Ingredients
1. cinnamom: 1 inch
2. cloves: 2
3. cardamoms: 3
4. bay leaf: 1
5. black peppers: 6
6. cumin seeds: 1 tsp
2 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)
3 onions sliced
a few cashew nuts (optional)
1 cup Basmati Rice
2 big carrots chopped
2 handful french beans- trimmed and chopped 1.5 cms long
peas
mushrooms
peppers
any other veggies
For Chutney
1/3 bunch coriander
2 chillies
2 tsp coconut (desicated/ shredded frozen/ fresh)
2 cloves garlic
1 inch ginger
1/2 onion
Grind the chutney ingredients to a paste using very little water (maximum 2 tbsp)and keep aside.
In a deep pan fry the whole spices (1 to 6) in 2 tbsp of ghee for 2 minutes. Add the sliced onion and fry till light brown. Add the cashew nuts and fry more till the onion is golden brown.
Spoon out the onion into bowl. Add 1/2 tbsp of ghee in the same deep pan and fry the vegetables till cooked. Add to this the chutney and fry a bit more. Add salt and the onion and rice and let it cook till the rice is coated with the paste (about 3 minutes). Add 1.5 cups of water and cover. Keep checking and take the pan off the heat as soon as the water has evaporated.
Serve with a raita.
Quick Chocolate Fix
Another one of my google search wonders...
We make this on busy weekday nights when we crave for pudding but cant wait to bake it in the oven.
I found this on recipe Bazaar. Here is the link :
http://www.recipezaar.com/10-Minute-quick-and-Easy-Chocolate-Brownie-Pudding-Cake-88740
Thanks Fifi for this wonderful recipe.
I have also pasted it in my site because of my paranoia of never finding these good recipes again.
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup flour
2/3 cup cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 eggs
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup boiling water, with
3 tablespoons sugar, added
1Boil water with 3 tbsp of sugar and set aside.
2Combine all dry ingredients (first 5 ingredients) in a bowl, then add eggs,melted butter and vanilla until well blended, mixture will be thick.
3Butter a 9 inch microwavable pan or tupperware, even if its a tad smaller it's ok.
4Spread mixture evenly into the buttered pan.
5Very slowly pour water into the center of the mixture and do not stir!
6Cover well, with plastic wrap or lid.
7Cook in microwave on regular power for 5 minutes, check it to make sure it's set and if not put back in microwave for a couple more minutes.
8Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with your favorite toppings.
9Enjoy!
We make this on busy weekday nights when we crave for pudding but cant wait to bake it in the oven.
I found this on recipe Bazaar. Here is the link :
http://www.recipezaar.com/10-Minute-quick-and-Easy-Chocolate-Brownie-Pudding-Cake-88740
Thanks Fifi for this wonderful recipe.
I have also pasted it in my site because of my paranoia of never finding these good recipes again.
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup flour
2/3 cup cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 eggs
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup boiling water, with
3 tablespoons sugar, added
1Boil water with 3 tbsp of sugar and set aside.
2Combine all dry ingredients (first 5 ingredients) in a bowl, then add eggs,melted butter and vanilla until well blended, mixture will be thick.
3Butter a 9 inch microwavable pan or tupperware, even if its a tad smaller it's ok.
4Spread mixture evenly into the buttered pan.
5Very slowly pour water into the center of the mixture and do not stir!
6Cover well, with plastic wrap or lid.
7Cook in microwave on regular power for 5 minutes, check it to make sure it's set and if not put back in microwave for a couple more minutes.
8Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with your favorite toppings.
9Enjoy!
Chocolate Brownie
We hate dark chocolate the two of us. When the airhostess on our flight back from germany handed out Lindt Intense Dark Choceolate we carefully packed it into my hand bag with a plan to melt it into something delicious back at home.
Two weeks later, Mohit and myself scanned the internet for a good Brownie recipe that would use less than 80 g butter and about 70 g chocolate.
A careful research of 8 recipes and Mohit's recipe was born. It turned out very moist and dense.
Two weeks later, Mohit and myself scanned the internet for a good Brownie recipe that would use less than 80 g butter and about 70 g chocolate.
A careful research of 8 recipes and Mohit's recipe was born. It turned out very moist and dense.
I made this again on Valentine's day and hence the picture....
butter - 46g
chocolate - 70 g 70% plain dark lindt
mascavado 100g
caster 25 g
eggs - 1.5 big / 2 small
flour - 50 g
choco chips 30 g plain
walnuts 30 g
baking pdr - 1/3 tsp
vanilla essence - 1/4 tsp
1/5 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar syrup
Preheat the oven. Line a baking tray (I used an 8 inch) with baking paper.
Chop the butter and Chocolate into bits and melt in the microwave 10 seconds at a time. Keep mixing and stop when the chocolate has almost melted. Mix to make a smooth paste and keep aside. When cool add all the other ingredients and mix well.
