Continental Food Recipes

Herbed Buttered Rice With Green Peas is a quick and easy rice preparation that you can prepare to serve it along with any vegetable or chicken gravy. The rice is cooked in the pressure cooker and then later on pan tossed with butter, green peas, dried oregano, red chilli flakes. A simple and yet a tasty dish that has subtle flavours of melted butter and mixed herbs. Serve the Herbed Buttered Rice With Green Peas along with Crispy & Spicy Paneer , Thai Yellow curry, and a Tiramisu ...

The Lebanese Chickpea Falafel Recipe is a classic street food of middle-east made from chickpeas. It is simple and quick to make and is very nutritious too. The Falafel's can be served as an appetizer or place in a pita bread sandwich or into a wrap. Serve the Lebanese Chickpea Falafel is had along with a Tabbouleh Salad, Pita Bread and  Hummus. Storing Falafel: They have to be eaten hot and made almost immediately, else they will release a lot of water/ moisture and ...

Spring Onion & Roasted Garlic Brown Rice Recipe is a super healthy rice preparation made using brown rice, using the pressure cooker cooking method.  Here the brown rice is soaked for a while before adding it to a mixture of garlic and spring onion bulbs cooked in olive oil.  The prepared Spring Onion & Roasted Garlic Brown Rice is then fluffed and tossed with lush fresh green spring onions leaves that instantly uplift the dish.  Serve Spring Onion & Roasted ...

We often wonder what good ways we can consume the oatmeal for a meal. And like you I am always pressed for ideas on what to make of this wonder food. The Rosemary Oatmeal With Mushrooms With Fried Eggs is a perfect blend of the creamy oatmeal, when tossed in olive oil and mushrooms gives a very Mediterranean touch. Serve the Rosemary Oatmeal With Mushrooms With Fried Eggs along with toasted Garlic Bread with Herb Butter for a weeknight dinner. Other recipes that you can try are: Oatmeal ...

Egyptian Koshari is a popular dish originated in the 19th century as a way to use up the odds and ends leftover in the pantry. Small quantities of lentils, rice, macaroni, chickpeas, tomato sauce, onions, garlic, oil, vinegar, etc are usually used as a means to quickly finish the leftover supplies in this single dish. It is usually made with a combination of many things like rice, grains, lentils and macaroni, garnished with chickpeas and crispy fried onions. A hot sauce is usually drizzled on top. ...

Rosemary Chicken Rice Recipe is a lovely earthy rice preparation with flavours from the rosemary herb, served along  with spicy homemade tomato garlic sauce that is flavoured with basil. The rice is cooked along with freshly fried garlic, some browned onions and of-course rosemary from where it gets its rustic earthy flavour.  Although this recipe uses chicken, another option could be prawns and the vegetarians can use a mix of vegetables like tofu, baby corn, broccoli.  The Spicy ...

Buttered Herbed rice is one of the easiest rice dish to make. It is seasoned with herbs and tossed in butter. The best part of this dish is, it makes a great use of  leftover plain rice. Buttered herbed rice is an ideal meal for all of us to carry in our lunch box. Garlic tossed in butter and addition of aromatic herbs to season the rice uplifts the flavour making it different from the usual dish of rice tossed with spices. Serve the Buttered Herbed Rice with Smoked Tofu and Grilled Vegetable ...

Ruote pasta is popularly known as Cartwheel pasta or Wagon wheel pasta owing to its shape. This Ruote pasta & Eggplant gratin is a scrumptious one pot meal which is sure to please everyone. The pretty pasta is layered with veggies in pasta sauce, eggplants and topped with Gouda cheese; you can also use Mozzarella or Parmesan cheese instead. Use any vegetables of choice.  Serve the Ruote Pasta & Eggplant Gratin Recipe along with Couscous Salad with Raw Mangoes or with ...

Jalapeno Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe is a vibrant dish that uses freshly ground coriander leaves tossed in with cooked rice and has sliced jalapeños for an extra crunch and flavour. Finally a lemon is freshly squeezed into the rice to give a bit of tangy flavour to the rice preparation. The rice is quick to make for a nice continental menu as a side dish to go along with your chicken or lamb curries. Serve the Jalapeno Cilantro Lime Rice along with Jamaican Stew,  Delicious ...

Green Beans In Pomegranate Cream Sauce is a delicious, creamy entree recipe. It can be served as salad, appetizer or side dish. The sweet and tangy flavor of pomegranate pearls combined with creamy sauce is full of refreshing flavors. Green Beans in Pomegranate Cream Sauce is a fantastic gluten free appetizer as well.  Serve the Green Beans in Pomegranate Cream Sauce along with Light And Creamy Broccoli Soup and Garlic Bread with Herb Butter for a weeknight dinner. Other ...

Sun dried Tomatoes and Shiitake Mushroom Quiche is a scrumptious homemade Puff/ Filo (Phyllo) Pastry topped with delicious onion relish and sundried tomatoes with shiitake mushrooms. This recipe is a bit time consuming as it has homemade phyllo pastry but you can use readymade and cut down on the cooking time. It is a perfect dish to be enjoyed as a mini meal or as during hi-tea. It takes about an hour to do the preparations and about 30 to 40 minutes to cook. Serve Sundried Tomatoes And Shiitake ...

The Vegetable Au Gratin recipe is a classic french dish where the vegetables are baked along with a creamy white sauce called the béchamel sauce. This is one of the favorite dinners at home and I love it especially because it is quick to make and super healthy too. I like to make my bechamel sauce with different types of flours making it healthy and guilt free.You can bake with a combination of vegetable and play around with the recipe by adding more flavours.  Serve the Au Gratin along with ...

