Salmon Pinwheels

Great idea for lunch boxes...only 6 ingredients!

Ingredients:
2 cups SR flour
1/2 tsp salt
30 g butter, cold in small pieces
3/4 cup milk
1 can pink salmon, drained, bones and skin discarded
1 onion, chopped finely
50 g butter - extra, softened
Method:
Place flour, salt and cold pieces of butter into food procesoor. Pulse until butter incorporated, pour milk while processing. Switch off when it starts sticking together into dough. Dust working surface with flour; roll out the dough into a rectangle (like for swiss roll). Spread softened butter, then place mashed salmon and onion onto it. Leave one longer side without butter /salmon (2cm): brush it with water, then make a roll. Cut into 2-2,5 cm length, place into greased muffin moulds (that way scrolls will keep their shape better). Bake 15-20 min on 180*C.
Makes 12-15 pieces.



Losos zavijutci

Odlicno za 'mobilni' rucak...i samo 6 sastojaka!

Potrebno:
2 solje samodizajuceg brasna
(ili obicno brasno + 3-4 k praska za pecivo, dobro izmijesano i prosijano)
1/2 k soli
30 gr maslaca iz frizidera, sjeckanog
3/4 solje mlijeka
1 konzerva ruzicastog lososa(ocijedjenog, bez kostiju i koze, ispasiranog blago)
1 crveni luk, sjeckan sitno
50 gr maslaca, dodatno, omeksalog
Nacin:
Stavite brasno, so i maslac iz frizidera u elektricnu sjeckalicu. Mijesajte dok se maslac ne pomijesa sa brasnom. Ulijte mlijeko dok sjeckalica radi, i cim se pocne pretvarati u tijesto iskljucite. Pospite brasno po radnoj povrsini, razvaljajte tijesto na pravougaonik. Premazite sa maslacem, zatim lososom i lukom, ostavljajuci 2 cm pri kraju slobodno. Ovaj dio namazite vodom, zatim zarolajte tijesto (kao rolat). Rezite na 2-2,5 cm duzinu i stavite u namastene mafin kalupe (nije neophodno, ali tako ce bolje zadrzati oblik). Pecite 15-20 minuta na 180*C. Dobicete 12-15 komada.

Chick Pea and Okra Curry

Okra (Lady fingers) is not very much used for cooking in many families, including mine. I think it's time to change that. This is a very nice tasting, easy, exotic, vegetarian dish. Perfect for meatless Mondays!

Ingredients:
2-3 tbs oil
2 medium onions, sliced
2-3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp turmeric
1,5 tbs Garam Masala
1 chilli, sliced
500 g Okra (small-ones) fresh, canned or frozen
1 can chick peas, drained
2-3 large tomatoes, diced
2-4 tbs thick yogurt, or sour cream salt to taste
coriander leaves to sprinkle (optional)
Method:
Heat oil, fry onion until translucent; add garlic, spices, chilli, okra and chick peas . Stir well, add tomatoes and yogurt. Bring to boil, cook for 15-20 minutes. Season according to your taste; sprinkle with coriander. Serve with rice.

Kari od Slanutka i Bamje

Bamja je zapostavljeno povrce u mnogim kuhinjama, ukljucujuci moju. Vrijeme je da se i to promijeni... Pocela sam otkrivati razne nacine za pripremu ove egzoticne namirnice. Sljedeci recept je pogodan za vegetarijance i veoma ukusan.

Potrebno:
2-3 K ulja
2 crvena luka, srednje velicine, sjeckana
1 k turmerik praha
1,5 K Garam Masala zacina (Indijska mjesavina)
1 ljuta papricica, sjeckana
500 gr bamje (sitne)svjeze, smrznute ili konzervirane
1 konzerva slanutka, ocijedjena
2-3 veca paradajza, isjecena
2-4 K jogurta (ili kajmak / pavlaka sa manje masnoce)
so prema ukusu
lisce korijandera (po zelji)
Nacin:
zagrijte ulje, proprzite luk dok ne postane staklast. Ubacite bijeli luk, zacine, bamju i slanutak. Promijesajte; dodajte jogurt i paradajz. Zargijte do vrenja i kuhajte 15-20 min. zacinite prema ukusu i pospite korijander liscem. Servirajte sa rizom.

