Mango Coconut Kesar Laddu

Mango Coconut Kesar Laddu 

Ingredients 

2 cups Mango pulp 

1 1/2 cup Desiccated Coconut 

1/2 cup Milk Powder 

1/2 cup Sugar 

1/4 tsp Cardomom powder 

2 Pinch of Salt 

2 Pinch of Saffron 

Few Almond Flakes

1 tbsp Ghee

Method 

Take a wok, add  3/4 cup coconut and other remaining ingredients in the wok. Keep stirring on a low flame for 5 minutes. Add 1/4 cup coconut, keep stirring till the mango pulp becomes thick and sticky. Add 1/1 tbsp ghee.  Stir it, too check, take a small portion and try rolling it. It will be sticky, but it will form a ball. Take a plate, grease it with ghee. Pour the hot mixture into the plate. Spread it. Keep it till it is easy to handle. Take the remaining coconut on a plate. Apply ghee on the palms. Divide the mixture in to equal portions. Roll it into a ball. Coat it with coconut.

Kiymali Pide (Turkish Flat Breads with Ground Meat and Vegetables)....

Kiymali Pide

Turkish Flat Breads with Ground Meat and Vegetables....

For the Dough 

Ingredients

3 cups All Purpose Flour + Flour for dusting

1 1/2 tbsp Dried Yeast

1/2 tsp Sugar 

Salt to taste 

1 cup Lukewarm Water

3 tbsp Olive oil

Method 

Take half cup lukewarm water. Add yeast and sugar, stir it. Keep it aside to rise. Mix the flour and salt in a mixing bowl. Make a well in the centre, add 2 tbsp olive oil and yeast water. Gradually mix the flour and add the remaining water little at a time to make a dough. Knead the dough for 5 minutes. Add the remaining oil and knead it further. Cover and keep it aside till it rises double in size.

For the Topping

Ingredients 

1 bowl  ground Mutton

1 medium size Onion finely chopped

2 medium Tomatoes deseeded and diced

½ Green Capsicum  finely diced

Salt and Pepper to taste 

1 tbsp Lime juice 

1 tbsp Olive oil

Method 

Take a pan. Heat oil. Add onion and capsicum. Sauté it till it has become soft. Add the tomatoes. Sauté it for another 2 minutes. Add in the lemon juice,  salt and pepper. Turn the heat off. Add the ground meat to the cooked vegetables and mix it. 

Keep it aside.

To Assemble the Kiymali Pide

Ingredients 

Dough 

Topping 

1 egg beaten + 1 tbsp Olive oil mix to brush the Pide

Method 

Once the dough has risen, place the dough on a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough for a minute. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into oval shape, thickness of the dough should be 1/2 cm. Place the oval flat bread dough on a greased baking tray. Spread the filling evenly on the flat bread, leaving 2 cm at the edges as a border. Fold in the sides. Press the oval dough at each end to make it pointy. Brush the edges of dough with egg and oil mixture. Bake for 20 minutes at 200 degrees celcius in a preheated oven , until the pide is golden brown and crispy at the edges. Once cool, cut into slices and serve.

Indian style Grilled Chicken

Indian style Grilled Chicken

For the Marination

Ingredients

1 Whole Chicken

1 Onion paste

2 tbsp Ginger Garlic Chilli paste

1/2 tsp Turmeric powder

1/2 tsp Garam Masala powder

1 tsp Curry powder

1/2 tsp Chilli powder

Salt to taste

1/2 cup Curd

4 tbsp Mustard oil

Method

Give some slits on the chicken. Rub salt on the chicken. Now rub all the ingredients well on the chicken  and keep it aside for 2 hours.

For the Grilled Chicken

Ingredients

Marinated Chicken

3 medium size Potatoes cut into wedges

1 Onion sliced

1 Tomato cut into wedges

2 tbsp Mustard oil

Few Coriander leaves chopped

Method

Take a baking pan, place the marinated chicken on the baking tray, Mix the marinated juices with the potatoes, tomato and onions. Place them on the baking tray around the chicken. Drizzle with oil. Bake the chicken for 55 to 60 minutes at 200 degrees celcius in a preheated oven. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves before serving..

