Dippity doo dah

This dip goes well with rice and Indian snacks

Cilantro yogurt/sour cream dip Recipe

Ingredients
• A bunch of cilantro with stalks removed
• 2 cloves of garlic or 1 tsp of crushed garlic
• ½ tsp of cumin seeds or ¼ tsp of cumin powder
• 2 tbsp water
• 1 small tub of yogurt/sour cream
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Grind all ingredients expect salt and yogurt/sour cream in a food processor
2. Take a tsp of this paste and add to yogurt/sour cream
3. Add salt to taste
4. Freeze remaining paste individually in ice cube squares in ice cube trays for future use. You will have to nuke them/let them naturally defrost to mix in yogurt.

Kebab (indian meatball dish)

Another easy Indian dish

Kebab Dish

Ingredients
1lb hamburger
1 tbsp ginger and garlic
½ tsp Red chili powder
½ tsp turmeric
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp Garam masala
2 tbsp oil
Pinch of cumin
Half a chopped onion
Small can tomato sauce

1. Pound hamburger with all spices except cumin
2. Make mixture into meat ball shapes
3. In a pan heat oil and fry cumin and onion.
4. Add meatballs and brown them
5. Add tomato sauce and cook for 15 minutes

Okra

I love Okra and so do the children. Here is a simple Indian Okra dish and I cook my okra in a wok so i have plenty of room to fry it evenly.

Ingredients
1. 1 pound of okra
2. 3 tbsp veg oil
3. 1 onion chopped in grinder
4. ½ tsp salt
5. ½ tsp red chillies
6. ¼ tsp turmeric
7. 1 tsp coriander powder
8. ¼ can tomato sauce


Method
• Put oil in pan on medium
• Add onion and brown
• Then add okra and brown with onions
• Add all spices and tomato
• Cook until okra is done

Egg and Potato Dish

This is a very simple Indian dish. It is served with roti and you can find the recipe for roti on a previous blog. What I like about this dish is that it is meatless and so if you are trying to cut down on meat intake this is a good recipe.

Ingredients
6 potatoes
2 cups water
1 cup of tomatoes
Half teaspoon chili powder
Quarter teaspoon turmeric
1-2 large spoons of oil

Braise oil and spices on medium heat in a pan for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and then water. Stir. Add potato and cook for 20 minutes. Add eggs then cook for 10 minutes. Serve with roti.

GF Corn bread muffins

I didn't realize that most cornbread mixes had wheat flour but luckily Pamela's came to the rescue again when we needed some corn bread muffins to go with our chili.

Pamela's Buttermilk Cornbread Muffins

1 bag Pamela's Cornbread & Muffin Mix
1/2 cup sugar
8 TBSP butter, melted
2 eggs, large
1 cup buttermilk

Yield: one 8-inch square pan

Preheat oven to 375º.

In bowl, combine all ingredients.

Corn Muffins: fill muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes. Yield: 12 muffins.

Pizza Presto!

So I was desperate to find a GF Pizza dough that tasted good. A lot of the GF free Pizzas taste terrible in my opinion. I decided to try Pamelas's bread mix to make the Pizza crust (instructions on the pack) and it turned out awesome. I made a BBQ chicken Pizza and here is the recipe

BBQ chicken Pizza

Ingredients

10 ounces chicken breast cut into bite size pieces
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
1 cup Gouda cheese
2 cups mozzarella
1/4 small red onion - sliced into rings
2 tablespoons cilantro


Directions

For the Chicken

• In a large frying pan, heat the olive oil on medium high heat.
• Add chicken pieces and cook until light brown .
• Chill for 10 minutes
• Coat chicken with 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce.
• Set aside in the refrigerator for 15 minutes

For the Pizza Crust/Base

1 bag (3-1/2 cups) Pamela's Gluten-Free Bread Mix
1 yeast packet (enclosed in mix)
1/4 cup oil
1-1/2 cups warm water


Dough makes two - 12 to 14-inch crusts.

• Combine Pamela's Gluten-Free Bread Mix, yeast packet, oil and water (no eggs are used). With a Heavy Duty Stand Mixer mix on medium for 2 minutes.
• Pour 1/2 dough onto greased cookie sheet or pizza pan (for added texture sprinkle corn meal on pan).
• Use oil or non-stick spray on dough and fingers to keep fingers from sticking when spreading dough into pizza shape. Let rise 1 hour, then add sauce and toppings.
• Bake in a preheated 375º oven for 25 to 30 minutes on a lower rack. Dough will puff when baking. For a crispier crust bake at 400º or try the Pamela's Crunchy Pizza Crust recipe.

For the Toppings

• Spread 1/4 cup barbecue sauce over the surface of the each partially cooked
base.
• Distribute 1/2 of the gouda cheese over the sauce on each base.
• Distribute 1/2 of the chicken over the cheese on each base.
• Place half of the onion rings over the chicken pieces on each base.
• Place the pizzas in the oven
• Remove pizzas from the oven and sprinkle each with 1/2 of the cilantro.

Port Salut Bison Burgers

Port Salut Stuffed Bison Burgers

Ingredients
1 lb ground bison
1 tsp crushed garlic
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
¼ cup BBQ Sauce
1 tbsp of Port Salut cheese
Salt & pepper


Directions
1. Mix all ingredients into bison and combine well
2. Make 8 skinny patties
3. Put Port Salut in between two patties enclose so cheese doesn’t fall out
4. You will end up with four patties total
5. Cook like you would do any hamburger

Choocolate Chip Cookies

This is a recipe of the original Nestle Toll House cookies using my GF flour mix. Works without the xanthan gum!

Chocolate Chip cookies

Ingredients
2 1/4 cups GF flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels



Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375° F.
2. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl.
3. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large
mixer bowl until creamy.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts.
6. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
7. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool
completely.
9. Yields 60