FEBI'S COOK BOOK

You might be wondering why i was slow in posting a new recipe compared to last few weeks. Since last few weeks i was enjoying vacation, I was having break from work. And this week I had a cake order which meant the flow of blogging was broken. So i couldn't cook anything new and experiment. Now in two weeks I will be back to work, I am already dreading going back, so I will not be able to post as frequently. Weekends are equally busy for me, having to manage 3 kids and arranging things for one week and outing with family etc. etc, Cake i did last week  as ordered  After i complete a cake order, I almost collapse on the bed. The cake looks quite simple and effortless. But more than effort spent on cake its the cleaning of mess that requires more effort and energy. And sometimes the effort is not equally paid, making me wonder why I do cake orders. But this passion has turned out to be more of a craze in me. It has stole my sleep in many ways. Here is  my page ...

With a big bag of strawberries sleeping in my freezer, I had to make maximum use of it. It's been many strawberry recipes back to back on my blog.Anyways hopefully this would be last or at least  second last strawberry recipe.   This strawberry recipe is easy one to make and is so strawberry- ey. It uses only 3 ingredients and it is ready to go. This one does not use Ice- cream maker and can be whippped up in no time. However you need to have patience for it to freeze completely before you actually start eating. The result is creamy strawberry ice cream. Over to the recipe, Ingredients: Strawberry  1 cup, frozen or fresh, pureed Whipping cream- 1 1/2  cups Sweetened Condensed milk- 1/2 cup Pink food color- 1 drop, optional Method: Place the cream in a large steel bowl, along with whisk attachment that will be used to whip cream. Place the cream, bowl and whisk together in the fridge to chill for at least half an hour. Now ta...

Mango, king of fruits, is one of my favorite fruits. These days I always have it in stock. The best way i like to consume mangoes is in liquid form while my hubby loves to eat it as it is.  I am a huge addict of Pinterest and I always hop over it to find food ideas. One such recipe that caught my attention was Mango Mojito. When I looked for the recipe, it sounded simple and I had to try it straight away. You can look for my Blueberry Mojito recipe here . The recipe requires pre-made Mango nectar which I made myself. Well, nothing is more satisfying than home- made right? The quantity I prepared can serve about more than 5-6 people. Also, it stays for about a week in fridge. I haven't refrigerated it for any long, so I cannot assure you if it can stay any longer. Over to the recipe, Ingredients: For Mango nectar: Mango, ripe- 1 Sugar- 1 cup Water- 1/2 cup Lime- 1, juice of For Mojito: Mango nectar- to fill 1/3 of glass lime- 1 slice M...

Strawberry cream puffs, when you are looking for some easy snacking recipe, that you can prepare on the go and have as fast as you can. Well you need some patience and wait till you thaw your puff pastry.While the puff pastry thaws at room temperature, you can prepare the cream filling. The cream filling needs to cool for a while to become thick. But you can transfer into a flat plate and keep in fridge to cool fast if you are in a hurry.  I wanted something easy and sweet and something tart. So I added Strawberries. Adding strawberries is totally up to you. You may add strawberry jam too. For me, one bite gave me an explosion in my mouth. Flaky puffs, sweet cream filling with tart strawberry, served hot was perfectly satisfying for my sweet tooth. Hubby as usual had only limited portion while my kids and I loved it totally. I have added a collage on how to design your puff pastry. You can bake it completely sealed with no opening unlike me. Over to the recipe, ...

What is more refreshing than a lemonade, And if it is made of your favorite fruit, there is no stopping by. Today's post is a Strawberry Lemonade. It is absolutely easy to make and a must have to get refreshed after returning back tired from outside scorching heat. Such is the summer here in U.A.E, its simply getting impossible each day. Alhamdulillah its vacation for me, otherwise it would have been dreading. Have a look at some of my other refreshing drinks:  Lime Soda  and  Watermelon Aguafresca This lemonade is simply easy to make, All you need to add is pureed strawberry to lemonade. I used frozen strawberry here, You can use fresh ones. Over to the recipe: Ingredients- Lime 1 Strawberry, frozen or fresh- 4-5 Sugar- 2 tablespoons Water-1 cup Ice cubes Mint leaves- a few Slices of lime- 2 or 3 Method: Squeeze out the juice out of lime into an electric blender, Blend rest of the ingredients till there are no chunks of strawberry. Strai...

I love sandwiches in any form. I love burger with ketchup and cheese slices. The only thing that holds me back is, wondering what must have gone inside all those patties. This time for post is a sandwich with cheese and spinach. I made a similar version for Ramadhan with Dill leaves instead of spinach and was loved by all. This sandwich is really easy to make and serve as good breakfast or lunch box idea. Over to the recipe, Ingredients: Spinach- a bunch Triangle Cheese grated- 6-7 portions or cheese spread Lime- 1/4 salt- a dash Bread slices Butter- to grease Method: Chop spinach finely and cook in a pan. Add some salt and keep stirring till water dries off completely. Transfer the wilted spinach to a bowl. To that add grated cheese, a squeeze of lime and mix well. Now spread a spoonful of cheese- spinach mixture to one side of bread slices. Close the slice with another slice. Now repeat the with remaining. Now butter a pan or grill pan. Pl...

