La Lois Lounge

Ingredients

Tofu (hard) - sliced
Egg whites- 2 beaten
Green Onions - 1 chopped
Thai green chillies - 2 chopped
Soy sauce - 1 tsp
Onion powder - 1/4 tsp
Garlic powder - 1/4 tsp
Cayenne Pepper - 1/2 tsp
Salt as required
Oil - 1 tbsp

Method

• Beat the egg whites by adding green onions, green chillies, soy sauce, onion powder,garlic powder and Cayenne pepper and salt.
  
• Slice the tofu into 1 inch thin slices.
• place the slice tofu in the egg mixture
• Heat a tbsp of oil in a pan, add the tofu from the egg mixture and fry a minute on each sides.

Ingredients

Egg - 1
Green chillies - 2
Garlic - 1 big clove
Oil- 1-2 tbsp
Tomato - 1/2
Cooked Jasmine Rice - 1cup
Fish sauce - 1/4 tsp
Soy Sauce - 1 tbsp
Salt as required

Method:

• Scramble the eggs in a pan by adding little salt and set aside
• Mash the green chillies and garlic
• Heat oil in a wok, add the mashed garlic , green chillies and green onions and saute
• Add the sliced tomato and saute for 2 minutes
• Pour in the fish sauce little soy sauce, salt and add the cooked rice,
• Add the rest of the soy sauce, scrambled eggs.
  
• Fry the rice well for 4-5 minutes
  

Serve hot

Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 1cup
Water - 1cup
Baking powder - 2tsp
Salt 1/4tsp
Sugar - 1 tbsp
Egg - 1
Oil - 1tbsp
Maple Syrup as required
Butter - 1tsp

Method:

• Mix all the dry ingredients (Flour, Sugar, Salt, Baking powder) in a bowl.
• Beat the egg in a separate bowl add 1 cup water to this.
  
• Pour the egg mixture to the dry ingredients and incorporate well into a smooth batter
• Heat the lightly oily griddle, Add one big scoop (1/4 cup ) of the pancake batter to the hot griddle.
• Cook until bubbly, a little dry around the edges and lightly browned at the bottom
• Flip and brown the other side of the pancake.
• Serve with butter and maple syrup
  

Ingredients:

Brinjal (eggplant) - 1lb (chopped)
oil - 2tbsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Cumin - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - 5
Chili powder - 1tsp
Coriander powder - 1tsp
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Ginger garlic paste - 1tsp
Tamarind paste - 1tsp

For the Paste:
Peanuts - 1 tbsp
Sesame seeds - 1/2 tsp
Coconut - 1tbsp

method:

• Dry roast the ingredients in the paste section, and grind it into a fine paste by adding little water.
• Heat oil in a pan add mustard, cumin, curry leaves and onions, fry well until the onions are translucent.
• Add the ginger garlic paste, tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes are mushy, now add the eggplant, water and tamarind paste.
• Cook the eggplant until tender.
  
• Dump in the ground paste and fry well until the oil oozes out

Serve this with briyani, fried rice.

Ingredients:

Mushroom (chopped) - 1 box
Pepper - 1/2 tsp
Soy sauce - 1/2 tsp
Onion powder - 1/2 tsp
garlic powder 1/4 tsp
Olive oil - 1 tbsp
Salt as required

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan add the mushrooms and saute until the water from the mushroom evaporates.
• Add the pepper powder, onion powder and garlic powder and saute foe 2 minutes
• Sprinkle in the soy sauce and salt

Ingredients:

Broad beans - 1 lb
Chili powder - 1tsp
Coriander powder - 1tsp
Salt to taste
Minced Garlic - 3 cloves
Onion - 1
Oil
Method:

• Chop the beans into small pieces and boil it with chili powder, coriander powder and salt until tender
• Heat oil in a pan add the minced garlic, onion and fry until the onions are translucent
  
• Add the boiled beans and fry well.

Ingredients:

Asparagus - 1 bunch
Pepper - 1/2 tsp
Salt as needed
Cayenne pepper - 1/2 tsp
Olive oil - 1tbsp

• Preheat the oven to 400 F.
• Cut the tough ends off the Asparagus and discard it.
• Line the asparagus in a baking sheet
  
• Sprinkle some salt, pepper, Cayenne pepper and olive oil
• Bake the asparagus for 15-20 minutes.
  

Ingredients:

Oil - 2tbsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - 5
Tomatoes Chopped - 2

Cooked Rice - 1 Cup

Onion Chopped - 1

Ginger garlic paste - 1tsp

Salt  To Taste

Chili Powder- 1 tsp

Coriander Powder -2 tsp

Cumin  Powder - 1 tsp

Method:

• Heat the Oil in the Pan & add mustard seeds, curry leaves.
• Add onion when it becomes translucent add the ginger garlic paste, tomatoes & keep stirring.
• Dump in all the dry masala powders.
• Cook well while stirring frequently.
• When the tomatoes are cooked add the Rice & combine.

Avocado

• To ripen the avocado, place the avocado in a brown bag with a ripened banana for 1-2 days.

Too Salty

• If the food you are cooking comes out salty, add some boiled / raw potatoes (remove the raw potatoes while serving)
  

Onion

• In order to Prevent tears while cutting onion, Place the onion in the freezer for 15 minutes.
• While cooking onions , add 1/2 tsp salt to it . adding salt makes the onions to sweat and it reduces your cooking time.
• Peeling pearl onions is not an easy task, to reduce your time place the onions in hot water for 5-7 minutes.
• To remove the odor of the onions from your hands, wash your hands with cooking salt or lime juice.

Green Chillies

• Remove the stem of the green chillies while storing, this keeps the chillies fresh for days.

Prevent Discoloration in fruits and veggies

• To avoid discoloration of apples , apply some lime juice in the cutting surface and on the cut apple pieces
  
• To avoid discoloration of eggplant, plantains after cutting, dump these veggies in salt water

Peeling Almonds

• To remove the outer skin of the of the almonds, add water to the almonds and cook in the microwave, once it comes to a boil drain the hot water and add very cold water, the skin will peel off easily.
  

Ingredients:

Hard Boiled eggs - 4
Onion - 1 Big
Tomato- 1
Red Chilie flakes -1/4 tsp
Ginger garlic Paste- 1 tsp
Chilie Powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Cilantro leaves - 1 cup
Sour Creme - 1 tsp

Method:

• Boil the eggs in water for 15 minutes and cut into bite size pieces.
  
• Heat oil in a pan add the onions and saute until they are translucent
• Add the ginger garlic paste, chopped tomatoes and saute until the mixture is tender and mushy
• Incorporate the curry powders and fry for 5 minutes
• Dump in the cilantro leaves, a teaspoon of sour creme and the eggs.
• Serve it with Roti
  

Ingredients: lean lamb or beef, minced - 1lb large onion, chopped - 1 Ginger garlic paste - 1tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Red chilies - 2 Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Oil Coriander powder - 1 tsp Cumin powder - 11/2 tsp Chili powder - 1/2 Tomatoes chopped - 2 Frozengreen peas - 1lb Salt to taste

Method: Pressure cook the minced Beef with chilie, turmeric powder and ginger garlic paste for 5 min. Heat 1tbsp of oil over medium heat, season with cumin seeds, red chilies . Add onions, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric, coriander, cumin, chili powders and fry well. Add the tomatoes and cook for 8- 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Now add the frozen peas and cook until tender Dump in the cooked beef and cook well until the juices evaporates Transfer onto serving dish and Garnish with the cilantro leaves. Serve with chapathis