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Sweet canapés

Ingredients: 100 gm of flour, 2 pinches of salt, 2 teaspoon of sugar powder, 1 tablespoon of ghee For the filling: 1 cup of cooked rice, ½ cup of sugar syrup, 3-4 saffron strands soaked in 1 tablespoon of lukewarm milk, cherries for garnishing. Method: Sift together the flour, salt and sugar powder. Mix in…

Grilled oranges

Ingredients : 2 oranges, 2 tablespoon butterscotch sauce or plum sauce or any sauce of your choice. For garnishing: nuts(chopped) Method: Peel the oranges and remove the pith from the segments. Separate each segment. With the tip of a sharp knife, cut a slit in the segment so as to open out each segment. Remove…

Chicken with a hint of orange

Ingredients ; 400 gm medium-sized chicken pieces, 100 ml orange juice, 2 tablespoon orange rid(chopped) 2 tablespoon ginger-galic paste, 1 cup oil, 50ml tomato puree, 1 tablespoon pepper, salt to taste. Method: Marinate the chicken pieces with the ginger-garlic paste, tomato puree, salt to taste, pepper and the orange juice, and leave aside for one…

Green papaya salad

Ingredients : ½ kg green papaya, 1 clove of garlic, 2-3 red chillies (seeded) 1 tomato (sliced in strips) 1-2 tablespoon fish sauce (depending on brand and personal taste) , 3 tablespoon lime juice, lettuce leaves or cabbage squares, 1 lime(cut into wedges) For garnishing; red chillies(optional) Method; Peel and seed papaya shred. Grind together…

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….

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,…