Monday, August 16, 2010

Tomato soup with basil

Tomato soup with basil


Cuisine : International

Time Of Preparation : 20 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 10 Minutes
Serving : 5 Persons

Ingredients

5 cups Chicken Broth
1 Onion - large size, chopped
2 tbsp Corn Oil Afia AFIA
1 cup Basil - fresh
1 tbsp Ginger - ground
1 tbsp Brown Sugar
Salt and Pepper
4 cups Tomatoes - diced

Directions

1.In a saucepan heat oil, add onion, ginger and sugar and stir until brown.
2.Add tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Add broth and basil reduce heat and simmer for 20. Remove from heat and leave to cool for 15 minutes.
3.Pour soup in a blender and blend over high speed until smooth. Drain and boil once. Serve immediately.

RaMaDan OzOma

Special Family Gathering
One of the most beautiful days is the one you gather your family members over dinner (3ozoma). To be able to make a good 3ozoma and please grandma and traditional food lovers, Wasfasahla gives you menu that includes traditional recipes with some innovation and new recipes to prove how a good cooker you are.

The menu
Soup
Tomato soup with basil

Salad
Fattosh

Main dish
Stuffed veal with vegetables
Meatballs with chili sauce and mushroom
Turkey breast with pepper corn sauce

Side dish
Cinnamon rice
Artichoke with peas and potatoes
Vegetable lasagna

Dessert
Mouse au chocolate
Fruit tart

*Action plane:

♦ Day before:
1. Prepare and stuff veal (steps 1-4). Cover Pyrex with foil and refrigerate
2. Prepare kofta mix and shape it. Preparing chili sauce. (Steps 1-6).
3. Prepare chicken lasagna cover with foil and refrigerate.
4. Prepare rice by frying the nuts and preparing the minced meat (steps1, 2 and5).
5. Prepare and bake turkey cover with foil and refrigerate.

♦ 3ozoma day:
 11:00am
prepare and cook soup
Prepare and bake dessert

1:00pm Prepare salad and dressing and set aside

2:30pm
Take turkey out of fridge. Prepare turkey sauce

3:30pm Prepare and cook artichoke

4:30pm
heat oven and bake veal
Fry kofta, add to sauce and cook rice

6:00pm Put lasagna in oven

6.30pm
Preheat veal and kofta.
Add dressing to salad

6:45pm
Preheat soup
rice and turkey sauce

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Monday, August 9, 2010

Seafood » Shrimp » Fried shrimp

Fried shrimp

Cuisine : International

Time Of Preparation : 20 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 10 Minutes
Serving : 5 Persons
Diet recipes : Low Fat

* Ingredients

1 kg Shrimp - medium size
1 Egg - beaten
2 tsp Garlic
3 tbsp Lemon Juice
Sunflower Oil Slite - for deep-frying
1-2 tsp Cumin
3/4 cup Flour
1/2 cup Breadcrumbs Rich Bake
Salt and Pepper

* Directions
1.Wash shrimp well and drain. Marinate shrimp with garlic, lemon juice, cumin, salt and pepper. Leave to marinate for 1-2 hours.
2.Put flour in a bowl, put breadcrumbs in another bowl, and put beaten egg in a third bowl.
3.Dip each shrimp in flour mixture, then in beaten egg, then in breadcrumbs
4.In a medium skillet heat oil over high heat. Deep-fry shrimp until golden. Drain on kitchen paper. Serve immediately. 
<< DONE >>

Seafood » Shrimp » Chinese spaghetti with shrimp

Chinese spaghetti with shrimp

Cuisine : Chinese
Time Of Preparation : 35 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 25 Minutes
Serving : 4 Persons

* Ingredients

1/2 cup Lemon Juice
1 1/2 cup Coriander - fresh and chopped
Salt
1 kg Shrimp - medium size
1 pack Spaghetti - (500g)
3 tbsp Chili Sauce - (sweet)
2 Red Peppers - medium size
1/3 cup Peanut Oil

* Directions

1.Boil pasta and drain. While pasta is boiling, wash shrimp well then peel and remove the dark vein on the back. Slice peppers thinly, then cut each slice in half.
2.In a wok, heat half quantity of oil over medium heat. Add pepper and shrimp and stir until shrimp turn pink.
3.Add remaining oil and coriander, stirring constantly for a few seconds. Add spaghetti, salt, lemon juice and chili sauce. Stir all ingredients well together and leave over heat for ½ a minute. Remove from heat and serve immediately.

