Mint rice

Ingredients :

- Rice         2 cups (cooked)
- Mint         1 handful
- Lemon    
- Cumin seed 1 teaspoon
- Coconut      1-2 tablespoons
- Garlic         1 big clove
- Tomato      1
- Green chili  1-2
- Peas           3 tablespoons
- Onion        1 (finely chopped)
- Salt
- Oil
- Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
- Ginger     1 teaspoon

Method :

1.Grind all ingredients (except onion, rice, lemon, peas, turmeric and oil) together until it becomes fine paste.

2.Heat the oil, then add chopped onion into the pan and fry for 1-2 minutes. Then add turmeric into the pan and immediately follow by the prepared paste. Fry the paste for another 1-2 minutes, then add peas.

3.Leave the fried mixture to cool down, then add lemon. Taste to find the taste you like, then add cooked rice and mix them well.

Carrot rice

Ingredients :

- Carrot       2 (grated)
- rice           2 cups (cooked)
- Lemon     1/2
- Salt
- Mustard seed  1/2 teaspoon
- Cumin seed  1 teaspoon
- Nut           1/4 cup
-Green chili 2
- Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
- Oil     2 tablespoons
- Peas  3 tablespoons

Method : 

1.Heat the oil, then add mustard seed into the pan. After the mustard seed has popped, add cumin seed into the pan, follow with salt, turmeric, peas and carrot. Quickly fry so that the carrot is not overcooked.

2.Leave the fried mixture to cool down a bit, then add lemon. (Taste it until you get the taste you like.)

3.Add cooked rice into the mixture and mix them well.

Idley

Ingredients :

-Rice                      2 1/2 cups
-Black gram bean      1 cup
-water (for soaking rice and bean)
- salt

Method :

1. Soak rice and black gram bean separately for 5 hours.

2. Blend black gram bean until smooth and silky (add a small amount of water with the bean in each time to make it easy to blend.)

3. After finish blending the bean, start blending the rice by adding an appropriate amount of rice and small amount of water into the blend each time. Blend it until it smooth and silky.

4. Add salt and the two blended ingredients together, then mix them well.

5. Leave the mixture in a covered container in a warm area for 1 day and it's ready for cooking.

***Can keep the Idley mixture in the fridge up to 1 week..

Vegetarian Laab Tofu - Northen Thai Style

Ingredients:

-Hard tofu (Crumbled)                 1 block ~ 500 g
-Mint (Chopped)                          2 table spoons
-Vietnamese mint (Chopped)       2 table spoons
-Coriander (Chopped)                  1 table spoon
-Spring onion/Shallot  (Chopped) 2 table spoons
-Toasted rice powder                    2 table spoons
-Lemon juice                                 1 table spoon
-Light soy sauce                            2 table spoons
-Sugar                                            1 teaspoon
-Oil                                                2-3 table spoons

Chili Paste:

-Dried red chili                               3-5
-Garlic                                            3 big cloves
-Lemongrass (Chopped)                3 table spoons  
-Szechuan pepper corn                  1/2 teaspoon
-Salt                                               1/2  teaspoon

Method:

1. Blanch the whole block of tofu in hot boiling water and take it out for crumbling.

2. Blend all the chili paste ingredients together until it all becomes fine.

3. Heat the pan, then add 2-3 table spoons of oil into it. Add the blended chili paste into the pan to fry until it becomes golden brown. Keep it aside to cool.

4. Pour all the main ingredients into a big bowl and then add fried chili paste. Mix all of them well and now the vegetarian laab tofu is ready.
                              

Mixed-fruit and vegetable juice

Recipe 1:

-Carrot            2
-Tomato          3
-Orange           2
-Apple             1
-Lemon           1/2

Recipe 2:

-Baby spinach          1 handful
-Broccoli                  1
-Lime                       1
-Celery                     4
-Green apple             2
-Orange                     2

Recipe 3:

-Carrot             2
-Green apple    3
-Orange            3
-Celery             4

Recipe 4:

-Cabbage          1/4
-Celery              4
-Lime                1
-Cauliflower     1/4
-Green apple     3
-Mint                1 handful

Recipe 5:

-Beet root         1
-Green apple     2
-Orange             3
-Lemon             1
-Ginger              1 tablespoon

Pickled lemon-South Indian style

Ingredients:

-Lemon          12 (Cut into 8 pieces)
-Salt                10 tablespoons (For marinating lemon)
-Salt                 3 tablespoons (For seasoning)
-Sugar              5-10 tablespoons
-Vinegar           2-3 tablespoons
-Asafetida        1/4 teaspoon
-Toasted fenugreek powder   1 teaspoon
-Toasted whole black pepper 2 teaspoons
-Toasted cinnamon stick        1 tablespoon
-Toasted bay leaf                    1 tablespoon
-Fried mustard seed                1 teaspoon
-Chili powder                          1 teaspoon
-Turmeric powder                   1/2 teaspoon
-Paprika                                   2 teaspoons
-Oil                                           4 tablespoons
-Garlic                                     10 cloves
-Ginger                                     2 tablespoons

Method:

1.Wash the lemons and cut the top and bottom parts of all lemons. Then cut the lemons in half and squeeze most of the juice off. After that cut those halved cut lemon into 4 pieces and marinate them with 10 tablespoons of salt. Cover the salted lemons well and keep it closed for 1 night.

2.Put the marinated lemons into the steamer and steam it while the water is boiling for 3-5 minutes.

3.Keep the steamed lemon aside and let it cool down. Then fried mustard seed in hot oil for a second and then add garlic, ginger and all spices into the pan to fry with mustard seed for a few more second.

4.Pour all the prepared lemons into a big bowl and then add the prepared spices  and all ingredients into the bowl to mix with lemons. Mix them well and try it whether you like the taste.

5.Finally, pour the seasoned lemon into a jar and seal it well. You can keep it inside the fridge for up to 1-2 years. Enjoy!

Krong Krang Grob

Ingredients:

-Flour          300 g.
-Egg             1
-Coconut cream  1 cup
-Water         2-3 table spoons
-Sugar          2-3 table spoons
-Salt             2 teaspoons
-Sesame seed 3 table spoons
-Chopped spring onion and coriander 2 table spoons
-Black pepper 1 teaspoon
-Garlic             2 cloves

Method:

1. Mix everything (except chopped spring onion and coriander) together in a large bowl; mix them well until the dough becomes shiny and not sticky.

2. Keep the dough covered for 30 minutes and then add chopped spring onion and coriander to mix with the dough.

3. Flatten the dough thinly and cut it into the shape that you prefer. (During this process, use a lot of flour to prevent the dough from being sticky)

4. Heat the oil in a pan and when it become hot, put some of the cut dough to fry. Fry until it becomes brown and then take it out from the pan.

Enjoy your snack!