Mixed Fruit Yogurt Parfait

Parfait is one of my favorite desserts & it tastes delicious to me when made with yogurt. It gives me a satisfaction of eating healthy when I make it with yogurt rather than cream. I love pairing yogurt with different fruits & enjoy the goodness of them. Specifically the non-fat yogurt's are little sour in taste, will pair perfectly with fruits that are sweet. 
The mixed fruit parfait I'm sharing consists of simple ingredients like fruits, almonds, honey & Chobani non-fat greek yogurt. You can use any fruit in making this dessert or can go with your seasonal favorite fruit & enjoy it. 

Prep Time-10mins
Serves-2People
Ingredients
1Cup Chobani non-fat greek yogurt whisked to smooth consistency
1Whole tangerine / mandarin orange skin peeled & sliced to bite size pieces
1/2Cup pomegranate seeds
2Tbs honey 
2Tbs sliced almonds  
Arranging Parfait 
- In a bowl add a spoon full of yogurt. 
- Top it with oranges & little honey. 
- Layer it with yogurt & top it with pomegranate seeds. 
- Again layer it with yogurt & top with almonds. Drizzle some honey on top. 
- Parfait is ready to eat.
Note
- You can arrange the layers, as you like. 
- If needed chill before serving.

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A Food Journey Around the World

Afghan-Soya Chunk Korma	Bulgaria-Tarator	Chile-Pebre Sauce
Denmark-Ebelskiver	Ethiopia-Atakilt Wat	France-Friands
Guyana-Bora Curry	Hong Kong-Iced Tea	Ireland-Irish Soda Bread
Japan-Okonomiyaki	S.Korea-Pan Fried Tofu	Lebanon-Lemonada
Mexico-Quesadilla	Nepal-Dal Bhat	Oman-Khabeesa
Peru-Arroz Con Verduras	Qatar-Moutabel	Romania-Deviled Eggs
Spain-Tortilla De Patatas	Turkey-Bulgar Pilaf	Uganda-Matooke
Venezuela-Besitos de Coco	West Samoa-Pisua	Xiang-Tofu Veggie Stir Fry
Yemen-Jabeez	Zambia-Ifisashi

Ifisashi ~ Zambian Dish | Peanut Spinach Curry

Ifisashi is a traditional Zambian curry made for mixed greens, veggies & peanuts. This is a thick stew served with Nshima, the staple of Zambia. You can also serve it along with rice & polenta or your choice of main dish too. Ifisashi doesn't  need any oil & that makes it's cut in to healthy dishes for me. You can add any of your favorite veggies to make it much tastier. 

Adapted from here.
Prep Time - 5Mins {chopping+prepping}
Cook Time - 15min
Serves - 2people
Ingredients
1Medium onion chopped
2Tomatoes chopped
1Big bunch of spinach washed & chopped
1Cup chopped cabbage
3Green chili's sliced
2Tbs peanut powder
1/2Cup water
Salt to taste
Directions
- Heat pan with water. To that add powdered peanuts, onion & tomatoes. Cook them with a closed lid.
- Now add in green chili's, cabbage, salt & spinach to them.
- Cook them until they all come together. Adjust salt if needed.
- Switch off heat & garnish with little peanut powder.
- Serve with rice.
Note
- You can add in your choice of vegetable.
- Few chopped garlics will make this dish more flavorful.

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Jabeez ~ Yemen Dish | Black Eyed Peas Pancake

Jabeez is a Yemen style savory pancake. It is filled with goodness of greens, flavor of cumin & perfectly spicy. The original version of this recipe added a egg to it, which I skipped & rest was the same. 
Jabeez can be served as a appetizer, snack or can be your scrumptious healthy dinner. Myself I made it for dinner & served it along with peanut chutney made south Indian style. It was so perfect & reminded us akki roti or Koyya roti we make with rice flour.

Adapted from here.
Prep Time - 2hr20mins { Soaking + resting + chopping}
Cook Time - 20mins for all pan cakes 
Serves - 4Big pancakes or 8mini one's
Ingredients
3/4Cup black eyed peas {soaked}
1/2Cup wheat flour 
4Green onions/scallions  finely chopped 
1Small onion finely chopped
1/4Cup cilantro chopped 
2Tsp red chili powder / Black pepper powder
1Tsp roasted cumin powder 
1Cup water {As needed}
3Tbs oil
1Tbs yeast 
1/2Tsp turmeric
Pinch of salt
Directions
- Soak black eyed peas for 1hr at least.
- Grind black eyed peas to a smooth paste using little water. 
- In a bowl add the grind pea paste along with wheat flour, scallions, onions, cilantro, cumin powder, yeast, turmeric & salt. 
- Add water & mix them well. It will form into a thick smooth paste. Adjust salt if needed. Allow it to sit for 1hr with closed lid. 
- Heat pan & add few drops of oil to pan. Now add a medium size ball of batter to pan. Then press it around to make a flat shaped roti. 
- Close with lid & cook till it is crisp. Remove the lid & flip it to other side. Cook till it is crisp on the other side too. 
- Remove on to a plate & repeat the same with rest of the batter. 
- Enjoy it with your favorite chutney.
Note
- Add another cup of water to make it a smooth batter & you pour it onto a  just like the pancake batter.