Tips
" •Don't boil spaghetti and set it aside till you make the sauce. Boil it while making the sauce so that you drain it and add it to the sauce right away. Pasta is always at its best when it has just been boiled and drained.

•You can add ½ cup chopped un-toasted peanuts to the dish with the pepper and shrimp "
<< DONE >>

Pizza » Chicken basil pizza

Chicken basil pizza

Cuisine : Italian

Time Of Preparation : 20 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 20 Minutes
Serving : 6 Persons

* Ingredients

2 Chicken Breasts - or 1/2 a boiled chicken
1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese - grated
1/2 cup Basil - leaves, fresh
Salt and Pepper
1 Pizza Dough
1/2 cup Pizza Sauce
1/2 cup Mozzarella Cheese - shredded
2 tbsp Olive Oil
1 cup Mushrooms - sliced or green olives

* Directions
1.Cut chicken breasts into bite size pieces. Season with salt and pepper.
2.In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Cook chicken until just tender. If you use boiled chicken half, just remove skins and bones and cut into bite size pieces.
3.Roll dough on a slightly floured surface. Spread dough to cover a 30 cm diameter baking sheet or pizza pan or its equivalent rectangular baking sheet.
4.Spread pizza sauce over dough. Add chicken pieces, then sprinkle mushrooms or olives and half quantity of basil leaves. Mix mozzarella and Parmesan cheese and sprinkle cheeses on top.
5.Heat oven to 220-230 C. Bake pizza in oven for about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and garnish with remaining basil leaves. Serve immediately.

Tips
" You can use any left over cooked chicken in this recipe and ignore the first 2 steps. You can also add any other ingredients that you like."
<< DONE >>

Pizza » Blue cheese pizza

Blue cheese pizza

Cuisine : Italian
Time Of Preparation : 15 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 15 Minutes
Serving : 6 Persons

* Ingredients

1 cup Basil - or spinach, fresh, leaves only
100 g Blue Cheese
1 Tomato - large size, sliced
1 Pizza Dough
2/3 cup Mozzarella Cheese

* Directions
1.Roll dough on a slightly floured surface. Spread dough to cover a 30 cm diameter baking sheet or pizza pan or its equivalent rectangular baking sheet.
2.Add spinach or basil leaves to cover dough surface. Mash blue cheese using a fork. Add blue cheese over spinach then add tomato slices. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top.
3.Heat oven to 220-230 C. Bake pizza in oven for 10-15 minutes. Serve immediately

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Chocolate Lovers » Brownies

Brownies

Cuisine : International

Time Of Preparation : 15 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 35 Minutes
Serving : 10 Persons

* Ingredients

1/4 cup Milk
1 cup Corn Oil Afia AFIA
1/2 tsp Salt
2 cups Flour
1 tsp Vanilla
1 3/4 cups Sugar
1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
1/2 cup Almonds - or walnuts, toasted and cut into pieces (optional)
4 Eggs - beaten

* Directions

1.Preheat oven to over 190C. Grease a 22.5 x 33 cm rectangular-baking pan.
2.In a large bowl mix together eggs, sugar, oil, milk, flour, salt, cocoa and vanilla. Beat well with wooden spoon until dough is smooth. Add almonds or walnuts and mix well.
3.Pour mixture into pan and bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove from heat, cut into rectangles and serve hot with ice cream.

