Monday, 1 February 2016

Frozen Strawberry and Mint Chocolate Crust Pie

Frozen Strawberry and Mint Chocolate Crust Pie 

To make the Chocolate Crust
Ingredients 
1 bowl of Chocolate Cookie 
3 tbsp Melted Butter 

Method 
Add the chocolate cookies and the butter in a grinder and grind it into powder. Add the crumbs  into bottom of a 9" pie tin. Spread and press the crumbs evenly. Bake for 10 minutes at 180 degrees celcius in a preheated oven. Let cool. Add the pie filling.



For the Pie filling 
Ingredients
10 Strawberries cut into slices
5 whole Strawberries cleaned 
Few Mint leaves 
 2 cups Cottage Cheese Crumbs 
1/4 cup Cream
1/2 cup Condensed Milk 
1/2 tsp Vanilla Essence 
1/2 kg Vanilla Icecream  

Method 
In a blender, add the cottage cheese, vanilla essence, cream, whole strawberries and condensed milk. Blend it till smooth. Pour the mixture on the crust and spread it evenly. Scoop the vanilla Icecream on the top of the cottage cheese mixture. Spread it evenly. Decorated the top with sliced strawberries and mint leaves. Chill it in the freezer for 4 hours. Before cutting keep it out for 2 minutes. 


Chicken Meat and Veggies Stuffed Buns...

Chicken Meat and Veggies Stuffed Buns...


Chicken Meat  Stuffing 
Ingredients 
150 grams Chicken minced
1 Egg
1 Onion chopped finely 
1 tsp Garlic chopped finely 
1 tsp Green chillies chopped finely
1 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped 
1/4 cup Spring Onions chopped finely
3 tbsp each Yellow and Red Capsicum chopped finely 
2 tbsp Carrot chopped finely 
1/4 cup Mozzarella cheese grated
Salt to taste 
1 / 4 tsp Pepper powder 
1/4 tsp Italian seasoning

Method 
Take a mixing bowl and mix all the above ingredients. Knead it very well for 5 minutes till all the fats incorporates well. Keep it in the fridge for 30 minutes to chill.

Buns 
Ingredients 
400 grams  All purpose flour 
1 1/2 tbsp Dry Yeast
2 tbsp Sugar 
1/4 Cup Lukewarm Milk 
1 Cup  Lukewarm Water
2 tbsp Melted Butter
Salt to taste
Egg wash 
Chicken stuffing
2 tbsp Mozzarella grated 
Italian seasoning for sprinkling 

Method
Take a mixing bowl. Add flour and salt. Mix it. Make a well in the centre of the flour. Add sugar, yeast and 1/4 cup lukewarm milk + 1/4 cup lukewarm water. Stir it with out disturbing the surrounding flour. Cover and let it rise. After it rises. Start mixing the flour... Add water little at a time to make a soft dough. Add 1/2 tbsp melted butter, Knead the dough for 5 minutes adding 1/2 tbsp melted butter in between. Rub some butter on top, cover and keep for rising double in size. Rub some butter on the palms. Sprinkle some flour on the platform, take the dough, punch it and knead it again for sometime. Divide the dough into equal proportions. Grease the baking tray.  Rub some butter on the palms. Take one portion of the dough. Roll the dough giving it a round shape. Flatten the dough and take a portion of the stuffing in the centre of the dough, close the edges and give it a round shape. Repeat the process with other buns. Place each buns on the baking tray at some distance. Cover with soft Malmal cloth till it rises double in size. Brush it with egg wash. Bake it in a pre heated oven at 180 degrees celcius for 20 minutes. Take the tray out of the oven, sprinkle grated mozzarella cheese and Italian seasoning from top. Bake for another 5 minutes more at 160 degrees celcius till brown on top. Cool the buns a bit and remove it from the tray. 

