Calamansi Juice

Calamansi is a great citrus fruit and superb source of vitamin C and natural antioxidants.  Daily consumption of calamansi juice is ideal to prevent wrinkles and eliminates free radicals and toxins.  This drink without sugar, is a wonderful way to lose weight while keeping yourself refreshed.  It is a wonderful good digestive stimulant as well as appetizer, and is a good source of potassium.

With calamansi so cheaply available in Singapore and juicing it with Thermomix takes only seconds, we should sizzle our way to good health with a glass of revitalizing, rejuvenating and refreshing drink daily.

Ingredients:

100 g raw sugar
15 pcs of Calamansi
800 g of cold water
 

Method:

	Cover	Time	Temp°C	Speed
1)  Place sugar in TM bowl and grind	Yes	10 secs	-	10
2)  Add calamansi and water	Yes	Pulse 2x(short)	-	Turbo
3)  Place simmering basket in TM bowl to sift out the skin and seeds. Pour onto jug and  keep it in the fridge ready for serving	-	-	-	-

Chwee Kueh

Chwee Kueh is a favourite local breakfast.  It is mainly made of rice flour and the toppings is fried preserved radish.  This is a simple dish but can be quite addictive!

Ingredients:

For rice cakes – make around 13 pieces average size

200 g rice flour

20 g arrowroot flour (If you do not have arrowroot flour, you can use cornflour)

1 kg water

A big pinch of salt

15 g oil

1 litre water for steaming

Method:

	Cover	Time	Temp°C	Speed
1)  Add rice flour, arrowroot flour, water, salt and oil into TM bowl and cook	Yes	5½ mins	80	4
2)  Pour mixture into small aluminium bowls, arrange in Varoma Dish and steam	-	25 mins	V	3
3)  Cool to allow rice cakes to firm up before serving.	-	-	-	-

Ingredients:

For toppings

150 g dried preserved radish minced (salty type)

50 g garlic – peel away skin

70 g oil

2 tsp sesame seeds

½ tbsp dark soy sauce

1 tsp sugar (if using sweet preserved radish, no need to put sugar, add some soy sauce instead)

Sesame oil to taste

Method:

	Cover	Time	Temp°C	Speed
1)  Wash preserved radish by squeezing it in water and pour it over a sieve.  Do this 2 times to remove salt.  Squeeze it dry and put it in TM bowl to fry it dry.  Put it aside.	No	4 mins	V	2
2)  Put garlic in TM bowl to chop.  Scrape down.	Yes	5 secs	-	6
3)  Put dried radish back into TM bowl with the garlic.  Add oil to fry.  In between open cover to scrape down	Yes	10 mins	V	2
4)  Add sesame seeds, dark soy sauce, sugar and sesame oil and further fry.  In between open cover to scrape down	Yes	10 mins	V	2
5) Remove rice cakes from bowl and add toppings, ready to serve.

Rye Bread

I actually took this recipe from superkitchenmachine.com and adjusted the mixture of flour.  This bread is very easy to make and very yummy to eat.  Just a thin slice of bread with a slab of butter and it tastes heavenly.

With Thermomix, I am beginning to enjoy home made bread.  It is so easy to make and so delicious to eat especially while it is still warm.  Commercial breads no longer appeals to me anymore!

         

Ingredients:

300 g water

3 tsp yeast

1 tbsp honey

300 g bread flour             )  Total 500 g of flour, it can be in any

100 g wholemeal flour      )  proportion.  If you can’t find rye

100 g rye flour                 )  flour, then use only 2 types of flour

1½ tsp salt

1 tbsp olive oil mixed with 1 Tbsp water (for brushing top)

Method:

	Cover	Time	Temp°C	Speed
1)  Add water, yeast and honey into TM bowl	Yes	1 min	37	3
2)  Add bread flour, wholemeal flour, rye flour and salt.  Knead	No	5 mins	-	Knead (wheat icon)
3)  Leave dough in TM bowl to rise	Yes	45 mins	-	-
5) Knead again	No	1 min	-	Knead
6) Turn dough onto floured surface or silicone mat and use firm hand to shape into 2 loaves
7) Make thin cuts on top and brush with mixture of olive oil and water.  Place on lightly greased flat tray and let rise, it will double in size.		20 mins
8) Set oven to begin pre-heating at 210°C. Place an ovenproof container in the oven with water (for special soft crust)
9) When desired temp is reached, dust loaves with flour, place into oven, and reduce temp to 200°C		Bake for 25 mins
10) Remove bread to cool on a cooling rack before slicing.  It is best eaten while still warm with a thin slab of butter… yummm!

Guava Juice

The health benefits of guava include treatment of diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, cough, cold, skin care, high blood pressure, weight loss, scurvy, etc. Other benefits are that guava helps control diabetes, protects the prostrate, its Lypocene reduces the risk of cancer, the juice of the leaves cures toothache, swollen gums & oral ulcers, heals wounds when applied externally, convulsions, epilepsy, bacterial infections and so on and so forth. 

I love guavas, especially the pink ones with its lovely fragrance.  It is so delicious to eat but the seeds can be quite difficult to chew.  Thank goodness I have my Thermomix to prepare my guava juice.  It can grind the seeds so finely that it can be drank together as part of the juice.  Just 2 minutes and you can have your very own glass of lovely pink juice… so quenching and so delicious!

Ingredients:

2 average sized pink guava – quartered with skin and seeds intact

Several pieces of ice cubes

Honey – to taste

300 ml cold water – depends on how thick you want your guava juice

Method:

	Cover	Time	Temp°C	Speed
1)  Put cut guava, ice and honey in TM bowl	Yes	2 mins	-	10
2)  During last 30 secs, add water onto the lid and let it flow down through the holds of the Measuring Cup	Yes	-	-	10
3)  Serve in glasses to enjoy the pink colour