Perfect Tomato Bruscheta

This simple Italian meal can be very satisfying. It's usually served as entree or snack.

Good, fresh ingredients are essential.  

Ingredients: (4 serves)

3-4 plump, ripe tomatoes, diced

1-3 garlic cloves, crushed 

2 tbs basil leaves (+,-), thorn into small pieces

salt and sugar to taste

drizzle of (extra virgin) olive oil 

- crusty bread, sliced

1 garlic clove, cut in half

olive oil, for brushing

Method:

Mix diced tomatoes with garlic and basil leaves, season to taste.

Brush bread slices with olive oil, rub sliced garlic onto each slice. Grill slightly bread, then top with tomato mix. Enjoy!

Perfektna Brusketa sa Paradajzom / Rajčicom

Ovo jednostavno Italijansko jelo moze biti veoma zadovoljavajuce. Obicno se servira kao predjelo ili uzina. Dobri, svjezi sastojci su neophodni.

Potrebno: (za 4 osobe)

3-4 paradajza / rajcice, cvrste i zrele, sjecene na kockice

1-3 cena bijelog luka, protisnuta ili sitno sjeckana

2 K lisca bosiljka (+,-), sitno iskidane

so i secer prema ukusu

Malo maslinovog ulja

- hljeb / kruh sa hrskavom koricom, izrezan

1 ceno bijelog luka, prepolovljeno

maslinovo ulje, za premazati kruh

Nacin:

Izmijesajte paradajz sa ostalim sastojcima; zacinite po ukusu.

Premazite (cetkicom) kriske hljeba sa maslinovim uljem, istrljajte bijelim lukom. Zapecite lagano snite, zatim na vrh svake kriske postavite mjesavinu sa paradajzom. Uzivajte!

Rice Flour Crisps

Make your own crisps; Fun to make and eat them!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup rice flour

1/3 cup chickpea flour (besan flour)

1 tbs cumin seeds

1/2 -1 tsp chilli powder

1/2 tsp salt

30 gr ghee (or butter)

1 cup coconut milk

-oil for deep frying

extra salt (optional) 

Method:

Combine all dry ingredients, rub in ghee. Add coconut milk and mix into a soft dough. Spoon into a piping bag, fitted with a star tube. Pipe 5 cm lengths into hot oil, fry until golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper. Sprinkle with salt, if desired.

Hrskavci od Rižinog Brašna

Napravite sami svoje grickalice; zabavno praviti ih i jesti.

Potrebno:
1 1/2 solja rizinog brasna
1/3 solje brasna od slanutka
1 K kima
1/2 - 1 k praha cilija
1/2 k soli
30 gr masla (ili maslaca)
1 solja kokosovog mlijeka
-ulje za przenje
jos soli (po zelji)
Nacin:
Pomijesajte sve suhe sastojke, utljajte maslo. Dodajte kokosovo mlijeko i umijesajte formirajuci mekano tijesto. Prebacite u poslasticarsku kesu sa zvjezdastim zavrsetkom. Istiskujte 5 cm dugacke stapice u vrelo ulje i przite dok ne postane zlatno-zuto. Ocijedite na upijajucem papiru. Dodatno posolite ako zelite.

Mango Icecream

I have a nasty cut - a part of my (index) finger nail and some skin is missing - it never happened to me before...so, I suppose there is first time for everything. No slicing / cooking for me for the next  few days; this recipe is coming  from (long waiting) draft. 3 ingredients, no cooking, great taste (almost identical with Weiss mango icecream bar)

Ingredients:

2 large very ripe mangoes

1 cup thickened cream (whipping cream 35% fat)

1/4 cup plain thick yoghurt 

Method:

Blend / process mango flesh until smooth. Beat cream, add yoghurt and mango puree (if not sweet enough, you can add sugar - I didn't add any). Mix well, then place in freezer. Take out every 30 minutes (for next 2-3 hours) and stir / mix really well (to prevent forming large ice crystals). Serve when solid enough.

Mango Sladoled

Dobila sam zlobnu posjekotinu - dio nokta i nesto koze na mom kaziprstu nedostaje - pretpostavljam da postoji 'prvi put' za sve u zivotu . Sljedecih nekoliko dana nema sjeckanja i kuhanja za mene. 

