…ients for Royal Icing: 320 gm sifted, Icing Sugar / Confectioner’s Sugar 2 Egg Whites 2 tsp Lime / Lemon Juice Food Coloring as desired To prepare Royal Icing: In a sufficiently deep bowl, beat the egg whites with lime juice. Add the sugar and beat until smooth. (I used a hand blender). To obtain the right consistency add more sugar or water as necessary. Use the icing immediately or store in an airtight container as the icing has a tendency to ha…
…ts: 1 fresh Pineapple 1 ½ cups Sugar ¼ tsp Active Dry Yeast 4 cups Water 1 Egg White (lightly beaten) Procedure: Before you start remember to sterilize and dry your ceramic jar / bharni / buyaon / glass jar If you intend getting the pineapple peeled by the fruit vendor, it is advisable to carry along a bottle or enough water to wash the pineapple before he starts peeling it for you. Discard the crown and trim off the top and bottom of the pineappl…
…e sugar, pepper pwd. & salt to taste. Stir well. Now, lightly beat the egg white & gently pour it in the soup in a thin stream while you keep stirring quickly & continuously. The egg white should resemble thin ribbons in the soup. Taste to check out the seasoning. Lastly, add in the finely chopped spring onions. Give it a good stir. Your sweet corn chicken soup is ready to be served hot in soup bowls or soup cups. You may add soya sauc…
…odles. Top with more crisp noodles if you like… Finally top with the fried egg. Sprinkle some pepper on the egg. Serve immediately. Tips & Variations : Add only vegetables to the sauce for a vegetarian chop suey. You may include vegetables of your choice with various combinations. Though the flavor is better with fresh stock, you may use stock cubes instead to add flavor to the sauce. For a pure Chinese taste add a pinch of ajinomoto. This is…
…batter ingredients in a sufficiently large bowl with a slotted spoon. Beat egg yolk gently and iced water and 2 ice cubes. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture. Combine but do not mix thoroughly. Leave some of the flour unmixed and slightly clumpy. Using a spoon instead of a whisk to mix the batter, keeps the batter thick & lumpy and the lumps become crunchy when deep fried. Heat oil in a hot wok/kadhai until the surface of the oil seem…
…with the liquid. Transfer the mix in a bowl & add half of the beaten egg, 3 tbsps bread crumbs, pepper pwd., coriander leaves & salt to taste. Mix it together with your hands. Roll small portions into croquetas & place in a plate. Spread ½ cup bread crumbs & mix with 1 tbsp. cornflour in a plate. In a small bowl mix 1 tbsp. cornflour along with remaining half of the beaten egg & 6 tbsps. water & mix…
…or as per taste 3 med. Lemons 1 tbsp. Butter Procedure : Grate rind from 1 lemon & extract juice from the 3 lemons. Combine sugar, butter, lemon juice & rind in a saucepan. Place on low heat & cook till the sugar is melted. Remove from the fire & cool. Beat the egg till it is frothy but not too stiff. Mix the beaten egg thoroughly into the lemon mixture & simmer on very low heat, till it is thick like custard but of spread…
…ter for about 15 mins. Grind cashewnuts to a fine paste. Lightly whisk the egg whites. In a thick bottomed pan, combine cashewnut paste, sugar, whisked egg whites; mix well. (I used a pressure cooker without the lid). Place the pan on a low fire; keep stirring continuously. Make sure that the mix does not stick to the bottom of the pan & does not burn. Cook till mixture thickens & starts leaving the sides of the pan. Pour out the mixture i…
…Stick 2 Cloves ¼ tsp. Nutmeg (grated) A pinch of Saffron (optional For the Egg Wash: 1 Egg (beaten) + 1 tbsp. Milk Paste for making a Cross on each Bun : 3 tbsp. Maida A pinch of Salt Water to make thick paste For the Gloss : 1 tbsp. Caster Sugar Water For the Glaze : 60 gms. Icing Sugar 1 tbsp. Milk or Cream Procedure : Soak currants & raisins in some water for about 10 mins. Drain & keep aside for later use. Warm the milk gently in a sau…
…gms. Fresh Yeast 1/3 cup Milk 1 tbsp. Butter ½ tsp. Salt For the Glaze : 1 Egg (lightly beaten) 2 tbsps. Milk Garnishing : Sesame Seeds/Poppy Seeds Freshly chopped Coriander Procedure : Add fresh yeast & sugar to warm milk & stir till the yeast dissolves completely. Sieve maida, baking powder & salt. Add butter & curds to the flour & mix well. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture & slowly pour in the yeast mixture…