Kittyz Kitchens

Ingredients: 2 tins tuna 4 tablespoons olive/canola oil Pinch of cumin seeds 10 curry leaves  Salt to taste 1 medium sized onion (finely chopped) 5 cloves of crushed garlic 1 teaspoons turmeric powder 3 teaspoons masala powder 1 medium size potato Pinch of asafoetida 1 chilli 1/3 cup tomatoes Handful of coriander leaves   Methods: 1) In a heated pot, add olive oil.  2) Add a pinch of cumin seeds. Once cumin seeds start to splutter, add onions, garlic, and curry leaves. Stir and cook until onions and garlic soften. 3) Add masala powder and turmeric. Saute' for few seconds. 4) Add chopped potatoes, chilies and asafoetida.Stir and cook vegetables with masala for 5 minutes (ensure to stir occasionally). 5) Add tin tuna and cook further for 5 minutes over medium-to-low hea(ensure to stir occassionally). 6) Add tomatoes and coriander leaves, stir and let the curry stand for few minutes. * Serve with rice or roti.         

Ingredients: 500g goat pieces 4 tablespoons olive oil Pinch of cumin seeds 5 cardamom pods 5 cloves 1-star anise 1/2 cinnamon quill 20 curry leaves 1 onion (finely chopped) 10 cloves of crushed garlic 1 chilly (crushed) 1.5 tablespoons masala 2 teaspoons turmeric powder Salt to taste Pinch of asafoetida 1.75 cups boiling water Handful of coriander leaves   Methods: 1) In a heated pot, add olive oil. Once the oil has heated, add cumin seeds and wait for seeds to splutter. And add curry leaves. 2) Then, add cloves, cardamom pods, star anise, cinnamon quill. Add onions and chili garlic paste. Stir and cook onions until light brown. 3) Add turmeric and masala powder and saute' for few seconds. 4) Add goat pieces and salt to taste. Stir and cook for 10 minutes over medium-to-low heat. 5) Add water and pinch of asafoetida. Cook for 45 minutes over medium-to-low heat. Ensure to stir, occasionally. 6) Finally, add coriander leaves. St

Ingredients: 2 eggs 1.75 cups milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups self-raising flour 1/3 cup catser sugar   Methods: 1) Add all the ingredients into a mixing bowl. Mix well, ensuring there are no lumps. 2) Simmer 1 teaspoons of butter on a heated frying pan.  3) Add a 1/4 cup of mixture on the frying pan. Cook for 1-2 minutes, gently scrape and flip the pancake(s) and cook for 0.5-1 minutes. 4) Serve with butter and maple syrup.      

Ingredients: 2 medium-sized onion (finely chopped) 1/4 cup water (room temperature)  1 teaspoon cumin powder Garlic and chilli paste (4 cloves of garlic& 2 chillies) 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder 1/2 teapsoon baking powder 1 teaspoon cumin powder Handful of coriander leaves (finely chopped) 1 cup chana besan Pinch of asafoetida Salt to taste 2 tablespoons rice flour 2 cups canola oil (for frying)   Methods: 1) In a mixing bowl, add all the dry ingredients and mix well.  2) Then, add water and ensure to mix well with rest of the ingredients. 3) Add canola oil in a frying pan. Once oil has heated, take a decent portion of the mixture and add into the oil. 4) Fry pakora till golden brown. Ensure to turn pakora in between. *Serve with tamarind chutney or with ketch-up.  

Ingredients: 250g butter 1 cup sugar 2.5 cups plain flour (sifted) 2 teapsoons baking powder 1/2 cup milk (liquid) 1 packet mixed fruit 4 eggs Few drops of vanilla   Methods:  * Preheat oven to 180C 1) In a mixing bowl, cream butter with sugar till light and fluffy. 2)  Add eggs one at a time and beat with the cream. 3) Mix flour and baking powder together. Fold flour mixture and milk, alternatively.  4) Add the mixed fruit  and fold in clockwise direction. 5) Transfer the mixture into a greased cake tin. 6) And in the oven till golden brown        

Ingredients: 1kg lamb 1 onion (finely chopped) 13 cloves of cruahed garlic 1 chilli 4 tablespoons masala powder 2 teapsoons turmeric powder Salt to taste 3/4 coriander leaves 5 cloves  4 cardamom pods 1/2 cinnamom quilll 1 star annise 7 tablespoons olive oil 10-15 curry leaves Pinch of cumin seeds 13 cloves of garlic (crushed) 4 cups of water (room temperature)   Methods:  1) Wash 3 cups of basmati rice and add to the rice/pressure cooker and set this aside. *Masala Lamb 2) In a heated pot, add 4 tablespoons of olive oil. Add pinch of cumin seeds. Once cumin seeds start to splutter, add onions and garlic.  3) Add  turmeric (1 teaspoon) and masala powder (2 teaspoons), once garlic and onions turn light brown. 4) Add the lamb (chopped, washed and boiled) and pinch of salt. Stir lamb with rest of the ingredients. Cook lamb in spices for 15 minutes. NB: Boiling lamb helps to reduce fat. 5) And transfer lamb with washed rice. *M

Ingredients: *Pastry  125g butter 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder   *Pineapple Filling 1 medium pineapple (grated/chopped) 1/4 cup water 1 teaspoon butter 1 lemon 3 tablespoon custard powder 1 cup sugar    Methods: *Pastry 1) Preheat oven to 180C. Grease a cake tin with margarine or butter. 2) In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar till mixture turns whitish. Add eggs and beat further. 3) Fold flour and baking powder. Transfer mixture unto the greased cake tin. Spread mixture over the length of cake tin with your finger. Use a fork and make tiny holes all along the pie pastry. 4) Place pastry into the oven and bake for 10 minutes till golden brown. 5) Remove from oven and cool the pastry.   *Pineapple Filling 1)Add water and pineapple in a pot and boil with sugar. Add lemon juice and butter. 2) Remove from heat and stir custard powder. 3) Pour over cooled pastry and spread, evenly.