Sunday, 31 January 2016

Vegetable Soup with Crispy Rice

Vegetable  Soup with Crispy Rice
A hot bowl of soup is always welcomed on any day. Tried, sick or dieting. In this recipe I have made a very simple vegetable soup which is delectable and easy to make. It is a soul food. I have attached a video to show the steps. Please do encourage me as this is my first self made video.... Thank you....
Ingredients
2 tbsps of each Vegetable minced
Onion
Garlic
Capsicum
Cabbage
Carrot
Broccoli
French Beans
Spring Onion
1 tsp Ginger minced
1/2 tsp Green chilli minced
2 tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar
2 tbsp Light Soya Sauce
2 tbsp Lemongrass sauce
Salt to taste
3 tbsp Corn flour
2 tbsp Sesame seed oil 

Method 

Take a deep bottom pan, add oil. Add the garlic, ginger, green chilli. Saute it for a minute, add the onion and capsicum, saute it for a minute. Add rest of the vegetables one after the other, saute it for 2 minutes. Add the salt, rice wine vinegar,  light soya sauce and lemongrass sauce, stir it. Add 4 cups of water and let it simmer for 5 minutes. Add 2 tbsp of water in the corn flour, mix it. Add the corn flour into the soup. Let it simmer till it thickens. Serve the hot soup with some chopped spring onions and  crispy rice. 
To make Crispy Rice
Take cooked rice, add in hot oil and fry it. 

Friday, 29 January 2016

Aab Gosht

Aab Gosht
This dish is made in several ways. As milk is added, it makes this dish unique. 
Ingredients
1/2 kg Mutton
1 cup Bengal Gram soaked
2 Medium size Onions chopped finely
3 Medium sized Tomatoes chopped
1 tsp Garlic paste
1 tsp Ginger paste
1 tsp Green Chilli paste
1 tsp Cumin powder
1 tsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Fennel powder
1/2 tsp Garam Masala powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Pepper powder
Salt to taste
1/2 cup Coconut Milk
1 cup Milk
1 tbsp Oil
1 tbsp Ghee

Method
Heat oil and ghee in a pressure cooker. Add onions and saute till translucent.  Add tomatoes, ginger and green chilli pastes, gram dal, turmeric, salt and mutton. Stir well for 5 minutes, add 1 1/4 cups of water and pressure cook till 3 whistles. After all the pressure releases open the cooker.  Add cumin powder, coriander powder, fennel powder, garam masala powder and pepper powder , stir and simmer for 10 minutes on low heat. Add coconut milk and milk and let it simmer for 10 minutes more. Serve hot.

Thursday, 28 January 2016

Egg Omelet Sandwich with Cottage Cheese Spinach and Carrot Spread

Egg Omelet Sandwich with Cottage Cheese Spinach and Carrot Spread.......
For the Spread
1 cup Cottage cheese crumbs
1/4 cup Hung Curd / Yogurt
2 tbsp Fresh Cream
1 cup Spinach chopped
1/2 cup Carrot shredded
1/4 tsp Garlic powder
1/4 tsp Pepper powder
Salt to taste
1 tsp Butter

Method
Take a pan, add butter, let it melt. Add spinach and saute till the water in the spinach has dried up. Keep it aside. In a blender add cottage cheese, hung curd, cream, salt, pepper, garlic powder and blend it till smooth. Add spinach and carrot, mix it. Keep it aside.

Egg Omelet
Ingredients
6 Eggs
1 medium size Onion chopped finely
1 medium size Tomato de seeded and chopped finely
1 tbsp Red Chillies sliced
Salt to taste
1/4 Pepper powder
2 tbsp Oil

Method
Take a mixing bowl, add all the above ingredients expect oil. Beat the eggs well. Take a big pan, add oil, let it heat. Spread the egg batter and let it cook. Once done cut it into pieces.

To Assemble
Take bread slices, apply the spread on the slices. Add a omelet piece on the bread slice. Cover with another bread slice, cut the sandwich into pieces. Serve with potato chips....