Naaz Khaatoon

Ingredients: (4 servings)

    small eggplants, 6
    medium tomatoes, 4
    pomegranate juice, 2 cups (or 2 teaspoons of pomegranate paste)
    sour grape juice, 1/2 cup
    medium onions, 2
    marjoram, one teaspoon
    dried mint, 1/2 teaspoon
    salt
    black pepper

Directions:

Wash eggplants and tomatoes. Cook whole eggplants in the oven at 400 F for about 30 minutes. Remove and let cool, then peel and chop finely. Pour hot water over the tomatoes, then peel and chop finely. Peel onions and grate them.

Add pomegranate juice, sour grape juice, salt and black pepper to eggplants. (If pomegranate juice is not available, use pomegranate paste mixed with 2 cups of hot water). Cook over low heat for about 10 minutes. Add marjoram, dried mint and grated onions, mix well and remove from heat. Add tomatoes, mix, and serve.

Modern Style Fruit Bowls

Hot chocolate

Chinese omelette

Ingredients Nutrition
50g snow peas, trimmed, thinly sliced
50g beansprouts, trimmed
1 green onion, thinly sliced
1 long red chilli, thinly sliced
1cm piece ginger, finely grated
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
4 eggs
olive oil cooking spray
Method
Step 1
Place snow peas in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Stand for 3 minutes. Drain. Rinse under cold water.
Step 2
Combine snow peas, beansprouts, onion and chilli in a bowl.
Step 3
Combine ginger, garlic, oyster sauce and 1 tablespoon hot water in a jug.
Step 4
Beat eggs and 2 tablespoons cold water in a bowl until combined. Season with pepper.
Step 5
Heat a wok over medium-high heat. Spray with oil. Pour half of egg mixture into the wok. Swirl to coat. Cook for 30 seconds or until just set. Slide omelette onto a plate. Cover to keep warm. Repeat with remaining egg mixture.
Step 6
Spread snow pea mixture over one half of each omelette. Fold in half to enclose filling. Drizzle with sauce. Serve.

Pumpkin Chips

Ingredients

Serves: 4

1kg butternut pumpkin, halved and seeded
pinch salt to taste

Directions

Preparation:15min  ›  Cook:20min  ›  Ready in:35min

Preheat the oven to 220 degrees C.
Use a sharp knife to carefully cut away the rind from the pumpkin. Cut the pumpkin into sticks like chips. Arrange pumpkin pieces on a baking tray and season with salt.
Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, turning the fries over halfway through baking. Chips are done when they are starting to brown on the edges and become crispy.