Saturday, November 1, 2008

CHICKEN AND SWEET CORN SOUP

CHICKEN AND SWEET CORN SOUP

INGREDIENTS FOR CHICKEN AND SWEET CORN SOUP

1 CUP CHICKEN PIECES
1 CUP SWEET CORN PULP
4 CUPS WATER
1-2 T.SP. CORN FLOUR
1 NO SMAll EGG
2 TBS SOYA SAUCE
SALT TO TASTE

METHOD OF REPARATION OF CHICKEN AND SWEET CORN SOUP

1) Boil chicken in the water for hall an half.
2) Decant the stock into another pan.
3) Separate the meat from the bones and keep aside.
4) Now boil the stock over the fire ,add the chicken pieces and corn pulp.
5) Mix the corn flour in a little water and add to the soup.
6) Beat the egg and pour into it in a thin stream.
7) Remove from fire and add soy sauce,pepper and serve hot.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

POTATO PARATHAS

POTATO PARATHAS

INGREDIENTS FOR POTATO PARATHAS

2 CUPS MAIDA
1/2 CUP SOOJI
1 CUP MILK
1 CUP BOILED AND MASHED POTATO
1/2 CUP BOILED AND MASHED CARROT
3/4 JAGGERY POWDER
1/2 GROUND NUT POWDER A FEW CARDAMON
SALT TO TASTE

METHOD OF PREPARATION OF POTATO PARATHAS

1) PREPARE A DOUGH WITH MAIDA,SOOji,MILK AND SALT.

2) MIX THE MASHED VEGETABLES,JAGGERY AND GROUNDNUT POWDER.FRY IN A
THAVA UNTIL THE WATER IS COMPLETELY DRY.

3) FORMS SMALL BALLS AND KEEP ASIDE. ROLL OUT THE DOUGH INTO PURIS.

4) PLACE A BALL IN EACH PURI AND SEAL THE EDGES AND SHAPE INTO A BALL.

5) ROLLOUT INTO THICK CHAPATI, AND FRY OVER HOT TAVA.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

MATTAR PANEER

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

SWEET SOUR PRAWNS

SWEET SOUR PRAWNS

INGREDIENTS FOR SWEET SOUR PRAWNS


1 CUP OF SHELLED PRAWNS
1 CUP OF CARROT S- DICED
1 CUP OF SPRING ONION- CUT IN LONG BITS
2 TSP OF CORN FLOUR
1 TSP OF SOYA SAUCE
2-3 TSP OF TOMATO KETCHUP
1/2 TSP OF AGINO -MOTO
1 TSP OF VINEGAR
1/2 CUP OF MAIDA
1 NO OF EGG WITHE
3 DROPS OF RED COCHINEAL
2 TSP SUGAR

METHOD OF PREPARATION OF SWEET SOUR PRAWNS

1) SALT THE PRAWN AND KEEP ASIDE.
2) MAKE A BETTER OF MAIDA,EGG WHITE AND WATER.
3) DIP THE PRAWN IN THE BETTER, DEEP FRY IN OIL AND DRAIN.
4) FRY THE CARROTS AND ONION AND DRAIN THEM ALSO.
5) INTO THE REMAINING OIL PUT CORN FLOUR.
6) WHEN IT BUBBLES AND 2 CUP OF WATER AND STIR IT WELL
7) WHEN IT BOILS ADD SALT, VINEGAR, SUGAR, KETCHUP,COHINEAL AGINO- MOTOAND SOYA SAUCE AND BLEND WELL.
8) ADD THE FRIEND MEAT AND VEGETABLES AND SERVE HOT.

Monday, October 20, 2008

SWISS ROLL

SWISS ROLL

Ingredients for Swiss Roll


100 gm of maida
100 gm of sugar
3 nos of eggs
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp powdered vanilla
essence jam for filling
2 sheets grease paper

Method of preparation of Swiss Roll


1) Sieve together maida and baking powder.
2) Beat egg and sugar and warm over a double boiler until it becomes creamy.
3) When it cools;fold in the flour and vanilla.
3) Line a Swiss roll tray with greased paper and transfer the mixture into it.
4) Spread out and brake at medium temperature for 7-10 minutes.
5) Turn out onto grease paper,which is previously sprinkled with powdered sugar.
6) Spread jam on top and roll with the help of the paper.
7.) Cut into slices.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

KEEMA BREAD ROLLS

KEEMA BREAD ROLLS

INGRIDENTS FOR KEEMA BREAD ROLLS


6 SLICES OF BREAD
1/2 CUPS OF COOKED MINCE MEAT
2 NOS OF GREEN CHILLIES
1'' PIECE OF GINGER
1NO OF ONION
1 TSP LEMON JUICE SALT TO TASTE
OIL FOR FRYING

