Monthly Archives: August 2009

Corn chops

Ingredients : 1 corn, 3 medium sized potatoes, 3-4 slices of bread, ½ teaspoon ajwain seeds, 1 tablespoon red chilli powder, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 tablespoon coriander leaves(chopped) , oil for frying, salt to taste. Method: Discard the leaves of the corn and take out the seeds with the help of a sharp knife….

Apple tart

(A classic French dessert) Ingredients ; for fillings – 1 kg apple, 200 gm sugar, ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder, ½ cup raisins, 2 tablespoon butter, For tart-shell – 150 gm flour, 75 gm chilled butter, 25 gm sugar, ice-cold water to mix. Method: Place the flour on a work platform. Cut the chilled butter into…

Crème caramel

(caramel flavoured egg custard) Ingredients ————- 250 gm sugar 2 teaspoon vanilla essence 425 ml/ 1/3 rd cup milk 250 gm or 1 cup cream 5 large-sized eggs 2 egg yolks Method: ——— Put 175 gm of sugar in a heavy-bottomed pan and caramelise it to a golden colour. Pour into a soufflé dish and…

Apple tart

(A classic French dessert) Ingredients ; for fillings – 1 kg apple, 200 gm sugar, ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder, ½ cup raisins, 2 tablespoon butter, For tart-shell – 150 gm flour, 75 gm chilled butter, 25 gm sugar, ice-cold water to mix. Method: Place the flour on a work platform. Cut the chilled butter into…

Crème caramel

(caramel flavoured egg custard) Ingredients ————- 250 gm sugar 2 teaspoon vanilla essence 425 ml/ 1/3 rd cup milk 250 gm or 1 cup cream 5 large-sized eggs 2 egg yolks Method: ——— Put 175 gm of sugar in a heavy-bottomed pan and caramelise it to a golden colour. Pour into a soufflé dish and…

Brussels sprouts soup

Prep time 15 minutes, cooking time 30 minutes, serves four; Ingredients; 2 tablespoon olive oil, 1 onion finely chopped, 1 garlic flake crushed, 1 large potato diced, 1 tablespoon fennel seeds crushed plus extra to garnish, 300 g Brussels sprouts trimmed and roughly chopped, 850 ml vegetable stock, salt and pepper to season; 1 pinch…

CELERY & ORANGE SOUP

Prep time – 10 minutes ; cooking time 40 minutes ; serves four; For the soup : 4 tablespoon olive oil, 1 large onion chopped , 600 gm celery cut into chunks, 600 gm potatoes diced, 1.5 ltrs vegetable stock, 1 teaspoon saffron strands, lightly ground in mortar juice and zest(finely grated) of 2 oranges,…

DATE AND APPLE PANCAKES

Ingredients for pancakes: 200 ml milk, 150 gm flour, 3 tablespoon sugar and a few drops of vanilla essence , butter to grease the pan. For fillings: 2 apples, 2 tablespoon sugar, ½ cup water, ½ teaspoon lemon rind, ½ teaspoon cinnamon , 8 – 10 dates. Method: for filling : Peel and core the…

Sprout Macaroni Salads

Ingredients: ————- 1 teacup macaroni (cooked) 1 teacup bean sprouts 1 capsicum chopped 1 medium sized carrot(chopped and parboiled) 3 spring onions (chopped) 1 orange (segmented) 1 sweet lime For dressing: ————— ¾ teacup thick, fresh yoghurt 3 tablespoon mint leaves( finely chopped) ¾ teaspoon mustard powder ¾ teaspoon sugar (powdered) Salt to taste Method:…

Chicken Broccoli

Ingredients: 1 chicken weighing about 1 kg 250gm broccoli 3 tablespoon cashew nut paste 1 cup oil Salt to taste For paste: 2 onions, 5-6 pods of garlic , 1” piece of ginger, 3 dry red chillies Method: Clean and cut the chicken into medium-sized pieces. Cut the broccoli into florets. Grind all the ingredients…