Wednesday 11 May 2016

How to make Chutney for Mysore Masala Dosa

Prep Time : 5 minutes
Cook time : 5 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Ingredients for Chutney for Mysore Masala Dosa

  • Split Bengal gram (chana dal) - ½ cup

  • Garlic cloves - 8

  • Dried red chillies broken - 6

  • Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon

  • Salt 

Method

Step 1

In order to make chutney, put roasted Bengal gram, dried red chillies, garlic, lemon juice and salt in a blender jar and blend until it becomes a smooth paste with enough water.

Step 2

Put into a bowl and serve with Mysore masala dosa.

Bon Appetit!

Tuesday 10 May 2016

How to make Clay Pot Rice

Prep Time : 11-15 minutes
Cook time : 21-25 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy

Ingredients for Clay Pot Rice

  • Rice - 1 cup

  • Chicken sausages - 3

  • Oil - 2 tablespoons

  • Garlic chopped - 2 tablespoons

  • Ginger cut into thin strips - 1½ inch

  • Salt 

  • White pepper powder - 1 teaspoon

  • Chicken stock - 2½ cups

  • Chicken breast cut into cubes - 1

  • Soy sauce - 2 teaspoons

  • Oyster sauce - 2 tablespoons

  • Sugar - 1 teaspoon

  • Vinegar - 2 teaspoons

  • Spring onion bulbs sliced - 2

  • Spring onion greens cut into thin strips - 

  • Mushrooms soaked - 4

Method

Step 1

Heat a tablespoon of oil in a non-stick pan and add one tablespoon garlic and 1/3 ginger and fry till it turns golden brown.

Step 2

Add rice and mix completely. Add salt, 1/2 the white pepper powder and chicken stock and mix well. Cover and cook on medium heat till rice is almost cooked.

Step 3

Put chicken, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, salt and remaining white pepper powder into a bowl and mix well.

Step 4

Heat remaining oil in non-stick pan, add remaining garlic, one third ginger and spring onions and cook for fifteen seconds.

Step 5

Add chicken and cook it tossing on high heat.

Step 6

Cut the sausages diagonally and add it to the pan and toss.

Step 7

Add the chicken mixture to the rice in the pan and spread it evenly. Put some spring onions and remaining ginger on top of it.

Step 8

Chop mushrooms, and add it to the pan, cover and cook for eight more minutes.

Step 9

Now transfer the rice into a clay pot and serve garnished with spring onion green.


Monday 9 May 2016

How to make Chicken Croissants Recipe

Prep Time : 30 minutes
Cook time : 60 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Medium
Ingredients for Chicken Croissants

  • Boneless chicken breasts cut into small cubes - 2 medium

  • Croissant dough - 100 grams

  • Oil - 1 tablespoon

  • Spring onion bulbs chopped - 4

  • Green capsicum finely chopped - 1 small

  • Soy sauce - 1 teaspoon

  • Salt 

  • Cornflour/ corn starch - 1 tablespoon

  • Green chillies chopped - 3

  • Crushed black peppercorns - ½ teaspoon

  • Spring onion greens chopped - ¼ cup

  • Refined flour (maida) 

  • Milk 

Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 200ÂșC.

Step 2

Heat some oil in a non-stick pan, add garlic and cook for 10 seconds. Add spring onion bulbs and cook for 30 seconds. Add capsicum and cook.

Step 3

Add chicken to it and mix well. Cook till the chicken is properly cooked.

Step 4

Add soy sauce, salt and crushed black peppercorns and mix well.

Step 5

Add spring onion greens and mix well. Set aside to cool.

Step 6

Dust the worktop lightly with some flour and roll the dough. With a large knife, trim the edges cut the dough length ways into two equal strips and cut them out in triangles and refrigerate for a few minutes.

Step 7

Place the triangles one at a time, on the worktop, with the long point nearest you. Stretch out the two shorter points, put some stuffing in the center and then starting from short edge, roll up the triangles towards you.

Step 8

As soon as they are shaped, place the croissants on a baking tray. Leave them in warm place until doubles in size. This will take about ten minutes.

Step 9

Glaze the croissants lightly with milk wash and place the tray in the preheated oven and bake for fifteen minutes.

