…Slice or chop the strawberries roughly. Combine the strawberries with lime juice and ½ cup sugar. Stir gently and allow the strawberries to macerate in the juices for 2 hrs. Cook the strawberries in the microwave for about 2 mins. Let it cool down completely. Combine the cooled custard, heavy cream, vanilla essence & the cooked strawberries. Pour it in a blender and give it a quick run twice or till the strawberries are combined. Keep it a lit…
…ste 1 tsp. Turmeric pwd. 6 Peppercorns 5 Cloves 2 one inch Cinnamon Sticks Juice of 2 Limes or a dash of Vinegar 4 tbsps. Vegetable Oil/Ghee 4 dry Kashmiri Chillies (destemed, deseeded & broken) 1 cup Water Salt to taste Procedure : Wash the chunk of beef & drain well. Pierce with the fork all over the meat. Rub ginger-garlic paste, turmeric pwd., lemon juice & a little salt all over the meat. Marinate for about 4 hrs. or preferably ov…
…diced) 1 tbsp. fresh Garlic paste ½ tbsp. fresh Ginger paste 2 tbsps. Lime juice ½ tsp. Turmeric pwd. 1 tsp. Red Chilli pwd. (preferably Kashmiri) 1 tsp. dry Fenugreek Leaves (Kasuri Methi) ½ tsp. Garam Masala pwd. A pinch of Sugar (optional) Salt to taste 5 tbsps. Vegetable Oil Dry roast separately & blend together in a masala grinder into a fine powder the following ingredients : 1 tbsp. Coriander Seeds 1 tbsp. Cumin Seeds 1 tbsp. Peppercorn…
…tbsp. Kashmiri Chilli pwd. 1 tsp. Coriander pwd. 1 tbsp. fresh Lime/Lemon Juice Salt to taste Second Marinade : 1 ½ tbsps. Chickpea Flour (Besan) 1 tsp. All Purpose Flour (Maida) ½ tbsp. Kashmiri Chilli pwd. 1 tsp. Curds/Yoghurt (thick) ½ tbsp. Lime/Lemon Juice 1 tsp. Refined Oil Oil for deep frying 1 tsp. Chaat Masala for sprinkling Procedure : Peel and devein the prawns; wash well and pat dry. In a bowl, combine the ingredients for the f…
…ste (optional) Salt to taste Ingredients : 4 med. size fresh Whole Pomfret Juice of 1 Lime Salt as required Wheat Flour for dusting/sprinkling Rawa (Semolina) for dredging/rolling (optional) Refined Oil for pan/skillet frying Procedure : It is better to get the fish cleaned, slit into pockets from the fish monger but in case you wish to do it yourself then proceed in the following way… Slit the mouth, discard the gills, trim the fins & tail. M…
…h of Sugar A handful of fresh Coriander Leaves (chopped) 1 tsp. fresh Lime Juice Salt to taste Water as required Vegetable Oil for deep frying Method : Wash the sabudana & soak it in about 3 cups of water for about 5 to 6 hrs.; preferably overnight. The sabudana will have increased in volume (puffed up). Drain excess water if any. Set aside for further use. Wash the potatoes & boil them in their jackets in sufficient water in a pan or in…
…Saffron/ Edible Food Color ¼ cup crisp golden fried onions 3 tbsps. Lemon Juice ½ cup Mint Leaves (chopped) ½ cup Coriander Leaves (chopped) A pinch – mix of mace, nutmeg & green cardamom pwd. (optional) Few drops of Kewra mixed in water (optional) Before you start assembling… Make sure that the cooked rice and gravy are proportionate to assemble the biryani. The gravy should be thick enough while serving. The gravy should not be too thin nor…
…esh Ginger (peeled & finely sliced or grated/minced) 1 tsp. fresh Lime Juice /Vinegar 1/3 tsp. Turmeric pwd. 2 tbsps. fresh Carrots (peeled & julienned) 2 tbsps. Cabbage (thinly sliced) 2 fresh Green Chilles (minced) 2 tbsps. Sesame Oil/Olive Oil/Cooking Oil A sprinkling of Pepper pwd. Salt to taste Water as required Garnishing Suggestions : Freshly chopped coriander leaves, spring onion greens, lemon wedges, basil leaves, finely sliced ch…
…50 gms. Boneless Chicken Breasts First Marinade : 1 tbsp. fresh Lime/Lemon Juice Salt & Pepper to taste Second Marinade : ¼ cup Hung Curds (strain ½ cup curds in a muslin cloth or in a fine strainer) 1 tsp. fresh Ginger paste 1 tsp. fresh Garlic paste 1 tsp. Red Chilli pwd. 1 tsp. roasted Cumin pwd. 1 tbsp. Coriander pwd. 1 tbsp. Tandoori Masala ( I used Everest) ¼ tsp. Garam Masala pwd. A drop of Orange Food Color (optional) Vegetable Oil for…
…Mango (peeled, chopped & pureed) 2 tbsp. Sugar (optional) 1 tbsp. Lime Juice 2 tsp. Gelatin 3 tbsps. boiling Water Here’s how you go about preparing and assembling the Mango Cheesecake.. For the Crust/Base: Crush the biscuits in a sealed zip loc bag with a rolling pin to a fine powder. Pour out the contents in a sufficiently large bowl and blend in the butter to combine. If using a food processor, add the butter and blend to combine. Pour out…