Saturday, February 28, 2015

Vegetable fried rice

 It is a quick recipe for Indo Chinese Vegetable Fried rice,,,


Ingredients:

For cooking the rice:

  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 4.5 to 5  cups water
  • ½ tsp salt or as needed
  • 2 to 3 drops of oil

For cooking the fried rice:

  • ¼ measure each of finely slashed spring onion whites/scallions, carrots, french beans, cabbage, mushrooms, capsicum or chime peppers (green, red or yellow) or around 1.5 to 2 cups finely hacked vegetables 
  • 1.5 to 2 tsp finely hacked celery, skip in the event that you don't have
  • ½ inch ginger, finely hacked (discretionary) 
  • 1 star anise/chakri phool
  • 3 tsp characteristically aged soy sauce or include as needed
  • 1 tsp rice vinegar or normal vinegar,
  • ½ tsp black pepper powder or include as needed
  • 3 to 4 little estimated garlic slashed or ¾ tsp finely hacked garlic
  • 2 to 2.5 tbsp sesame oil or some other oil
  • 2 tbsp hacked spring onions greens for embellishment or including towards the end
  • salt as needed

 To give a sweet taste to the veg seared rice, you can include a touch of tomato sauce.
To give a hot taste and flavor, you can include some red stew sauce or green bean stew sauce

How to make:

Cooking the rice:

  1. Wash rice exceptionally well till the water runs clear of starch. absorb rice in water for 30 mins. empty and keep aside.
  2. In a pot, bring to a tender heat up 4.5 to 5 cups of water with salt and 2 to 3 drops of oil.
  3. Include the drenched and emptied rice to the boiling hot water.
  4. On a low to medium fire cook the rice without the cover.
  5. At the point when the rice gets to be still somewhat firm or simply cooked, expel the pot from flame and channel the rice.
  6. You can likewise tenderly flush the rice in water with the goal that they quit cooking and don't stick to one another. cover the rice and keep aside till the rice cools totally.

Cooking the fried rice:


  1. At the point when the rice is cooling, slash the veggies finely and keep aside. keep in mind to slash the french beans finely. they take of a chance time to cook than different veggies. you can likewise  blanch them first and afterward cook. an alternate choice is to include the beans first and after that include alternate vegetables.
  2. Hotness oil in a wok or a skillet. initially include the star anise and broil for a few seconds or till the oil gets to be fragrant.
  3. Include the garlic and saute for a few seconds. no compelling reason to cocoa the garlic. at this stage, you can likewise include ginger, if you prefer.
  4. Include the spring onions whites/scallions and saute for around 2 minutes.
  5. At that point include all the finely slashed veggies including the celery. build the fire on a high and stir fry the veggies on a high fire.
  6. If you cannot can't deal with mix fricasseeing on a high fire, then stir fry on a medium fire.
  7. You need to persistently toss and mix while fricasseeing so that the veggies are consistently cooked and don't get smoldered.
  8. The veggies must be blend browned, till they are very nearly cooked but hold their crunchiness and firmness.
  9. Include the soy sauce, salt and pepper. mix rapidly and include the rice. stir fry for a couple of minutes till the sauce has covered the browned rice well. keep a check when including salt, as soy sauce has salt in it.

Serve the veg fried rice hot plain or with  vegetable sauce.

NOTES:
Measuring cup utilized, 1 cup = 250 ml

Besan ke Laddu

"Besan Laddu" is a simple & easy Dessert  recipe which is loved to all.....



Ingredients:


  • 2 cup Flour (Besan/gram flour)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup Ghee
  • 1 tsp each Almonds, Pistachios, Cashew nuts (chopped)

How to make:


  1. In a Kadhai/pan mix flour and ghee over a low heat.
  2. Keep constantly stirring to avoid lumps.
  3. When it releases an appetizing smell, it is ready.
  4. Remove from the heat and allow it to cool.
  5. Add sugar and nuts to the flour and mix thoroughly.
  6. Now form ping-pong size balls of the mixture.