Pour into the baking tray and bake at 180 for 25 mins
tips :
don't put syrup;
reduce castor and maybe increase mascavado but overall reduce sugar
may try with coffee for mocha brownies (2 tbsp strong, cooled)
can try other nuts - hazel e.g.
serve hot with vanilla icecream - yummy
butter - 46g
chocolate - 70 g 70% plain dark lindt
mascavado 100g
caster 25 g
eggs - 1.5 big / 2 small
flour - 50 g
choco chips 30 g plain
walnuts 30 g
baking pdr - 1/3 tsp
vanilla essence - 1/4 tsp
1/5 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar syrup
Preheat the oven. Line a baking tray (I used an 8 inch) with baking paper.
Chop the butter and Chocolate into bits and melt in the microwave 10 seconds at a time. Keep mixing and stop when the chocolate has almost melted. Mix to make a smooth paste and keep aside. When cool add all the other ingredients and mix well.
Pour into the baking tray and bake at 180 for 25 mins
tips :
don't put syrup;
reduce castor and maybe increase mascavado but overall reduce sugar
may try with coffee for mocha brownies (2 tbsp strong, cooled)
can try other nuts - hazel e.g.
serve hot with vanilla icecream - yummy
Vegetable Pasty
Ingredients:
Ready Rolled Puff Pastry sheets (2) each cut into two
Finely Chopped:
2 Onion -finely chopped
3 small Carrots-finely chopped
10 Mushrooms- sliced
1 cup Peas
Brie
2 Potatoes- small cubes
Red Pepper- small cubes
Parsley
Black Pepper
Salt
Egg for the wash
Thaw the Ready Rolled Puff Pastry for 1 1/2 hours at room temperature or in the fridge overnight.
Fry Onion is a little oil. After 5 minutes add carrots and then finely add all the other vegetables.
Throw in the spices. Remove the pan from the heat and mix in the cheese (grated or chopped into tiny bits). Stir well.
Brush the pastry with egg wash. Spoon the veggies onto it. Seal from all sides. Brush the pasty with egg from all sides.
Bake until golden crisp at 200 degrees.
Rest for 5 minutes when the pasty is out of the oven before serving.
Serve with ketchup.
Ready Rolled Puff Pastry sheets (2) each cut into two
Finely Chopped:
2 Onion -finely chopped
3 small Carrots-finely chopped
10 Mushrooms- sliced
1 cup Peas
Brie
2 Potatoes- small cubes
Red Pepper- small cubes
Parsley
Black Pepper
Salt
Egg for the wash
Thaw the Ready Rolled Puff Pastry for 1 1/2 hours at room temperature or in the fridge overnight.
Fry Onion is a little oil. After 5 minutes add carrots and then finely add all the other vegetables.
Throw in the spices. Remove the pan from the heat and mix in the cheese (grated or chopped into tiny bits). Stir well.
Brush the pastry with egg wash. Spoon the veggies onto it. Seal from all sides. Brush the pasty with egg from all sides.
Bake until golden crisp at 200 degrees.
Rest for 5 minutes when the pasty is out of the oven before serving.
Serve with ketchup.
Ragda Pattice
This one is a definite for entertaining. The pattice can be half fried in advance then completed just before serving.
For 2 people
For the Pattice:
When the oil is sufficiently hot, put the pattice on the pan (there should be a sizzling noise when the oil meets the pattice). Keep an eye on the pan so the pattice doesnt burn. Turn sides using a flat spatula when the bottom is golden and take off the pan when both sides are crisp and golden.
These pattice (Aloo Tikki) are a snack in themselves when eaten hot with ketchup or chutney.
For the Ragda:
For 2 people
For the Pattice:
- 3 Huge potatoes- boiled and mashed
- 2 slices of bread
- 1/4 cup milk
- salt
- coriander leaves
- 1/4 finely chopped large onion
- green chillies finely chopped
- oil for shallow frying- I used mustard oil
When the oil is sufficiently hot, put the pattice on the pan (there should be a sizzling noise when the oil meets the pattice). Keep an eye on the pan so the pattice doesnt burn. Turn sides using a flat spatula when the bottom is golden and take off the pan when both sides are crisp and golden.
These pattice (Aloo Tikki) are a snack in themselves when eaten hot with ketchup or chutney.
For the Ragda:
- 1 cup white peas (dry white vatana)- soaked overnight and then pressure cooked
- 1 small onion chopped
- turmeric- 1/2 tsp
- 1 tsp red chilly powder
- 1/4 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 2 tsp jaggery
- 1 tsp tamarind paste
- salt
- 1 tsp ginger+ garlic- finely chopped
Heat Oil and saute the onion till pink. Add the ginger+ garlic and the dry spices and salt and fry for a minute. Next add the peas and tamarind+ jaggery and a few cups of water. Mash some of the peas against the side of the pan to thicker the sauce.
Serve the pattice with ragda, sliced onion, tamarind chutney and yogurt.
Bliss.