Step 10

Serve warm.

Bon Appetit!

Saturday 7 May 2016

How to make Mango Sandesh Recipe

Prep Time : 5 minutes
Cook time : 25 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Ingredients 

  • Ripe mangoes peeled - 2

  • Chenna made of 1ltr milk

  • Sugar - 3½ teaspoons

  • Rose essence drops - 3

Method

Step 1

Preheat a non-stick pan. Add chhena and sugar on it and cook for 3 minutes, keep stirring continuously. Put off the heat and keep to cool at room temperature.

Step 2

Now slice the mangoes into thin pieces.

Step 3

Grind the chhena-sugar mixture along with the rose essence into a smooth paste.

Step 4

Seperate the paste into small equal portions, place on one end of mango slice and roll. Cut them into halves.

Step 5

Now it is ready to be served immediately.

Bon Appetit!

Thursday 5 May 2016

How to make Mashed Potato Rings

Prep Time : 5 minutes
Cook time : 40 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Ingredients 

  • Potatoes peeled - 4 medium

  • Bread crumbs fresh - 1 cup

  • Bread crumbs dried - 1 cup

  • Cornflour/ corn starch - 3 tablespoons

  • Chives chopped - 3

  • Salt 

  • Oil 

  • Butter

Method

Step 1

Cut potatoes into medium sized cubes and put them into a deep pan.

Step 2

Add enough water to cover the potatoes. The add salt to it and mix.

Step 3

Cover and cook till all the water is dissolved and the potatoes are cooked.

Step 4

Smash the potatoes with a masher and cook on low heat till all the water disappears and the mixture becomes thicker.

Step 5

Add fresh cream and butter to it and mix well.

Step 6

Now put the mixture into a plate and allow it to cool.

Step 7

Now transfer into a large bowl, add chives, cornflour and fresh bread crumbs and mix together.

Step 8

Form rings of the mixture and deep fry till golden brown and crispy.

Step 9

Drain on tissue paper.

Step 10

Now it is ready to be served hot.

Bon Appetit!

Wednesday 4 May 2016

How to make Mutton Chops

Prep Time : 25 minutes
Cook time : 2 hours
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Ingredients 

  • Mutton chops - 500 grams

  • Red chilli sauce - 1 teaspoon

  • Dark soy sauce - 1 teaspoon

  • Light soy sauce - 1 teaspoon

  • Garlic minced - 1 tablespoon

  • Salt 

  • Black pepper powder

  • Vinegar - 1 teaspoon

  • Castor sugar (caster sugar) - 1 teaspoon

  • Sesame oil (til oil) - 1 tablespoon

  • Oil 

  • Cornflour/ corn starch

  • Onion-garlic 

Method

Step 1

Take the mutton chops pieces into a bowl. Add chilli sauce, light soy sauce, garlic, dark soy sauce, salt, pepper powder, vinegar, castor sugar and sesame oil to it and mix well. Keep aside to marinate for 20 minutes.

Step 2

Heat a non-stick pan. Add some mutton chops along with the marinate and also 1 cup water. Stir well and boil for sometime. Cover and cook for another 30 minutes. Remove from heat and keep to cool to room temperature.

Step 3

The heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Spread some cornflour on a plate.

Step 4

Dab the mutton chops in the cornflour and deep-fry in hot oil till it turns golden brown and crisp. Drain on tissue paper.

Step 5

Sprinkle onion, garlic and salt on top of it and it is ready to be served.

Bon Appetit!

Tuesday 3 May 2016

How to make Goan Chicken Coconut Curry

Prep Time : 15 minutes
Cook time : 25 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Ingredients for Goan Chicken Coconut Curry

  • Boneless chicken cut into cubes - 450 grams

  • Coconut milk - 1/2 cup

  • Salt 

  • Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon

  • Lemon juice - 1 tablespoon

  • Oil - 2 tablespoons

  • Ginger-garlic paste finely chopped 1 - 1/2 tablespoons

  • Onion - 1 medium

  • Garam masala powder - 1 teaspoon

  • Red chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon

  • Cumin powder - 1 teaspoon

  • Chicken stock - 3 cups

Method

Step 1

Take some chicken pieces into a bowl. Add salt, turmeric powder and lemon juice to it and mix well. Keep aside for 10 minutes.