Tips
" You may use more cocoa if you prefer, but if it is sweetened, reduce quantity of sugar stated in the ingredients "
<< DONE >>

Chocolate Lovers » Black Forest

Black Forest

Cuisine : International
Time Of Preparation : 40 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 40 Minutes
Serving : 8 Persons

* Ingredients

2 cups Flour
3 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 cup Chocolate Chips - dark
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Cocoa Powder
1/2 cup Nuts - toaasted and chopped
10 Eggs - seperated
1/2 kg Whipped Cream
1 can Cherries - about 250g

* Directions

1.Preheat oven over 190C. Grease and flour a 26 cm baking pan. In a plastic bowl sift flour, baking powder and cocoa.
2.Using an electric beater, beat egg yolks hardly for 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla and continue beating until mixture turns white.
3.Add flour mix to egg yolks and mix gently using a wooden spoon until well mixed.
4.Using electric beater, beat egg whites until stiff then add to batter. Continue mixing gently and slowly using the wooden spoon.
5.Pour batter into pan and bake for 30 -35 minutes or until a knife comes out clean when inserted in the middle of cake.
6.Remove from oven and leave to cool. Invert on a round platter. Cut cake crosswise into three equal parts and put each part on a platter.
7.Drain cherries and preserve juice. Pour 1/3 quantity of juice over one cake then spread 1 cup whipped cream on top of it. Spread 1/2 quantity of cherries and ½ quantity of nuts.
8.Repeat the same above step then top with last cake. Cover top and sides of cake with whipped cream and decorate with whipped cream flowers and cherries then sprinkle shredded chocolate on the surface

Tips
" Never open the oven door before about 30 minutes from inserting the cake in oven to allow cake to rise and increase in volume. "
<< DONE >>

Sandwiches » Light Sandwiches » Cheese sandwich

Cheese sandwich

Cuisine : N/A
Time Of Preparation : 10 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 5 Minutes

* Ingredients

150 g Feta Cheese
2 Tomatoes - slices
1/2 bunch Rocket - chopped
1 tsp Lemon Juice
8 slices Toast Rich Bake - toasted
Salt and Pepper

* Directions

1. In small bowl, put feta cheese and mash with a fork then add rocket and lemon juice, season with salt and pepper.
2. Spread 4 slices toast with cheese mix and top with tomato slices and rocket. Cover with other toast slice and serve.
<< DONE >>

Sandwiches » Dinner Sandwiches » American sandwich

American sandwich

Cuisine : N/A

Time Of Preparation : 10  Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 10 Minutes
Serving : 4 Persons

* Ingredients

8 slices Turkey - breasts
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
1 tbsp Dijon Mustard
8 slices Cheddar Cheese - smoked cheese
2 Tomatoes - slices
8 Toast Rich Bake - toasted
Lettuce - for garinish

* Directions

1- In small bowl, combine mayonaise and mustard.
2- Spread mayonaise mix over 4 toast slices topped with lettuce, cheese , tomato and2 turkey slice. Cover with other toast slice. You can make it a double sandwich.
<< DONE >>

Childrens Food » Toddlers Food » Snacks » Apple and cinnamon cake

Apple and cinnamon cake


Cuisine : N/A
Time Of Preparation : 30 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 60 Minutes

* Ingredients

3 tsp Butter - softened
3 Eggs
1 pack Vanilla
1/2 cup Milk
1 cup Sugar
2 cups Flour
1 pack Baking Powder
2 Apples - yellow, shredded
1 1/2 tbsp Cinnamon

* Directions

1. Heat oven to a medium heat (180 degrees)
2. In a large bowl, add butter and sugar and mix using an electric mixer until mixture is fluffy. (make sure the butter is soft not melted)
3. Add eggs and vanilla and whisk until well combined. Add milk and continue whisking for 3-5 minutes until all ingredients are well combined.
4. Sift the flour, baking powder and cinnamon and add to previous mixture and mix slowly until combined.
5. Add grated apples and mix slowly using a wooden spoon to keep air inside dough.
6. Put dough in a non stick cake pan. Bake cake on the medium self of oven for an hour or until a knife is inserted into the cake and comes out clean. Remove from oven and leave cake to cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and put in serving plate

Tips
" - Never open the oven door before about 30 minutes from inserting the cake in oven to allow cake to rise and increase in volume
- If an aluminum pan is used, the pan must be brushed with butter before putting the dough. "
<< DONE >>

Childrens Food » Babies Food » Apple Puree

Apple Puree

Cuisine : Egyptain

Time Of Preparation : 2 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 10 Minutes

* Ingredients

1 Apple - cut into pieces
1/4 cup Water

* Directions

1.In a small saucepan with a heavy base, put apple and water over heat and leave for 8 minutes or until apple is tender.
2.In a blender, blend the apple until pureed.