Havana 2

Something sweet for the end of the week...

Another version of Havana. I prefer this-one with sour cherries and cinnamon.
Previous 'Havana' recipe is for those who like taste of hazelnuts and cream.

Ingredients:
Meringue bases (3)-
6 large egg whites
300 g sugar
100 g hazelnuts (or walnuts), grounded
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Filling-
70 g sugar
1,5 tbs gelatin
1/2 cup sour cherry juice (from a jar)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup milk
4 egg yellows
300 ml thickened cream, from fridge
Short crust base-
200 g flour
40 g sugar
125 g butter, pieces
1 egg
1/2 tsp baking powder
Cherry jam for spreading over the base when is done (Optional)
For decoration-
1 cup sour cherries with juice
1,5 tsp corn flour
Method:
Preheat oven to 150*C (120 fan forced). Prepare tins, cover with paper / silicon.
Whisk egg whites into foam , add sugar spoon by spoon. When very thick, add hazelnuts and cinnamon and fold in. Mark 3 circles (smaller than 22 cm - meringue will expand) on paper, spread meringue onto marked circles (piping is the best solution) Bake for 1 hour, or until bases very firm. Take then out on a wire rack to cool.
While meringues are baking, make filling and short crust base.
Sprinkle gelatin over juice, mix well and heat until totally dissolved. Put aside.
Heat milk and sugar to boil, add beaten egg yellows. Cook until thick. Mix it with gelatin / juice mixture. Let it cool at room temperature.
For base, mix flour, sugar and butter in a food processor (or with your fingers), add beaten egg and baking powder. Roll out to a 22 cm circle. Bake 10-12 min at 180*C. Take out, let it cool then spread with jam (optional).
Check filling - if gelatin / egg mixture started setting, add cinnamon and whisk it with thickened cream from fridge. This will help set the filling immediately.
Assemble the cake:
Short crust base at the bottom, 1/3 filling, then meringue bases each topped with 1/3 filling, except top one. Press top very slightly (with something flat, exmpl slicing board)
For decoration, mix reserved juice and cherries with corn flour. Boil it to thicken. Cool slightly, then put it on top of the cake. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.



Havana

Jos jedna verzija!
Ovakva se pravi u Sarajevu (sa ukusom visanja i cimeta), dok se ona vec objavljena verzija (recept) pravi u Zenici, i ima ukus ljesnika i slaga. (Zitelji oba grada tvrde kako je bas ona torta iz njihovog grada PRAVA I ORIGINALNA)
Ja licno vise volim ovu, samo cu sljedeci put visnje dodati i u fil.

Potrebno:
Beze kore-
6 vecih bjelanaca
300 gr secera
100 ljesnika (ili oraha), samljevenih
1/2 k cimeta
Fil-
70 gr secera
1,5 K zelatine
125 ml soka visanja (iz kompota / tegle)
1/2 k cimeta
125 ml mlijeka
4 zumanca
300 ml slatke pavlake / kajmaka, iz frizidera
Podloga od sipljivog tijesta-
200 gr brasna
40 gr secera
125 gr maslaca / margarina, rezanog na komadice
1 jaje
1/2 k praska za pecivo
Dzem od visanja za premazati gotovu koru (po zelji - nije neophodno)
Za ukrasiti-
1 solja visanja iz tegle sa sokom
1,5 k 'Gustina' ili slicno
Nacin:
Ukljucite rernu na 150*C, pripremite pleh za susenje kora - oblozite papirom ili al-folijom.
Umutite bjelanca i secer u cvrstu smjesu. Ubacite ljesnike i cimet. Sjedinite masu rucno. Oznacite 3 kruga na plehu (manja 0d 22 cm - rasirice se prilikom susenja). Nanesite 3 kore - najlakse je istisnuti masu iz kese. Pecite 1 sat, ili dok se sasvim ne sasuse.
U medjuvremenu napravite fil i podlogu.
Pospite zelatin po soku, zagrijte i mijesajte dok se sasvim ne otopi ( ne kuhati). Malo prohladite. Zagrijte mlijeko i secer u drugu posudu do vrenja, dodajte umucena zumanca i kuhajte dok se ne zgusne. Sastavite ovo sa masom od zelatine. Ostavite hladiti na sobnoj temperaturi.
Napravite podlogu - Vrhovima prstiju utrljajte maslac sa secerom i brasnom, dodajte jaje i prasak za pecivo, umijesite i razvaljajte na 22 cm krug. pecite 10-12 min na 180*C. Kada se ohladi namazite dzemom od visanja (po zelji - ja nisam)
Provjerite stanje zelatinozne mase; ako se pocelo zgusnjavati, ubacite cimet i sa vrhnjem / slagom umutite u cvrsu masu (vrhnje iz frizidera ce pomoci procesu zgusnjavanja.)
Slozite tortu-
Najprije stavite koru sa dzemom, preko nje 1/3 kreme, zatim hrskave kore od bjelanaca sa 1/3 kreme na svaku, osim posljednju. Pritisnite blago necim ravnim (npr daska za rezanje).
Za dekoraciju - pomijesajte sok i visnje sa gustinom, prokuhajte. Zgusnutu smjesu malo prohladite, pa pospite po povrsini torte. Hladite u frizideru najmanje 2 sata prije sluzenja.

