…Corn Flour A pinch of Sugar (optional) Salt to taste 3 cups Water/Chicken Stock 4 tbsps. Vegetable Oil/Sesame Oil Method : Wash boneless chicken breasts & cut into sufficiently thick strips. Marinate it with ginger garlic paste & 1/3 tsp. salt. To prepare onion flakes, peel & quarter the onion & then gently peel off flakes. Deseed & separate the membrane of the capsicum & dice it into thick pieces. In a cup mix corn…
…d. (Haldi) 1 tsp. fresh Ginger paste 2 tsp. fresh Garlic paste 2 Vegetable Stock Cubes (crumbled) ( I used 2 imported large cubes, you may use maggi) Whole Garam Masala – (4 cloves, 6 peppercorns,1 inch piece cinnamon stick, 1 bay leaf, 2 green cardamom, 2 small pieces star anise, 1 black cardamom) 1 stalk Celery ( leaves & stem finely chopped) A Pinch of Sugar 5 cups Water /sufficient water 3 tbsps Vegetable Oil/Olive Oil 1 tsp. Desi G…
…Haldi) 1 tsp. fresh Ginger paste 2 tsp. fresh Garlic paste 2 Chicken Stock Cubes (crumbled) ( I used 2 imported large cubes, you may use maggi) Whole Garam Masala – (4 cloves, 6 peppercorns,1 inch piece cinnamon stick, 1 bay leaf, 2 green cardamom, 2 small pieces star anise, 1 black cardamom) 1 stalk Celery ( leaves & stem finely chopped) A Pinch of Sugar 5 cups Water /sufficient water 3 tbsps Vegetable Oil/Olive Oil 1 tsp. Desi G…
…: 12 pieces firm Boneless Fish (cubed/sliced into thick strips) ½ cup Fish Stock (optional) 2 tbsps. fresh Garlic Paste 1 tbsp. fresh Ginger Paste 2 tbsps. fresh Garlic (finely chopped) 1 tbsp. fresh Ginger (grated) 4 fresh Green Chillies (deseeded & finely sliced/chopped) 1 Green Capsicum (deseeded & diced) 1 Onion or shallots (quartered & flaked) 1 tbsp. Dark Soya Sauce 1 tbsp. Light Soya Sauce 1 tsp. Oyster Sauce A handful of fre…
…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….
…chicken is cooked. Remove the steamed chicken pieces in another bowl. The stock may be reserved to prepare soup or curry. Let the steamed chicken pieces cool down completely. Heat a wok/kadhai with oil till hot. Meanwhile, add a dash of pepper & salt to taste to the lightly beaten eggs. Mix well. Place the breadcrumbs in a tray or plate. First dip each piece of cooked chicken in the egg mixture & drain to remove excess. Lightly roll each…
…ingers. Do not add water to the gravy but instead you can use some chicken stock if necessary or some of the drained flavored water from the cooked rice. To use fresh chopped tomatoes instead of puree, first blanch, peel skin, chop and cook in the masala till soft. Be careful while using salt to season gravy and rice. It is always better to taste. Above all, a little seasoning goes a long way. You can always add if needed but you can never subtrac…
…ut the world takes great pride in not just show casing but having an ample stock for ice cream lovers. Vanilla Ice Cream provides a huge canvas for your creative urges and your creativity can run riot with various toppings to make it attractive I have earlier posted fresh fruit ones viz. Mango Ice Cream, Strawberry Ice Cream, Banana Ice Cream, Custard Apple Ice Cream and my husband’s favorite Chocolate Ice Cream, but just over looked the Vanilla I…
…this is it. Whenever, you have time on your hands, just make cutlets & stock them in your freezer… Fish & seafood top the list for us. It is good to include fish in your diet as it is light & healthy. It is important to balance the flavors in the cutlet. Fresh Tuna is so good for making cutlets. I always fillet the fish by the fishmonger. Many prefer tinned tuna for making cutlets but I like to use both. You can use any fish of your ch…
…ste Salt to taste Procedure : Wash & boil the chicken breasts. Reserve stock if any for soups or for any other purpose. Cool the chicken, chop roughly & then pulse in a blender or food processor till it turns fine like bread crumbs. Place the chicken crumbs, sour cream or dairy cream, mayonnaise & cheese in a sufficiently large bowl. Mix well till smooth & creamy. Add diced capsicum & finely chopped spring onion greens, a pinch…