Halal Sports Drink. Make it yourself.

Here is a very easy substitute and cheaper alternative to sports drink such as Gatorade , Powerade , Crayons

Sports drink recipe

• 3 tablespoon of honey (more or less to taste)
  
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup hot water
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 1/2 cups cold water

In a quart pitcher, dissolve the sugar and salt in the hot water. Add the remaining ingredients and the cold water. The drink contains about 50 calories and 110 mg of sodium per 8 ounces, approximately the same as for most sports drinks.

Veggie Franks and Beans

Veggie Franks and Beans

Ingredients:

• 2 cans vegetarian chili beans (try Hormel or Amy's brand)
• 1/2 cup white onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/8 cup molasses
• 1 Tbsp. spicy brown mustard
• 1/2 tsp. halal soy sauce
• 1 pkg. vegetarian hot dogs, sliced
• 1 Tbsp of Chilli flake (more or less to taste)
• 1/2 Tbsp of Salt (more or less to taste)
  
• 1 / 4 ~ 1 / 2 cup of water

Directions:

• Cut the franks into 1 inch pieces and fry them (w/out any oil) on a skillet until they have some brown in them (a little crisp Franks tastes better).
• In a Dutch oven, mix together all the ingredients until thoroughly combined.
• Cook for 1 hours over low heat.
• Store in the refrigerator overnight
  

Serving Suggestion:
Serve with Couscous


Makes 4 servings

Original Recipe : http://www.vegcooking.com/recipeshow.asp?RequestID=1074

Mediterranean Grilled Chicken

Mediterranean Grilled Chicken

Ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons natural yogurt
• 3 tbsp sun dried tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 ounce fresh basil leaves, lightly crushed
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped roughly (or use paste)
• 4 chicken quarters
• 1 tablespoon of Vinegar
  

Direction:

Combine the yogurt, tomato paste, olive oil, basil leaves and garlic in a small bowl and stir well to mix.

Put the marinade into a bowl large enough to hold the chicken quarters in a single layer. Add the chicken quarters. Make sure that the chicken pieces are thoroughly coated in the marinade by turning them in it, and spooning it over them.

Leave to marinate in the refrigerator for 5 hours. Remove and leave, covered, at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Place the chicken over a low temperature barbecue (230F ~ 260F) and cook for 30 minutes covered one one side, then turning all the pieces. Repeat this again. Chicken will be cooked thoroughly in 120 min. It is very important to keep the BBQ lid closed all the time otherwise moisture will escape and chicken will come out very dry.

Test for readiness by piercing the flesh at the thickest part, usually at the top of the drumstick.

If the juices run clear, it is cooked through, but cook for 10 minutes longer if the juices have blood in them. Serve hot with a green salad.

Adapted from http://www.razzledazzlerecipes.com/grilling/mediterranean-grilled-chicken.htm

Experimental: Jamaican Sweet Brown Stew Fish

Taken from Jamaicatravelandculture.com

This is an experimental dish. Next week, we are planning to give it a try inshallah and adjust accordingly . Our goal is to add a sweet curry/stew dish for a change!

• 2lb fish fillets
• A splash of lime juice
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of pepper
• 1 onion
• 3 stalks of scallion
• 1 hot pepper
• 1 sweet pepper
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1/2 inch of ginger
• 3 tomatoes
• Oil for frying
• 3 tablespoons of flour, stirred in to 1/4 cup of flour
• 3 sprigs of fresh thyme (or 3 teaspoons of dried thyme)
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 1 tablespoon of browning
  
• 2 tablespoons of Halal soy sauce (La Choy)
  
• 2 cups of water

Cooking

1. Mix the lime juice in a bowl with hot water and wash the fish in the mixture
2. Remove the fish from the water, pat dry and rub with the salt and pepper.
3. Leave to marinate for 1 hour.
4. Chop the onion, scallion, hot pepper, sweet pepper, garlic and tomatoes in to small pieces, grate the ginger and mix the flour in 1/4 cup of water.
5. Gently fry both sides of each fish fillet until it has sealed
6. Remove the fish and drain off the oil.
7. Melt the butter in the saucepan and fry the onion, scallion, hot pepper, sweet pepper, garlic, tomatoes and thyme for three minutes
8. Add the water, soy sauce and browning and simmer for five minutes.
9. Stir the flour/water mixture in to the stew then add the fish.
10. Simmer for five minutes, occasionally stirring gently.
11. Serve with rice and peas

Simple Avocado Shake

Ingredients

• 1/2 avocado
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup ice (optional)
  
• 3 tablespoons sugar (more or less to taste)
  

Direction

• Bland for 1 min or more and enjoy!