Mediterranean Cous-Cous Salad for a Special Party

It was my friend's (Sneza) birthday!
Best compliments to her family for organising such a perfect party - I had so much fun! Theme was '1001 night'. Food was great - I took only a few pictures, and so was entertainment...boys did excellent job!
I was asked to make Mediterranean Cous-cous salad...



Ingredients (for a large salad):
2 cous-cous packs (500 g each)
2 medium eggplants, cut into matches
(salt, pepper, flour and oil for frying eggplants and zucchinis)
2 zucchinis, matches
2-3 spring onions, sliced
1-2 red capsicums, from jar, cut into small pieces
1 jar (250-300 g) sun dried tomatoes, drained
2 small jars artichokes, drained
1 jar pitted Kalamata olives (350g+), drained
salt and pepper to taste
olive oil
Favorite herbs (parsley, oregano, mint, thyme, basil...)roughly chopped
Method:
Prepare cous-cous according to instructions on packet. Keep it aside.
Season eggplant and zucchinis with salt and pepper, dust with flour. Fry until golden; take out on absorbent paper.
Mix all other ingredients with cous-cous add fried vegetable. Season to your taste. Dress with herbs and olive oil.



Mediteranska Kus-kus salata

...napravljena za moju prijateljicu Snezu i njen rodjendan. Sve pohvale njenoj kcerki i ostalim clanovima porodice za organizovanje tako perfektne i zanimljive zabave - meni je bilo SUPER! Tema je bila '1001 noc'; hrana (uspjela sam slikati samo dio toga) i zabaljaci fenomenalni - bravo decki!

Potrebno (za veliku ciniju salate):
2 pakovanja kus-kusa (500 gr svako)
2 srednja patlidzana, sjecena kao pomfrit
2 tikvice, isto sjecena
(so, biber, brasno i ulje za przenje gore navedenih)
2-3 mlada luka, sjeckana
1-2 crvene paprike, kisele, sjecene
250-300 gr polususenog paradajza
2 manje tegle articoka
1 (350 gr) tegla Kalamata (Grckih) maslina
so i biber prema ukusu
maslinovo ulje
Zacinsko bilje (persun, bosiljak, majcina dusica, origano, nana...)
Nacin:
Pripremite kus-kus prema instrukijama na kutiji.
Posolite i pobiberite patlidzan i tikvice, protresite u kesi sa brasnom, pa przite u ulju dok ne porumene. Izvadite i stavite na upijajuci papir.
Pomijesajte sve ostale sastojke sa kus-kusom i przenim povrcem. Zacinite prema ukusu, zatim pospite zacinskim biljem i maslinovim uljem.


THANKS GUYS!!!

Thai Yellow Fish Curry

I love all Thai curry pastes; even commercial-ones are excellent. Cooking with them is versatile, easy and tasty. If you can't find already made yellow curry paste, here is Recipe for Yellow curry

Ingredients:
1 tbs oil
1-2 tbs yellow curry
1 kg bassa fillets
1 can coconut milk
1-2 tbs fish sauce
vegetables cut into small pieces (capsicum, peas, beans...)
coriander leaves for decoration
Method:
Heat oil, fry curry paste until fragrant. Add chunks of fish and coconut milk. Cover and bring to boil. Cook for 5-10 min, then add your favorite vegetables. Cook another couple of minutes, add fish sauce. Sprinkle with coriander leaves and serve over rice or rice noodles.



