Jaitan’s Cook Book

About Me

My name is Jaitan Woodworth. My Mum’s side of the family is from Sri Lanka, while my dad’s side of the family is from Canada. I was born in Richland, Washington State. I chose these recipes because they come from where my family originated from. My family on my Mum’s side cook curries and string hoppers while on my Dad’s side live by the lake and will catch fish once in a while and cook it. Also, they buy eggs and lobster. On my Dad’s side we love lobster, and they will get one when we visit.

Table of Contents

1. About Me
2. Table of Contents
3. Potato Masala
4. Dosa
5. French Toast
6. Oven Pancakes
7. Fudge salted brownies
8. Cutlets
9. Fish Rolls
10. Coco Pancakes
11. Peanut Butter Balls
12. Naan Bread

Potato Masala

Yield, 8 servings

Intro

I chose this recipe because it is one of my favorite foods.

Ingredients

• 2 cups of diced potatoes
• 1 medium onion chopped or sliced
• ½ tbsp ginger
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tbsp oil
• ½ tsp mustard seeds
• ½ tsp cumin
• 1 tsp chana dal
• 1 tsp urad dal
• 1 sprig curry leaves
• 1 to 2 green chillies chopped
• ⅛ tsp turmeric
• 1 pinch hing

Steps

1. Boil the potatoes in a pot or pressure cooker
2. Boil until tender, not mushy
3. Heat oil in pan and add mustard and cumin
4. When they begin to splutter add chana dal and urad dal
5. Add onions, green chili and curry leaves
6. Saute onions till transparent
7. Add potatoes, turmeric, and salt
8. Mash potatoes slightly
9. Add corridors and stir
10. Serve with dosa or rice
11. Enjoy

Dosa

Yield, 8 dosa

Intro

I chose this one because you serve this with the potato masala.

Ingredients

• 1 cup garbanzo bean flour (chickpea flour or besan)
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• Salt to taste
• Water

Steps

1. Mix all the ingredients
2. Add water until very runny because this is different than a pancake because it is thinner not thick
3. Put your mix on a pan and wait til done cooking
4. Serve with curry, or masala.
5. Enjoy

French Toast

Yield, 4 slices of bread

Intro

I will make this for breakfast on the weekends.

Ingredients

• 2 Eggs
• 4 Bread
• 1/4 Milk
• Pinch of Sugar

Steps

1. Preheat stove to 4.0.
2. Crack the 2 eggs in a bowl.
3. Pour in the milk and soak the bread.
4. Once you soak the bread, put the bread on the pan.
5. Once one side becomes golden flip it and wait till the other side becomes golden.
6. Take it of the pan and put it on the plate.
7. Sprinkle the sugar and enjoy!

Oven Pancakes

Yield, 1 pan

Intro

We love pancakes and if we don’t make french toast we will make pancakes.

Ingredients

• 1/3 cups of butter
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup of milk
• 1 cup of flour
• 3 tablespoon of cinnamon sugar

1. Melt the butter in the oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Blend in the rest of the ingredients in butter.
3. Put mix in deep pie plate or pancake oven pan.
4. Put in oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
5. Leave it in there for 20-25 minutes or golden brown.
6. Take out and (optional) serve with sugar sprinkled on, syrup,or sausages.
7. Enjoy!

Fudge Salted Brownies

Yield, 2 pans

Intro

One of my favorite desserts to make.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate finely chopped
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon Maldon sea salt

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Melt the butter and chocolate in a frying pan on medium-low heat.
3. Stir occasionally.
4. Mix all the ingredients except for salt.
5. Pour batter in pan and sprinkle salt.
6. Put in oven at 350 degrees.
7. Leave for 30-35 minutes.
8. Put tooth pick in and check for ready.
9. Cool for 10 minutes.
10. Enjoy!

Cutlets

Yield, 1 bowl

Intro

When ever Ammama came over she would always make cutlets.

Ingredients

Fish Rolls

Yield, 8 rolls

Intro

This was another dish that Ammama always made.