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Tofu Veggie Stir Fry ~ Xiang Cuisine, Chinese Dish

Tofu Veggie Stir Fry is a delicious bite you can snack on or combine it with white rice & call it a lunch or dinner. This Hunan Style stir fry dish is little oily, spicy & sure is very tasty. Hunan Cuisine of Xiang region is part of 8 chinese cuisines. It stands out from other cuisines because of it's spiciness, beautiful color & the aroma.
Tofu Veggie Stir Fry I'm sharing here is cooked in a fermented black bean sauce, but the recipe I followed simplified it by using tomato sauce. It was was a scrumptious snack for me on a happy friday evening. 
I was writing this post for the past two days as I was feeling very lazy & at the same time was busy with all the weekend errands. At last on sunday night I sat down to write the post while watching "Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown - Shanghai" coincidentally. Ahah moment!!! Isn't it ??? 

Prep Time - 10mins {Cutting & arranging}
Cooking Time - 20mins 
Serves - 2people
Adapted from here.
Ingredients
1/2Block tofu sliced as seen in picture {7oz}
1Onion thinly sliced
1Medium capsicum thinly sliced
1Carrot julienne
1Tbs grated ginger
2Garlic sliced
2Tbs peanut oil/vegetable oil
1/4Cup tomato sauce / Tomato paste
2Tsp sugar
1Tbs sesame oil
1/4Cup soya sauce
1Tsp chinese rice wine / Red wine vinegar
1Tsp red chili flakes
1/2Tsp salt
1Tbs sesame oil
Directions
- Remove tofu from water & let it rest on a kitchen towel or paper towel. Now slice it as shown in picture.
- Heat a wide non-stick pan with little sesame oil. Lay sliced tofu without touching each other. Crisp fry them on each side & keep aside.
- In a bowl mix red wine vinegar, chili flakes & keep aside.
- In another bowl tomato sauce, sesame oil, sugar, salt & soya sauce.
- Heat pan with oil & first add in ginger, garlic & onion. Fry them on medium heat.
- Next add in bell pepper & carrots to pan. Stir fry them. Add in vinegar chili mix & mix in.
- Next add in fried tofu to pan. Add the tomato sauce mixture to pan & mix in well.
- Fry them on medium heat for 2 mins by stirring continuously.
- Switch off heat & garnish with scallions.
- Serve warm along with rice or fried rice or as a snack.
Note
- Veggies should be crisp & not soft. So fry them just for few seconds.
- I used tomato paste in my dish & it turned out good.
- If you are using chinese hot red peppers then go with the recipe. If not make to 2tsp.
- I had red wine vinegar handy & used it.
- I used kikkoman sesame oil in the recipe.

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Pisua

Pisua is a West Samoan sweet dish made of tapioca & caramelized coconut milk. In simple words it's a heaven in a bowl. It tasted awesome with the binding flavors of coconut & cute sago cubes.
Adapted from here.
Prep Time-1hr +5min {soaking+arranging}
Cooking Time-30mins 
Serves-3people
Ingredients
1/2Cup sago/tapioca pearls
1Cup water
2Tbs sugar/ 1/4 sugar {for sweet tooth}
Few chopped almonds for garnish
For caramelizing
1/4Cup + 2Tbs sugar
1Cup coconut milk
Directions
- Soak sago for 1hr. 
- Pressure cook sago, water & sugar for 2 whistles. Switch off heat & allow it to cool. 
- Once it's cool cut sago in to small pieces & keep aside.
- Mean while in a pan add sugar for caramelizing & on low heat cook it till it changes it's color to dark color. 
- Now add in coconut milk, mix in well & switch off heat. Allow the mixture to cool. 
- Now add in the cut sago pieces to caramelized milk & serve.
Note
- I topped it with little elachi for more flavor.
- Pressure cooking makes cooking much easier. You can also cook it on stove top with extra added water.

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Bulgar Pilaf ~ Turkish Dish

Bulgar Pilaf is a traditional Turkish dish consists of durum wheat or dalia, veggies & spices to flavor it up. It is a healthy dish that consumes less time & efforts in making it. Bulgar Pilaf is served as a side dish to kebabs or any  

Bulgar, the main ingredient or the hero of this recipe tastes nutty in flavor & it is also very high fiber. Bulgar is sold par-boiled & dried in stores which makes it easy to cook. In Turkey the coarsen bulgar is used in making pilaf & the soft grounded makes a tasty tabbouleh salad & a delicious kibbeh.

There is a middle eastern restaurant that we love to visit on regular basis & they serve tofu kebabs along with bulgar pilaf & a Mediterranean salad. I felt this recipe was tasting very similar to the pilaf they serve. Enjoy this filling dish.
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Prep Time-10mins | Cook Time-20mins (max) | Serves-2people

Ingredients

1/2Cup bulgar wheat
1Cup water
1Small onion chopped
1Garlic minced
1Carrot chopped
1Bell pepper chopper
1Tbs tomato paste
1inch cinnamon stick
1Tsp fresh black pepper / chili powder {Used red chili powder}
Salt to taste
2Tbs oil
Cilantro & lemon for garnish
Directions
- Heat pan with oil. To that add onions, garlic & cinnamon stick. Cook till onions are translucent.
- Next add in carrots & bell pepper. Stir it once.
- Next add in bulgar & fry for few seconds.
- Then add in tomato paste, water, salt & chili powder. Mix them & close with a lid.
- Cook on low flame till the bulgar is cooked completely. Adjust taste if needed. Switch off heat.
- Garnish with cilantro & lemon.
- Serve with raita of your choice.
Note
- You can replace wheat to bulgar.
- Customize this with your choice of veggies.

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