Monday, 27 August 2012

Yummy Chicken bake

Ingredients


  • 1 kg. chicken
  • 4 tbsp. honey
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 4 tbsp. soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp. chilly powder
  • 2 tbsp. ginger garlic paste
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  • 1 tbsp. oil

Method

  • Preheat the oven to a 150 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes.
  • Wash and clean the chicken well.
  • Take a broad bowl and mix all the ingredients together except chicken. 
  • Once all the ingredients have been mixed well, drop the chicken in the marination bowl and mix well.
  • Keep aside for 10 minutes.
  • In a greased tray place the chicken pieces and put them in the oven to roast. 
  • Cook until done. Serve hot

Monday, 20 August 2012

Espresso Shot Cocktail


Ingredients


  • 1 Coffee pod,

  • Pinch of nutmeg

  • Ice cubes

  • 4 scoops of Vanilla Ice cream

  • 3 tbsps Maple syrup

  • Method


  • Insert coffee pod in coffee machine socket and switch it on.

  • Collect brew in small glasses and pour into small jar.

  • Add nutmeg,ice cubes, ice cream and maple syrup.

  • Cover and shake.

  • Strain and pour into shot glasses.
  • Crispy Fish Fingers


    Ingredients


    • 4 tbsps breadcrumbs

    • 4 tbsps cornflakes

    • Salt to taste

    • 1 tsp red chilli powder

    • 2 tsps lemon juice

    • 1 tbsp maida

    • 2 Rawas fish fillets

    • 1 egg

    Method


    • Dry grind breadcrumbs, cornflakes,salt and 1/2 tsp red chilly powder and place separately in a bowl.

    • Sprinkle lemon juice, salt, 1/4 tsp red chilly powder and maida over the fingers of fish fillets and mix well.

    • Dip fish in beaten egg, roll in spiced breadcrumbs mixture, keep on silicon sheet over baking tray.

    • Brush with little oil, cook in pre-heated oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes.

    • Serve hot with tartar sauce or a cheese dip.

    Monday, 6 August 2012

    Date Shake

    Ingredients
    • 20 seeds dates
    • 3 cups chilled milk
    • 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
    • Ice cubes as per choice.
    Method 
    • Blend dates with chilled milk.
    • Add vanilla ice cream and a few ice cubes and blend again.
    • Pour into 4 stemmed glasses and serve immediately or chilled.

    Egg Fried Rice

    Ingredients


    • 11/2 cup soaked long grain rice
    • 2 spring onions
    • 4 garlic cloves
    • 4 tbsps oil
    • 3 eggs
    • 1 tbsp soy sauce
    • 1/2 tsp white pepper powder
    • 1/2 tbsp white vinegar

    Method

    • Cook rice in 5 cups of boiling water until 3/4 done.Drain and spread on a flat plate to cool.
    • Saute chopped spring onions, garlic in oil till soft.
    • Add lightly whisked eggs, cook for 1 minute, stirring continuously.
    • Add soy sauce, pepper powder and mix.
    • Stir in white vinegar and serve hot

    Friday, 3 August 2012

    Posto Chop

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup khuskhus
    • 2 potatoes
    • 4 green chilies
    • 1 onion
    • 2 tbsps fresh coriander leaves
    • 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
    • 1 tsp vinegar
    • 1 tsp sugar
    • Salt to taste

    Method
    • Drain and grind soaked khuskhus till smooth
    • Mix with boiled, peeled, mashed potatoes, chopped green chilies, chopped onion, chopped coriander, pepper powder, vinegar, salt and sugar.
    • Shape into 10 flat rounds and place them in the deep freezer for an hour.
    • Deep fry till golden brown, drain excess oil and serve. 

    Paneer stuffed Papad Rolls

    Ingredients


    • 2 inch ginger
    • 2 green chilies
    • 150 gms. paneer
    • Salt
    • 1/2 tsp red chili powder 
    • 1 tsp chaat masala 
    • 4 fresh mint leaves
    • 2 tsps fresh coriander leaves
    • 8 papads

    Method

    • Saute chopped ginger in oil, add chopped chilies, 1/4 inch cubes of paneer, salt, red chili powder, chaat masala, chopped mint, 2 tsps chopped fresh coriander leaves, mix and cool.
    • Half 8 papads, roast in grill pan, pressing to get grill lines, shape immediately into cones.
    • Place each cone in a small glass, fill them with paneer mixture and serve immediately.

    Hot Dog

    Ingredients

    • 4 hot dog buns
    • 4 chicken sausages
    • 2 tbsp butter
    • 4 tbsps. tomato ketchup
    • Shredded lettuce as per choice
    • 2 onions
    • 2 tbsps. mustard paste.

    Method

    • Slit buns into half without cutting through and roast the inside of the buns on a tawa for a minute.
    • Cook the sausages in 1 tbsp of butter till golden brown.
    • Put butter, ketchup,shredded lettuce, chopped onions and sausages inside the buns. 
    • Spread mustard paste on top and serve hot.

