…aten eggs & milk in a bowl. Set aside for further use. Preparation of Chicken Mince : Make chicken mince using boneless chicken breasts to weigh 250 gms. or use packaged chicken mince. Wash the mince lightly once. Drain the water & keep aside. Next prepare soya mince by following packet instructions. Heat oil in a wok/kadhai/pot till hot. Reduce heat & add onions. Saute the onions till soft & translucent. Add the turmeric, gree…
…our sufficient egg-milk mixture to moisten the bread. Arrange the prepared chicken mince evenly. It should be quite a thick layer. Place two slices of cheese so as to cover the chicken mince. You may tear out pieces of cheese & arrange if you like. Arrange another layer of torn bread pieces & pour the egg-milk mixture to moisten the bread. Arrange cheese on top & sprinkle pepper. Steam the bread & mince pie for about 25 mins. or in…
…d onions & sauté till soft & translucent. Add turmeric pwd., & chicken pieces & sauté well. Cook for about 8 mins. Add chicken stock, reserved vegetable stock & give it a good stir. Add thin coconut milk, garam masala pwd., fennel pwd. & salt to taste. Stir well & let it cook for about 5-6 mins. Turn off the heat & add the thick coconut milk, lemon juice, pepper pwd. & combine well. Temper a sprig of curry leave…
…3 tbsps. Corn Flour A pinch of Sugar (optional) Salt to taste 3 cups Water/Chicken Stock 4 tbsps. Vegetable Oil/Sesame Oil Method : Wash boneless chicken breasts & cut into sufficiently thick strips. Marinate it with ginger garlic paste & 1/3 tsp. salt. To prepare onion flakes, peel & quarter the onion & then gently peel off flakes. Deseed & separate the membrane of the capsicum & dice it into thick pieces. In a cup m…
…tarch or if the rice fluffs well & retains separate grain. Instead of chicken cubes, you may use chicken stock if you have it handy. You may use a bouquet garni in your pulao/biryani if you wish to eliminate the tedious task of taking out whole spices from the dish individually. The Bouquet Garni : The bouquet garni is a bundle of herbs/ whole spices (masala) usually bound together in a muslin cloth & tied with a string & dropped in…
…ack or White Pepper to taste Salt to taste Procedure : Wash & boil the chicken breasts. Reserve stock if any for soups or for any other purpose. Cool the chicken, chop roughly & then pulse in a blender or food processor till it turns fine like bread crumbs. Place the chicken crumbs, sour cream or dairy cream, mayonnaise & cheese in a sufficiently large bowl. Mix well till smooth & creamy. Add diced capsicum & finely chopped spr…
…quiche… Ingredients for the Pastry : 150 g refined flour(maida) 75 g butter or ghee (I used ghee) chilled water to knead the dough a pinch of salt Method : Sift flour & salt . Rub the butter or ghee into the flour with your fingertips until it resembles bread crumbs. Gradually add chilled water & stir with a fork until the mixture is evenly moist. Knead very lightly to form into a soft dough. Refrigerate for 20-25 mins. (I used a foo…
…Cinnamon pwd. Procedure: Grease the baking dish or ramekins liberally with butter. First butter the bread slices and them cut them into triangles if using a baking dish or break into pieces. Arrange the bread triangles or pieces of bread in the baking dish or ramekins. Place the milk, cream and chocolate pieces into a heavy bottomed saucepan and gently heat until the chocolate has melted. Bring the temperature of the chocolate milk to lukewarm. St…
…izers/starters to go with your cocktails & mocktails… ButterflyPrawns, Chicken Chilli, Chicken pate with Crackers, Chicken Satay, Chilli CheesePakoras, Corn & Oregano Cheese Balls, Creamy Chicken Kabab, Fish Chilli Dry, Fish Cutlets, Goan Stir Fry Prawns, Grilled Fish with Bell Peppers, Mini Savory Baskets. Here is a Christmas Special menu that you could consider for Lunch & Dinner… Goan Mackerel Croquetas Prawn Pulao Goan Pork Vindalo…
…ta or bacon and half the quantity of garlic until brown and crisp. Add the chicken strips, sliced mushrooms, the remaining garlic and a sprinkling of pepper and thyme. Give a good stir and cook for 5 mins. Now comes the most important part of getting it right or your carbonara could be a disaster! Be alert, very brisk and quick!! Immediately, toss the drained pasta in the pan with chicken, bacon and aromatic flavors of garlic and thyme. Take the p…