…helled & deveined) For the Marinade : 4 tbsps. Olive Oil 3 tbsps. Lime/Lemon Juice 40 gms. fresh Dill (chopped fine) 1 tbsp. fresh Garlic paste 2 tsps. fresh Ginger paste 1 tsp. light Soya Sauce Salt to taste Procedure : In a sufficiently large bowl, mix all the marinade ingredients well. Marinate the prawns in this mixture for about 30 mins. Skewer each prawn with a tooth pick. Heat a grill pan on med. heat. Brush the grill pan with olive oil…
…n color. Earlier, we used to love the Sarson ka Saag with Makki ki Roti at Juice World situated on East Street, Pune as our office was located just around the corner. My hubby and I would have it for lunch often in winter. I have not been there recently. When I went to buy leafy vegetables, I saw fresh sarson and thought of cooking it at home. I asked for a bunch along with spinach and this time my vegetable supplier immediately handed me a bunch…
…is a tried and tested no fail recipe. The same recipe is used for the Mini Lemon Tarts. You may double the quantity of the below mentioned ingredients for the pastry if you wish to make a sufficiently large quantity of Date Rolls. For the Shortcrust Pastry: 115 gm Maida / All-purpose Flour 60 gm unsalted Butter (chilled & cut into cubes) 2 tsp Caster Sugar / Sugar powder (optional) 1/4 tsp Vanilla Essence / Vanilla Extract A pinch of Salt Enou…
…y deep pan and shallow fry the marinated chicken on high to first sear the juices. Keep flipping the chicken until lightly fried and golden.Take care not to burn. Adjust heat if necessary. Add the reserved masala waterand cook covered until done. The chicken will release its juices so adjust the quantity of water if necessary. Now add the remaining green spice paste.Stir well. Use depending on how much thick sauce you would like in the finished pr…
…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 harden when exposed to air. To d…
…ground almonds or ground cashew nuts, confectioner’s sugar, egg white and lemon juice. It is referred to as almond paste. Marzipan can be a cooked or an uncooked paste. It can be colored with food colors and moulded into different shapes for decoration. For a sweet aromatic taste; essences, extracts or rose water is used in the marzipan paste /dough. Easter eggs are usually prepared with cashew nut marzipan. I have earlier posted Chocolate &…
…ook in the microwave for 2-3 mins. & then grill the chicken kababs. Serve the creamy chicken kababs with mint-coriander chutney & lemon quarters or with any of your favorite dips….
…Oil A Sprinkling of Pepper Salt to taste Procedure : In a sufficiently large bowl, combine boiled macaroni, grated carrot & diced capsicum. Next, sprinkle dry mixed Italian herbs, red chilli flakes, & pepper. Add lemon juice & mix well. Add flaked canned sardines with enough oil to coat the salad. Drizzle extra virgin olive oil & toss it lightly. Adjust salt to taste. Serve immediately & enjoy your one bowl meal!…
…e for about 20 mins. Knead again; divide into small portions and roll into lemon-sized balls or elongated shapes. You may stuff a little cardamom powder and one pista or a raisin in the center of each dough ball if you like. For deep frying, heat sufficient ghee or vegetable oil in a kadhai or wok. The oil or ghee should be just hot. Lower the heat and very gently fry a few jamun at a time till golden brown. Drain completely and transfer them into…
…aste ½ tsp. fresh Ginger paste (or peeled & grated) 1 tsp. Lime /Lemon Juice 1 tsp. Palm or Sugarcane Vinegar ½ tsp. Red Chilli powder or to taste 1 tsp. Turmeric pwd. Sugar – a large pinch or to taste Black Pepper pwd. – a sprinkling Garam Masala – a large pinch Salt to taste 4 tbsps. Vegetable Oil A handful of fresh Coriander Leaves (roughly chopped) Note : For this preparation, very fresh small prawns are used which do not need de-vei…