Recipes > Recipes for Side Dishes

Advantages: nutritious
Disadvantages: n/a

In a Christmas party hosted by a friend of mine, a guest taught us how to prepare this delicious dish which can be a side dish or can also be good for cocktails. Ingredients: 5 tbs lentils 750g kumera (orange colored sweet potato) 2 medium brown onions, finely chopped half a stick of celery, finely chopped 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 4 tbs parsley, chopped half a teaspoon dried oregano quarter teaspoon nutmeg pinch of salt and pepper ...
...milk, breadcrumbs Directions: a. Cook lentils, drain and let cool. b. Keep water for stock. c. Cut kumera into thick slices, steam and let dry. d. Fry onions with celery until brown. e. Add garlic, oregano, nutmeg, parsley, salt and pepper. f. Cook for 1 minute. >Mash kumera, stir in onion mixture and lentils and shape into 1 cm thick flat patties. >Dust with flour, dip into soy milk and after draining, dip in breadcrumbs. g. Fry for ... Read review

Advantages: good for vegetarians
Disadvantages: none

One of my favorite side dish is my Mom's mixed vegetables. All you need is sweet green peas, whole kernel corn (in can), carrots cubed bout 1/4 of an inch, mushroom buttons (you could buy the pieces, when you buy the buttons make sure to slice each in 1/4s), you could also add hard boiled quail eggs removed from the shells, chopped onions and garlic, salt and pepper and lots of butter. Heat the pan, when it is already hot put about 2tbsp of oil ...
...burned. Add the garlic and onions and sauté it. Then add the carrots, green peas, mushroom buttons and corn. Mix them all together under a low fire. There would be little amount of water on the bottom of the pan, make a crater and add the salt and pepper. You could taste your mixed vegetables' right saltiness through the small amount of soup at the bottom of the pan. IF you like to sweeten it more you could add little sugar. Then add the quail eggs. ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to cook but nutritious
Disadvantages: Hot others may not like

Super Hot and Crispy Kangkong Ingredients: 4 bunches kangkong leaves, 3 cups corn starch cooking oil (pure grapeseed or palm oil preferred) 1-1/2 cup water 1 cup flour red chili thoroughly minced. Procedure: Wash kangkong leaves thoroughly and draw off leaves from the stem then set aside. Make a batter mixture from flour eggs, salt, minced chili and water in a mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly to smoothen the mixture. Heat enough pure palm or grapeseed ...
...batter and deep fry one after the other until crispy. Drain excess oil from the fried kangong. Serve with sauce on the side. How to make the sauce: combine equal portion of soy sauce and vinegar add some sugar to neutralize the taste. Add chopped onions, minced garlic and minced chili. You will love this side dish. My family is enjoying just this dish with fried tofu for our dinner. This is a real winner! ... Read review

Advantages: Delicious and easy to prepare..
Disadvantages: none

Everyone out there who loves pasta and meatballs, you have to try this recipe that i have just tried awhile ago it really gives a good impression on me. MEATBALLS WITH SPICY TOMATO SAUCE...I love it! INGREDIENTS: 400 g dried pasta 400 g jar garlic pasta sauce 50 g fresh white breadcrumbs 2 rashers bacon, finely chopped 1 onion, chopped 500 g minced beef 3 tbs chopped fresh parsley 1 egg, beaten 2 tbs sunflower oil freshly ground black ...
...Drain off excess oil, pour pasta sauce over meatballs. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until it is cooked. 3. Cook pasta in a boiling water until al dente, and drain. Serve the meatballs with pasta and garnish with extra parsley.. The preparation time is 15 minutes and cooking time will be 25 minutes... So easy and saving time! Just to try to do it at home... ... Read review

Advantages: It is easy and light
Disadvantages: none

There are many side dish I can give recipe. This is one that is really very good. Ingredients 1. Chicken- 500 gms cut in small pieces 2. potato- 1 large cut into 4 cubes 3. Papaya - 1 cut into pieces lengthwise 4. Onion- 1 large sliced 5. ginger paste- 1 tablespoon 6. Garlic paste- 1 tablespoon 8. Pepper- 1/2 tablespoon 9. Bay leaves-2 10. whole cardamom, cinnamon, cloves- 2 pieces each 11. oil- 3 tablespoon 12.Turmeric- 1 tablespoon ...
...in a deep pan. heat it. Add the bay leaves and whole cardamoms, cinnamons cloves. lower the heat and stir for 2 minutes. Now add the potato cubes and papaya slices. Set these ingredients aside. in this oil add onions and fry till golden brown. Now add garlic, ginger, chicken to it. lower the heat and fry with constant stirring for 10 minutes. Add the ingredients fried. Add turmeric and salt. add water and lower the heat. cover the pan. cook till ... Read review