Keep you spirit high and warm them up with some rich and
colorful scrumptious dishes by our new resident chief Francesca Dennis.
Francesca’s ‘Frankie’ two recipes of chooses ‘Winter
Warmer Smoothie” and Spiced Parsnip Dal both provide you with vital ingredients
such as
Cinnamon, ginger, cumin, cardamom, Turmeric and chili,
that will maintain good blood circulation, keeping colds at bay, and will
improve digestions
WINTER WARMER SMOOTHIE
To share for two
•
½ cup blackberries
•
½ cup raspberries
•
½ cup blueberries
•
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
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½ teaspoon finely chopped fresh
ginger
•
Coconut water - about 250ml
(depending how thick you want the smoothie)
Put all the ingredients into a
blender and whizz until nice and smooth.
SPICED PARSNIP DAL
To Share for four
•
1/2 TSP Black Mustard Seed
•
1/4 TSP Coriander Seed
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1/2 TSP Cumin Seed
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5 Whole Green Cardamom
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1 Star Anise
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1/2 TSP Ground Coriander
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1/4 TSP Turmeric
•
Dried Chili (to taste)
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350g Chana Dal, washed
•
180g Parsnip, peeled and chopped
into small cubes
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Salt and freshly ground pepper
•
1 or 2 TBSP Sesame Oil
•
1.5 - 2 liters hot vegetable stock,
or hot water
•
Coriander, to garnish
Toast the whole seeds in a frying pan, until the mustard
seeds begin to pop and you can smell the spices releasing their oils.
Add
a TBSP of sesame oil into a saucepan, and fry the parsnip with the toasted
spices, and the ground. Fry for a few minutes to soften the parsnip and
coat with all the spices. Add the chana dal and cook for another minute,
stirring well. Add the stock, and simmer gently with the lid on, until
the dal is cooked (about 60 minutes). More or less stock can be added,
depending on the desired consistency. Garnish with a few leaves of coriander.
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