Thursday, March 1, 2018

Rosemary minis

















Ingredients
1.      2 Cup Plain flour
2.      1 tsp. yeast
3.      ½ Cup oil /butter
4.      ½ Cup yogurt /butter milk
5.      ½ Cup Milk
6.      Salt to taste
7.      1 tsp. Sugar
8.      1tsp. dry rosemary herbs
9.      1 tsp oregano
Preparation
Mix all the liquid ingredients together with yeast and sugar keep aside for 10 minutes. Pour it to the dry ingredients (flour, herbs and salt) and make a soft dough, which is sticky. If need more water add accordingly. Keep the dough to ferment around 2 to 3 hours in a warm place. Design the shape as required adding some butter and flour. keep covered for rising and bake in the oven for about 35 to 45 min on 180 degree Celsius.

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Semolina Pistachio Pudding

























Ingredients: 
1.    Semolina Pista Basboosa (cake mix crushed 1 cup) 
2.    1/2 Cup Butter  
3.    1/2 wiped cream
4.    1/2 cup  Cream Cheese
5.    1/2 Cup Milkmaid 
6.    1 1/2 Tbsp Gelatin mixed with hot water
7.    1/2 Cup Sugar
8.    1Cup Water
9.     Edible green Color
10.  Some chopped Pistachios

Preparation: 

Make a crust with butter and basboosa mix and set a layer at first. For the second layer mix the ingredients from 3 to 6 and beat using a hand beater. Add some green color and 1 Tbsp. gelatin mix to it. Pour this mixture above the crust. Freeze it for about 10 to 15 minute. 
For the third layer boil ingredients from 8 to 9 and add the remaining gelatin mix to it with some green color.  Remove the frozen pudding; pour the clear gelatin mix over it. Decorate with pistachio and serve cold later. 

For Semolina Pistachio Basboosa

Stuffed Rice Baby Marrow



Ingredients:

  1. 1 Cup Sticky white Rice soaked for 10 minutes
  2. 1 Cup Chopped Onion
  3. 2 Cup Chopped Tomato
  4. 1 tsp Pepper Powder
  5. 1 tsp cumin powder
  6. 1 tsp cinnamon powder
  7. 2 Cup Tomato puree
  8. 2 Cup Vegetable or chicken stalk
  9. 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  10. 1 tsp chilly powder
  11. Parsley chopped
  12. Coriander chopped
  13. Baby Marrow 
  14. Vegetable or chicken stalk
  15. garlic cloves
  16. salt to taste

Preparation 

Mix the rice with some chopped onion, tomato, parsley and coriander added with powder ingredients. Stuff the baby marrow with the rice. Fry oil add chopped onion, garlic cloves, tomatoes, tomato puree cook until raw taste of tomato puree vanish. Add remaining dry ingredients to the dish with the stalk and baby marrow filling. Baby marrow should be covered completely with stalk. Cover and cook for 30-40 minutes under low flame. Add some water if it gets reduced. Garnish it with some parsley and coriander leaves.




Sunday, February 25, 2018

Spinach(Pacha Cheera Thoran)














Ingredients


Chopped Spinach
1 tsp Chilly flakes 
1/2 cup chopped Shallots
2 to 3 garlic cloves
Curry Leaves
Coconut oil 
1/2 Cup grated coconut
1 green chilly
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp mustard seeds
salt to taste

Preparation 

Fry oil pop the mustard seeds then add curry leaves, garlic, chopped shallots, chilly flakes, green chilly. When onion gets light brown add grated coconut and turmeric saute a little, later add spinach and salt to taste. Cover with lid and cook.

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Butter Chicken















Ingredients
  • 1/2 KG Chicken boneless cubes
  • 1Cup Chopped onion 
  • 1Cup Tomato chopped
  • 2 Tbsp Methi Leaves
  • 2 tsp Turmeric
  • 2 tsp Chilly powder
  • 1Tbsp yogurt
  • 2 tsp Cumin Powder
  • salt to taste 
  • Butter and oil as per needed
  • Green Chilly 
  • 1 tsp garlic paste  
  • 2 Tbsp Cashew paste 
  • Fresh cream
Preparation 

Marinate chicken cubes with chilly powder, cumin powder, yogurt, salt, butter and keep aside for an hour. Lightly fry the chicken pieces to tender
For Gravy
Saute butter add onion, tomato, garlic paste cook until light brown, now add cumin, methi leaves, remaining chilly powder and coriander. Grind the above into paste. On the other side fry green chilly and some chopped onion in a butter now add the grind paste,  and add the fried chicken pieces aling with cashew paste. Cook the gravy for about 10 min.
For garnish add coriander , fresh cream 


Avocado Salad












Ingredients
 (For a 18inch bowl of salad) 


Avocado 
Onion 
Capsicum 
Cucumber
Lettuce  
Carrot 
Red radish
Cherry tomatoes

 For Dressing 
 2 Tbsp Olive oil 
 1 Tbsp vinegar / lemon juice
 1 tsp honey 
 1 tsp Sumac powder
 Toasted sesame seeds
 Salt to taste 

Preparation 

Mix all the above salad ingredients add the dressing accordingly while serving

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Bulgar Wheat Tortilla Pulav


















Ingredients

2 Cup Bulgar Wheat
3 Chicken Stalk Water ( can be made by Maggi chicken stalk or Veg stalk)
1 Tbsp chopped garlic
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Cumin Powder
1 Cup Chopped Tomatoes
1 Cup Tomato puree

1/2 Cup Chopped Onion
1/2 chopped Carrot
1/2 chopped Capsicum
2 Tbsp Tomato paste
1 Tortilla Bread cut into pieces and fried
Coriander leaves and some chopped tomatoes for garnish
2 Tbsp Oil / ghee for cooking
salt to taste

Preparation: 
Fry ghee and add chopped onion , garlic, tomatoes saute until done. Now add wheat, dry powders and saute for about 3 minutes. Add all vegetables, salt and tomato puree and  cook for few minutes. Add chicken stalk water and cover until cooked. Garnish with coriander, tortilla and tomatoes. Serve hot with grilled chicken or fish.