Friday, February 27, 2015

Tuna Potato Croquettes

"Tuna Potato Croquettes" truly are divine, with a crunchy covering and gently delicate, dissolve in your mouth pounded potato and fish filling. You truly can't stop eating them....!



Ingredients:

  • 3 Large Potatoes
  • 2 (5oz) jars of Tuna
  • 3-4 tbsp Butter
  • 1/2  cup of ground cheddar
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • Modest bunch of new parsley, finely hacked
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  • 1/2  cup of generally useful flour
  • 1/2 onion, finely hacked
  • 3/4 Cup Bread pieces
  • 3 eggs
  • Oil for deep frying
 

How to make:


  1. Start by peeling and hacking 3 extensive potatoes and bubble them in decently salted water until delicate and mashable.
  2. Drain the potatoes and exchange them to a huge blending dish.
  3. While despite everything they're hot, include 3-4 tablespoons of butter and crush the potatoes up well.
  4. Then include the garlic powder and season the pureed potatoes with salt and pepper as per your taste.
  5. Now include 2 jars of fish, the finely hacked onion, parsley and the cheddar. Pound it all well together with the potatoes.
  6. Once the potatoes are slightly cooler include an egg and mix it in well.
  7. Using a piling tablespoon for rough estimation, structure little bundles of the blend between your hands and spot them on the heating sheet lined with wax paper. At that point place them in the cooler for 10-15 minutes. This will help them solidify slightly making them simpler to handle.
  8. In the interim, you can set up a breading station. In 3 shallow dishes, pour out some flour, 2 beaten eggs and breadcrumbs individually. Season each of the three with salt and pepper. You can also use a tablespoone paprika to your taste.
  9. Coat the fish potato balls first in the flour and clean off any abundance, then dunk them in the beaten eggs until totally covered on all sides then in conclusion layer them in the breadcrumb blend.
  10. Pack the breadcrumbs well into the fish potato balls. At this stage you can solidify the croquettes on the tray and once they are solidified exchange them to a  cooler dish and they won't stick together until you're prepared to sear them.
  11. Or you can cook them promptly. Essentially profound sear them in little clusters without over swarming the pan, in hot vegetable/canola oil until they turn a decent brilliant cocoa. Place the croquettes on paper towels to empty any abundance oil.

let them cool a little before trying it.

Baked Fish with Dill Sour Cream Topping

This is a perfectly impressive dish to serve to guests, yet simple and easy enough! 
It is flavor-fully moist, smooth and tangy…all the things a fish dish should be!



Ingredients:

  • 4 filets of any firm white fish 
  • 3/4 Cup of Sour Cream
  • 3 Green Onions/Scallions
  • 1/2 tsp ground Black Pepper + additional for marinating the fish
  • 1/2 tsp Salt + additional for marinating the fish
  • 1/2 tsp Lemon Zest
  • 3 cloves of Garlic
  • 1/2 tbsp  freeze dried Dill (or 1 tsp- crisp dill) + 1/2 tsp ( or 1/4 tsp) for the fish
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1/2 tsp (or less, contingent upon your zest level) squashed Red Pepper Flakes
  • 1/3 cup of Parmesan cheddar, ground or powdered

How to make:


