SPICY LENTIL SOUP

Recipe by Chef Haleesha Weerasinghe,  FCHSGA,  GalleFace Hotel Sri Lanka

Recipe 04 portions
INGREDIENTS: 
03 tsp Olive oil
½ tsp Chopped ginger
01 tsp Chopped garlic
05 tsp Chopped onions
25 g Carrots - roughly cut
25 g Leeks - roughly cut
Cinnamon 1" pcs
200 g Lentils soaked
½ tsp Turmeric powder
½ tsp Chilli powder
01 tsp Curry powder
750 ml Vegetable stock or Water
01 tsp Salt
02 tsp Chopped coriander leaves
04 nos Lemon wedges

DIRECTIONS: 

Saute onion, garlic and ginger in oil. Add the roughly cut carrots, leeks and the cinnamon. Cook for few minutes. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder and curry powder, cook for 30 seconds and add the lentils with stock. Simmer for 20 minutes till the lentils are cooked. Blend the lentils with a stick blender to the required thickness. Finally add salt and the coriander leaves. Serve with a wedge of lemon.

REMARKS

Black pepper, bell peppers, cream and tomatoes can be added if required.

TUNA, CUCUMBER AND ONION SALAD

Recipe by Chef Haleesha Weerasinghe,  FCHSGA,  GalleFace Hotel Sri Lanka

Recipe 04 Portions
INGREDIENTS: 
04 tsp Low fat curd
Pinch of salt
Lemon juice
150 g Fresh Tuna- grill and flake into pieces or yellow
Fin Tuna in brine
125 g Tomato - cut into julienne
200 g Cucumber cut into julienne
30 g Spring onions
100 g Iceberg lettuce - shredded

DIRECTIONS: 

Mix curd, salt and lemon juice together. Boil the Tuna steak , cool and flake. Mix together with all other ingredient and arrange on a bed of shredded lettuce.

fish curry

SPICY PRAWN AND RAW PAPAYA SALAD

Recipe by Chef Haleesha Weerasinghe,  FCHSGA,  GalleFace Hotel Sri Lanka

INGREDIENTS: 
Recipe 04 Portions
01 tsp Sesame oil
05 tsp Lime juice
½ tsp Balsamic vinegar
01 tsp Bee honey
1/4 tsp Salt
150 g Raw papaya - shredded
150 g Prawns - boiled and deveined
50 g Spring onions
75 g Tomatoes - cut into julienne
100 g Ice berg lettuce - shredded
01 no Oranges - cut into segments
20 g Coriander leaves - chopped
03 nos Red chilli - finely chopped ( optional )
01 no Orange

DIRECTIONS: 
Mix sesame oil, lime juice, balsamic vinegar, honey and salt together in a bottle. Mix together with the rest of vegetables and arrange on a bed of shredded lettuce.

ASIAN VEGETABLE SALAD

Recipe by Chef Haleesha Weerasinghe,  FCHSGA,  GalleFace Hotel Sri Lanka

Recipe 05 Portions
INGREDIENTS: 
01 tsp Olive oil
08 tsp Lime juice / Lemon juice
01 tsp Bee Honey
1/4 tsp Salt
150 g Raw papaya
75 g Red bell pepper
75 g Green bell pepper
75 g Yellow bell pepper
30 g Bean sprouts
50 g Spring onions - sliced
10 g Coriander leaves - chopped
100 g Pineapple cleaned - cut into strips
01-03 nos Red chilli - Finely chopped ( optional )
50 g Green lettuce / Red lettuce

DIRECTIONS: 
Mix olive oil, lemon juice, honey and salt together in a bottle. Cut the vegetables into strips, roughly chop the coriander and red chilli. Mix all ingredients together and place on a bed of lettuce.

Spicy Chicken Wings

INGREDIENTS: 
1 lg. can Parmesan cheese
2 tbsp. oregano
4 tbsp. parsley
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 stick margarine
4-5 lbs. chicken wings

DIRECTIONS: 

Line cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Melt margarine in small pan. Cut up chicken wings. Discard tips. Mix all dry ingredients in bowl. Dunk chicken wings in margarine and roll in cheese mixture. Place on cookie sheet. Bake in preheated 350-degree oven for 1 hour. Serve warm.