…he Sauce : 1 cup Chicken (boiled & flaked, cubed or cut into strips) 1 cup fresh Chicken Stock 1 cup Water 2 med. Onions (peeled, quartered & flaked) 1 Carrot (peel, blanch & julienne) 2 Green Capsicum (remove pith & deseed); cubed ¼ Cabbage (thickly sliced) 1 tsp. light Soya Sauce 1 tsp. Red Chilli Sauce 3 tbsps. Tomato Sauce or Ketchup 1 tsp. Brown Sugar (optional) ¼ tsp. Black Pepper pwd. A dash of Vinegar 2 tbsps. Corn flour (m…
…for about 3 hrs. or preferably overnight. After chilling the four flavors cut the set & firm jelly into cubes, rectangular blocks or any desired shape. Carefully mix the cubes/blocks in a 9×13 dish. In a separate bowl, sprinkle 2 tbsps. of unflavored gelatin & pour ½ cup of cold water over it. After the gelatin blooms, add in ½ cup of boiling water & dissolve completely. To this, add in the sweetened condensed milk. Give it a goo…
…#038; exquisite dessert.. J Ingredients : 4 cups Milk 3 Eggs (separated) 1 cup Sugar ¼ cup Cocoa (or to taste) ¼ tsp. Vanilla Essence A pinch of Nutmeg pwd. (optional) Method : Heat milk over low heat in a large skillet with a cover till it simmers. Beat egg whites until foamy white & double in volume in a large bowl. Beat in 1/4 cup of sugar, 1 tbsp. at a time, until meringue stands in firm peaks when the beater is lifted. Scoop…
…p; goodness of Coconut!! 😀 Ingredients : 1 cup (170 gms) Rawa (Semolina) 2 cups (160 gms) fresh Coconut (scraped) ½ cup (210 gms) Icing Sugar 3 tbsps. Maida (Refined Flour) 1 tbsp. Corn Flour 2 Eggs 2 tsp. Baking pwd. 3 tbsps. Butter/Ghee ½ tsp. Salt 1 tbsp. Vanilla Essence Few Dry fruits ½ cup Water Method : Blend fresh scraped coconut with ½ cup water in a blender/grinder to a paste. Beat eggs till light & fluffy in a sufficiently large bowl…
…trands in warm milk & keep aside or dissolve liquid food color in 1/3 cup water & keep aside for further use. Preparation of Chicken Biryani Masala : Wash the chicken breasts & dice them into desired pieces. Prepare a marinade with curds, ginger-garlic pastes, red chilli pwd., garam masala pwd. & a little salt. Mix the chicken in this & let it marinate for about 2-3 hrs. In a wok/kadhai, heat 5 tbsps. vegetable oil till ho…
…) 1 tsp. dry mixed Italian herbs A pinch of Sugar 4 tbsps. Vegetable Oil 1 cup Water 2 Eggs (lightly beaten) 2 tbsps. Milk 1 cup Processed Cheddar Cheese (grated) 3 tbsps. Bread Crumbs 1 tbsp. Butter Salt & Pepper to taste A handful of fresh Coriander Leaves (chopped) Method : Wash & boil potatoes in their jackets till soft. (I used a pressure cooker). Peel off the skins from the potatoes & mash them well. There should be no lumps….
…1 med. Onion (peeled & sliced) ½ cup Potatoes (peeled & diced) ½ cup Brinjal (chopped) ½ cup Red Pumpkin (peeled & diced) 1 Drumstick (peeled & cut into 1 ½ inch pieces) 1 med.Tomato (finely chopped) 1 tbsp. fresh Ginger (peeled & grated) ½ tsp. Turmeric Pwd. ½ tsp. Chilli Pwd. 3 tbsps. Sambhar Pwd or as per taste 2 tbsps. fresh Tamarind Pulp/paste 1 tbsp. Jaggery A pinch of Sugar Salt to taste Method : Wash the tuvar dal…
…prepared vadas on a plate. For the Batata Vada Covering : Ingredients : 1 cup Besan/Chick pea flour ½ tsp. Red Chilli pwd. (optional) ¼ tsp. Turmeric pwd. 1/8 tsp. Baking Soda ¼ tsp. Ajwain (optional) Salt to taste ½ cup Water Vegetable Oil for deep frying Method : In a bowl, mix together besan, red chilli pwd., turmeric pwd., baking soda, ajwain & salt. Add ½ cup water & mix well to form a smooth paste. Use a balloon whisk preferably t…
…st of one Lime 1/3 cup Unsalted Butter (frozen; cut into cubes or grate) 1 cup Plain Yoghurt/Curds 1 cup Craisins 1 Egg (lightly beaten for egg wash) A few tablespoons of Sugar Crystals for garnishing Procedure : Pre-heat oven to 204C. Line a baking tray with parchment paper. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking pwd., baking soda, salt, sugar & lime zest. Add cubed butter & use a knife or pastry blender to cut it into the dry ingredients…
…or to taste (scraped with a knife) 1 tbsp. White Poppy Seeds (Khuskhus) ¼ cup broken unsalted Cashewnuts (roughly chopped) ¼ cup Raisins 5 pods Green Cardamom (powdered) A pinch of Salt To prepare the Filling : Lightly pan roast the poppy seeds on very low flame till the rawness disappears & you start getting a good aroma. Do not brown. In a sufficiently deep & large pan put the grated fresh coconut & the scraped jaggery. Place the pa…