…Cheese 5 cloves Garlic 1/3 tsp. Black Pepper pwd. Fresh juice of ½ Lime or Lemon Salt to taste Procedure : Separate the fresh basil leaves from the stems. Wash & drain thoroughly. Dab with a kitchen towel or use a salad spinner to remove excess moisture. Grind all the above mentioned ingredients to a medium coarse paste. Do not add water to grind. Taste to check and adjust seasoning. Use the prepared pesto sauce in pasta, as a sandwich spread…
…ons Finely chopped Tomatoes Finely chopped Coriander Leaves Wedges of Lime/Lemon Pav or Bread Slices To prepare Kat/Amti/Tarri : Ingredients : 250 gms. Mixed Sprouts/Matki/Moth (picked & washed) 2 med. Potatoes (peeled & chopped) 2 sprigs fresh Curry Leaves (Kadi Patta) 2 med. Onions (peeled & chopped) 2 med. Tomatoes (chopped) or 1tbsp. Tamarind paste or 2-3 Kokum 2 tbsps. fresh Garlic paste 1 tbsp. fresh Ginger paste ½ tsp. Turmeric…
…ned chickpeas (Kabuli Chana) 1 clove fresh Garlic (peeled ) 2 tbsps. fresh Lemon Juice 2 tbsps. Tahini 2 tbsps. Olive Oil 2 ½ tbsps. Chickpea water or Water Salt to taste Garnishing : A sprinkling of Paprika, Cumin pwd., Parsley (optional) & Olive Oil Few chickpeas & Olives (optional) Procedure : Place all the above mentioned ingredients in a food processor/blender/grinder & process/blend on high speed until well combined. Turn the mac…
…ght container in the fridge. For the shortcrust pastry, please refer to my Lemon Tart recipe. Serve Coconut Cordial to your family and all your loved ones. They do make gorgeous gifts too. Have a blessed Christmas and a wonderful New Year. 🙂 Ingredients for Coconut Cordial 600 gm Caster Sugar 350 gm fresh Coconut (finely scraped) 100ml Rose Water or a few drops of Rose Essence. 1 Egg White (lightly beaten) ¼ tsp liquid Glucose (optional) 100 ml Wa…
…Chillies 1 sprig Curry Leaves 1 tbsp.Tamarind extract or paste 1 tsp. Lime juice 1 tsp. Sugar (optional) Salt to taste Water (as required) Method : Discard roots of the coriander & retain the leaves with the stalk. Separate leaves from the mint. Wash the fresh coriander & mint well & drain. Grate fresh coconut. Wash & soak the tamarind in warm water & extract thick paste/juice. Grind all the ingredients together in a masal…
…shed) 1 tsp fresh Ginger (grated) ¼ tsp. Turmeric pwd.(haldi) 1 tbsp. Lime juice 3 tbsps. fresh Coriander leaves (chopped) 1 Egg (lightly beaten) 3 tbsps. Bread crumbs + ½ cup crumbs for rolling 2 tbsps Corn flour for dipping & rolling ¼ tsp Pepper pwd. ¼ cup Water Salt to taste Vegetable Oil for deep frying Method : Clean the fish ( remove scales, gills etc.).Wash the fish well. Place the whole fish in a wok or deep pan with water.&nbs…
…Pwd. (Haldi) · 1 tsp. Lime Juice · Salt to taste · 4 tbsps.Vegetable Oil · 3 tbsps. dry Wheat flour Method : Clean, wash & drain the fresh mackerals well. Make diagonal slits in each fish with a knife as shown in the picture. Apply red chilli pwd.,…
…garlic, ginger, rice vinegar, soya sauce, brown sugar, peanut butter, lime juice, sesame oil & salt. Set the marinade aside. Slice the chicken breasts into long thin strips & flatten it with the knife by putting pressure with help of the bottom of your palm. Add the chicken strips to the marinade & mix well. Refrigerate for an hour but preferably overnight. When ready to cook, pre-heat the oven to 200C. Thread the…
…tit ! 🙂 Ingredients : 4 med.size fresh Whole Pomfrets ½ tsp. Turmeric pwd. Juice of 2 Limes Goan Recheado Masala paste (refer to Goan Stir fry Prawns) 1 cup dry Wheat Flour Salt to taste Oil for frying Method : Select fresh Pomfrets & get it cleaned from the fishmonger. Slit the fish on either side so as to get deep pockets. You may do this or get it done from the fishmonger. Wash the fish well & drain completely. Apply turmeric, a little…
…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…