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Summer
reminds me of
the sticky sun cream, wet towels, canary yellow, red and blue beach
balls, BBQ’s and yummy cool foods. This edition of Reflections
we decided with all this celebrating going on we should relax with
some all time favourite summer sensations, recipes that we have
all tasted but this segment we will be looking at making the recipes
a little more exciting. I chose these recipes because all have a
degree of easiness, making them a pleasure to make and yummy to
eat.
Mexican
Guacamole:
You will need:
• 2 avocados
• ½ lemon, juiced.
• 2 Tbsp chopped onion
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
Method:
1. Cut Avocados into halves, remove the seed, and scoop the avocado
into a small bowl, using a fork, mash the avocado
2. Stir Lemon juice, onion, salt, and olive oil, cover the bowl
and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving
3. Garnish with some parsley, and serve with your favourite nacho
chips or crackers
Pad
Paak Ruamil or Thai Fried Vegetables
You will need:
• 250g Thai Broccoli
• 400g Baby corn
• 100g Mushrooms
• 3 Spring Onions
• 3 glove Garlic
• Oil
• 2 tsp Fish sauce
• 3 tsp Oyster sauce
Method:
1. Cut Broccoli into small pieces, cut Baby Corn into halve
2. Cut Mushrooms into halves
3. Cut Spring Onions into 2cm long pieces, finely chop Garlic
4. Heat oil in a wok or pan. Add Garlic and Spring Onions and stir
fry for 1 minute, Add vegetables and continue to stir fry for 5
mins
5. Season with Fish sauce and Oyster sauce.
6. Serve with rice or noodles
Strawberry
Popsicles
You will need:
• Cups fresh (chopped) or frozen Strawberries
• 2 cups low fat vanilla yoghurt
• 6 paper cups
• 6 wooded sticks
Method:
1. Combine Strawberries and yoghurt. Mix well
2. Fill cups with mixture cover cups with plastic wrap or tin foil
3. Freeze Popsicles until firm
4. Gently tear away paper cup from Frozen yoghurt before eating.
What
does Halal mean?
Well, if this questions has been on your mind I will clarify, Halal
is the Arabic word for lawful or permissible, it can be placed in
any context however in this segment it is referring to food.
Why
Do Muslims eat Halal food?
Firstly and fore most, Muslims eat Halal food because Allah has
instructed us to do so. Allah has told us in the Holy Quran “
Eat of that which hath been bestowed on you as food lawful (Halal)
and good, and keep your duty to Allah in whom ye are believers”
(5: 88)
The difference between animal products, that is Halal or not is
the official slaughtering of the animal. This is done only to ensure
that the animal being slaughtered goes through minimum pain.
If you have any questions about any of the recipes that have appeared
in this issue of Reflections please contact us on info@reflections.org.au
by
Hiba Kanj
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