Tips
 " If the baby is used to eating, you can just mash the apple instead of blending "
<< DONE >>

Appetizers » Hot » Baked vegetables with eggplant

Baked vegetables with eggplant

Cuisine : International
Time Of Preparation : 15 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 50 Minutes
Serving : 4 Persons

* Ingredients
 1 Green Pepper - cut into thick slices
1 Red Peppers - cut into thick slices
1 Yellow Pepper - cut into thick slices
1 Eggplant - medium
200 g Okra
1 Garlic Clove - unpeeled
2 tbsp Lemon Juice
1 tsp Tehina
1/2 cup Mushrooms - slices
125 g Cherry Tomatoes
1/3 cup Basil - fresh leaves
1/2 tsp Sumac
Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper 

* Directions
1- Cut eggplant into 4 pieces. Heat oven over 200, in a baking dish put eggplant and garlic and bake for 30 minutes then remove from oven and leave to cool. Peel eggplant and remove seeds and chop, peel garlic and crush.
2- In same baking dish, add okra and sprinkle with little oil then add pepper, put dish in oven and bake for 20 minutes or until tender. Set aside and leave to cool.
3- In medium bowl, add chopped eggplant, garlic, tehina and lemon juice, mix ingredients well and cover to keep warm.
4- Meanwhile, in small pan, heat little oil and cook mushroom until tender. Add tomato and stir until tender.
5- In serving plate, put pepper and okra then add tomato mix and basil then put eggplant mix on top. Sprinkle with sumac, salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
 << DONE >>
 

Appetizers » Cold » Avocado cocktail

 Avocado cocktail
Cuisine : French
Time Of Preparation : 15 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 0 Minutes
Serving : 4 Persons


* Ingredients
2 Avocado - large size
1 tbsp Lemon Juice
1 can Tuna Fish
4 Black Olives
4 tbsp Mayonnaise
Salt and Pepper



* Directions
1.Cut avocados in two pieces and remove seeds.
2.With a brush cover the insides of each avocado piece with a layer of mayonnaise.
3.Drain tuna and season with lemon, salt and pepper, then stuff each avocado with 1 tbsp of tuna mixture.
4.Using a cooking syringe decorate avocados with mayonnaise and olives
<< DONE >> .

 

Breakfast » Cereals » Chocolate fridge Cake

Chocolate fridge Cake

Cuisine : International
Time Of Preparation : 15 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 5 Minutes
Serving : 6 Persons

* Ingredients
150 g Butter
3 tbsp Honey
60 g Raisins
150 g Biscuits - plain
400 g Chocolate - plain
3 tbsp Fruit pops
3 tbsp Rice crisps
3 tbsp Honey pops

* Directions
1.Loosely line a loaf tin (rectangular cake mould) with plastic wrap.
2.Put butter, chocolate and honey in a heatproof bowl over a pan of boiling water. Put pan over low heat until chocolate melts. Remove from heat and leave to cool slightly.
3.Break biscuits into small pieces and mix with raisins, fruit pops, honey pops and rice crisps. Stir in chocolate mixture.
4.Pour mixture into tin and even the surface with the back of a spoon. Loosely cover with plastic wrap and put in the fridge for 2 hours.
5.Remove from fridge and carefully turn the tin upside down on a chopping board. Remove the tin and unwrap the plastic wrap.
6.Leave cake to soften for 2 minutes, then cut into slices and serve.
<< DONE >>

Breakfast » Cereals » Chocolate Cookies

Chocolate Cookies

Cuisine : International
Time Of Preparation : 15 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 15 Minutes
Serving : 6 Persons

* Ingredients

1 Egg
125 g Butter - softened
pinch Salt
200 g Flour
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Vanilla
90 g Brown Sugar
60 g Sugar
30 g Cocoa Powder
125 g Chocolate - spread
2 tbsp Honey pops

