…ling water. Stir to cool. Blend gelatin in the mango puree. Beat sugar and cream cheese until light, smooth and creamy. Add the mango gelatin mixture to the cream cheese mixture and combine well. Whip the cream until stiff, fold in the whipped cream and stir in the mango pieces/cubes. Pour this mixture over the chilled crust and smoothen the top. Chill for at least an hour or until set. For the Mango Glaze : Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Cool…
…m powder & mix the dry ingredients well. In a sufficiently large bowl, cream butter with sugar until light & fluffy & then beat in eggs. Sift in dry ingredients, a third at a time, alternate with milk, stirring until well blended. Stir in lemon extract or lime juice, chopped cherries & ½ cup chopped apricots which you cut up earlier. Pour into prepared mould, cover with lid or foil & steam in a steamer for about 2 hours or unti…
…until the tops turn a golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Unmold and transfer to a serving plate. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream/ice cream or enjoy plain….
…lternate colors. (I used melted jam). You will have 2 cakes with alternating colors in each. Spread some whipped cream over the top of one cake & place the other on top. Cover the sides & the top with the whipped cream to make one whole cake. Mix melted chocolate & cream & use this mixture to decorate the cake with patterns.Alternatively decorate the top of the cake as desired. Cut into wedges & serve. (Follow the pi…
…iflower in tiny florets. Keep aside. Preparation of the White Sauce : Melt butter in a pan on low heat. Add the flour & mix with the butter. Stir carefully till the rawness of the flour disappears but do not allow the flour to change colour. Take the pan off the heat & keep stirring while gradually adding the milk to it. Make sure it is smooth & not lumpy. Again place the pan on the stove & cook on…
…xture rest until it is warm. You should be able to drop the mixture on the butter paper. Place the butter paper or kite paper doilies on trays. Arrange sugar coated coconut strips in the center of each paper doily in a circular pattern or drop them in small clusters/bunches on each paper cut out or doilies. Keep the prepared trays of Teias de Aranhas (Gons) in a dry place to harden. This may take a few hours or overnight to harden depending on the…
…goodness of fresh vegetables in a rich, tangy, tomato gravy with a smooth, creamy & buttery flavour. It has just the right touch of aromatic spices. I am happy to post my version of this ever popular Mughlai dish for you to relish… Ingredients : ½ cup Cauliflower florets ½ cup Baby Corn (sliced diagonally into 1 inch pieces) ½ cup French Beans (sliced into 1 inch pieces) ½ cup Green Peas ½ cup Carrots (cut into 1 inch pieces) 1 cup Onion (pee…
…tion of the Dough : Sieve the wheat flour & maida & combine.Melt butter in milk & cool down. Make a well in the flour . Then add the butter-milk mix & mix slowly with fingers till it resembles bread crumbs.Add the risen yeast & knead well for 15 mins.Add a few drops of oil & knead till oil is incorporated into the dough & the dough is soft, smooth, pliable & sticky.Place the ball of dough in an oiled b…
…ce flour over it. Place the second disc on the first one, again brush some butter on it & sprinkle rice flour on it. Place the third disc but do not apply butter & rice flour on it. Instead, place one tbsp. filling on the disc. Seal the inside edges with a little water carefully. Fold over diagonally to form a triangle. Press the two edges a little inside the border. Similarly, prepare all the puffs. Deep fry in hot oil on a low heat til…
…the remainder of grated cheese. Sprinkle bread crumbs. Dot with some more butter if you like or toss bread crumbs in melted butter and spread evenly on top of the assembled macaroni. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200 C. for about 20 mins. or until it is bubbly and golden brown on the top. Let the macaroni and cheese casserole rest for about 5-7 mins. before serving. Serve hot. Enjoy with ketchup if you like. Variation : Minced meat, boiled and fla…