Mango and Clantro Chutney

I love mango chutney because it can be served with rice or with roti.It is easy and simple to prepare.Just prep all the ingredients and place it in the food processor, and chutney is ready.

Ingredients
1 mango peeled and chopped

1 cup chopped cilantro
2 Serrano pepper chopped or to taste
3 cloves of minced garlic
1/4 of a small onion chopped
little bit of honey
salt ot taste
juice of 1/2 of lemon
warm water to blend everything together
1 tablespoon olive oil


Method

Put all the ingredients in a food processor and blend together .

Vegetable Stir Fry Barley

Vegetable stir fry barley is easy and is very flavorful with nutty flavor from barley and is spicy from chili sauce.If not a fun for barley,then use left over rice.Just chopped bell pepper, Bok Choy scallions,and carrots ,add it to the skillet with spices and soy sauce.


Ingredients
1 cup cooked barley
1 green bell pepper chopped
2 scallions chopped
1 carrots finely chopped
1 serrano pepper finely chopped
1 teaspoon chili flakes
salt to taste
1 teaspoon cumin seed
1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 cup finely chopped Bok Choy
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce

Method
1.Heat oil in a skillet, Add in cumin seeds ,after few seconds add in onions and Serrano pepper let it cook until soften.Add in garlic and cook for a second.
2.Add in the veggies with chili garlic sauce,mix ,salt and chili flakes, 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce and mix it together.Let it cook for few minutes.
3.Add in cooked barley and soy sauce,stir it together ,cook until everything comes together.
4.Serve and enjoy

Tomato and Cilantro chutney

Spring time and tomatoes are in abundance in grocery store and in farmers market.I  had so much tomatoes that I decided to make  spicy chutney. This goes very well with rice and dhal ( lentil),with roti or paratha.I just love eating it .Just chopped some tomatoes,and turmeric and masala and any herb of your choice ,put it in the pan cook for few minutes,flavorful and delicious chutney is ready.

Ingredients
3 roma tomatoes chopped
2 serrano pepers chopped
3 gloves of minced garlic
1 small onions chopped
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 large heaping teaspoon of masala (can use curry powder)
salt to taste
pinch of sugar
1 teaspoon chili flakes
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/2 tablespoon oil
2 tablespoon water
1 cup chopped cilantro
Method
1. Heat oil in a pan,add in mustard  and cumin seeds, let it crack add in onion and Serrano peppers.Cook it until it is soft  then add  garlic,cook for a second.
2. Add in turmeric and masala cook for a minute and then add in tomatoes,chili flakes,salt and sugar  with water, mix it together cover and cook on low heat until everything comes together .
3 Add in cilantro,mix taste for seasoning and turn of the stove .
4.Serve it  after couple of minutes

Fruit Salad

This salad is perfect  for anytime of day,either you serve as a side or as a snack.This is light and delicious and is immensely easy to prepare.Just cut fruit into sticks and arrange it  on the serving plate and drizzle it with a dressing.

Ingredients
 1/4 cup pineapple  julienned in sticks or cut in halves if it is from  can.
 1/2 cup cucumber julienned in sticks
 1 carrots  finely cut in to sticks
 1 cup cantaloupe  cut into sticks

Dressing
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon mustard
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon coconut sugar
1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoon canola oil
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

Method
1.In a boiling water, blanch carrots for couple of minutes.
2.Place fruits and vegetables on a plate in layers
3.In a bowl, mix soy sauce,mustard,sugar,vinegar,canola oil and sesame oil.
4. Drizzle dressing over fruits and  vegetables and garnish it with sesame seeds.

Banana Pops

Banana is rich in potassium and it helps us prevent from many diseases.Banana is available year round and it can be eaten just as a fruit or can be transformed into pops.Just cut banana into halves and then freeze and then dip it into chocolate and then dip it into shredded coconut or nuts.

Ingredients

2 ripe bananas
chocolate
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/4 cup finely chopped cashews or any nuts of your choice
craft sticks


Method
1. Cut banana into half and then put  the stick into the banana. cover and freeze it for a while.
2. Melt chocolate over double broiler and  dip  half of the banana into the chocolate  and then roll into the nuts and then into coconut.
3. Freeze the pops for 20 minutes and then enjoy

Collard Greens with coconut

Coconut is widely used by the people of Fiji because it is  the second main export of Fiji.I used collard greens because that is what I had on Hand.I love veggies and I try to incorporate the Fijian into my dishes.Just take any greens cook it with onion and garlic and after a while add in shredded coconut.

Ingredient
1 bag of defrosted collard greens
3 serrano pepers chopped
3 cloves of minced garlic
1 teaspoon chili flakes
1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
salt to taste
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1 tablespoon olive oil

Method

1 Heat oil in a pan,add in  cumin  let it splutter and  then add  onion cook it until translucent,add in garlic and Serrano peppers  and cook it for a minute.
2  Add in greens,chili flakes,and salt ,mix it around  cook it until it is almost done.
3 Add in coconut  stir it around and cook it for few minutes. Enjoy with roti,or rice.

Insant Lemon Pickle

Lemon pickle can be served any time of the day either with rice and dhal or roti and curry. I grew up eating  pickles various types of pickles such as mango pickles, lime pickles. Pickles enhance the taste of meals. I just took some pickles cut it into quarters added salt and left it alone for a while, then I add turmeric and chilis. Mix it around leave it for a while.Then add in oil and mix to around.

Ingredients
8 small lemons
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon turmeric
-salt to taste
2 tablespoon chili powder (to taste)
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon black mustard seeds

Method
1 Cut lemons into quarters and sprinkle it with lots of salts. Leave it aside for 10 to 20 minutes .
2 Add in turmeric and chili peppers, chili powder, mix it around. Leave it for 10 minutes,
3 In a pan add oil and add in mustard seeds and let it splutter and take it off the stove Let it cool,then add in garlic, mix leave it for few minutes and then add it to the lemons and toss it around.
4 Place it in a jar, try to put in sunlight once a week or just place it in a refrigerator.