Recipe for 'sleepless nights'

By FARIDAH BEGUM

FORGET Viagra.

Try this natural home-made recipe which has almonds and honey among its ingredients.

The simple-to-brew drink is said to be more effective. And it costs a fraction of the blue pill.

Women can also have it but be warned. This is really potent and it may cause you sleepless nights (wink, wink).

Recipe:

200ml milk (fresh, UHT, anything)

6 almonds or 1 tablespoon ground almonds (skinned and pounded or ground – if you want a quick fix, then buy ground almonds from the store)

1 egg (preferably free range eggs or ayam kampung eggs – must be fresh)

1 tablespoon honey (Tualang honey is very good!)

Heat the milk up until it is warm. In a blender, blend all the ingredients together for a minute and ENJOY!

Squid Curry Cook with Petai & Mint Leaves

Ingredients for Squid Curry recipe

500g Squid (cleaned, scored and cut into slices)
3 onions
12 green chillies (seeded) & Mint leaves 500g (grounded)
corriander leaves (chopped)

Curry Leaves

Petai 500g
lemon grass 3 pcs
oil for frying
Turmeric powder 11/2 tsp 

Fennel powder 1 tsp
salt



Preparation of Squid Curry recipe

10 heat 65 tbsp oil in deep pan. Stir-fry squid quickly. Remove and drain. Set aside.

 Add curry leave, Petai, Onion Lemon grass  fry.

Add all those spice fry

once enough fry reduce heat and add grounded paste and fry

Mint leave & green chills

Turmeric powder & Fennel powder

Add squid and stir add on the salt and bring to boil.

Ready to serve with White Rice.

Aattu Kudal Kuzhambu (Lamb Intestine Gravy)

Ingredients:

Aattu kudal (Lamb Intestine Gravy) : 1/2 kg (cook well in presser cooker )
Small onion : 1/4 kilo
Garlic : 50 gm
Tomato : 150 gm
Potato : 2 pcs
Lemon grass
Pandan Leave
Green chilli : 3
Chilli powder : 2 tsp
Saambaar powder : 3 tsp
Turmeric powder : a pinch
Salt : as needed
Coconut ( small) : 1/2
Tamarind : a little
Ginger : as needed
Oil : as needed
Mustard : a little
Cumin : a little
Peppercorns : a little

Method

Soak tamarind in water and prepare tamarind extract.
Grate coconut.
Grind coconut and extract milk.
Cut green chilli, potato, onion, tomato finely.
Peel the skin of ginger and garlic.
Crush ginger and garlic.
Cut the Aattu Kudal into 2 inch lenght pieces.
Add a little sunnambu to hot water.
Wash the Aattu Kudal twice in this water.
Heat oil in a frying pan.
Add mustard, cumin,pepper corn, crushed ginger garlic, lemon grass, pandan leave and fry.
Add green chilli, potato, onion, tomato, cleaned botti and fry well.
Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, saambaar powder, salt and stir well.
Add 2 cups of water and let the contents boil.
When the Aattu Kudal is 3/4 cooked, add tamarind extract and let it boil.
When the contents are cooked well, add coconut milk, stir well and remove from the stove.

can serve with Mushroom Briyani

Kozhukattai / Mothagam

Ingredients:
Rice flour - 2 Cup(s)
Water - 1 Cup
Jaggery - 7-8 pieces / brown Sugar
Grated Coconut - 1/4 cup
Sesame Oil - 1 Tsp
Cardamom - 2 
Skinless Pasipayaru (Green bean) - 1/2 cup
Salt - 1 Tsp


Method:

1. Boil water in a pan.Add Salt and Sesame oil.
2. Once water starts boiling, gradually add the rice flour. Mix it well and see to that no lumps are formed.
3. Allow it to cool. It should be in Chapati consistency.
4. Cooked Pasipayar Green bean and let dry.
5. For preparing pooranam (coconut sweet), in a pan add jaggery, sprinkle water and allow it to melt. Do not add more water.
6. Powder cardamom seeds.
7. Once jaggery starts melting add coconut, pasipayar and cardamom powder and keep mixing for sometime.
8. Allow it to cool.
9. Now form balls with the rice flour and small balls with the pasipayar coconut sweet.
10. Make a cup like structure or a flat structure (whichever is comfortable) with the rice flour and place the pasipayar coconut sweet ball in it.
11. Close the cup leaving a beak like appearance. (you can make any Shape)
12. Steam the Kozhukattai for 10 mins.
13. Your sweet is ready !

Asparagus Recipe

Asparagus Recipe

• Cook time: 10 minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1 bunch of medium sized asparagus, about 1 lb
• 2 Tbsp of the most exquisite extra virgin olive oil
• 2 Tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest - freshly grated lemon rind
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

METHOD

1 Prepare the asparagus by rinsing them thoroughly, break off any tough, white bottoms and discard. Cut into 1 to 2 inch sections, slicing the asparagus at a slight diagonal.

2 Fill a medium sized saucepan half way with water, bring to a boil. Add the asparagus and reduce heat slightly to a simmer. Parboil the asparagus for exactly 2 minutes. Drain the hot water. While the asparagus are still hot, toss them in a bowl with the olive oil, Parmesan, and lemon rind. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm or room temperature.

Note that when you are working with so few ingredients, it's important to make sure they are of the highest quality.

Yield: Serves 4.

8 FOODS THAT BURN BELLY FAT FAST AND QUICKLY

There are eight foods that will burn belly fat fast and quickly. Here is a list of foods that burn belly fat.

1. Salmon: is fully loaded with protein and Omega-3 amino fatty acids improving your metabolism and burning more fat. The fatty acids inherent in this food also increase cardiovascular health which helps your body in the fight against heart disease

2. Turkey: is packed with protein for higher calorie burning and is also naturally lower in fat compared to chicken and other meats not mentioned specifically in this diet.

3. Beef: (particularly lean beef) is loaded with protein and it also contains iron which is essential for the creation of hemoglobin in your red blood cells.

4. Green Tea: is an essential fat burning drink due mainly to the EGCG contained within it which stimulates your brain and nervous system causing your body to burn a much higher rate of calories. Green tea also has effective antioxidants and extensive research has shown it to even reduce the risk of various types of cancers. Furthermore, green tea has been proven to help lower overall cholesterol levels and improve the ratio of good cholesterol to bad cholesterol.

5. Skim Milk: contains significant amounts of calcium which helps increase your metabolism and burn those unwanted calories! There has been extensive research which shows that those who drink milk or low-fat dairy products daily, have less body fat ratios than those who don’t. Skim milk is best, but 1% milk is a good alternative.

6. Edamame: are soy beans which have been lightly boiled and salted. These beans are an excellent source of protein, Vitamin C, iron, and calcium! They also contain 0g of saturated fats, so enjoy them as often as you’d like.

7. Broccoli: is a well known super food that you can never eat enough of. It is packed with nutrients including calcium, vitamin A, vitamin C, folic acid, and fiber. The calcium, vitamin C and fiber all aid in burning fat and increasing your metabolism. Also it is full of antioxidants that provide a multitude of health benefits! Including, decreasing the risk of heart disease and various types of cancers.

8. Oats: are a great source of selenium which boosts your energy and enhances your immune system by producing antibodies. They are also a great food to fill up on as they are loaded with fiber!