…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…
…amp; 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 leaves with a tsp. of coconut oil & add to the stew. Serve warm with appam, neer dosa or steamed rice….
…e 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 overnight in the fridge. Heat the pressure cooker body with oil/ghee till hot. Add broken dry Kashmiri chillies, peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon sticks, bruised ginger & sauté well. Add the marinated beef & sauté till the meat is browned on all sides. Add 1 cup water or more if…
…1 tsp. Red Chilli pwd. 1 tsp. Cumin pwd. ¼ tsp. Tumeric pwd. 1 tbsp. Lemon juice/ vinegar 3 tbsps. Corn Flour 1 Egg (lightly beaten) Salt to taste Vegetable Oil for deep frying or pan frying For Rolling the Bombay Duck : 1 cup dry Bread Crumbs 3 tbsps. Corn Flour /Rice Flour Method : Clean the fresh Bombay duck by gently removing the head, the side fins, the insides of the mouth & cut the tail. ( I get this done by the fishmonger). Slit the f…
…ing milk to a boil in a heavy bottomed pan; preferably non-stick. Add lime juice; a little at a time. The milk will curdle and you will see a clear separation of whey. Strain the curdled milk through a fine sieve or a sieve lined with muslin or cheesecloth. Wash the milk residue/cheese/paneer with normal water to remove the sourness of lime juice. If using cloth then tie it tightly and place the contents under heavy weight to drain the excess whey…
…dure : In a sufficiently large heat resistant bowl, soak gelatin in orange juice for about 30 mins.. Heat the soaked gelatin over a pan of simmering water till gelatin dissolves completely. Cool the mixture completely. In another bowl, whip cream till fluffy & light. Fold the sweetened condensed milk in the whipped cream. Mix in orange juice & gelatin mixture gently till well combined. Pour into a large bowl or spoon into individual glasse…
…ook gently on simmer & the gravy is slightly thick. Mix in 1 tsp. lime juice & adjust salt to taste. Turn the fish gently. Taking great care that the fish does not break. Put a few chopped mint & coriander leaves to the fish gravy & keep aside. Assembling the Fish Biryani : Soak saffron in warm milk & crush it. Mix liquid food color in a little water. (Mix both colors separately). In a casserole or a deep pan, assemble the fish…
…eaned prawns apply ½ tsp. each of ginger & garlic paste, 1 tbsp. lime juice & ½ tsp of tumeric pwd. & let it marinate for 15 mins. In a large wok, heat 4 tbsps. of cooking oil on med. heat.To this add whole garam masala & let it crackle.Then add chopped onions & fry till light brown.Add ginger garlic paste, chilli pwd. ½ tsp. turmeric pwd. & fry for a minute.Add chopped tomatoes, sugar & fry till the tomatoes are…
…½ tsp. Vanilla Extract or Essence ½ cup Buttermilk 1/3 cup thick Beetroot Juice ½ tsp. White Vinegar ½ tsp. Baking Soda Procedure : Pre-heat oven to 175C & line 12 muffin tins with paper cupcake liners. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa pwd., salt & baking pwd. In a sufficiently large bowl, beat butter until soft with an electric hand mixer for about 12 mins. Add sugar & again beat until light & fluffy (about 3 mins….
…the chutney to a bowl & mix thoroughly with remaining 2 tbsps. of lime juice. Procedure : Wash fish slices, drain thoroughly. Marinate the fish slices for about 20 mins. with 1 tbsp. lime juice & some salt. To assemble the Patra ni Macchi : Lightly heat each piece of banana leaf for a few seconds on a tawa or on top of the steamer for a few minutes. This makes the leaf pliable so that you can fold it with ease. Brush the smooth side of eac…