Jul 10, 2014

How to cook Couscous!


Couscous (pronounced "KOOS-koos") is a wheat product, known as the national dish of north Africa. Couscous has 3.6 g of protein for every 100 grams and contains a 1% fat-to-calorie ratio.

The couscous that is sold in most supermarkets has been pre-steamed and dried.Israeli couscous has a slightly chewier texture than regular couscous.Typically served with stews in the Middle East and North Africa,  is also used in salads.

Ok.. So this is how I cook couscous.

Ingredients

1 cup instant couscous

1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt

Method

Boil water(I use a kettle)

Pour  boiling water into the couscous and salt. Cover it with a lid for 10 minutes.

Fluff this with a fork

Or you can boil with some salt, put the couscous into this and cover the pan with a lid for 10 minutes. Can't get easier!






Psssttt...You can add more flavor to this by:

Adding stock or broth of your choice instead of water.

You can also add a tablespoon of olive oil or butter to the water.

Or you can melt the butter or olive oil in the saucepan. Toast the couscous until it smells fragrant and proceed with pouring the boiling water over this.

You can also spice this up by adding 1/2 tsp of cumin powder or your favorite spices.





Jul 7, 2014

Proscuitto Spaghettii Recipe

My husband makes the ultimate spaghetti. So this weekend when he was making the spaghetti I managed to take down the recipe. The prosciutto gives such an unbelievable'OINK'  flavor to the dish!! The smell and taste was so good that its after finishing we remembered about Mr Parmesan waiting for us. 



Ingredients 

200 grams spaghetti cooked in salt water and olive oil til al dente
3 clove of garlic crushed
parsley(u can use how much ever u want) 
10-12 pieces of sliced olives
4 pieces of sun dried tomatoes
175 grams prosciutto  
half teaspoon ground pepper 
Grated Parmesan
Method 

Heat the pan and throw in the oink oink deliciousness (aka proscuitto) like a chef. Let the fat come out of this.


After 3 minutes add the garlic cloves


After 2 minutes throw in the sun-dried tomatoes



Mix in the cooked spaghetti, olives, pepper powder and parsley . 
THAT'S IT!
 U can now serve this on a plate and dig in :-)