Ingredients

One cup all purpose flour

One cup milk

2 eggs

½ tea spoon salt

Blend the above together in a blender. In a nonstick pan make round pastry thinly .

Damp the edges with white egg, put one table spoonful of fish and roll it and

Dip it in beaten egg and bread crumbs and leave it in the fridge.and fry them in a golden brown colour.

Prepare the fish same as you make for the cutlet.

Coco Pancakes

Yield: 8 pancakes

Intro

My family loves chocolate and pancakes so we love making coco pancakes.

Ingredients

• 2 egg yolks
• 2 egg whites, whipped
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 ⅓ cups milk, more if the batter is too thick
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups flour
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 3 ½ oz chocolate, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter, or oil for cooking

Steps

1. In a large bowl, mix together yolks and sugar, while still whisking, add milk
2. Carefully fold in whipped egg whites.
3. NOTE: It’s better to use a spoon rather than a whisk.
4. Add and mix the melted butter and the vanilla.
5. In another large bowl, mix the sieved flour, cocoa powder, and the baking powder.
6. Form a little well in the middle and pour the milk and eggs mixture. Stir until the batter is smooth.
7. Mix in the chopped chocolate. Let the batter sit for 15-20 minutes.
8. To make the ganache, in a small saucepan, heat the heavy cream, without letting it boil.
9. Take off the heat, mix with the chocolate chips until perfectly smooth.
10. Over low to medium heat, pour ¼ cup (60 ml) of pancake batter on a well-oiled pan.
11. When bubbles start to form on the surface of the pancake, flip and cook it for a minute on the other side.
12. When the pancakes are ready, pour the chocolate ganache on top.
13. NOTE: If the ganache has hardened while you were making the pancakes, you can microwave it for 15-20 seconds.
14. Garnish with raspberries.
15. Enjoy !

Peanut Butter Balls

Yield, 20 servings

Intro

My grandma always made these with us when she came over.

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps

1. Mix butter and peanut butter together with spoon until creamy then add vanilla.
2. Mix in icing sugar.
3. Roll into small balls and refrigerate.
4. Enjoy!

Naan Bread

Yield, 7 servings

Intro

We eat this with our curry and we will eat a lot of it in our house.

Ingredients

• 2 tsp dry active yeast ($0.19)
• 1 tsp sugar ($0.02)
• 1/2 cup water ($0.00)
• 2 1/2-3 cups flour, divided ($0.39)
• 1/2 tsp salt ($0.05)
• 1/4 cup olive oil ($0.64)
• 1/3 cup plain yogurt ($0.17)
• 1 large egg

Steps

1. In a small bowl, combine the yeast, sugar and water. Stir to dissolve then let sit for a few minutes or until it is frothy on top. Once frothy, whisk in the oil, yogurt, and egg until evenly combined.
2. In a separate medium bowl, combine 1 cup of the flour with the salt. Next, pour the bowl of wet ingredients to the flour/salt mixture and stir until well combined. Continue adding flour, a half cup at a time, until you can no longer stir it with a spoon (about 1 to 1.5 cups later).
3. At that point, turn the ball of dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead the ball of dough for about 3 minutes, adding small amounts of flour as necessary to keep the dough from sticking. You’ll end up using between 2.5 to 3 cups flour total. The dough should be smooth and very soft but not sticky. Avoid adding excessive amounts of flour as you knead, as this can make the dough too dry and stiff.
4. Loosely cover the dough and let it rise until double in size (about 1 hour). After it rises, gently flatten the dough into a disc and cut it into 8 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a small ball.
5. Heat a large, heavy bottomed skillet over medium heat. Working with one ball at a time, roll it out until it is about 1/4 inch thick or approximately 6 inches in diameter. Place the rolled out dough onto the hot skillet and cook until the bottom is golden brown and large bubbles have formed on the surface (see photos below). Flip the dough and cook the other side until golden brown as well. Stack the cooked flat bread on a plate and cover with a towel to keep warm as you cook the remaining pieces. Serve plain or brushed with melted butter and sprinkled with herbs!