Ovaj recept je iz 'drafta'...ceka jako dugo!  3 sastojka, bez kuhanja i odlicno ukusa (podsjeca na Weiss mango sladoled)

Potrebno:

2 velika zrela manga

1 solja slatke pavlake (35% masnoce)

1/4 solje gustog jogurta

Nacin:

Ispasirajte mango. Umutite pavlaku, dodajte jogurt i mango (ako nije dovoljno slatko, mozete dodati secera - Ja nisam). Izmijesajte dobro, pa smjestite u zamrzivac. Svakih 30 minuta (u naredna 2-3 sata) izvadite i dobro promijesajte, kako bi sprijecili formiranje vecih kristala leda. Servirajte kada je dovoljno stegnuto.

Pakora

What I like about this kind of  frying is that  batter stays crisp and not oily at all. Good, popular Indian recipe.

Ingredients:

125 g chickpea flour (gram flour)

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp (+,-) chilli powder

2/3 cup water

1 green chilli, finely chopped (optional)

1 tbs coriander leaves, chopped finely

1 tsp ghee (or butter), melted 

-selection of vegetables (spinach leaves, onion rings, boiled potatoes, thin slices of eggplant...)

(I used 2 sliced onions, sliced broccoli stems and boiled, sliced potatoes) 

-oil for frying

Method:

Mix first 3 ingredients with water into a smooth paste; let it rest for 30 minutes. Add all other ingredients, stir well. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Dip prepared vegetables into batter, coat well and place in hot oil. fry until golden brown, then take out and place onto absorbent paper. Repeat with the rest of veggies. Serve hot.

Pakora - Pohovano povrce na Indijski nacin

Ono sto mi se dopada u ovom receptu je to da masa za pohovanje nakon przenja ostane hrskava i uopste ne upije ulje. Dobar Indijski recept, koji je popularan sirom svijeta.

Potrebno:

125 gr brasna od slanutka / leblebije

1 k soli

1/4 k (+,-) praha ljute papricice

2/3 solje vode

1 zelena papricica (po zelji), sitno sjeckana

1 K lisca korijandera, sitno sjeckana

1 k masla (ili maslaca), otopljenog

- povrce za prziti (listovi spinata, krugovi luka, kuhani krompir, tanko rezani patlidzan...)

(ja sam koristila luk, krompir i rezane drske brokolija)

- ulje za prziti 

Nacin:

Pomijesajte prva 3 sastojka sa vodom, ostavite pola sata. Umijesajte ostale sastojke, dorbro promijesajte. Zagrijte ulje , umacite povrce u pripremljenu masu i przite dok ne postane zlatno zuto. Ponovite sa ostalim povrcem. Sluzite dok je vruce.

Peanut Butter Truffles

These truffles are healthy-ones. They contain  no cholesterol and no added sugar, they're gluten free and made with oats (which helps lowering bad cholesterol) and flaxseed (linseed), which is rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Made for my darling who is fighting high cholesterol (but my sons almost ate them all). Oh,..no cooking / baking involved! 

Ingredients:

1 cup peanut butter*

2-3 tbs honey

2 tbs flaxseed, grounded 

2 tbs dessicated coconut 

1 cup instant (rolled) oats

-cocoa, coconut, crushed peanut for coating - optional 

Method:

Warm peanut butter (I microwaved it for 45 seconds), add honey and mix well. Add all other ingredients, fold in until incorporated. Take a tbsp at a time and roll between your hands. Coat with chosen ingredients and refrigerate; ready after 20 minutes.

*  Peanut butter's is high in fat content; but most all of its fats are of the healthy monounsaturated type, which lowers "bad" LDL cholesterol levels. Peanut butter also contains polyunsaturated fats, which raises "good" HDL cholesterol levels. The synergy of both these types of fat in peanut butter makes it a good food choice for regulating your cholesterol at a healthy level.

 Kuglice sa Kikiriki Puterom

Ovo su zdrave kuglice; ne sadrzavaju kolesterol i secer, bez glutena su i sadrzavaju zob/jecam (pomaze snizavanju kolesterola) i sjeme lana, koje je bogato sa omega-3 masnim kiselinama. Napravljeno za mog dragog, koji se bori protiv povisenog kolesterola (ali moji sinovi su ih najvise pojeli). A da,..ne pece se i ne kuha!

Sastojci:
1 solja maslaca od kikirikija
2-3 K meda
2 K lanenog sjemena, samljevenog
2 K kokosa
1 solja instant zobi (presovane pahuljice)
-kakao, kokos, samljeveni kikiriki za uvaljati - po zelji
Nacin:
Zagrijte maslac (ja sam ga stvaila u mikrovalnu na 45 sekundi), umijesajte dobro med. Dodajte ostale sastojke i dobro promijesajte. Uzimajte po 1 kasiku ove mase i oblikujte u kuglice, zatim uvaljajte i odabranu masu. Rashladite u frizideru na 20-ak minuta prije sluzenja.