Step 2

Heat sufficient oil in a non-stick pan. Add ginger-garlic paste, stir and boil well. Add onion, mix and fry on high heat till translucent.

Step 3

Add chicken, mix well and cook for another 1 minute. Add garam masala powder, chilli powder and cumin powder, mix well and cook till the oil separates.

Step 4

Add chicken stock, stir to mix, cover and bring to boil. Lower the heat and simmer for another 10 minutes.

Step 5

Add coconut milk, mix well and boil for 4 minutes.

Step 6

It is ready to be served hot.

Bon Appetit!

Monday 2 May 2016

How to make Chicken Red Curry Pasta

Prep Time : 15 minutes
Cook time : 25 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Ingredients for Chicken Red Curry Pasta

  • Boneless chicken cut into thin strips - 200 grams

  • Penne pasta, boiled - 200 grams

  • Dried red chillies seeded and soaked -  2

  • Lemon grass chopped - 2

  • Shallots chopped - 6

  • Garlic cloves chopped - 8

  • Galangal chopped - 1 inch

  • Coriander seeds - 2 teaspoons

  • Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon

  • White peppercorns - 6

  • Salt

  • Oil - 2 tablespoons

  • Butter - 1 tablespoon

  • Chicken stock - 1 cup

  • Coconut milk - ¾ cup

  • Red chilli powder - ½ teaspoon

  • Fresh basil leaves - 20

  • Lemon juice - ½ tablespoon

  • Lemon zest grated - 1 teaspoon

Method

Step 1

To prepare red curry paste, mix together red chillies, shallots, lemon grass, 5 garlic cloves, galangal, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, white peppercorns and salt until it becomes a smooth paste.

Step 2

The heat sufficient oil and butter in a non-stick pan, add the remaining garlic, prepared red curry paste and fry for a minute. Now add chicken strips and 1 cup chicken stock and cook it.

Step 3

Add penne pasta to it and mix well. Add coconut milk, remaining chicken stock, red chilli powder and mix it well and cook for another 3minutes.

Step 4

Add torn basil leaves, lemon juice and lemon zest to the mixture and mix it well.

Step 5

Now it is ready to be served hot.

Bon Appetit!

Friday 29 April 2016

How to make Hot Thai Chicken Wings?

Prep Time : 20 minutes

Cook time : 25 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Easy

Ingredients

  • Thai red curry paste - 1 1/2 tablespoons

  • Chicken wings - 8

  • Oil 

  • Ginger garlic paste - 1 tablespoon

  • Salt 

  • Crushed black peppercorns

  • Refined flour (maida) - 1/2 cup

  • Egg - 1

  • Garlic chopped - 1 tablespoon

  • Spring onion greens - 1

  • Red chilli sauce - 1 tablespoon

  • Fish sauce - 1 tablespoon

  • Tomato ketchup - 1 tablespoon

  • Snow peas - 10

  • Basil leaves - 8

Method

Step 1

First you need to heat some oil in a pan.

Step 2

Make two halfs of the chicken wings and put it into a bowl. Then add ginger garlic paste, salt and crushed peppercorns, mix well and keep aside to marinate for 15 minutes.

Step 3

Mix refined flour, egg, salt and crushed peppercorns with water in a bowl and mix well. Add the prepared batter to the chicken pieces and mix well.

Step 4

Deep-fry the chicken pieces in hot oil till it turns golden brown and crispy. Drain on tissue paper.

Step 5

In order to prepare sauce, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a non-stick pan. Add garlic, mix and boil for 30 seconds.

Step 6

Slice spring onion bulb and add it to the pan and mix well.

Step 7

Add Thai red curry to it and mix well. Add some water, mix and cook for a minute. Add red chilli sauce, fish sauce and tomato ketchup and mix together. Then add some water, mix and cook on low heat for a minute.

Step 8

Add fried chicken to the sauce and mix well.

Step 9

Serve it hot. Garnish with chopped spring onion greens.


Bon Appetit!