Eating healthy this RAMADAN
Ramadan is one period when we could easily eat unhealthy meals. This week we will be dashing out tasty meals which are also healthy. Note that whatever you decide to eat this Ramadan; eating healthy should be your key word. The English breakfast is one way to kick-start a healthy plan this Ramadan.
To prepare the sausages:
Heat about 1-2 tbsp. of oil in a non-stick frying pan. Make sure your sausages are at room temperature. Keep the heat on low and place the sausages in the saucepan. Cover and let them fry gently, keep checking on them and turning them often until they are brown on all sides and cooked through. You can add 2-4 tbsps. of water to help cook them faster. Average-sized sausages should take longer to cook through.
When done, set aside on a plate and keep them covered to retain warmth.
Grate the potatoes, then rinse them out and squeeze all the excess water out (be sure you squeeze out every last drop, you can squeeze them with your hand pressed through a strainer or put them in a kitchen towel and squeeze it out). Put the dried potato shreds in a bowl, add the beaten egg, flour, onion (if you’re using it) and seasoning. Mix everything well together. Immediately shape into flat patties and shallow fry in a non-stick pan, turning each patty over to make sure they cook well on both sides. Takes about 2-3 minutes per side on medium heat. Drain on tissues and serve your crispy hash browns!
You can use additional spicing like red chilli powder, cumin powder etc for a spicier result if you want. Toast some bread to serve your meal with, prepare your tea/coffee/fruit juice.
Finally, warm your baked beans in the same saucepan that you used for making everything else.
Serve everything up on a plate with some grilled or fresh tomato slices or sauteed mushrooms. Drizzle some hot sauce over the beans and hash browns if you like. Dig in! Enjoy! These easy peasy spicy potatoes are delicious served at breakfast time on those days when you want an especially hearty Iftar meal. The best thing about them is that they are amazingly easy to prepare as all the various components can be boiled/ chopped/diced the night before and then quickly whipped up in before Iftar. They taste heavenly with a side eggs or sausage or beans and toast. This is the perfect meal for breaking fast for working class ladies and guys.
4potatoes, boiled, peeled and cubed, 1onion, chopped, 1small red bell pepper/capsicum, cubed, 1small green bell pepper/capsicum, cubed, 2 tbspoil, 1/2 tsp., black pepper powder, 1 tsp.salt, pinch of turmeric powder, 1/4 tsp.cumin powder, 2 tbsp.chopped coriander, chopped chilli, (optional), juice of 1/2 a lime/lemon.
Warm 1 tbsp. oil in a frying pan, then add the onions and cubed bell pepper/capsicum. Stir until soften and begin to turn colour. Remove them into a bowl. Add the second tbsp of oil in a pan, heat it up and add the boiled potato cubes, cook until they colour lightly. Sprinkle the salt, peper, turmeric, cumin powder and chopped chilli. You can add a small pinch of paprika powder if you like. Then add back the bell pepper and onion mixture and toss everything together.
Finally squeeze the lemon in and sprinkle the chopped coriander. Stir and turn off the heat. Serve with accompaniments of your choice.
TAMBARI SUNDAY,JUNE 19,2016