Chocolate Eclair Dessert

Ingredients

Milk chocolate chopped  200 grams
Coffee 1 tsp
Cream 2 cups (400 ml) + ½ cup (100 ml) for topping
Vanilla pudding or plain egg pudding 1 sachet or Home made Vanilla flavored Pastry/Custard Cream
Milk 2 cups
Tea biscuits 2 half rolls
Crushed nuts or chocolate for garnish

Method

In a heatproof bowl, microwave cream, chocolate and coffee together for 1-2 mins. Mix well. Alternately, you can use a double boiler to melt cream, chocolate and coffee.
(for pudding Take 2 cups milk and bring it to boil, add pudding sachet and mix well. Set aside).
In a dish, place a layer of biscuits. Top it with half of the warm pudding/Custard, then top with 1/3rd of the chocolate mixture.
Layer with biscuits, pudding and the remaining chocolate mixture. Completely cover the top with chocolate mixture.
Whip 1/2 cup for 3-4 minutes till soft peaks are formed.
Top the chocolate mixture with whipped cream, and garnish with nuts and grated chocolate.
Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
(Recipe By Maham Alavi (KCH volume1)

Chocolate Eclair Dessert

Chicken Pakoray

Ingredients for marination

1 Chicken breast (cut into small cubes)
Salt to taste
Crushed Red Chilli/Chilli flakes 1 tsp
Soya Sauce 1 tbsp
White vinegar 2 tbsp
Tikkah or Tandoori Masala 2 tbsp
Garlic paste 1 tsp
(marinate chicken & keep it aside atleast for half N hour)

Ingredients for batter

Gram flour\Baisan 4 to 5 tbsp's heaped
all-purpose flour/Maida 2 tbsp's
salt to taste
Ajwain (Caraway seeds) 1/4 tsp
Crushed Black pepper 1/2 tsp
1 egg
Chilled Water 4 to 5 tbsp
Baking Soda 1 pinch (optional)*
Spring onions Chopped 1/2 cup (optional)*
Corainder leaves/Cliantro chopped 2 tbsp
Oil for frying

Method

In a large mixing bowl add all the ingredients for batter except baking soda,whisk it till nice & smooth batter (You may need to thin with additional water if the batter is too thick)add marinated chicken mix it,
add baking soda just before frying,
Deep fry till light golden.Serve hot with your favorate dip : !

*Note : If u want Crunchy Crispy pakora's then dont add spring onions & baking soda !!

Chicken Pakoray

Chicken Shashlik

Ingredients

500 g boneless chicken breast 

2 capsicum
2 medium onions
2 medium tomatoes
1\4 cups lemon juice
1\2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
1 tbsp. Soya sauce
1 tbsp. hot sauce
oil 4 to 6 tbsp

Ingredients for Sauce:

Chicken stock 1 cup
Chili garlic sauce 4 to 5 tbsp
Tomato ketchup 4 tbsp
Pinch of Orange food color
Garlic 2 tbsp (chopped)
Onions 1 (chopped)
Corn flour 1 tbsp
Oil 2 tbsp
Salt to taste

Method for Sauce:

Heat oil in a pan and fry the chopped onions for 1-2 minutes.
Add the chopped garlic and sauté for another minute.
Now add the salt, chicken stock and chili garlic sauce and cook until the mixture boils.
Mix the corn flour in water and stir the mixture into the stock and cook till it thickens.

Method:

Cut chicken into 1 inch pieces. Place in a bowl with the lemon juice, salt ,black pepper Soya sauce and hot sauce. Mix well,cover and leave to marinate for 2-3 hour.
Cut the onion, capsicum, and tomatoes into small cubes.
Thread, chicken and vegetables closely on bamboo skewers.
Heat oil in a  non-stick frying pan or grill pan Fry skewers for 8-10 minutes or until chicken begin to change its color and the vegetables are soft. Remove from oil and put it on absorbent paper. Alternatively, grill the chicken over hot charcoal.
Serve with plain rice/ Garlic Rice/Egg fried Rice and sauce

Fried Chicken Liver (Spicy)

Ingredients for marination
Chicken liver (Kaleji) half kg
Salt to taste
Yogurt 2 tbsp
Crushed black pepper ½ tsp
Ginger/Garlic paste 1 tsp
Red chilli flakes ½ tsp
Garam masala powder ¼ tsp
Ingredients for frying
Oil 4 tbsp
Crushed black pepper ¼ tsp
Lemon juice 2 tbsp
Method
Marinate liver with the marination ingredients leave it aside for atleast 30 minutes.
Heat oil add marinated liver fry till its completely dry and nicely roasted,
Dish out sprinkle lemon juice and black pepper ; Serve immediately !

Smoked Pishawari Karahi

Ingredients

Chicken/mutton half kg
-Ginger garlic paste 1tbsp
-Green chillies chopped 6-7
-Oil half cup
-Onion1 large Sliced
-Tomatoes chopped 250gms
-Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
-Turmeric 1/4tsp
-Salt 1tsp
-Chilli powder 2tsp
-Black pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon
-Black cumin seeds 1/4 tsp
-All spice 1/2 teaspoon
-Coriander leaves half bunch (finely cut)
-Yogurt 2 tbsp

Method

1, in a pan heat up oil
2,add chicken/mutton , tomatoes,salt,chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, onion and cook on medium heat till nearly tender.
3, then add coriander powder, turmeric, black pepper powder, black cumin seeds, all spice and cook for 10 minutes.
4,now add yogurt, green chillies and fry well.
5 , garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

(You can make it in a karahi (wok) for better presentation)

For koyla dum:
Heat the coal on a stove, then put the coal in a foil paper with a tong and put that coal in the middle of the karahi (as shown in the picture) now put 1tsp oil on the coal and cover the wok with some lid or a steel plate , the smoke will leave the aroma inside then remove the lid when serving.
(Tip: if u r making it with chicken then dunt cover it at all while cooking)

Mint Lemonade

Ingredients

Diet 7up/ 7up one can
Lots of ice.
I big juicy lemon
Lemon flavored tang or any other drink powder 3 tbsp
3 heaped teaspoon sugar ( more or less depending on taste)
A good handful of fresh mint....

Method

Blend it all up, pour it out, garnish it with a slice of lemon and mint leaves.... lastly SLURRRRRRP!

Mint Lemonade

Grilled Tandoori Fish

Ingredients

Fish Half kg
Salt to taste
Red chilli Powder 1tsp
Coriander Powder 1 tsp
Roasted & crushed Cumin 1 tsp
Lemon juice 4 tbsp
Ginger/Garlic paste 1 tsp
Curd 2 tbsp
Crushed black pepper 1/4 tsp
Shan Tandoori Masala 1 tbsp
Melted Butter 4 tbsp or 2 tbsp oil

Method

Take a bowl and add in all the ingredients and mix well.
Add in the fish pieces and mix well with the marination.
Leave this to marinate for atleast 30 mins.
now bake it or grill it on a non stick grill pan & serve :)

Grilled Tandoori Fish