* Directions
1.Using an electric beater or blender mix butter and sugars until creamy. Add egg, chocolate spread and vanilla and beat well until fluffy.
2.Sift flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt in a bowl. Using a wooden spoon, add flour mixture to chocolate mixture and gently mix them. Stir in the honey pops.
3.Heat oven to 180C. On a baking sheet or baking dish, add about 2 tbsp of cookie mixture leaving enough space between them so they can spread during cooking. Bake for 15 minutes.
4.Remove from oven and leave cookies to set. Move to a serving platter
<< DONE >>

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Salads »Baba ghannoug

Baba ghannoug

Cuisine : Shamy

Time Of Preparation : 30 Minutes
Serving : 6 Persons
Diet Recipes : Low Fat

* Ingredients

1 Eggplant - mdeium size
1 1/2 tsp Garlic - crushed
3 tbsp Lemon Juice
2 tbsp Yoghurt
2 tbsp Olive Oil - or corn oil
3 tbsp Tehina
Salt and Pepper

* Directions

1.On a small metal dish, grill eggplant over medium heat. Turn on all sides so that they are equally grilled (about 20 minutes). Take off heat and leave to cool.
2.Peel eggplant and take out the seeds from inside.
3.In a medium bowl, mash grilled eggplants well with a fork. Add tehina, yogurt, and crushed garlic. Mix well with eggplant. Season with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
4.Remove to a flat serving dish and even surface with the back of a spoon. Add oil on top. You can garnish with a few parsley leaves and black olives
<< DONE >>

Salads : Artichoke and cherry tomato salad

Artichoke and cherry tomato salad

Cuisine : Italian
Time Of Preparation : 15 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 5 Minutes
Serving : 4 Persons

* Ingredients
1 pack Artichoke - hearts frozen
1/2 head Lettuce
1 Red Onion - small size
2 tbsp Lemon Juice
1/3 cup Olive Oil
1/2 tbsp Mustard
1/2 cup Black Olives - sliced
Salt and Pepper
1 Garlic Clove - crushed
1 cup Cherry Tomatoes - halved
5 slices Toast Rich Bake - or3petitpain

* Directions
1.Snipe the leaves from lettuce head. Line the small inner ones in a flower shape in a serving plate. Shred the rest of leaves and add to salad plate.
2.line the small inner leaves of the lettuce head in a flower shape in a serving plate. cut remaining leaves into large pieces .
3.Cut the edges off toast or bread. Cut the white parts into cubes. In a skillet, heat 1 tbsp oil over medium heat. Add bread cubes and stir constantly until bread turns golden. You can toast bread in oven or toaster instead.
4.In a small bowl, mix garlic, mustard, lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper. Stir to mix dressing well.
5.In a large bowl, mix artichokes, tomatoes , onions and lettuce. then Add over lettuce leaves in serving plate. Pour dressing on top just before serving.
<< DONE >>

Desserts » Cold Desserts » Custards & Mousses : Banana and strawberry whip

Banana and strawberry whip

Cuisine : N/A
Time Of Preparation : 10 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 30 Minutes

* Ingredients

250 g Strawberries - slices
250 g Bananas - slices
1/2 cup Sour Cream
1 pack Vanilla
1 tbsp Custard sugar
2 tbsp Brown Sugar

* Directions

1- Combine strawberries with bananas and caster sugar then divide half mixture in serving glasses.
2- Combine yogurt with sour cream then add in glasses .Repeat layers ending with banana mix. Sprinkle with brown sugar and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until brown sugar dissolves.
<< DONE >>

Desserts » Oriental Desserts : Baked apples with dried fruits

Baked apples with dried fruits

Cuisine : Egyptain

Time Of Preparation : 30 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 30 Minutes
Serving : 8 Persons

* Ingredients

1/3 cup Lemon Juice
50 g Butter
3 tbsp Cinnamon
2/3 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Raisins
1 cup Apricots - dried
8 Apples - yellow, medium size
1 cup Prune

* Directions

1.Cut apricots and prunes into medium pieces. Mix sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and stir well.
2.Peel apples and leave them whole. Core apples using apple corer. Brush well apples from outside and inside cores with lemon juice.
3.Butter a baking dish and arrange apples in a standing position in it. Put 1 tsp of sugar mix inside the core of each apple. Sprinkle remaining sugar mix over dish.
4.Scatter raisins, prunes and dried apricots around apples in baking dish. Cut butter into thin squares and arrange on surface of dish.
5.Heat oven to 180-200 C. Put baking dish in oven until apples become golden and brush apples occasionally with juice in the dish from baking apples. Serve immediately.
<< DONE >>

