tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68240948156815302242024-02-20T16:47:55.405+05:00Silmiya's BlogSilmiya Safrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01387321451652982916noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824094815681530224.post-42163999959173549412009-01-22T07:24:00.000+05:002011-11-14T18:25:33.464+05:00Dinner roll<div align="center">
<img alt="" height="474" src="http://www.safrasahamed.com/blog-images-of-old-blog-site/Image/DinnerRoll.jpg" width="500" /></div>Silmiya Safrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01387321451652982916noreply@blogger.com0dp, Majeedhee Magu, Malé, Maldives4.175 73.50888894.1116535 73.4299249 4.2383465 73.5878529tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824094815681530224.post-81979433983718564032009-01-19T21:30:00.000+05:002011-11-14T18:16:06.302+05:00Breakfast (Kadala Kadale)<div align="center">
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The New year came with all of these...</div>Silmiya Safrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01387321451652982916noreply@blogger.com0dp, Majeedhee Magu, Malé, Maldives4.175 73.50888894.1116535 73.4299249 4.2383465 73.5878529tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824094815681530224.post-80201600137212191782008-05-08T16:55:00.000+05:002011-11-14T18:00:09.938+05:00Pizza Mania<br />
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Have you ever thought when you’re eating pizza at a restaurant that you also want to make one, one better than the six dollar pizza the restaurant boy makes?</div>
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Well this is one of those times. I've always wanted to make a pizza where my kids and hubby would ask for more. Moment of truth. It was the delicious pizza ever. I made it in my own simple way; it was even simpler than I thought.</div>
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For all you pizza lovers out there…this one’s for you</div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">2 Teaspoons of Salt.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">1 Teaspoon of Instant Yeast.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">1/2 Cup of Milk.</span></li>
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Combine all and mix with a Mixer or with a Spoon, Set the dough aside for 5 minutes. Stir again 3-5 minutes by adding water if necessary, (Remember the dough should be sticky.)Keep aside. Cover the bowl with a plastic wrap and let it rise for 2 hours. Remember to oil the dough and the bowl, it will keep from sticking.</div>
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Once the dough is doubled in its size, Punch it down and knead for 5 minutes. The dough should stick to your finger while you do so. Set aside. Pre-heat the oven for 450 F with the pizza pan on the bottom rack. Now you have the time to make the sauce.</div>
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</strong><strong>Sauce:</strong>1 Cup of Regular Tomato Sauce.1/2 Cup of Water.1 Teaspoon of Dried Basil (or Fresh).1 Teaspoon of Dried Oregano (or Fresh).4 or 5 Cloves of Chopped Garlic.Half a Tomato Chopped.Half a Chopped Onion.1/2 Teaspoon of Chili Powder.Salt and Black Pepper.2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil.Heat the olive oil in a pan and sauté the onions, add garlic. After the aroma comes add the tomatoes, now add in the Salt, Pepper and chili powder. Add water and the sauce. Now add the dried oregano and basil. Remove from heat once it starts to bubble. Set aside.<br />
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Now remove the Pizza pan from the oven and sprinkle some corn flour on top, Lay the dough and make a rim on the edge. Spread the sauce evenly. Sprinkle the parmesan and the curry or sausage then the mozzarella. Top it with chopped red pepper and olives. Drizzle with olive oil over the top and everything is set. Bake for 20 minutes and be sure not to burn the top.</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies with Chocolate Chunks.</span><br /></strong>Male’ is dark with rain for two days. Mondays are supposed to be boring after the weekends correct?<br />I decided to make some cookies, but which one? I didn’t want to end up doing a whole lot of work either, so started browsing and came across this <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/3198">easy and good looking recipe</a>. I did make a few modifications, and it came out really good. Here is my version of the cookie.</div>
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<li>1 1/2 Cups of Flour.</li>
<li>1 Cup of Brown Sugar.</li>
<li>1 Teaspoon of Baking Soda. </li>
<li>1 Cup of Chunky Peanut Butter.</li>
<li>1/2 Cup of Butter.</li>
<li>1/4 Cup of Honey.</li>
<li>1 Large Egg.</li>
<li>1 Teaspoon of Vanilla.</li>
<li>100g Milk Chocolate. (Roughly Chopped)</li>
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<strong>Method:</strong><br />Mix Flour and Baking Soda together. In a medium sized bowl add, Peanut butter, Brown Sugar, Butter, Honey, Egg, Vanilla and Blend using an Electronic Mixer until well blended. Stir in the dry ingredients and at last add in the roughly chopped Chocolate.</div>
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Preheat the oven to 350 F. Butter the baking trays and keep a small spoon full of mixture 2 1/2 inch apart for it will expand. Bake until puffed and browned for 25-20 minutes. The smell would simply swirl around the whole house.</div>
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<br />Oh! Oh! And it did End my Rainy day Blues!!!<br /> </div>Silmiya Safrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01387321451652982916noreply@blogger.com0dp, Majeedhee Magu, Malé, Maldives4.175 73.50888894.1116535 73.4299249 4.2383465 73.5878529tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824094815681530224.post-66515123573937109542007-08-07T22:30:00.000+05:002011-11-14T17:43:57.824+05:00Chocolate Cake With Cooking Chocolate<div style="text-align: center;">
Piece of Cake!!!<br />Chocolate Cake With Cooking Chocolate.</div>
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I've been longing to make this cake for a week,and finaly, here it is... It simply melts in your mouth.. :P</div>
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<li>3 Small Eggplants.</li>
<li>1 Tomato Chopped</li>
<li>1 Onion Chopped.</li>
<li>1 1/2 tsp of Red Chillie Flakes.</li>
<li>1/3 tsp Turmaric</li>
<li>Salt.</li>
<li>Curry Leaves. (Optional)</li>
<li>3 Tablsp pf Oil.</li>
