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Rasmalai (dumplings in milk)

bellpeppers — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:22:19 +0000

My mommy’s recipe….This one is for my hubby since its his favorite sweet!

Ingredients (milk):

6 cups water

9 tbs powdered milk

6 tbs sugar

Ingredients (dumplings):

1 egg

1 cup powdered milk

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tbs Vegetable oil

Method:

1. Heat the milk with the water in a pot

2. Add the sugar and mix well till all dissolves

3. In a separate bowl, add the milk, egg, baking powder and oil

4. Mix all the ingredients well till it becomes into a dough

5. Make the dough into small balls (will make approx 12-15) and add into the milk as it starts to boil

6. Cook for 5-10 minutes, bring the milk to a boil and shut off the heat.

7. Let the ras malai cool down, then shift into a serving bowl.

A few notes:

. Don’t cover the pot with a cover at any point – especially not while the rasmalai is cooling down

. Don’t think ”i’ll make all the balls first and then put them in the milk all together” – a BIG NO NO!

. Don’t keep in the fridge before it cools down – it will make the dumplings hard

Serving suggestions:

Grind pistachio and garnish the rasmalai before serving.

Dish is ready!

Heavy Omelette

bellpeppers — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:26:14 +0000

I usually cook the eggs in 3 batches & stack them over each other when done – since the egg, with tomatoes and zaatar, tends to become really heavy to turn over without breaking.

Ingredients:

3 eggs

A pinch of salt

1 tomato

1 Onion

1 tbs Zaatar (dried oregano)

1 slice of Cheese

1 tbs Coriander

2 Green chilli (optional)

Method:

1. Finely chop tomatoes, onions, coriander and green chilli

2. Break the eggs into a bowl & add onions, coriander and green chilli (add a tbs of water to make the eggs fluffier)

3. Heat oil in a pan and add the beaten eggs into it

4. Sprinkle the tomatoes and zaatar liberally over the eggs

5. Cook well on both sides till light brown in color & serve!

Serving suggestions:

Serve as is with toasted bread or add cheese to make into a sandwich!

Dish is ready!

Fluffy scrambled eggs

bellpeppers — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:35:07 +0000

Simplest scrambled eggs ever! This was my first ever try to make scrambled eggs (not sure if this is the right way – but it sure worked

Ingredients:

6 eggs

1 green capsicum (bellpeppers)

1 onion

3/4th cup mushrooms (sliced in half)

1/2 tsp Salt

1 tbs Coriander (optional)

Method:

1. Cut the capsicum (bellpeppers) and onions into medium-sized squares

2. Break all eggs into a slightly hot pot & add the salt

3. If you keep mixing them till they start to dry off, they will eventually look like scrambled eggs

4. Now add the capsicum, onions and mushrooms and cook till all are done

5. Garnish with coriander and serve!

Serving suggestions:

Serve as is with toasted bread or add cheese to make into a sandwich

Dish is ready!

Steak w/ steamed vegetables

bellpeppers — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:46:11 +0000

I made this for my husband as dinner – but i think it might have been more appropriate as a breakfast – but at the time we were too hungry to care

Ingredients:

500 g Steak (beef)

1 tbs Vinegar

1/2 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Aginomoto

1 tbs Olive Oil

For the vegetables: (i bought the frozen mixed vegetables cuz i was short on time)

20 g Carrots

20 g Beans

20 g Peas

1/2 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Aginomoto

Method:

1. Cut the steak into palm size pieces

2. Marionate for 15 minutes with vinegar, salt, aginomoto and olive oil

3. Place the steak in grill or pan (as preferred) and cook until done

4. Place the vegetables in another pan

5. Add all the ingredients and steam the vegetables

Serving suggestions:

Serve with fried eggs and steamed sausages!

Dish is ready!

Chicken Karahi (Chicken wok)

bellpeppers — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:23:34 +0000

As you must have realized (as i have) that i am a big fan of easy/fast recipes. Hence, this is another one of them!

Ingredients:

Chicken: 1 kg chicken (cut into pieces)

Tomatoes: 6 whole

Corainder: 1 bunch

Green chillies: 4 pieces

Cumin: 1/4th tsp (ungrinded)

Tumeric powder (Haldi): 1/4 tsp

Red chilli: 3/4 tsp

Salt: 1 tsp

Oil: 3 tsp

Method:

1. In a wok, heat the oil and put in the cumin.

2. When the cumin becomes slightly brown, add in the cut tomatoes

3. When the tomatoes become slightly mushy, add the salt, red chilli and tumeric powder

4. Mix well and add the chicken in.

5. Five minutes before serving, add in cut coriander and green chillies

Serving suggestions:

Serve with hot naan and raita!

Dish is ready!

Hari Chutney (Green Coriander Chutney)

bellpeppers — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:02:01 +0000

We just love to have this chutney in Ramadan – we make sure to make it nearly everyday!

Ingredients:

Coriander: 3 bunch

Mint: 1 bunch

Tarmarind (imli): 2 tsp

Green chilli: 3 pieces (we like to have it bit chilli – so its upto you how manay you wanna add in)

Salt: To taste

Method:

1. Boil the tarmarind in 1/4th cup of water & remove the seeds from it

2. Put the corainder, mint, tarmarind, green chilli and salt into a grinder

3. Grind till it becames a paste – add a little water if needed to make the chutney smoother. Taste and add more tarmarind or salt as needed

Serving suggestions:

Eat as is or add into plain yoghurt to make green dahi (yoghurt)! Tastes best with hot samosas or pakoras especially in the rainy season!

Dish is ready!

