* If you cannot find Knorr dressing, you can use the same Italian salad dressing you used in the starting, to save don't use the entire bottle in the starting leave a little for the ending.
* If you like mushrooms you can chop some into the mix.
* I would say the best tip is to keep a packet of Hawaiian Stir-fry in the freezer, its a life saver to make a quick stir-fry when you have unexpected guests or a different meal didn't go the way you expected.


* You can substitute steak with chicken (same spices minus the tenderizer) if that is what you prefer a lighter meal.

* Also for a more unconventional touch add seasoned, fried potato chips, give a toss and serve hot (goes with both steak and chicken).

The beauty of fresh honey. No doubt that honey has a lot of good properties, that can also cure a lot of ailments; from external problems to internal problems. It is a natural antiseptic and also a natural sweetener - so it goes perfect with tea, cereal and even toast.

The fresher the better!

The other day some guy was walking around town with a bucket, inside was honey combs dripping in honey; black and gold. We bought a couple of the combs, and we chew on the comb till we eat all the honey and spit out the comb after its drained.

• It can help with burns and cuts. 
• Mixed with hot water and a bit of ginger it can help with sore throats.
• If you struggle with acne and acne scars smear some honey on your face for a couple of hours every day. 
• Great to be mixed with egg whites and applied as a facial. 
• Can be mixed with brown sugar and used as a black-head scrub.

Amongst the many health benefits of honey, what is most impressive to me is that honey can be a powerful immune system booster. It's antioxidant and anti-bacterial properties can help improve digestive system and help you stay healthy and fight disease. Start every brand new day with this cleansing tonic if you want to see this health benefit of honey: before breakfast, mix a spoonful of honey and lemon juice from half a lemon into a cup of warm water and drink it. Also, you can mix apple cider, honey and cinnamon for a morning detox drink.

Honey does not cure cancer but what many people don't think enough of or have overlooked is - honey possesses carcinogen-preventing and anti-tumour properties.

It is all in all amazing for the body. There is much more to say, but this is just a few points. I will say its always a great ingredient to have in the home, organic and fresher the better. I love using honey for beauty purposes, it works perfectly and since its all natural it can't hurt. 

The beauty in its creation and the bees that make the honey is mind blowing! Allah created such beautiful things in this world that one cannot even being to explain or even recreate themselves. 

If you have a special tip for honey and how you use it please feel free to comment and share it with everyone.

So literally this recipe has so many new ingredients I would never have expected and in all honesty I did not even know off. My aunty made this the other day, and said it was a mash up of 2 recipes. Now I will probably never make butter chicken any other way but I will swear the smell of this dish and the taste will blow your mind!
Now after saying this I do know some of the ingredients are not commonly known to most and won't be found just about everywhere. But I will mention places you can check, and remember there is always online shopping when it comes to such things.

For the paratha if you live close to Indian takeout places you can simply order it, for us who live no where close to Indian restaurants we gotta make it, I think the best is to make a naan recipe, and for more of an authentic feel you want to give to the meal shape it weirdly lol.

• Marinate the chicken pieces over night, usually chicken fillet cut into cubes are used. 
• Braise some sliced onions till golden brown, than add your marinated chicken to the pot, you may add some water so it does not burn out while cooking. 
• When half way cooked add tomato puree (how much will depend on the quantity being made - be careful you don't add so much because the taste may over power the spices).
• When almost done add 2 Tb Kasoor methi, 2 Tb brown sugar and 3 Tb crushed cashews and give a boil. 
• Lastly, add your fresh cream, stir and give another boil so all the flavours and spices can blend well together.
• Garnish with fresh coriander, paratha and yoghurt chutney (yoghurt and ground green chillies mixed together).

• When it comes to the Tandoori Masala depending on how much you are looking, do not only add a few teaspoons. Tablespoons will do, and the main taste in the dish is tandoori, so be very generous. 
• Mace is not the same as nutmeg so please don't get it confused. I am not sure if its sold in supermarkets in a spice bottle. I do know its available at spice shops. A pinch is more than enough. 
• Kasoor Methi sold in boxes at supermarkets and spice shops, if you cannot find in your area you can buy online. The box does go a long way because you don't use that much or in every dish. Its green and looks like dry parsley.

I got this recipe from the Cosmopolitan Cuisine VI recipe book, as you can see instead of using full chicken fillet, it was cut up into strips. This can be served with rice and Chinese noodles; but this time it was done with baby veg side dish CLICK HERE to view.

Ingredients:
1 kg chicken fillet [cut into strips]
1/2 cup mint leaves
1 1/2 cup plain thick yoghurt
1 tsp salt
2 tsp ground green chillies
2 Tb olive oil
1/2 cup coriander leaves
1 tsp garlic paste [ground garlic]
2 tsp crushed cumin
1 tsp pepper
3 Tb lemon juice 

• Liquidise mint, coriander, garlic paste, pepper and 1/2 cup yoghurt.
• Add remaining spices, lemon juice and marinate the chicken.
• Add the 1 cup yoghurt and cook in a pot, if you want you can even braai/bbq this chicken and keep basting it with the marinade. 
• Garnish with spring onions and serve.

• coriander leaves
• ground green chillies
• paprika
• turmeric

STEPS: 

• Boil spaghetti, make sure the water has salt inside for seasoning.
• In a small bowl:

1.        add ground ginger and garlic
2.        ground red chilli (can make fresh or use the paste)
3.        liquidised tomatoes (1 or 2)
4.        gharam masala (this is a mix of all indian spices, again check at a spice shop        close buy)
5.        fine jeeru (fine cumin seeds)
6.        salt
7.        bhookie powder (paprika)

• Separately, finely chop or rasper some onions (just like how you would grate cheese do the exact same to the onions).
• Braise the onions with taj sticks (check local spice shops, if you don't find you can use a bay leaf) and a green chilli in olive oil till the onions are golden.
• When the onions turn golden quickly add the mix you made of all the spices, stir a bit, pop the lid on and steam till the mix starts boiling.
• Than place the kababs you made in the pot directly on the the spice mix (make sure you fried them for a few mins in oil so they will be firm), do not stir just place them on top. You can add a bit more water if you see its drying up, don't drown the mix.
• Pop the lid on and leave to cook. Keep checking and after a while you can gently stir the kabaabs.
• 5 mins before taking of the stove and you see the mix is thick add a couple of tablespoons of yoghurt and leave to cook a bit.
• By this time your spaghetti should be draining, if you want to heat it up pop them on the stove just to heat up.
• Plating is easy place the spaghetti, place the kababs on top with some masala and garnish with coriander leaves.