Butternut Soup

Butternut Soup...so excellent!

Ingredients:

1-2 T olive oil
1 T butter
1 large chopped onion
1 large chopped peeled butternut (or sub pumpkin)
1 med chopped peeled potato
2 med chopped peeled apples
1 t curry powder
Pinch ginger
Pinch salt
Pinch turmeric
Pinch cinnamon
1/2 t sugar
3 c chicken stock
1/2 c milk
1 bay leaf

Directions:

Saute onion in oil/butter. Then add butternut, potato, apples, saute 2 min. Add spices, saute 2 more min. Add stock, milk, sugar, bay leaf, boil. Reduce heat, simmer 25 min. Remove from heat, cool to lukewarm. Remove bay leaf. Puree in blender. Return to pot and reheat. Serve with crusty bread and, optional whipped cream to garnish.

Chicken Biryani

From cooking light.
This is another dish we had for the first time in South Africa. It's originally an Indian dish that the Cape Malay people here recreate. Delicious, good with chutney.

Ingredients

• 2  teaspoons  canola oil
• 1  pound  skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1  cup  chopped onion (about 1 medium onion)
• 1  jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
• 1  teaspoon  minced fresh ginger
• 1 1/2  teaspoons  garam masala
• 3/4  teaspoon  ground cumin
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 2  cups  chopped plum tomato (about 2 tomatoes)
• 1  cup  uncooked basmati rice
• 1/3  cup  golden raisins
• 1  (14-ounce) can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
• 1/4  cup  chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/4  cup  sliced almonds
• 4  lime wedges

Preparation

1. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to pan; sauté 3 minutes. Add onion and jalapeño; sauté 3 minutes. Add ginger, garam masala, cumin, salt, and garlic; sauté 30 seconds. Add tomato, rice, raisins, and broth; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in cilantro. Sprinkle with almonds; serve with lime wedges.

Bobotie

Here is a traditional South African dish (from recipesource.com). Kind of like South African meatloaf...Good with my maple-dill carrots on the side.



Ingredients:

3 slices day old bread
1 1/2 c. milk
2 med. onions, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 c. slivered almonds
1/2 c. raisins
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. salt
1 tsp. curry powder
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. vinegar
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
2 eggs

Makes 6 servings.

Directions:

Soak bread in milk. Squeeze milk from bread, reserving milk.
Combine all ingredients, except milk and 1 egg. Press mixture into
an 11 x 7 inch baking dish. Add enough milk to reserve milk to make
3/4 cup. Beat together milk and remaining egg. Pour over meat
mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until golden
brown and firm to the touch.