Is it true that honey is a healthier, sweeter than sugar and a good substitute in recipes?

Honey contains a small amount of B-group vitamins and some minerals (calcium, chlorine, potassium and sodium), making it marginally healthier than white sugar, which contains some calcium and potassium but no vitamins at all. Golden demerara sugar contains slightly more minerals than honey does, but fewer vitamins.

In kilojoules content, 100 g honey has 1180-1220 kilojoules, while the same amount of sugar has about 1660 kilojoules. And as honey tastes sweeter than sugar, it is usually used in smaller quantities, reducing kilojoules further.

Honey is good to use in cooking, especially baking, because it absorbs moisture better than sugar. This means that honey will keep breads and cakes moist for longer. To substitute honey for sugar, use a spoonful of honey to every one-and-a-quarter spoons of sugar stated in the recipe. Note that as honey contains some water, the amount of liquid used in the recipe needs to be reduced slightly.

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Try Our Halal Burgers – A Treat for the Real Meat Eaters

At Sara’s, we bring the best for our ever-increasing Halal food lovers all over the UK.  And here we are, with our delicious, mouth-watering Halal Burgers which have been a roaring success since their launch in the market. It suits the taste of both the traditional consumers as well as the new younger generation. Our burgers are a perfect combination of taste and nutrition. Just try it once and you will ask for more. We are sure about this.

Just try our Texan range or our Chunky variety. Fiesta and Sara’s Grills are our most popular Halal burgers (they are so tasty). So, I believe you are just spoilt for choice. You can lay your hands on our yummy Chunky Beef Burger or Chunky Chicken Burger or may be you should try Chunky Lamb Burger or may be, you should try them all. Yes, you have so many options.

Besides our Halal Burgers, you can check-out our Kebabs, Sausages, Khans Kofta Balls, and Pies. Just log on to the site and check-out our complete range of Halal food products.

What are you waiting for? – Halal food is very nutritious. And yes, when you buy it from Sara’s, you can rest assured that you are buying quality Halal food at the best price-rates.

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Get Ready for Grilling

Are you in love with grilled Halal foods? Well, preparing grilled Halal foods is easy and simple. But then, you should know the art of making it. Before we start on grilled Halal foods, just make sure you have all the stuff by your side, such as meat, oil, seasonings and flavorings.

• Foods should be of relatively even thickness so as to stand up to intense heat of grilling.

• Next thing is to cut them into proper sizes. So you can cut the meat into strips, chunks and then thread the same on skewers. And you know how tasty it comes out. Yummy!  

• Choose oil that can be neutral (it entirely depends on you). You can also opt for flavoured oil for that special taste.

• You need salt and pepper. Also check out for marinades so as to improve the texture of foods.

• It’s the time to get ready with all your tools and equipments (I mean grills and broilers)

• Make sure you have tongs, offset spatulas, flexible spatulas and sizzler plates 

• Rub the rods with vegetable oil (with soft hands)

• Establish temperature zones on the grill

• Develop a system for placing foods on the grill (depending upon food type)

• Make sure you do not overdo it so that the food does not lose its natural tenderness  

It may seem as a long procedure, but it is not. Give it a try and let your family and friends taste the grilled Halal food, made by you.

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Preparing a Gas Grill for Cooking

Preparing a Gas Grill for Cooking

An automatic ignition device, which makes starting the burners a very simple process, is a standard feature on most modern gas grills. On multiple burner gas grills, one burner is usually designated as the starter burner. Once it is lit, all of the other burners can be lit from this source (the fuel lines are joined to it). Before attempting to ignite the burners, make sure the valve on the gas tank is turned on. The gas tank is located below the grill unit. A hose connects the gas tank to the fuel lines of the grill. When you are sure that gas is flowing into the grill unit, turn the control knob for the primary burner to the "start" position and then push the ignition switch to light the burner.

Note: Before attempting to light the burners with the automatic ignition feature, it is very important to open the hood of the gas grill. The build up of gas that can occur within the confines of the closed hood prior to igniting the burners may cause an explosion once the burners are lit. Always follow the instructions for proper and safe use provided by the manufacturer.