METHOD OF PREPARATION OF KEEMA BREAD ROLLS

1) Heat oil in a tawa
2) Fry the green masala and the mince meat.
3) Add salt and a little water and fry again.
4) Remove from fire and cool.
5) Brush water on the bread slices and let them soak for 15 minutes .
6) Now place a spoonful of the filling on each slice.
7) Fold and press lightly and fry in oil to a brown colour.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Full Chicken Roast

Full Chicken Roast

Ingredients for the Full Chicken Roast

One no of tender chicken or broiler-dressed and gutted
One Tsp of ghee
salt and pepper to taste

For filling
One No of potato-boiled and mashed
One Slice of bread -soaked in milk
One no of onion
Two Nos of green chillies
1/2"piece of ginger
Liver and heart of the bird-cut fine
salt and pepper to taste

Method of preparation of Full Chicken Roast


1) Mix the above ingredients for the filling.
2) Stuff the bird with this and stitch up the slit with a needle and thread.
3) Apply pepper and salt all over.
4) Tie up the legs together.
5) Fasten the wings and neck on to the chest .
6) Brush liberally with ghee and bake.
7) While baking turn the bird over for even browning.
8) After about 1 1/2 hours, insert a splinter into the bird.
9) If it passes through easily, the bird is cooked.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Rogan josh

Rogan josh


Ingredients for Rogan josh


1/2 kg of mutton
2-3 nos of onion-sliced
2-3 nos of tomatoes
2 tsp.of grated coconut
1 tsp of gram masala
2 tsp of of chilly powder
1/2 tsp of jeera
1/2 tsp of haldi powder
2-3 nos of green chillies
1/2''piece of ginger
5 cloves of garlic
A small bunch coriander leaves
1/2 cup of curds
10-15 nos of almonds
1/2 cup of ghee
salt to taste

Method Of preparing Rogan josh

1) Blanch and mash the tomatoes.
2) Slice onions and keep aside.
3) Grind the rest of the ingredients to a fine paste.
4) Fry the onion in the ghee until golden brown.
5) Add the tomato pulp and later the masala and fry till oil separates.
6) Add mutton and continue frying for a few minutes more.
7) Add salt and enough water and cook till the gravy is thick.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Pork Sorpotel

Pork Sorpotel


Ingredients for
Pork Sorpotel


1/2 kg of fatty pork
1/4 kg of pork liver
2 tsp kashmir chilly powder
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp jeera
12 pods garlic
1'' piece ginger
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp haldi powder
1/2 cup vinegar

Method of preparing Pork Sorpotel

1) Grind all the ingredients from chilly powder to haldi powder in vinegar
2) Cut the pork pieces and fry in a pan till all the fat is melted.
3) Pour out the fat into a deep pan.
4) Cut the liver into small pieces
5) Heat the melted fat and fry the ground masala.
6) Now add the meat pieces and liver and fry again.
7) Add water and bring to boil.
8) Simmer till the meat is tender.
9) Add more vinegar if desired.
10) Serve with rice.(this dish tastes better if reheated and served next day)

Friday, October 10, 2008

Dal Pie

Dal Pie

Ingredients for Dal Pie


1/4 cup of masoor dal
1/4cup of moong dal
1/4cup of chana dal
1/4 cup of maida
1/2 t.sp. of rye
1/2 t.sp. of chilly powder
1/2 t.sp. of jeera
3-4 cloves of garlic
1/4 cup of ghee or margarine
salt to taste

Method of preparing Dal Pie

1) Soak all the dals overnight and grind to paste.
2) Temper a spoon of oil in a tawa with the rye.
3) Add all the masala and the ground dal paste.
4) Cook for a while and cool.
5) Make a pastry of maida,fat and salt.
6) Knead lightly and divide into 2 balls.
7) Rolls out into 1/4 pastry.
8) Line a greased pie dish with one pastry.
9) Prick the pastry with a fork .
10) Spread the cooked dal and cover with the other one.
11) Prick the top one also and bake for 30 minutes.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Carrot Pudding

Carrot Pudding

Ingredients for
Carrot Pudding

1 3/4 kgs red carrot peeled amd grated
1/4 cup milk
2 cups sugar
400 gm mava crumbled
7 teaspoon ghee
20 almonds blanched and sliced