  1. Begin with 3/4 of a cup of acrid cream (light sharp cream, on the off chance that you'd like) in a blending bowl and include 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper, the lemon zest and 1/2 tablespoon of freeze dried dill (or 1 teaspoon of new hacked dill) to it.
  2. Peel and ground 3 cloves of garlic into the dish, alongside the white parts of 3 green onions finely cleaved (spare the green parts as an embellishment for some other time).
  3. Include 1/2 teaspoon of pounded red pepper chips (or less in case you're not a devotee of flavor whatsoever) and a little press of lemon juice (around 1/4 of a lemon). Combine everything admirably and put it aside (in the refrigerator in case you're cooking the fish later).
  4. Preheat your oven to 400F and gently season your thawed fish filets (Mahi-Mahi, Halibut and Cod work gloriously for this recipe!) with some salt, ground dark pepper, a sprinkling of dill and a little (around 1/4 of a lemon) press of lemon squeeze on both sides of the fish.
  5. Place your filets in a shallow broiler evidence dish or material lined sheet cake skillet and spread the dill harsh cream mixture over the filets in a to a degree even layer. Sprinkle some Parmesan cheddar over the highest point of every filet.
  6. Contingent upon the thickness of your filets heat your fish for 15-20 minutes and chestnut the top by staying them under the oven for an extra 1-2 minutes, keeping a nearby eye on them. (My filets took only 15 minutes to cook and I stuck them under the broiler for 2 minutes to get the carmelized spots)
  7. Trim the heated fish with the cleaved green onions we spared from prior and serve hot with some crisp vegetable side as well as pasta or rice.

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Roast Beef Horseradish Spirals


Ingredients:

  • 8 ounces  deli roast beef, cut
  • 1 (8 ounce) bundle cream cheddar, at room temperature
  • 2 green onions, slashed around 1/2 cup
  • 1/4 cup hacked new parsley
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 tablespoons arranged horseradish, emptied
  • 2 10-inch flour tortillas, cheddar flavored  are pleasant
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

 

How to make:


  1. Join initial 6 fixings.
  2. Place the two tortillas on work surface, spread a large portion of cheddar over each one, top each with 50% of the roast beef cuts, leaving a 1/2 inch fringe around edges.
  3. Move up, wrap hard in plastic wrap. 
  4. Fridge until firm, 30 minutes or up to 1 day ahead. 
  5. Cut slantingly into 1/2 inch cuts 
Then serve your Roast beef horseradish spirals..




Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Three-cheese ratatouille lasagne


Ingredients:

  • 400g pack prepared to-roast Mediterranean vegetables, cut into littler pieces
  • 125g ball mozzarella, emptied, attacked pieces
  • 400g can cherry tomatoes
  • 30g ground vegan Parmesan
  • 60g ricotta
  • 50g green pesto
  • 4 crisp egg lasagne sheet

How to make:


  1. Preheat the oven to 190°c/fan170°c/gas 5. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a skillet and sear the vegetables over a high hotness for 4-5 minutes, to mellow somewhat.

  2. Empty and dispose of a large portion of the juice from the tomatoes, then blend the substance of the tin into the vegetables and cook for 1 moment.

  3. Spread a large portion of the mixture into a little, profound, square or rectangular ovenproof dish. Top with 2 lasagne sheets, then spread with a large portion of the ricotta.

  4. Dab over a large portion of the pesto, top with whatever remains of the veg and an alternate 2 lasagne sheets. Spread with the remaining ricotta, disperse over the mozzarella and dab with whatever remains of the pesto and parmesan.

  5. Heat for 20-25 minutes until brilliant and percolating.

Present with a winter leaf greens, in the event that you like.


Roast vegetable and houmous pie


Ingredients:

  • 50g little broccoli florets
  • 1 onion, cut into wedges
  • 1 each one red and yellow peppers, deseeded and cut into lumps
  • 2 tbsp cleaved new coriander
  • 375g pack prepared-rolled puff pastry
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 courgettes, thickly cut
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 200g diminished fat houmous
  • Finely ground pizzazz of 1 lemon
  • 2 little sweet potatoes, meagerly cut
  • 1 egg yolk blended with 1 tbsp milk, for coating

How to make:


  1. Preheat your oven to 220°C/fan 200°C/gas 7. Blend the onion, broccoli, peppers and courgettes in a simmering tin, throwing admirably with the cumin seeds and the oil. Cook for 30 minutes. 
  2.  Remove and blend in the houmous, lemon pizzazz and coriander. Turn the oven down to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6. Sliced the cake fifty-fifty to make 2 rectangles. Exchange 1 piece to a lined preparing sheet and mastermind the sweet potato cuts in marginally covering layers to cover the pastry, leaving a 2cm fringe. Heap the roasted veg on top of the potatoes and brush the outskirt with the egg coat.
  3. Roll the remaining pastry out a little more slender. Wrap over the filling, press the pastry edges together to seal and trim away any overabundance pastry. Egg wash the top and cut 3 slanting openings in the pastry.
  4. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the pastry is brilliant tan and puffed up. 

