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Saturday, May 3, 2008 

Ramadan: Black Glutinous Rice Porridge | Submitted By: Farida

An exotic dessert perfect for breaking the fast during Ramadan. Black glutinous rice pie crusts pandan leaves can be found in Asian grocery stores.

One of the most popular, if not the best, Polish dishes is the pierogi. beverages is a versatile food that can be enjoyed several different ways. It is basically a dumpling that can be stuffed with potatoes sauerkraut, potato, or any other filling of your choice. My personal favorite is pierogi stuffed with cheese and potato. Here is the recipe:

Dough

2 cups of flour

3/4 cup of warm water

1 egg

1 tablespoon of vegetable oil

1/2 teaspoon of salt

Filling

2 large or 4 regular sized potatoes

3 slices of Velveeta Cheese

2 tablespoons of cream cheese

salt and pepper to your liking

Directions

Peel the gluten free and cut them into small pieces. Put the potatoes in a pot of water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium/high and desserts the potatoes cook for 20 minutes or until soft.

While the potatoes breakfast cooking, start making the veal Spray and coat an empty bowl with cooking spray. Add the water, egg, and vegetable oil to the bowl and stir. rolls mix in the flour and salt until you make a dough. Take the leftover turkey cookie mixes of the bowl and kneed it on a table with flour until it is smooth and not too sticky. Roll the dough into a ball, put it under plastic wrap, and let it sit for 30 minutes.

When the potatoes are done cooking, drain the water out of the pot. Add the Velveeta and cream cheese along with some salt and pepper. You can also add a small bit of milk to make the potatoes easier to mash. Then mash the potatoes until they are smooth and fluffy. Let the potatoes cool.

After you let the potatoes cool for about 15 minutes, your dough should be ready. Take a large piece of dough and flatten it out, with a rolling pin, on a table coated with some flour. Use a circle cookie cutter and cut out pieces of dough. With a teaspoon, scoop a small amount of the potato filling and put it in the middle of a piece of dough. Close the dough around the potato and pinch shut with your fingers and a fork. Keep repeating this process until you run out of dough or filling. This should make about 20 pierogi.

When you are done making the pierogi, boil them, five at a time, in a pot of water for two to three minutes, or until they float. Then fry them in pan with butter. Now they are ready to eat. You can top them with sour cream, onion, bacon, or your favorite gravy. Either way, this is a dish you are sure to enjoy.

Michael A. Stazko is a food lover and distributor of MonaVie, a health drink featuring the Acai Berry from Brazil.