Recipes for Ramadan [Archives:2000/51/Last Page]

Prepared by Faydah AbdulRahman Shaif
Chicken-Rice Cassarole

Ingredients:
1.5 Kg chicken, 1 piece cinnamon stick, 5 pieces cardamom, 1/2 tsp cumin seed, 5 tbsp Tomatoes past, 2 pieces tomatoes cut into pieces, 2 large onion cut into pieces, 2 tsp salt, 5 cups water, 4 tbsp butter, 1 tsp black pepper ground, 3 cups long grain basmati rice, 1/4 cup raisins, 1/4 cup sliced almonds.
Method:
1.Wash chicken thoroughly. In a medium pat add water, chicken, salt, cinnamon stick, cardamom, cumin and pepper.
2.Bail it till the chicken is half cooked. Reserved the stock for later use.
3.Now remove and cut the chicken into 4 pieces.
4.Fry the diced onions in butter, and add tomatoes till soft, add chicken is fully cooked.
5.With four cups of chicken stock, cook the washed rice in rice cooker, stir well.
6.When the rice is done place it on a platter and top with chicken pieces and gronish with fried onions rings..
7.Fry the raisins and the sliced almonds and sprinkle on the top of the rice and chicken.
The island, with its many rare plants (including giant dragons blood trees and bottle trees) and bird species, was listed as a tourist site by the former Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDYR) but no attempt was made to develop the tourist industry.
The PDYR made some attempts to upgrade the level of education – meals were provided in boarding schools – but throughout most of its history the island has lived in the the mists of obscurity.
Dr Chambers is optimistic about the latest efforts to improve the standard of living on Socotra and ensure its inhabitants are not abandoned to an impoverished existence.
I have to be optimistic. All our proposals have been accepted by the Ministry of Planning and the Environmental Protection Council. The recommendations in the masterplan will be included in the five year plans of various ministries. This will make it easier for the government to get funding from international donor agencies to implement the recommendations.
Dr Chambers emphasized that traditional land use practices on the island are also land conservation practices and commended the Yemeni government and the people of Socotra for a genuine desire to develop the island in a sensible way.
For centuries the islanders have lived in harmony with nature and preserved a unique, traditional life style in their little corner of the world: today the government, international companies and donor agencies are helping them to ensure the survival and optimum development of their unique subtropical island.
Choclate Mousse

Ingredients:
1 cup milk powder, 2 ups water, 1 can condensed milk, 1/2 cup baking chocolate, 1.5 tbsp gelatin, 3 tbsp water extra, 1 cup raisins, 1 cup slivered almonds, 1 can Nestle cream, 1 cup whipping (heavy) cream, 1 Cup sugar
Method:
1.Combine milk powder, water, sugar and Nestle ream and consented milk in a pot, heat over a low heat until just warm, then remove.
2.Stir baking chocolate into warm milk. Dissolve gelatin in the extra water and stir into mixture.
3.Pour into a shallow tray and refrigerate until set. After setting, turn the mixture into a large bowl and heat until it increases in volume, then fold in the raising and almonds.
4.Pour mixture into a rectangle pan, cover with foil and freeze for 3 hours then decorate with the whipping cream.



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