Guacamole
2 ripe avodaos
2 green chillies
1/4 red onion
1 pod of garlic
1/4 large tomato
1 tsp cumin seeds
3 tbsps yogurt
salt to taste
1/2 to 1 bunch of coriander leaves
Scoop out the insides of the avocados and dicard the pit and shell. Grind this along with the other ingredients. Adjust salt to taste.
2 green chillies
1/4 red onion
1 pod of garlic
1/4 large tomato
1 tsp cumin seeds
3 tbsps yogurt
salt to taste
1/2 to 1 bunch of coriander leaves
Scoop out the insides of the avocados and dicard the pit and shell. Grind this along with the other ingredients. Adjust salt to taste.
Rice Kheer
This was my second attempt at rice kheer. The first time, I googled a recipe off the net and followed it from start to finish.It turned out to be a tasty mismash of cooked rice, milk and elaichi-but not kheer. A final post mortem was conducted. The verdict: Rice needs to be cooked before it is finally added to the milk.
A few months later, I tried again. This time I opted for one which sounded like a good combination of the phirni and rice kheer. I must say I struck gold with this one.
Rice kheer
Ingredients
Rice - 1/2 Cup +1 tbsp
Milk 4 cups
Condensed Milk 1 cup
Sugar - 1 to 1 1/2 cups
Cashews, Elachi powder and Saffron
Method :
Pressure cook 1/2 cup rice with 1 cup water and 1/4 cup milk.
Meanwhile, boil milk, in reduced flame, add condensed milk.
Soak one spoon of raw-rice and 10-15 cashews in milk for 10 minutes. Grind it to a coarse paste. Add to the boiling milk. Add the sugar, stir till it dissolves.
Then add the cooked rice, and boil for a few more minutes. Finally add Saffron, Elachi powder and cashews and almonds (fried in butter/ghee)
Can make this kheer in any consistency you want. Can be served hot or chilled.
A few months later, I tried again. This time I opted for one which sounded like a good combination of the phirni and rice kheer. I must say I struck gold with this one.
Rice kheer
Ingredients
Rice - 1/2 Cup +1 tbsp
Milk 4 cups
Condensed Milk 1 cup
Sugar - 1 to 1 1/2 cups
Cashews, Elachi powder and Saffron
Method :
Pressure cook 1/2 cup rice with 1 cup water and 1/4 cup milk.
Meanwhile, boil milk, in reduced flame, add condensed milk.
Soak one spoon of raw-rice and 10-15 cashews in milk for 10 minutes. Grind it to a coarse paste. Add to the boiling milk. Add the sugar, stir till it dissolves.
Then add the cooked rice, and boil for a few more minutes. Finally add Saffron, Elachi powder and cashews and almonds (fried in butter/ghee)
Can make this kheer in any consistency you want. Can be served hot or chilled.
Fish Cakes
Salmon 1 fillet
Haddock1 fillet
Potatoes 4 big
Green Chillies as per taste
Garlic 3 pods
Ginger 1 inch
Coriander Powder 2 tsp
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Mustard (optional)
Coriander leaves 1/2 bunch
Haddock1 fillet
Potatoes 4 big
Green Chillies as per taste
Garlic 3 pods
Ginger 1 inch
Coriander Powder 2 tsp
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Mustard (optional)
Coriander leaves 1/2 bunch
Banana Bread
With the influx of overripe bananas in my fruit bowl, I set out to bake a healthy banana bread.
This one is a really easy recipe and can be finished within an hour from start to finish (by finish I mean eating the last crumb).
It is a bread recipe but its more like a cake, only mildly sweet.
I have made this over and over again since the most memorable of them all was for our trip to Berlin when I forgot to add the quitessential ingredient from the recipe---the bananas. Must say it is a forgiving recipe and even that turned out quite good.
Wet ingredients:
2 over-ripe bananas mashed
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 tablespoon milk,
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla essence (optional)
Nuts and raisins (optional)
Dry Ingredients:
1½ cup plain flour
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
¼ teaspoon baking powder
½ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
Mix the wet ingredients and dry ingredients separately. The add the dry ingredients in the wet ingredients and pour into a well greased bread tin.
Bake in a preheated oven for 30 minutes or till done.
This one is a really easy recipe and can be finished within an hour from start to finish (by finish I mean eating the last crumb).
It is a bread recipe but its more like a cake, only mildly sweet.
I have made this over and over again since the most memorable of them all was for our trip to Berlin when I forgot to add the quitessential ingredient from the recipe---the bananas. Must say it is a forgiving recipe and even that turned out quite good.
Wet ingredients:
2 over-ripe bananas mashed
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 tablespoon milk,
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla essence (optional)
Nuts and raisins (optional)
Dry Ingredients:
1½ cup plain flour
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
¼ teaspoon baking powder
½ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
Mix the wet ingredients and dry ingredients separately. The add the dry ingredients in the wet ingredients and pour into a well greased bread tin.
Bake in a preheated oven for 30 minutes or till done.
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