bake in a pre heated oven on 360 F for 30-35 minutes for pan or 20-25 minutes for cupcakes.Enjoy.

Indian Daal

If your fridge is almost empty! And your out of chicken or meat!
This recipe is for you, easy and will fill your stomach for sure :)

Ingredients: ( 2-4 servings)

1. 1 cup Daal ( orange lentils )
2. 3-4 garlic cloves minced
3. 1 small onion chopped
4. about 2 tbl.s chopped ginger
5. 1 hot chilli chopped ( optional)
6. 2 large tomatoes diced
7. 3 bay leaves
8. 2 tbl.s tomato sauce
9. 1 tbl.s cumin seeds
10. spices ( salt,cumin powder,curry powder,turmeric)
11. chopped parsley or cilantro for garnish

Method:

1. Using a pot, drizzle some oil or clarified butter and brown the onions.
2. add the garlic and ginger and hot chilli and careful don't burn the garlic.
3. add the tomatoes and cover. let it cook for few minutes until the tomatoes melt
4. add the Daal and season to taste with the mentioned spices above.
5. cover and let it cook on low heat for 30 minutes.
6. when its done. remove the bay leaves and blend using immersion blender until smooth.
7. in a frying pan heat some oil then add the cumin seeds brown for few seconds then pour the whole thing into the Daal and mix.
8. garnish with chopped parsley and serve with rice or bread. Enjoy.

Spicy Fish In Tomato Sauce

I love this recipe,its so easy to make and yummy too.

Ingredients: ( you can double the quantities ) 

1. 2 Tilapia fish fillets,cut in half or squares

2. 1/2 tea.s tandoori spice , turmeric and salt

3. 1/4 tea.s curry powder and ginger powder

4. 2 large tomatoes

5. chopped onion about 1/2 cup or less

6. 2 garlic cloves minced

7. 1/2 lemon squeezed

8. 1/4 cup tomato sauce+ 1/2 cup water,salt and cumin to taste

9. a dash of black lemon powder ( optional)

Method:

1. In a blender add the tomatoes,onions and garlic and blend till smooth

2. pour into a bowel and add your fish fillets and spices and lemon. mix well and let it marinate in the fridge for an hour.

3. In a deep pan saute the fish fillets in little oil on both sides then add the rest of the marinade sauce to it and let it cook on medium heat.

4. add 1/4 tomato sauce and water. adjust the salt and cumin to your taste.

5. let it cook on medium low heat for 20-30 minutes..Serve with rice or bread,Enjoy.