Side Dishes "Rice " : Basmati rice

Basmati rice

Cuisine : International
Time Of Preparation : 5 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 20 Minutes
Serving : 5 Persons
Diet recipes : Low Fat

* Ingredients

2 cups Basmati Rice
1 Chicken Stock Cube Knorr
3 tbsp Corn Oil Afia AFIA
Salt

* Directions
1.Wash rice under running water and drain.
2.Heat oil over medium heat. Add rice and stir for about 1 minute.
3.Add salt, stock cube and 2 1/2 cups boiling water. Leave until water is almost absorbed.
4.Cover pan, move to low heat and leave to cook for 15-20 minutes.

* Tips
" You may need to put more or less quantity of water depending on the type of rice you use. "
<< DONE >>

Side Dishes " Rice " : Baruteya

Baruteya

Cuisine : Egyptain
Time Of Preparation : 30 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 45 Minutes
Serving : 6 Persons

* Ingredients
1 Onion - large size, grated or finely chopped
4 tbsp Corn Oil Afia AFIA
Sunflower Oil Slite - for deep frying
3 -4 tbsp Turmeric
4 cups Water - boiling
1/2 cup Almonds
1/2 cup Raisins
1/2 cup Hazelnut - blanched
2 Fish - medium size, any kind
1/2 cup Pine Nuts
Salt and Pepper
3 cups Egyptian Rice

* Directions
1.Preparing fish
◦Clean and wash fish.
◦Fry fish in oil until golden brown. Drain on kitchen paper and leave to cool.
◦Remove skin and bones from fish and take out cubes from the fish flesh using your hand and set aside.
◦Fry raisins, pine nuts and hazelnut in oil separately until golden. Mix with fish cubes and set aside.
2.Preparing rice and serving the dish
◦In a medium deep non-stick pan, heat 4 tbsp oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and stir until golden.
◦Add boiling water, salt, pepper and turmeric. Leave to boil for about 10 minutes.
◦Wash rice well under running water and drain. Add rice to pan and stir until water is almost absorbed.
◦Cover pan, move to low heat and leave rice to cook for 20-25 minutes.
◦In the meantime, boil almonds in water for about 15 minutes. Peel and split each almond in half. Fry almonds in oil until golden.
◦In a medium deep pan, put half the quantity of rice and press well. Add fish and nuts to form a layer, then add the rest of rice and press again. Even the surface of rice with the back of a spoon.
◦Put a serving platter on top of the pan, invert the pan so that rice is placed on the platter preserving its shape. Sprinkle fried almonds on the surface.

Tips
" •You can use any kind of leftover fish in this recipe.

•You may need to put more or less quantity of water on the rice depending on the kind you use. "
<<  DONE >>

Main Dishes : Baked chicken and potato

Baked chicken and potato


Cuisine :French
Time Of Preparation : 15 Minutes
Time Of Cooking : 45 Minutes
Serving : 4 Persons

* Ingredients
1 Chicken - boiled
2-3 Potatoes - peeledandsliced
1 tbsp Parsley - chopped
3 cups Milk
2 tbsp Butter
White Pepper
1 tbsp Thyme - dried
2 tbsp Flour
Salt

* Directions
1.Boil potato slices in water for 10 minutes until semi-tender. Remove skins and bones from chicken. Cut into bite-size cubes.

2.Melt butter over medium-high heat. Add flour and stir until smooth. Add milk, salt and white pepper whisking frequently until béchamel boils (5-8 minutes). Add parsley and thyme and stir. Take off heat.
3.Heat oven to 200 C. Mix potatoes with chicken pieces in a baking dish. Pour béchamel over dish and place in oven for 25-30 minutes until surface becomes golden. Serve immediately.

Tips
" •Instead of making sauce with flour and butter, use 1/2 pack Fine Foods Knorr bechamel mix and follow the rest of the steps as stated.

•You can add 2-3 tbsp double cream and 2-3 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese before putting baking dish in oven "
<< DONE >>