…redded onion, capsicum grated cheese & coriander. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180˚C for 20-25 mins. or till the tops are light brown. After a few seconds when the tart loosens from the sides of the mould transfer it on to a plate. Serve warm or cold. Perfect for a child’s party or as a cocktail snack too. We enjoyed these delectable, melt in the mouth chicken & mushroom quiche pies. It disappeared within minutes. 😛 I’m sure all you reader…
…d board. Cut to line tart moulds or as desired. Bake blind in a pre-heated oven at 200C for 15 mins. Remove from the oven. Let it cool for a while & place the tarts on a plate. Fill with lemon curd. Garnish with candied cherries & serve. To prepare Lemon Curd Filling : Ingredients : 1 Egg ½ cup Sugar or as per taste 3 med. Lemons 1 tbsp. Butter Procedure : Grate rind from 1 lemon & extract juice from the 3 lemons. Combine sugar, but…
…to fix the pieces together & then cover with cream. Method : Pre-heat oven to 180C. Line two 8 inch round baking pans with greased foil/baking parchment. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, ground almonds, baking pwd., & soda bicarb. In another bowl, whisk together the pureed bananas, milk, honey & oil. Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture & tip in the banana mixture. Fold in till everything is just mixed together. D…
…h) 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 until the butter is the size of small peas. Add yoghurt/curds, craisins & stir with a wooden spoon gently until just combined. Do not over mix…
…ababs can be roasted in a clay tandoor or grilled on a grill pan, electric oven, charcoal grill, etc. Cuts of meat or even ground meat can be used to prepare kababs. Kababs can be served as an appetizer with cocktails along with a dip/chutney or as a side with Indian breads. We love kababs at our home just the way you do and enjoy them at restaurants or eat/pick up from dhabas (roadside eateries). We have excellent restaurants in Pune & we som…
…e easy & simple to bake. Enjoy them fresh & hot straight from your oven. 🙂 Hot Cross Buns! Hot Cross Buns! One a penny, Two a penny Hot Cross Buns! Since I have no daughters, I gave them to my sons One a penny, Two a penny, Hot Cross Buns. Ingredients : 20 gms. fresh Yeast 50 gms. Caster Sugar 450 gms. Maida (Refined Flour) 100 gms. Unsalted Butter ½ tsp. Salt ½ tsp. fresh Ginger paste 2 Eggs (beaten) 150 gms. Mixed Dry Fruits (currants, r…
…eetroot 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.). Add in the egg & continue beating until well incorporated. S…
…utter for greasing the baking pan/Parchment paper Procedure : Pre-heat the oven at 175C. Sift together maida, cocoa powder & salt in a sufficiently large bowl. Break the chocolate into small pieces in a bowl & microwave or melt it with butter using the double boiler. Stir well till the chocolate is melted & smooth. Allow to cool for a few minutes. Whisk egg yolks, sugar,vanilla essence & milk in another bowl. Stir till well combine…
…and freeze. To Freeze Pesto: Pour the pesto sauce in ice trays, top with olive oil, cover with cling film and freeze. Once frozen, remove the cubes, store in a zip loc bag, label with date and the weight of each cube of pesto and re-freeze. Thaw the required cubes of pesto when ready to use….
…ses to be mixed together) on each base. Top with the stir fry. Arrange a mix of sliced onions & capsicum on top of the stir fry. Sprinkle mixed cheese & place an olive in the centre of each pizza. Sprinkle oregano & pepper. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180oC for 10 mins or till pizzas are lightly brown & is crisp.Serve drizzled with olive oil. Tip : For larger pizzas, lightly cut the base before assembling so that it will…