Thajlandski Žuti Riblji Kari

Recept za Žuti kari ( Recipe for Yellow curry )


Potrebno:
1 K ulja
1-2 K zute kari paste
1 kg bijele ribe, fileti (bas)
1 konzerva kokosovog mlijeka
1-2 K 'ribljeg sosa'
povrce rezano sitno (paprika, grasak, mahune...)
lisce korijandera za dekoraciju
Nacin:
Zagrijte ulje, ubacite cari pastu, proprzite. Dodajte vece komade ribe i kokosovo mlijeko. Pokrijte i dovedite do kljucanja; kuhajte 5-10 min), pa dodajte povce. Kuhajte jos par minuta, zatim ubacite riblji sos. Pospite korijander liscem i servirajte preko rize ili rizinih rezanaca.

'Deconstructed' Sarma

If you like Sarma, but don't want to spend long time rolling small parcels, here is idea for layered sarma. Use 20 large sauerkraut leaves and 2/3 of original recipe for Sarma. Place alternate layers of cabbage leaves and filling, pour with 2 cups water. Cover with al-foil and bake for 2 - 2,5 hours on 180*C. Finish dusting with paprika and slice as a cake.



Slagana Sarma

Ako volite sarmu, ali ne zelite mnogo vremena provesti zavijajuci male rolnice, evo ideje za slaganu sarmu. Upotrijebljeno je 20 listova kiselog kupusa i 2/3 punjenja (znaci oko 500 gr mesa) od ovog originalnog recepta Sarmu (Sarma) . Slazite listove i punjenje naizmjence u posudu pogodnu za peci. Zalijte sa 2 solje vode, prekrijte al-folijom i pecite 2 -2,5 sata na 180*C. Pospite paprikom u prahu i rezite kao picu / tortu.

Quick Mini Strudels

Ingredients:
Dough-
700 g flour
250 g sugar
200 g butter
1 tsp baking powder
1 egg
1 egg yellow
1 cup milk
lemon zest
Filling-
400 g ground walnuts (or other nuts, poppy seeds...)
4-5 tbs icing sugar
4-6 tbs milk
For brushing-
1 egg white, beaten
Method:
Mix all ingredients for dough; knead couple of minutes. Cover with cling wrap and let it rest. Switch oven to 180*C. Prepare a baking tin.
Meanwhile make filling; Mix all ingredients into a thick paste.
Divide dough into 4 pieces and roll out each to a rectangle, as thin as possible. Spread 1/4 of paste onto each, then form a roll / log. Brush each roll with beaten egg and place into oven. Bake 35-40 minutes, or until golden brown. After taking rolls out of oven, let them cool slightly, then cut into small discs. Place in plastic containers and keep refrigerated (they become softer that way).

Štrudlice

Potrebno:
Tijesto-
700 gr brasna
250 gr secera
200 gr maslaca
1 k praska za pecivo
1 jaje
1 zumance
1 solja mlijeka
ribana korica limuna
Fil-
400 gr mljevenih oraha (ili drugo...mak npr)
4-5 K secera u prahu
4-6 K mlijeka
Za premazivanje-
1 bjelance, umuceno lagano
Nacin:
Umijesite tijesto od svih navedenih sastojaka, zamotajte i ostavite odmarati.
Ukljucite rernu na 180*C, pripremite pleh.
Napravite fil- Pomijesajte sve sastojke u gustu smjesu (ili napravite pola fila sa makom, a pola sa orasima).
Podijelito tijesto na 4, pa svaki dio rastanjite na sto tanji pravougaonik. Premazite svaki sa smjesom oraha i zamotajte. Premazite bjelanceto i stavite peci 35-40 minuta. Kad izvadite strudlice, malo prohladite, a zatim izrezite svaku dok su tople. Smjestite ih u plasticnu kutiju u frizider - tako postanu jos mekse.