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Showing posts with label Zarnak Sidhwa. Show all posts

Friday, 18 July 2014

Spring Onion Bites

Ingredients

Spring onions with greens 250 gms finely  chopped
Gram flour/Baisan  3/4 cup
Ginger-garlic paste 1 teaspoons
Red chilli powder 1 1/2 teaspoons
Salt to taste
Crushed Corriander seeds 1 tsp
Water
Oil to deep fry

Method

Make thick batter of Gram flour/Baisan using water and all the remaning ingredients,mix well.
Heat oil in a wok. Drop small portions of the spring onion mixture with your fingers into hot oil and deep-fry till golden and crisp.
Spring Onion Bites

Monday, 20 January 2014

Molten Lava Cake

Ingredients

6 (1-ounce) squares bittersweet chocolate
2 (1-ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
10 tablespoons (1 1/4 stick) butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 large eggs
3 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Grease 6 (6-ounce) custard cups. Melt the chocolates and butter in the microwave, or in a double boiler. Add the flour and sugar to chocolate mixture. Stir in the eggs and yolks until smooth. Stir in the vanilla . Divide the batter evenly among the custard cups. Place in the oven and bake for 14 minutes. The edges should be firm but the center will be runny. Run a knife around the edges to loosen and invert onto dessert plates & Serve with Cream or Vanilla ice cream.

Molten Lava Cake



Tuesday, 31 December 2013

Palak Paneer

Ingredients

  • Spinach1 kg
  • Garlic, chopped3 cloves
  • Onion, chopped2
  • Ginger garlic paste1 tsp
  • Oil2 tbsp
  • Red chili powder1 tbsp
  • All spice powder¼ tsp
  • Cream2 tbsp
  • Yogurt ½ cup
  • Tomatoes, blended2
  • Salt1 tsp
  • Milk¼ cup
  • Cottage cheese, cubed 8 oz


    Method

    1. Wash spinach well and cook in its own water with a pinch of baking soda, till wilted, puree. Heat oil. Sauté onion and garlic, add in ginger garlic paste, curd, tomatoes, salt, red chili powder, all spice powder, add in spinach puree and lastly mix in cottage cheese, stir gently so they don’t break up and then stir the cream in and serve.

Palak Paneer

Four Seasons Pizza

 Ingredients

  • Olive oil2 tsp
  • Cheddar cheese, grated½ cup
  • Mozzarella cheese, grated1 ½ cups
  • Ingredients for BBQ Chicken
  • Onion chopped1 tbsp
  • Chicken chunks, boiled½ cup
  • BBQ sauce3 tbsp
  • Margherita Pizza Square
  • Parmesan cheese, grated1 tbsp
  • Tomato, sliced1
  • Thin fresh basil strips1 tbsp
  • Hawaiian Pizza Square
  • Pizza sauce2 tbsp
  • Smoked sausages, sliced½ cup
  • Pineapple tidbits, drained¼ cup
  • Pepperoni Pizza Square
  • Pizza sauce2 tbsp
  • Pepperoni4 slices

    Method

    1. Place pizza dough on cookie sheet. Starting at center, press out dough into a rectangle. Brush dough with olive oil. Bake 6 to 8 minutes.
    2. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese in the shape of a “plus sign” on crust, dividing the crust into four squares. Top each square with 1 of the 4 variations listed above to make 4 different squares. Top entire pizza with mozzarella cheese. Bake 10-13 minutes longer or until crust is deep golden brown and cheese is melted and bubbly.

Four Seasons Pizza

Chutney Prawns

 Ingredients

  • Large prawns1 kg
  • Breadcrumbs 1 cup
  • Egg1
  • Coriander1 bunch
  • Mint1 bunch
  • Coconut4 tbsp
  • Green chilies3-4
  • Lemons (Juice)2
  • Cumin seeds½ tsp
  • Sugar1 tbsp
  • Salt½ tsp
  • Oil to fry


Method

  1. Grind coriander, mint, green chilies, coconut, cumin seeds, lemon juice, sugar and salt together.  Make a cut in the prawns and flatten them slightly.  Apply chutney to the prawns and then coat each in breadcrumbs, refrigerate for a while. Dip in egg and fry till crispy. 

Chutney Prawns




Black Forest Cake

 Ingredients
  • Eggs4
  • Caster sugar4 oz
  • Flour3 oz
  • Baking powder1 tsp
  • Cocoa powder, sifted1 oz
  •  
  • Ingredients for Filling
  • Black cherries, pitted420 gm tin
  • Corn flour2 tbsp
  • Vanilla essence1 tsp
  • Cream600 ml
  • Flaked almonds, toasted2 oz
  • Grated chocolate to decorate

Method

  1. Beat eggs, add sugar, fold in flour and baking powder and cocoa. Pour mixture in a 9” spring form tin and bake at 180 degrees C for 30 minutes or till done. Turn out of the pan and let cool on a wire rack.  Drain the cherries, reserve some of the liquid. Put cherry juice and corn flour in a pan and let cook till thickened. Remove from heat and cool. Add essence and cherries to the sauce. Reserve a few cherries for the top. 
  2. Whip the cream till stiff and chill.  Cut the sponge into layers and sandwich with the whipped cream and cherry mixture. Top the cake with cream and decorate with flaked almonds, grated chocolate and piped cream. Top with the reserved cherries.
    Black Forest Cake

Monday, 30 December 2013

Club Sandwiches

Ingredients
  • Cheese slices  as required
  • Chicken boiled  1 1/2 cup
  • Garlic  3-4 cloves
  • Salt  to taste
  • Black pepper  to taste
  • Eggs  as required
  • Mayonnaise  1/2 cup
  • Mustard paste  2 tbsp
  • Butter  a little
  • Cucumber  as required
  • Tomatoes  as required
  • Lettuce leaves  as required
  • Toast slices  as required

Method

  •  Club Sandwiches
    1. Boil the chicken with garlic cloves, salt and black pepper.
    2. Sprinkle salt and black pepper on the boiled egg slices.
    3. Butter the toasts.
    4. Mix the mayonnaise and mustard paste.
    5. Apple the mayonnaise mix on the slices.
    6. Place sliced eggs on mayonnaise and mustard coated slices.
    7. Now place buttered toast and put lettuce leaves on it.
    8. Place a cheese slice on it.
    9. Also place tomatoes and cucumber slices.
    10. Now add chicken on it.
    11. Cover with mayonnaise and mustard paste coated slice.
    12. Slice in half and insert toothpick in it.
    13. Serve with fries.

Dill Potato Salad

  • Ingredients 


  • Potato, boiled  1 large
  • Mayonnaise  2 tbsp
  • Dill  2 tbsp
  • Sugar  a pinch
  • Black pepper  a pinch



    Method
    1. Mix the boiled and tiny cubed potato with mayonnaise, dill, sugar, and pepper and chill and serve.
      Dill Potato Salad