Serve with a dressed mixed salad.
Note: If you want to freeze it then freeze at the end of step 3 for up to 3 months....

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Blackberry Cobbler



Ingredients:


  • 4 cups new blackberries, flushed and drained
  • 1 measure universally handy flour
  • 11/2 mug white sugar, isolated
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons cold margarine
  • 1/4 cup bubbling water
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup cool water
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

How to make:


  1. Preheat  your oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a preparing sheet with aluminum foil.
  2. In an large dish, blend the flour, 1/2 mug sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in margarine until the mixture takes after coarse morsels. Blend in 1/4 cup bubbling water just until mixture is equitably sodden.
  3. In a different dish, break up the cornstarch in cool water. Blend in staying 1 mug sugar, lemon juice, and blackberries. Exchange to a cast iron skillet, and heat to the point of boiling, blending habitually. Drop mixture into the skillet by spoonfuls. Place skillet on the foil lined preparing sheet.
  4. Heat 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until batter is brilliant tan.  
 Now your Blackberry Cobbler is ready to serve....

Friday, February 6, 2015

Fish baps with mushy peas & tartare sauce

 

Ingredients For the baps

  • 4 pleasant delicate wholewheat baps 
  • 4 extensive (divided) or 8 little (around 480g altogether) flat fish filets
  • 1 squeeze cayenne pepper
  • ½ a mug plain flour 
  • olive oil 
  • 25 g Parmesan cheddar 
  • 1 punnet cress
  • 1 lemon
  • For the peas
  • 1 medium potato
  • 500 g solidified peas
  • ½ a cluster new mint
  • For the sauce
  • 6 cornichons
  • 1 tablespoon capers
  • 1 little gem lettuce
  • 250 g without fat free yogurt
  • ¼ a cluster new level leaf parsley
  • 1 lemon

 How to make:

  1. Preheat your Stove at 130°c/250°f/gas ½
  2. All Ingredients out 
  3. kettle bubbled
  4. Little lidded dish, high hotness 
  5. large skillet, high temperature 
  6. Food processor (dish cutting edge)
  7. Put the baps into the stove . Cut the potato 0.5cm thick, place it into the little pan, cover with bubbling water and the lid and bring to the bubble . On a sheet of greaseproof paper, season the fish with salt, pepper and the cayenne, then sprinkle over the flour to layer
  8. Spill 2 tablespoons of oil into the frying pan and include the fish . Cook until brilliant, finely grinding the Parmesan over the top when you flip it over . Tip the solidified peas into the skillet with the potato, then tear in the leafy top 50% of the mint and supplant the lid.
  9. Put the cornichons, capers, lettuce and yogurt into the processor . Tear in the top leafy a large portion of the parsley, crush in the lemon juice, then prodigy up, season to taste and put into a dish . Drain the peas and potatoes, purée in the processor and season to taste .
When the fish is immaculate, get the baps out of the stove and plate with the peas, tartare sauce, pinches of cress & lemon wedges.