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Slice the Eggplants thinly lengthwise, add 1/2 tsp of turmaric and 1/2 tsp of salt and deep fry until golden. (Keep aside). Heat the oil and add curry leaves and onions. Add the chillie flakes,turmaric,chopped tomatoes and salt. Stir it all up and cook on a very low flame with the lid on. After a few minutes see weather the onions have cooked, and add the fried eggplants and mix gently. Now turn on the flame a bit and and toss untill the eggplant gets coated with all the spicey gravy for 5 minutes. Remove from flame and its ready to serve. Its realy good with Chapathis and Rice. I served it with rice. Enjoy!</div>Silmiya Safrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01387321451652982916noreply@blogger.com0dp, Majeedhee Magu, Malé, Maldives4.175 73.50888894.1116535 73.4299249 4.2383465 73.5878529tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824094815681530224.post-60187313445428740992007-07-18T12:30:00.000+05:002011-11-14T17:22:08.580+05:00Pumpkin in Coconut Milk<div align="center">
This the usual way the Sri Lankans cook most of the vegetabke, in coconut milk.<br />
I realy love the creamy rich tase of the coconut milk and the flavour of the vegetable.</div>
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<strong>Ingredients:</strong></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Half of a Small Pumpkin.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">1/2 Cup Thick Coconut Milk.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">1 Small Onion Chopped.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">1 Tabl Sp Minced Garlic Paste.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">2 Green Chilies.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Half of a Small Tomato.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">1 Stick Cinnamon.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">1/2 tsp of Turmeric.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">1/3 tsp of Black Pepper.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Salt.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">3-4 Drops of Lime Juice</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Curry Leaves and Pandan Leaves (Optional).</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">2 Tabsp of Oil.</li>
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Heat the oil in a vessel. Add curry leaves, pandan leaves, cinnamon stick and minced garlic. Once the garlic starts to get brown, add the onions and chillie. Add the Pumkin pieces once the onion is cooked. Put the chopped tomatoes in, add salt, turmaric,black pepper and a 1/2 cup of water and let it cook with the lid on.after the pimkin is cooked and soft, add the coconut milk and once it boils and thickens, remove from flame and add a few drops of lime juice. Serve hot with Rice.</div>Silmiya Safrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01387321451652982916noreply@blogger.com0dp, Majeedhee Magu, Malé, Maldives4.175 73.50888894.1116535 73.4299249 4.2383465 73.5878529tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824094815681530224.post-77876389379035478112007-07-18T11:30:00.000+05:002011-11-14T17:29:49.809+05:00String Hoppers with Coconut Sambol<div align="center">
We all love string hoppers, and Friday is a day we have string hoppers for breakfast. Its very common in Sri
Lanka, for breakfast and dinner, there are different varieties in string hoppers Made with Wheat flour, Red rice flour and white rice flour. Our choice is white rice flour. There is a special tool to
squeeze the dough with. My mom bough me one when she visited me last time. Its all worth it for me. :P<br />
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<li style="text-align: left;">1 Cup Freshly Scraped Coconut.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">2 Chopped Green Chillies.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">1 Small Onions.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">1 1/2 Tsp Dried Chillie Flakes.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Lime Juice.</li>
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Mix all the above ingredients together with the hand till the coconut absorbs all the flavours.</div>
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Coconut Sambol is ready to be served!. This goes with bread and any kind of roti </div>
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This has been one of our favourite desserts,when ever i make this my son umar just wipes his plate clean.This is very easy to make and i hope you all will enjoy this as much as we did.</div>
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<li>1 Normal sized Pineapple.(Middle round removed)</li>
<li>9 oz of grated Jaggery.</li>
<li>4 Eggs</li>
<li>5 oz of Flour.</li>
<li>6 oz of Sugar.</li>
<li>4 oz of butter. (don't use margarine).</li>
<li>1 tsp Vanilla.</li>
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Sieve the flour and the baking powder together. Pre-heat the oven for 200<sup>o</sup>C. Grease a "9" round baking pan and place the pineapple slices in the pan. Spread the grated jaggery on top. Cut the butter into small squares and all them on top of the grated jaggery.</div>
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Break the eggs into a bowl and beat by adding the sugar little at a time until all of it fully dissolves.</div>
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Now add vanilla. The sugar should be fully dissolved by now, Add the flour and fold, make sure that there aren't any lumps.<br /></div>
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Pour the batter on the tray on top of the Pineapple, Jaggery and Butter.</div>
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Bake for an hours time.<br /></div>
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After removing from the oven let it cool in the tray. Then take it on to a tray. The cake will be soggy from the melted jaggery and butter and the aroma of the pineapple will dazzle you.</div>
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This is a Sri Lankan Recipe, we make this at home for both breakfast and dinner. Its wonderful when you have it with fish curry. But for all you busy bees out there can serve it with an omlette or any gravy you desire.</div>
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<li>3 Cups Flour.</li>
<li>1 1/2 Cups Freshly Scraped Coconut.</li>
<li>1 tsp Salt.</li>
<li>6 Onions (Optional).</li>
<li>6 Green Chillies (Optional).</li>
<li>1 Stem Curry Leaves (Optional).</li>
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Divide the dough into balls of equal portions and. Roll one ball to form of a small puri.<br />
Apply some flour on both sides and roll it gently into a roti.<br />
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Heat a flat pan and cook the rotis until light brown and serve hot with any gravy</div>Silmiya Safrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01387321451652982916noreply@blogger.com0Malé, Maldives4.175 73.5088888999999884.1452965 73.47129489999999 4.2047035 73.546482899999987