Made in Yemen – Ramadan delicacies [Archives:2006/986/Last Page]
October 2 2006
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Ingredients:
4 glasses water
6 teaspoons of qishr (roasted coffee beans shells) partially grounded
6 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon, or canella
Instructions:
Boil all ingredients together and let boil for a couple of minutes, serve hot.
Minced meat Sammosa
Ingredients:
Ready made Sammosa dough enough to make 20 Sammosas
_ kilo minced meat (lamb or beef)
One onion finely chopped
3 garlic cloves finely chopped
Salt for taste
_ cup hashed fresh parsley
Mixed spices (ready made)
_ cup hashed fresh leek leaves
4 tbsp oil
2 tbsp flour
Oil for frying
Procedures:
1. Put the minced meat to cook without adding water until dry stirring continuously
2. When the meat changes in colour and is completely dry add oil and stir
3. Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes until meat almost done
4. Add chopped onions and garlic and fry together until onion is golden
5. Add the parsley and leek and continue cooking
6. Add the spices and salt and mix well
7. When mixture is homogenous turn off and let cool
8. Mix flour with _ cup water and stir until dissolved well
9. Take one sheet of sammosa and fold the tip to make a cone shape
10. Stuff in some minced meat mixture and fold in a triangular shape until the end of the sammosa sheet
11. Apply some of the flour batter on the open tip of the sammosa sheet and seal the sammosa
12. Meanwhile heat oil in deep pan, when sammosa ready and oil is hot fry until colour is golden
13. Serve hot.
Health benefits of Ginger Coffee
Traditionally, ginger coffee has been used to provide relief when faced with the onset of a cold or flu, or for worming in cold nights. It is valued in as Traditional Chinese Medicine, for its warming qualities in energy-based medical systems. Not only does consuming this coffee improve the body's ability to utilize blood sugar, resist diseases and warm up the body, but just smelling the wonderful odour of this sweet spice boosts brain activity!
Ginger coffee contains essentially contains two very useful herbs, ginger and cinnamon.
Ginger
Historically, ginger has a long tradition of being very effective in alleviating symptoms of gastrointestinal distress. In herbal medicine, ginger is regarded as an excellent carminative (a substance which promotes the elimination of intestinal gas) and intestinal spasmolytic (a substance which relaxes and soothes the intestinal tract). Modern scientific research has revealed that ginger possesses numerous therapeutic properties including antioxidant effects, an ability to inhibit the formation of inflammatory compounds, and direct anti-inflammatory effects.
It is used in eliminating gastrointestinal distress. It is a safe and effective relief of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. Ginger contains very potent anti-inflammatory compounds called gingerols, and Ginger can not only be warming on a cold day, but can help promote healthy sweating, which is often helpful during colds and flus.
Cinnamon
Cinnamon's unique healing abilities come from three basic types of components in the essential oils found in its bark. These oils contain active components called cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl acetate, and cinnamyl alcohol, plus a wide range of other volatile substances.
The cinnaldehyde in cinnamon helps prevent unwanted clumping of blood platelets. Cinnamon's essential oils also qualify it as an \”anti-microbial\”” food