Chettinad Style Chicken Biryani




Fixings:


For Marinating (this step is discretionary yet I suggest)
  • 1/2kg chicken with bones 
  • 1/4 glass yogurt/Curd 
  • 1/2 tsp Chili Powder 
  • 1/2tsp chicken spice Powder 
  • 1/4tsp salt


To Wet Grind: 

  • Ginger 1" major piece
  • Garlic 8 fat cloves
  • Cinnamon 2" pieces
  • 6 Cloves 
  • 1/2tsp Fennel Seeds
  • 3 Green chili
  • 1/4cup mint (loosely pressed)
  • 2tsp Cilantro
  • 5 Whole Cashew Nuts 

For Biryani:

  • 2 glasses seeraga Samba Rice
  • 1 glass Coconut Milk
  • Pearl Onion/ Samba Onion 10 no. (Peeled & cut)
  • 2 medium Tomato (slashed)
  • 1/2 tsp Chili Powder (adjust to sought flavor level)
  • 1/2tsp Coriander Powder
  • 1/4tsp Turmeric Powder
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil & Ghee 2 tbsp each
  • 2 bay Leaf 
  • 1 star anise
  • maratti Mokku  2 no.
  • 4 Whole Cardamoms  
 

How to make:


  1. First clean chicken pieces and after that take it in a dish, and include all different elements for Marinating, blend well and keep aside.
  2. Wash rice and absorb it enough water and keep aside.
  3. Grind all the "wet Fixings" to smooth glue with little water and keep prepared.
  4. Now Heat oil & ghee in a pressure cooker or quart pan , when it is hot include bay leaf, cardamom, maratti mokku, star anise and sear well.
  5. Then include cut pearl onions and saute for 1-2 minutes.
  6. After that include ground glue and saute until the crude scent leaves in medium high temperature.
  7. Then include hacked tomato and saute for a moment and include the marinated chicken, chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and saute for 5-6 minutes.
  8. And then include 1 cup coconut milk and 3 cup water, enough salt, modest bunch of slashed mint and cilantro, mix well and bring it to bubble.
  9. Once it begins bubbling include the splashed and drained rice and cook in medium high hotness.
  10. When the rice begins overflowing with chicken sauce, turn the high temperature to low-medium and close the pan or cooker with top and cook for 1 whistle and hold up till the pressure chills off.

That’s it.Spicy and Delightful Chettinad Chicken Biryani prepared.
Serve Hot with Raita…

Note: If cooking in open pot, cook till rice is carried out. When done cushion the rice with opened spatula or fork.

Mini Pizzas



Everybody likes pizza...
It's not only for supper! In this recipe I consolidate mini pizzas and fried eggs—for a breakfast treat.
Adults and children will both love.....

Ingredients:


  • 1 substantial egg, beaten
  • 2 tablespoons arranged marinara sauce
  • 1 entire wheat English muffin, split and toasted
  • 2 tablespoons shredded Italian cheddar mix
  • 2 cuts pepperoni (discretionary)


How to make:



  1. Preheat broiler or toaster oven broiler. 
  2. Cover a little nonstick skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-high hotness. Include egg and cook, mixing frequently, until set into delicate curds, 1 to 2 minutes. Spread marinara sauce on English muffin parts. Top with the fried egg, cheddar and pepperoni (if utilizing). Sear until the cheddar is melted, 1 to 3 minute...

Then serve to your family….


Ground Beef Gyros

 

Ingredients:



  • 1 (8 ounce) pot plain yogurt
  • 1/3 cup slashed seeded cucumber
  • 2 tablespoons finely slashed onions
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

Stuffing:


  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt (discretionary)
  • 3/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 4 pita breads
  • 3 cups shredded lettuce
  • 1 large tomato, slashed
  • 1 little onion slashed   

 

Step by step instructions to make: 


  1. In a dish, join initial 5 fixings.
  2. Cover and refrigerate.
  3. In independent dish, consolidate ground beef and seasonings.
  4. Blend well.
  5. Shape into 4 patties.
  6. Barbecue, covered, (you can likewise utilize a toaster broiler or cook these) over medium to high hotness for 10 to 12 minutes or until meat is no more pink, turning once.
  7. Cut patties into slight cuts.
  8. Stuff into pitas
  9. Include lettuce, tomato, and onion.
Present with yogurt sauce.