Rice With Meat (Ramadan cookie recipes)

About This Recipe

"This is an old stand by for me, its quick and easy and can be served as a main dish or side dish. Its great with a nice middle eastern salad and a side of yoghurt and also goes well with baked lamb or roasts.This is a great potluck dish as well.Seasoning are approximate, you can adjust to suit your tastes."

Ingredients

• 5 cups cooked rice


• 1/2 lb ground beef or 1/2 lb ground lamb or 1/2 lb ground turkey


• 1/3 cup diced onions


• 3 garlic cloves


• 1 (15 ounce) cans chickpeas


• seasoning, are to taste


• 1/2-3/4 teaspoon allspice


• 1/3 teaspoon cinnamon


• 1 tablespoon seasoning salt (more if desired) or 1 tablespoon salt ( more if desired)


• 1 teaspoon garlic powder


• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper


• 1/4 cup diced red peppers ( for color) (optional)

Directions

1. Set cooked rice aside.


2. In a pot combine onions,chopped garlic,seasonings and ground meat and brown, try to keep the meat from forming large clumps, you want it taco meat in consistency, so keep stirring often.


3. Once its almost brown add drained can of chick peas and let meat brown.


4. When meat is browned drain any remaining fat from pan and add rice and stir until well blended.


5. Enjoy-- (variation to it can be to substitute chick peas for mixed can of mixed veggies).

 

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Alu Chana Chat

Alu Chana Chat

Ingredients

• 250 gm Kabuli Chana


• 3 Potatoes


• 1 tsp Cumin Powder


• 1 tsp Chaat Masala


• 1 small Onion


• ¼ inch Ginger piece (grated)


• 1 Tomato


• 2 Green Chilies


• 1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder


• 2 tbsp Chopped Coriander Leaves


• 1 tsp Oil


• 1 to 1½ Lemons (juice)


• Salt to taste

Method

• Boil the chana for 20 minutes. Wash the boiled chana and drain the water. Now boil potatoes, peel it and cut it into 1cm cubes.


• Chop onion into small pieces, cut tomato into medium pieces. Remove seeds from Green chili and chop it finely. Roast cumin powder.


• Heat oil in a non stick pan and put green chili, ginger, onion into it for a minute. Now add Chana and potato and toss till they turn slightly brown.


• Add tomato and toss it over moderate heat. Now sprinkle cumin powder, red chili powder and chaat masala


• Put into a bowl and sprinkle fresh coriander and salt on it. For tangy flavor add lemon juice to it.

Potato Salad with Parsley recipe

Ingredients

• 4 medium-sized potatoes, boiled in salted water


• 2 large eggs, boiled & chopped
  (For dressing, mix together)


• Half cup mayonnaise


• Half cup sour cream


• 1 cup mustard paste


• 1 small onion, chopped


• Half cup parsley, chopped


• 1 tbsp lemon juice


• Half tsp lemon peel, grated


• 1 tsp salt


• Pepper, a pinch

Potato Salad with Parsley Preparation:

1. Peel and dice potato when warm.


2. Add chopped egg, dressing & mix well.


3. Cool & serve.