If you are unable to see that the burner has lit, you can hold the palm of your hand over the grill grate in order to feel the heat rising from the burner.

When the primary burner is lit, the other burners may be ignited simply by switching on their respective control knobs to start the flow of gas. The control knobs for all of the burners should be turned to the "high" setting in order to preheat the grill properly.

While the grill is preheating, the hood should be closed to hold in the heat. The grill should be preheated for at least 10 minutes prior to cooking. The temperature under the grill hood should reach 500º F. Some gas grills are equipped with thermometers built into the hoods (as shown on the right front of the hood of the grill pictured), which provide a reasonably accurate temperature reading when the hood is closed.

The grate should be oiled before grilling any food. Use a long handled brush for this purpose. Oiling the grate will help prevent food from sticking to it and will make cleanup easier.

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Polonies – A Tasty Way to Start Your Day

It is yummy. It is delicious. It is great. And it is Polonies. It is an ideal way to start a new day. Polonies come pre-cooked and therefore, are ideal for quick snacks, pizza toppings and much more. It just can not get any better. Be creative and make the most of Polonies.

At Sara’s, we offer you a fine range of Halal food so as to cater every taste. When it comes to Polonies,

you can choose spicy (Masala) and Mild (Garlic). The taste grows mani-fold when the dish is served with eggs and delicious sausages. Give it a try and you will fall in love with this delicious food. To offer you the best taste, we use quality ingredients and spices.

So why not be a bit creative and start the day with delicious, nutritious Polonies. It is a great idea to enjoy the Halal dish with family and friends. Apart from Polonies, you should also taste our Kebabs, Sausages, Burgers, Khans Kofta Balls and many other Halal products.

Fill your mouth with Polonies. They are simply a very, very tasty way to start your day.

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Know the Kebab

Kebab is a wide-variety of meat dishes and is popular everywhere (yes, it is). As far as the traditional meat for Kebab is considered, it is lamb. And it tastes so good that you can not tell. Now-a-days, the meat could be beef, chicken, and goat. It is in-fact now the part of everyday cuisine in many nations across the globe. There is a great variety of Kebab which includes Shish, Doner, Kathi, Kakori, Chapli, Burrah, Kalmi, Galouti, Testi, and Chelow. So, options are many when it comes to choosing your type of Kebab in a restaurant.

A lot depends on how good the spices are and who's making the dish. The taste differs from one chef to another, one restaurant to another and one country to another.
Shish Kebab, for an example, is prepared using any kind of meat (such as lamb or goat) and is threaded on a skewer and grilled.
Doner Kebab, on the other hand, is sliced lamb (or any other type of meat) which is slowly roasted on a vertical rotating spit. It tastes so well. Must give it a try!
Kathi Kebab is generally cooked in a tandoor and can be made with any kind of meat, such as chicken, beef and lamb.
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Sara’s Halal Foods: Mouth-Watering Food Products with Taste and Quality

Today’s consumers ask for the best and choose only the best. At Sara’s Halal Foods, we know the art of delivering the best food-products to our consumers from all over the world. Yes, it is a tough job to please your consumers but at Sara’s, we just love our consumers.

We come-out with a complete-range of quality products which include fresh chicken cuts, fresh lamb cuts, fresh beef cuts, sliced meats, polonies, burgers, kebabs, sausages, franks, crumbed products, biltong, marinated products, khans kofta balls, ready cooked, pies, and gelatine at an affordable price. “Keeping Consumers Happy” is what we believe in and thus, deliver what they want: taste, quality, convenience and value for money with something extra.

At Sara’s, our products start with the best ingredients available and then, processed by Halal Butchers. The food is prepared under very hygienic conditions in conformity with our high-quality standards. All our products are easy to prepare and deliver delicious flavour. We offer a complete range of mouth-watering deli products for all our consumers in London, UK at very affordable prices. And this is just the beginning for us. We are committed to come-up with more quality products so as to match the ever-changing taste of our consumers.  

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