    Pepper Garlic Lobster

    Ingredients

    • 4 lobsters
    • 3 tbsps lemon juice
    • 1/2 tsp. salt
    • 1 onion
    • 15 garlic cloves
    • 4 tbsps butter
    • 1 tsp sugar
    • 20 black peppercorns
    • 2 cups chicken stock
    • 2 tbsps cornflour
    Method
    • Mix 1 inch pieces of lobster, lemon juice, 1/2 tsp salt and set aside for half an hour.
    • Saute chopped onion and garlic in oil and butter for 2 minutes.
    • Add lobsters, sugar and crushed peppercorns. Mix well.
    • Saute for a minute, then add chicken stock and boil.
    • Add salt, cornflour mixed in 1/2 cup of water. 
    • Cook for 1 minute or till sauce thickens. 
    • Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

    Laal Murgh

    Ingredients

    • 800 gms. chicken pieces
    • Salt to taste
    • 2 tbsps ginger garlic paste
    • 1 tbsp chili paste
    • 1 tsp garam masala powder
    • 1/2 tsp. chaat masala
    • 1 egg
    • 2 tbsps maida
    • 3 tbsps crushed cornflakes
    • 2 tbsps lemon juice
    • 3 tbsps oil
    • 1 cup button chilies

    Method

    • Mix all the ingredients except oil and button chilies well.
    • Heat oil in a pan and saute the button chilies for a minute. 
    • In a separate pan heat sufficient oil for deep frying the chicken.
    • Fry the chicken till crispy. 
    • Drain and place them in a bowl.
    • Add button chilies to the bowl of chicken. 
    • Garnish with chaat masala and serve hot.

    Rosti

    Ingredients

    • 4 potatoes
    • 1 onion
    • 2 tbsps. butter

    Method

    • Grate potatoes and add salt.
    • Mix gently without mashing the grated potatoes.
    • Saute 1 chopped onion in 2 tbsps. butter for 1 minute, add grated potatoes.
    • Saute till moisture evaporates.
    • Form potato mixture into shpae of the pan with a flat spoon or spatula, cover, cook for 10 minutes or till underside is golden brown.
    • Turn carefully, cook other side similarly.
    • Serve hot.

    Hamour Tikka Zafrani

    Ingredients

    • 1 tbsp. lemon juice
    • 600 gms. hamour fish  fillets
    • 1/4 cup besan,
    • 8 saffron strands
    • 1 tbsp warm milk
    • 2 cups hung curd
    • 2 tbsps. ginger-garlic paste
    • 2 green chilies
    • 2 tsps garam masala powder.
    • 2 tsps haldi
    • 1 tsp. chaat masala

    Method
    • Apply salt and lemon juice to fish fillets.
    • Dry roast besan.
    • Soak saffron in warm milk.
    • Mix besan, curd, ginger-garlic paste chopped chilies, garam masala powder, haldi, salt, dissolve saffron.
    • Add fish fillets and refrigerate for 40 minutes.
    • String fish pieces on skewers, grill till done.
    • Serve hot sprinkled with 1 tsp chaat masala.

    Thursday, 26 July 2012

    Rose Ice Cream

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup cream
    • tbsp honey
    • tbsp rose syrup
    • 1 tbsp gulkand
    • 1-1/2 dried rose petals
    • 750 ml. vanilla ice cream
    Method
    • Whip cream, add honey, rose syrup and whip again.
    • Add gulkand, dried petals and mix well.
    • In vanilla ice cream add the gulkand and cream mixture.
    • Mix and pour into ice cream box, close the lid and freeze.
    • Serve as a dessert. 

    Lettuce and Egg Salad

    Ingredients

    • 8 Eggs
    • 1 bunch lettuce
    • Salt to taste
    • 1/2 tsp white pepper powder
    • 1/2 tsp crushed black peppercorns
    • 6 tbsp vinegar
    • 1 tsp mustard powder
    • 2 tbsp salad oil

    Method

    • Hard boil, peel and cut eggs into bite sized pieces.
    • Tear Lettuce leaves and gently mix with eggs.
    • For dressing mix salt, pepper powder, crushed black pepper, vinegar,mustard powder and salad oil. 
    • Mix these gently with the prepared lettuce and eggs.

    Chatpate Aloo

    Ingredients


    • 600 gms. baby potatoes
    • 2 tbsps oil
    • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
    • 1/2 tsp. cumin seeds
    • 2 tsps black peppercorns
    • 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
    • 1/4 cup mint leaves
    Method

    • Deep fry peeled potatoes.
    • Splutter mustard seeds, add cumin seeds and saute till color changes.
    • Addpotatoes, salt, crushed pepper and ketchup.
    • Mix. 
    • Add mint. 
    • Cover and cook for a minute. 
    • Garnish with chopped fresh coriander.
    • Serve hot.

    Spicy Chicken Fried Rice With Crispy Basil Leaves

    Ingredients


    1/2 cup basil leaves
    3tbsps oil
    2 red and 1 green chillies
    8 garlic cloves
    Salt to taste
    200 gms. minced chicken
    2-1/2 cups cooked rice
    1 tsp fish sauce
    1 tsp sugar
    1 egg

    Method

    •  Saute basil in oil till crisp, drain.
    •  Pound chillies, garlic,salt to same pan, saute.
    •  Add chicken, saute.
    •  Add cooked rice, fish sauce, salt, sugar, toss, little water, cook till rice is heated.
    •  Slice red and green chillies, mix.
    •  Garnish with 6 vertical slices of 1 hard boiled egg and crisp basil leaves.
    •  Serve hot.



    Friday, 20 April 2012

    Double Chocolate Brownies

    Ingredients:
    1.  4tbsp. Butter
    2. 2-3 cups granulated sugar
    3. 1/2 cup cold water
    4. 1 tsp. vanilla
    5. 1 cup all purpose flour (maida)
    6. 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    7. 1 tsp. baking powder
    8. 1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate pieces
    9. 2tsp. powdered sugar
    Method:

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
    2. Coat the bottom of a 9 inch by 9 inch non stick baking pan with any vegetable oil.
    3. In a medium saucepan, melt butter and remove from heat.
    4. Stir in sugar, water and vanilla.
    5. Mix in flour, cocoa powder and baking powder until combined.
    6. Add chocolate pieces. 
    7. Pour batter into pan and bake for 15-18 minutes.
    8. Cool in pan on wire rack.
    9. Cut and serve when cooled.