The Stuffed Zucchini recipe is one amazing dish, that is packed with flavors from the roasted peppers, mushrooms and flavor packed with Del Monte Cheesy Dip. The stuffed zucchini is a great way to pack in the vegetables and protein the body needs. You can add some minced chicken, bacon or even soy granules to the stuffing and up the protein content. When you run out of flavors then what comes in handy is these delicious, creamy and flavor packed Del Monte Cheesy Dip that you ...

Way back in 1993, when I was young and eager to learn, there was a young Colombian Chef who had come to New Delhi in search of nirvana. He was an absolute dope head, but cooked like an angel. Once in awhile in lieu of a free meal at the restaurant he would cook something for us. He was the first to give me the taste  of these arepas  - corn cakes made with a starchy cornmeal. The Corns Cakes are made with starchy cornmeal, corn kernels and cheese. It is one of the most delicious corn cakes ...

Tagine is a food culture of the Moroccan and Algerian countries. Tagine is a shallow earthen pot which has a tall lid and food cooked in tagine tastes amazing. Dishes made of tagine are usually slow cooked mostly on fire or grill, these days the tagine is cooked in oven too. Vegetable Tagine a mix of root vegetables cooked slowly in a tagine along with spices. Usually there is at least one dry fruit added to a tagine dish. Moroccan dish is not complete without dry fruits like dates, apricots, prunes, ...

Grilled eggplant is topped with Chickpeas, roasted Bell Peppers, Feta Cheese and herbs to make the eggplant steak. The fancy ‘steaks’ are sure to lure even those who are not very fond of eggplants. You can use thick Italian eggplants or the slender Japanese variety. The quick mix barbeque like sauce spices up the steaks. You can adjust the proportion of the ingredients to your taste. Serve Eggplant Steaks as a party side dish or for a light meal with Pita wedges and Tomato Noodle Soup. Here ...

Vegetable Casserole is an easy to cook recipe filled with goodness of a lot vegetables and cheese. It can be served on its own for lunch or dinner. This is a perfect recipe to make when you have leftover vegetables in your fridge. Serve Vegetable Casserole along with Roasted Tomato and Pumpkin Soup  and a Fennel Pesto Pull-Apart Bread Recipe  for a perfect weekend lunch or dinner. If you like this recipe, you can also try other Italian recipes such as :  Baked Vegetables ...

Gan Bian Dou Jiao Recipe (Dry-Fried Sichuan String Beans) are made with long green beans that are tossed with soya sauce and honey till they are bright and light and the beans are evenly coated with the Sichuan sauce, soya, honey and slight touch of ginger and garlic. This dish is featured as one of the main dishes in the Sichuan Cuisine. Traditionally in the regions of Sichuan, the dish also made by using Yacai (pickled mustard stem) and Pork.  As for the vegetarian lovers, we can keep it ...

Brown Rice & Quinoa Risotto Recipe is a comfort food made with a vegetable broth to a creamy consistency. The Risotto also contains vegetables like sliced mushroom, broccoli and bell peppers. Traditionally the risotto is made with northern Italian rice (arborio rice). The broth that is used is also derived from fish, meat and vegetable. Sometimes the risotto can also be flavored by adding wine to give it a depth to the dish. Serve your creamy Brown Rice & Quinoa Risotto Recipe with Fennel ...

Baamia is nothing but our bhindi/okra in Afghan. 'Qorma Baamia' - Baby Okra cooked in rich tomato-onion puree! Had this gravy a few weeks back at Afghani Restaurant and it was finger-licking good. I love experimenting on this versatile vegetable - Okra (bhindi) every now n then! But so far, I never imagined myself cooking bhindi in gravy directly. I tried replicating the same in-house and BINGO! It was as good as the restaurant version of it. Serve Qorma Baamia Recipe with hot Pudina ...

Sweet Chili Lime Grilled Chicken Recipe, Roasted Corn and steamed buttered Green Beans Recipe is a comforting lunch that you can have for your weekend dinner. The chicken is marinated in a sweet and chili sauce and cooked till the chicken becomes tender and succulent. The classic accompaniment for a grilled chicken is mashed potato but we have made it healthy by using steamed green beans which has less calories compared to the potatoes. Roasted corn by the side can give you an extra crunch and taste ...

Couscous are small granules of semolina and a very popular North African staple food. Curried Couscous, a healthy and filling food is very easy to cook and takes very less time to prepare. This dish is a combination of cooked vegetables and is mixed with steaming hot couscous. Serve Curried Couscous with Watermelon Carrot Radish juice for a healthy breakfast. If you like this recipe, you can also try Broken wheat and mixed millet upma and Quinoa and Vegetable Saute.

Ratatouille is the traditional French stewed vegetable dish which is often as a side dish with dinner sometimes included in breakfast and lunch. It serves as a complete meal when served with toasted bread. The secret of the dish is to cook the vegetables separately so each will taste truly. Ratatouille is the perfect breakfast option to include Vegetables in your first meal. The ratatouille tastes better the next day. Toast a sourdough bread, top with ratatouille and fried eggs for your breakfast. Serve ...

Stuffed Pita Recipe With Tandoori Mayo Chickpeas is a high protein one dish meal. Pita makes a great base for a sandwich and can be filled with a variety of ingredients. They make it easy to fill, hold and eat. Sandwiches can make great one dish meal that can be filling and great for weeknight dinners or even a lunch box to work or a picnic meal. In this recipe, we have filled the Pita's with chickpeas that are tossed in Del Monte Tandoori Mayo. The Tandoori Mayo is packed with flavors, it ...