Tehri (Rice with potatoes)

bellpeppers — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:53:36 +0000

I think what shocks most people about this particular dish is that, this rice dish is yellow in color! And the other different thing is that it does not have any meat or chicken… so here goes…

Ingredients:

Rice: 3 mugs

Fenugreek seeds (methi): a pinch

Onion: 5 (grinded)

Tumeric powder: 1/4th tsp

Corainder powder (dhanya): 3 tsp

Red chilli: 1/4th tsp

Salt: 4 tsp

Potatoes: 8 small peices

Oil: 3 tbsp

Method:

1. Wash and soak the rice in water for half-an-hour and cut the potatoes into medium size chunks

2. Heat the oil and fenugreek seeds. When the seeds become start to become black, remove the pot from the heat and let it cool.

3. Add in grinded onion, turmeric powder, salt, red chilli & dhanya and mix well

4. When the spices become red (but don’t let it burn), add in the potatoes and cook till the potatoes are half-done

5. Now add in the rice with 4 glasses of water and cook on medium heat till all water evaporates (don’t cover the pot)

6. Once the water evaporates, cover the pot, shift the pot onto a “tawa” (griddle) and cook on low heat till you see steam coming out.

Serving suggestions: Serve with either “Timater ki chutney” (Tomato dip) or “Hari chutney” (green coriander chutney)!

Dish is ready!

KFC Chicken

bellpeppers — Sun, 24 May 2009 13:02:39 +0000

My sister gave me this recipe – its a bit long and sounds a bit difficult – but once you get all the ingredients and understand the basics – its quite worth it!

Ingredients

Chicken marionate:
Chicken: 1kg
Ginger: 1/2 tsp (grinded)
Garlic: 1/2 tsp (grinded)
Salt: 1 tsp
Black pepper: 1 tsp

(Wet ingredients)
Eggs: 3
Corn flour: 3 tbs
Salt: 1/2 tsp
Pepper: 1/2 tsp

(Dry ingredients)
Corn flour: 1 cup
Plain flour: 1 cup
Bread crumbs: 3/4th cup
Aginomoto: 1 tsp
Black pepper: 1 tsp
Salt: 1/2 tsp

optional:
Garlic salt/Onion powder: 1-1/2 tsp
Paprika powder: 2 tsp
Mustard powder/seeds: 1 tsp
Cinammon powder: 1/2 tsp

Method:

1. Boil the chicken till it is half done
2. Marionate the chicken with ginger, garlic, salt and pepper
3. In a bowl make a liquid batter of eggs, cornflour, salt and pepper
4. In another bowl mix all dry things along with the optional ingredients
5. Now… coat the chicken in this order to give it a good crusty layer

1st roll in the egg batter

2nd in the dry batter

3rd again in egg batter

4th again in dry batter
6. And deep fry till golden brown!

Serving suggestions:
Serve right away with coleslaw, ketchup and warm bread!

Dish is ready!

Sweet ‘n’ Sour Chicken

bellpeppers — Sat, 23 May 2009 08:10:06 +0000

I remember making this dish on the day i had invited my newly married cousin and his wife to dinner for the first time ever… i also think it was my first time ever making Chinese at all!… and the thing is, my father was a lot more tense than i was about it turning out nice

The recipe below makes a nice thick sauce (more like ketchup texture) but i like it better as a liquidy sauce so i add a lot more water than the suggested amount. Add much as you like as per your preference.

Ingredients:
Chicken popcorn: separately prepared 1kg boneless chicken

Soya Sauce: 3 tbs
Ketchup: 9 tbs
Vinegar: 6 tbs
Sugar: 6 tbs

Cornflour: 3 tbs
Oil: 6 tbs

Garlic: 3 tsp (grinded)
Ginger: 1-1/2 tsp (grinded)
Onion: 3 small
Bellpepper: 3 small
Crushed red chillies: 3/4th tsp (this will make the sauce chilli, so put it in accordingly)
Salt: According to taste

Method:
1. In a bowl, mix Soya sauce, ketchup, vinegar and sugar into 2-1/2 cup of water till all the sugar dissolves
2. Cut the onion and bellpeppers into 2-inch squares
3. Heat the oil and stir fry the grinded ginger, garlic, onion, bellpeppers, crushed red chilli and salt for 2 minutes
4. Add the soya sauce mixture into the pot and bring to a boil
5. Now mix the corn flour in a bit of water and make sure that it doesn’t become lumpy
4. Slowly add the cornflour into the sauce and keep stirring at all times. I usually add about 6-8 mugs of water about now for a more liquidy sauce…
5. Bring to another boil and then add the chicken popcorn

Dish is ready!

Serving suggestions:
With chicken or vegetable fried rice! yummmmmmmy!

Chicken Popcorn

bellpeppers — Thu, 21 May 2009 07:13:24 +0000

One of the starters from my previously posted Chinese menu…. and though great starters they are – they also go as wonderful snacks for the kids whenever they are hungry!

Ingredients:
Chicken (boneless): 1 kg
Eggs: 2
Cornflour: 2-3 tbs
Salt: 1/2 tsp
Aginomoto: 1/2 tsp
Baking powder: 1/4th tsp (but i usually don’t use it)

Method:
1. Cut the boneless chicken into bit size pieces

2. Beat the eggs and add salt, aginomoto and baking powder (as needed)

3. In a seperate bowl, mix the cornflour in water – make sure that it doesn’t become lumpy

4. Slowly add the cornflour into the egg mixture – keep stirring at all times

5. Add the chicken into the mixture and deep fry till golden brown

Dish is ready!

Serving suggestions:
Try it out with Thai chilli sauce!