Kunafa, i have not much words to describe this dessert. So addictively delicious is all i can say. Its a baked Arabic dessert with shredded Kunafa dough and cheese as filling, served warm with rose scented sugar syrup . Whenever I crave for one, I always beg my husband to get one from any of the local Arabic bakeries/restaurants, but it is only a limited portion i can enjoy as the price is too high for a small quantity. And with kids around, my cravings are never put to end. All i can do is sit back and drool over this heaven when my kids gobble it down. My 6 year old pouring that sugar syrup and mehndi on her hands were done by me for Eid This time i decided to give it a try, after drooling over a plethora of images and recipes on internet. Also after having one from one of the Arabic restaurants, and the deliciousness it had (OMG!! It was such a heaven, served straight from the oven, my husband and i couldn't wait it to cool down, we had the entire thing all by ourselv...

Many a times i sweep through recipes from a cookbook of my mother's, I always stop by this recipe of Khasta Kachori to see how it is made. The snack looks appealing but the ingredient listed in the recipe, that is, moong dal, stops my temptation to try it. I am not a great fan of lentils and especially when it comes to snack J am least fan of veggie snacks. So one day I was urged to try something for snacking, and I convinced myself that this would taste a lot tastier than it actually is, if served with tamarind chutney as listed in the recipe. And when I went through Tamarind chutney recipe it sounded like, chatpata (spicy hot and sour) type. And I decided to make another chutney to go along with it, which is pudina chutney or mint dip. The whole thing turned out to be really roller coaster ride for my taste buds with the hot kachori served with cold chatpata chutneys and oh God! why I stayed away so long from trying it. It did not seem like I was eating lentils as ...

Greatly obsessed with Arabic sweets these days, I browse crazily through recipes. And UmmAli was  never in my to do list until I tasted one during our stay at a dessert during one of the public holidays. We had  astay in dessert for one night with entertainment programs. It was complete different experience, and if not for the hot weather, it would have been a complete beautiful experience. There was camel ride and we slept in a tent with no lights or fans, with only small brightness from a lamp. And the night seemed long, as i felt it was due to the lack of Internet and i realised why people these days say "time flies".  Regarding the Umm Ali, I shamelessly kept on feeding myself that day, over and over. Oh it was too yumm and I was trying to figure out the contents in it that contributed to the deliciousness of it.  I first tried this recipe from a popular site, but the texture turned out hard as i baked for extra long time. The second time i tried this ...

I have been very lazy in experimenting main course meals lately. In earlier days of marriage I used to try every single way to impress my husband and cook for him. A once experimented dish hardly was repeated especially during dinners and I used to keep experimenting new ones. As kids came into our lives, my schedule gradually got hectic and so the time I spent to cook. Usually these days when I decide chicken for our menu, I cook up regular easy version of chicken curry and do not take the trouble to browse through Internets. After a long while I felt the urge to cook something different and I happened to stumble over this recipe of Sanjeev Kapoor's. I tried it the same day and it turned out to be delicious with all the richness and spice loaded cream based thick gravy. It is perfect to go with rotis and obviously rice was not the perfect combo, as I made rice as I was in short of time to prepare roti before hubby arrived.  I felt the khoya in this recipe added richness t...

I am sure once this post makes way to blog, some of my friends will atleast be rolling their eyes. I know this is one of the simplest recipes we prepare at home. But at the same time there are many who are not aware of it much, especially outside Kannur. No matter how simple it is, Kayiyum Muttayum (plantain bananas with sweet scrambled egg) never ceases to trigger our greediness towards it. Also  I need to keep a collection of all the Malabar delicacies we make at home to share it with all those are not aware of it. As most of my readers are from Kerala, I need not explain what Kayiyum Muttayum means. This is perfect for tea time and easiest snack to make whenever an unexpected guest visits. This is surely the first thing in my list whenever I have such guests. Ingredients: Plantain bananas : 3 big Oil for deep frying Eggs - 2 large Sugar- 6 tsp Cardamom powder- 1/4 tsp Ghee- 1-2 tbsp. Chop the plantain in medium small cubes. Deep fry in h...

The biggest picky eater in my house is my husband. He eats without complaining much, but he eats very less, i feel my efforts have gone in vain. And when it comes to something continental, he is least fan of it. Though my favorites too are Malabari dishes, i also am in awe with most of foreign dishes, especially due to very less effort and time that goes into making one. My mother is a great cook, and i grew up eating all the best of Malabar delicacies, so there is no way I do not love them, especially when Umma cooks. But being a good chef, my Umma also like to experiment new dishes  and jots down almost all the recipes that are telecasted in television cookery shows. So as a kid I was lucky enough to gobble all her delicious experiments. There was no way possibly any recipe could go wrong, especially when she cooks and adjusts a recipe according to her taste. There is really some magic in her hands. Today's post is Shrimp spaghetti. I am a great fan of somethin...