Method of Cooking
Carrot Pudding

1. Put carrots and milk into cooker

2. Close cooker. Bring to full pressure on high heat.

3. Remove cooker immediately from heat.

4. Release pressure with slight lifting of vent weight. Open cooker

5. Place cooker with carrot on high heat. Add sugar

6. Cook till liquid dries up (Approximately 15 minutes) stirring occasionally

7. Add Mava and ghee. Cook till ghee shows separately (10 minutes)stirring constantly

8. Serve Hot garnished with almonds




Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Chocolate Sauce

Chocolate Sauce

Ingredients for Chocolate Sauce

2 tsp cocoa
1 tsp butter
1 cup milk
2 tsp sugar

Method for the preparation of Chocolate Sauce

1. Melt the butter and add sugar

2. Mix cocoa and milk and add to the above .

3. Boil until thick and creamy .

4. Cool and store

Monday, July 7, 2008

Mince Meat Pancake


Mince Meat Pancake


Ingredients
For the Mince Meat Pancake

For the
Pancake

60 gm maida
1 no egg
1 cup milk or coconut milk
A pinch of salt

For the Filling

1 cup cooked minced meat
1 tsp tomato sauce
pepper and salt to taste

Method for the preparation of
Mince Meat Pancake

1. Mix the mince, sauce, pepper and salt and keep for the filling.

2. Meanwhile mix a natter of the above ingredients and make pancakes,

3. Roll the pancake with a little of the filling and serve hot.




Saturday, July 5, 2008

Prawn Balchu


Prawn Balchu


Ingredients for the preparation of Prawn Balchu

1 cup shelled prawns
1/2 cup vinegar
2 -3 tsp chilly powder
2 tsp garlic and ginger paste
1/2 cup oil
1 no onions cut fine
tsp salt to taste

Method for the preparation for Prawn Balchu

1. Heat oil in a pan

2. Fry prawns adding a little salt.

3. Drain and cool .

4. Now fry onions, add paste and remove from fire.

5. Add chilli powder and vinegar and more salt.

6. Cool and mix with prawns

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Mango Fool

Mango Fool


Ingredients for Mango Fool

4 green mangoes
1-2 cups sugar
milk as desired
vanilla essence

Method for the preparation of Mango Fool

1. Boil the mangoes with skin until they are very soft.

2. Cool and peel, scrape out the pulp and mix with sugar

3. Boil again till the sugar is dissolved.

4. Cool and add essence.

5. Mix equal parts of milk and mango fool.

6. Serve with crushed ice.

Monday, June 30, 2008

BEET ROOT WINE

BEET ROOT WINE

Ingredients for Beet Root Wine

1 kg beet root
3/4 kg sugar
1 lite water
30 gm yeast
juice of 2 limes

Method for the preparation of
Beet Root Wine

1. Boil and cut the beet root into small cubes.

2. Add water and boil again for 10 minutes.

3. Cool and strain through muslin, add lime juice.

4. Pour the liquid into brewing vessel and sprinkle dry yeast on top.

5. secure the mouth with 2 layers of cloth and keep in warm place .

6. After 14 days, decent the clear solution into clean bottles and store.

7. Use only after 2 months, when the wine has matured.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Chocolate Sauce


Chocolate Sauce


Ingredients for the preparation of Chocolate Sauce

2 tsp cocoa
1 tsp butter
1 cup milk
2 tsp sugar

Method
of preparing Chocolate Sauce

1. Melt the butter and add sugar.

2. Mix cocoa and milk and add to the above.

3. Boil until thick and creamy.

4. Cool and store.

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Fish Pie

Fish Pie

Ingredients

1/2 kg fish (pomfret or surmai) boiled and flaked
1/4 kg potato- boiled and mashed
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp butter or daida
salt to taste

Method

1. Mix the fish, salt, pepper and a little milk.

2. Spread it in a greased pie dish.

3. Mix the mashed potatoes with salt, butter and the rest of the milk till it is soft.

4. Press the potato over the fish to make an even layer.

5. Smoothen the top with a knife and carve design on, it.

6. Bake till it is lightly brown.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Sultana Bread Pudding

Sultana Bread Pudding

Ingredients

2 slices Soft bread
1 no egg
3 tsp sugar
1 cup milk
1 tsp butter
2 tsp cornflour
4 tsp sultanas or kismis

Method

1. Soak bread in milk.

2. Add the rest of the ingredients

3. Mix thoroughly.

4. Beat the egg and blend into the mixture.

5. Bake till set.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Brain Cutlets

Brain Cutlets

Ingredients

2 nos of sheep brain
1 no egg
1/2 tsp pepper powder
1/2 cup day bread crumbs
salt to taste


Method

1. Boil brain in water.

2. Remove and slice into thick pieces.

3. Apply salt and pepper.

4. Dip the slices in beaten egg and roll in bread crumbs.

5. Shallow fry in oil and serve with sliced lime.