Cuisine Chez Manique

Ingredients Either a chocolate cake , butter cake or sponge cake Fresh mango or tin of mango slices in syrup or stewed mangoes Mango Puree Method make either one of the cakes, if you want to add fresh pieces of mango into your cake wrap it in a little flour so that it does not sink to the bottom of your cake. Cut fresh mango pieces and place on top of the icing depending on what type of cake you make. I made chocolate butter cream icing. To make a Mango puree, cut a mango int

Ingredients 1 large Zucchini 2 large bombay onions 2 green chilies sprig of curry leaves 2 large ripe tomatoes any left over vegetables 2...

Ingredients 2 bunches of Parsley 1 cup grated fresh coconut 1 small onion 1 green chili lime juice salt pepper Method Wash the bunches of...

Ingredients 1 Large Aubergine 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1 large bombay onion 3 large tomatoes handful curry leaves 2 green chilies 2 pips...

Ingredients 3 large Potatoes 1/4 cup olive oil 1.5 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp red onion dried pieces 2 tsp salt 1 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp...

Ingredients 60 g rolled oats (1/3  cup) 50 g shelled nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds) 40 g wheat germ (1/3 cup) 1 zucchini 2 Onions 2...

Ingredients 1 pkt puff pastry (you can make your own) 120 g strawberry jam 2 apples lemon juice 10 g brown sugar 10 g cinnamon powder...

its an Indonesian method Ingredients 500 g of beef/chicken /mutton 50g desiccated coconut or 150 g fresh coconut 20 ml cooking oil 250g...

Indonesian Ingredients 1 brown onion 1 fist full of rice 3 long fresh red chillies 3 small fresh red chillies 1 stem lemon grass 3 garlic...

The cake was a chocolate cake covered with chocolate butter cream icing and the grass was green coloured butter cream icing done with...

this quantity makes two pounds Ingredients ½ lb flour ½ lb sugar ½ lb butter ½ lb eggs (about 4 eggs) 2 tsp baking powder 1 tbsp Nescafe dissolved in 2 – 3 tbsp of hot milk Add a little milk for dropping consistency Method Beat butter and sugar till it creams. Separate the eggs and mix in one egg yolk at a time into the butter mix. Add the vanilla essence and add the coffee essence. Sieve the flour and baking powder three times and leave aside till needed. Beat the whites til

Ingredients 2 rashers streaky bacon ½ bunch fresh thyme leaves olive oil 2 kg leeks sea salt freshly ground black pepper 2 heaped tbsp...

Ingredients a bunch of Spinach Lasagne pastry sheets (Uncooked) 2 Bell peppers 2 Carrots 2 Onions Tomatoes puree/Sauce White sauce Grated...

A macaron is a meringue-based sandwich cookie that is tinted with food colouring, that's filled with jam, ganache or buttercream....

Ingredients 2 slices of Salmon filet about 1.5" in thickness 1 sheet of short crust or (which ever you prefer) pastry, thawed if frozen (you could also make your own pastry) 1 large egg 1 tsp water Method Preheat oven to 220°C. Layout your pastry sheet on a lined baking pan.  Season the salmon all over with salt and pepper. Place your Salmon on top of the baking paper. You could put a layer of creamed spinach on top of the Salmon, but I had no spinach at home. So I marinated

Ingredients 600g potatoes 4 red apples 1 pip garlic ½ tsp salt A little pepper vegetable soup cube 100 ml water 2 tsp rosemary 400g mixed...

Ingredients 1 kg Fresh Strawberries Or any fruit of your choice 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar Method Wash and drain the fruits. Put the fruit into a pan and cook the berries with sugar (optional) over a low heat until fruit breaks down (approx. 30 minutes) Add water only if the fruit seems dry and starting to stick to the bottom of the pan. Puree with a stick hand blender or in a food processor or regular blender when a bit cool. NB: Store the puree in a clean airtight container

Ingredients 500g Rectangle short crust pastry sheet (make your own or use shop bought) 50g butter 100g condensed milk 3 red apples 5g cinnamon powde r Method Pre-heat oven to 220°C Peel and slice apples, Melt butter in the microwave for around 10 minutes or until melted. Take the pastry sheet, layout on baking paper, rub melted butter, then rub on the condensed milk then add the sliced apples in a row close to each other and cover the pastry sheet with the apples. Then roll

Ingredients 375g soft unsalted butter 375g best quality dark chocolate 6 large eggs 1 tbsp vanilla extract 500g caster sugar 225g plain...

Ingredients 2 medium-sized eggplants 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 tbsp ghee 2 1/2  tsp cumin seeds 1 large yellow onion 2 tbsp garlic...

This is how my sister Ianthe Alles does it!! Ingredients 2 cups Basmati Rice 1 tsp Turmeric 2 or 3 tsp Powdered coconut milk salt to...

Ingredients 500g Pasta (fusilli) 1 pkt. Béchamel Sauce 1 bottle Tomato with Basil(or Provencal) 1 ½ tin Tuna Fish 1 onion 1 tsp oil...