Baked Mince Meat Curry Puffs......

Baked Mince Meat Curry Puffs......

It is a very common snack of Southeast Asian origin. It is a small pie consisting of specialised curry with meat or egg and potatoes in a deep-fried or baked pastry shell, and it looks like the Portuguese stuffed bread called Empanada.

For the Stuffing

Ingredients 

150 grams Meat Minced  

2  medium sized Potatoes boiled and cut into cubes 

1 big Onion chopped 

1/2 tsp Garlic chopped 

2 Green Chillies chopped 

1 tbsp Curry powder

Salt to taste 

2 tbsp oil

Method

Heat oil in a pot on medium heat. Add oil. Heat it. Add the  garlic, onion and chillies.  Saute it until the onions are translucent, then add in minced meat. Stir-fry until the meat changes it's colour, add the curry powder and stir well. Add the potatoes and salt, the cover pot. Reduce the heat and cook for 10 minutes. Keep it aside and cool the stuffing completely.

For the 1st Dough 

Ingredients 

1 cup All Purpose Flour 

Salt to taste 

3/4 cup Butter 

Method 

Mix all the above ingredients together until well combined into a dough. Cover and keep it aside.

For the 2nd Dough 

Ingredients 

2 cups All Purpose Flour 

3 tbsp Butter room temperature 

Salt to taste 

1 tsp Sugar

Water as required

Method

Mix the flour, butter, salt and sugar together. Add water little at a time and knead it well into a dough.

To make the Curry puffs.. 

Ingredients 

Stuffing 

1st Dough 

2nd Dough

Method 

Divide the 1st dough and 2nd dough into 3 equal portions. The 2nd dough will be bigger in size than the 1st dough. Take a 2nd dough ball and flatten it. Then place a 1st dough ball in the centre of the 2nd dough ball. Close the edges of the 2nd dough ball. Roll the dough ball into a oval long shape using a rolling pin. Now take one end of the dough and start to roll to the other end. Cut the dough roll into 4 parts. Take a piece of cut dough and place with the cut side down onto worktop surface.  Roll out again making sure that the centre of circle stays in the centre.Now it is ready to be stuffed. Pick up the rolled dough and place it on your palm. Add the stuffing and fold the dough into half and seal the edges. Pinch the edges and  pleat it together. Repeat it until the dough balls are used up.  Take a baking tray. Arrange the curry puffs on the tray. Bake at 180 degrees celcius for 25 minutes or until brown on both top in a preheated oven.

P. S. It can be deep fried until brown in colour..

 

Jelly Fruity Oats Pudding

Jelly Fruity Oats Pudding

This dish is wholesome and an interesting dish for children. They will love it. 

For the Oat Coconut Pudding

Ingredients 

1/4 cup Oats 

1 cup Coconut milk 

4 tbsp Condensed Milk 

1/2 tsp Veg Gelatine powder soaked in 2 tbsp hot water 

Method 

Take a pot. Add the coconut milk and condensed milk. Stir and let it simmer for 2 minutes. Add the oats. Stir and cook till it thickens. Add the gelatine  and stir. Switch off the flame. Stir it and let it cool.

To Assemble 

Ingredients 

2 tbsp Strawberry jelly cubes (Red)

2 tbsp Green Apple jelly cubes (Green)

1Mango cut into cubes

1 medium size Banana cut pieces 

Oats Coconut pudding 

Few Dry Cranberries

1 Cherry 

Few Almond flakes

Method 

Take a transparent glass bowl. Add few pieces of  each colour jellies. Gently add the  oats coconut pudding. Add few mango and banana pieces. Add few cranberries.  Add few pieces of the jellies again. Garnish with almond flakes and cherry. Chill in the fridge for 1 hour before serving.