Monday, 17 December 2012

Vanilla cake by rida

                                          Vanilla cake

Ingredients

Flour ½ cup

Castor sugar ½ cup

Eggs 6

Vanilla essence ½ tsp

Ingredients for filling

Dairy cream ½ litter

Vanilla essence 1 tsp

Castor sugar ½ cup

Pineapple juice 1 cup

Method

Beat 6 eggs with ½ cup castor sugar well. Fold in ½ cup flour. Add ½ tsp vanilla essence and mix well. Bake in a preheated oven of 200 degrees for 20 minutes.

Method for filling

Beat ½ litter Dairy Cream with ½ cup castor Sugar and 1 tsp vanilla essence. Cut sponge in to two pieces. Spread 1 cup pineapple juice and fill cream. Freeze for 1 hour and serve.

Yogurt Panna Cotta by rida

                             Yogurt Panna Cotta

Ingredients

Dairy Cream ½ litter

Gelatin powder 2 tbsp

Warm water 3 tbsp

Castor sugar 1 cup

Vanilla essence 1 tsp

Yogurt 250 gm

Cherry 6

Chocolate 1 tbsp

Method

Dissolve 2 tbsp gelatin powder in 3 tbsp warm water. Mix ½ liter dairy cream with 1 cup castor sugar and 1 tsp vanilla essence. Cook the mixture till sugar melts. Now cool the mixture and add 250 gm yogurt. Also add gelatin mixture and beat well. Pour this mixture in serving bowl. Garnish with cherries and chocolate.

Mughlai Paratha by rida

                                                  Mughlai Paratha

Ingredients

Flour ½ cup

Semolina ½ cup

Castor sugar ½ cup

Poppy seeds ½ cup

Milk (to knead)

Green cardamom 4

Butter/Ghee 4 tbsp

Ghee for frying

Method

Mix together ½ cup Flour, ½ cup Semolina, ½ cup Castor sugar, ½ cup Poppy seeds, 4 Green cardamom and 4 tbsp Ghee. Knead with milk and leave for 30 minutes. Make balls and roll. Spread some ghee and again roll like a Swiss roll. Again make ball and then roll. Fry with ghee and serve

Almond and Coconut Macaroons by rida

                                           Almond and Coconut Macaroons

Ingredients

Egg whites 4

Castor sugar 1 cup

Desiccated coconut 1 sup

Flour 2 tbsp

Baking powder ½ tsp

Chocolate chip ½ cup

Almond (chopped) ½ cup

Method

In a mixing bowl beat together 4 egg whites. Add 2 tbsp flour, 1 cup castor sugar, ½ tsp baking powder, ½ cup chocolate chip, ½ cup chopped almonds, and 1 cup desiccated coconut. Fold and pour this mixture in a greased oven proof tray. Bake for 20 minutes on 180 degrees.

Pistachio Ice Cream BY RIDA

                                   Pistachio Ice Cream

Ingredients

Milk ½ liter

Condensed milk 1 tin

Vanilla custard powder 2 tbsp

Sugar ½ cup

Pistachio chopped 100 gm

Gelatin powder 1 tbsp

Green food color a pinch

Cream 250 gm

Method

Boil ½ liter milk; add 2 tbsp custard powder and ½ cup sugar. Cook till the milk thickens. Add 100 gm chopped pistachio. Leave it to cool. Dissolve 1 tbsp gelatin powder in warm water. In a blender put custard, gelatin mixture, 250 gm cream and 1 tin condensed milk. Blend for 1 minute. Pour this mixture in an airtight box and freeze for 3 hours.

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Butter Cookies by rida

                                                       Butter Cookies

Ingredients

Flour 1 cup

Butter 100 gm

Castor sugar ½ cup

Vanilla essence ½ tsp

Cinnamon powder ½ tsp

Eggs 3

Baking powder ½ tsp

Method

In a bowl mix together ½ cup castor sugar, 100 gm butter, ½ tsp vanilla essence, ½ tsp baking powder and 2 eggs. Now slightly add 1 cup flour and knead to dough. Put in fridge for ½ hour, cut with cookies cutter. Brush the beaten egg, sprinkle some cinnamon powder and bake on 150 degrees for 20 minutes.

Nargisi Kabab by rida

                                     Nargisi Kabab

Ingredients

Meat (boneless) ½ kg

Onion (fried) 1

Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp

Roasted chickpea powder ½ cup

Salt 2 tsp

All spice powder 1 tsp

Egg 1

Boiled egg 4

Red chili powder 2 tsp

Green chilies 4

Coconut powder 1 tbsp

Poppy seeds 1 tbsp

Oil for frying

Method

Chop ½ kg boneless Meat along with 4Green chilies and 1 fried Onion in a chopper. Now add 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste, ½ cup Roasted peas powder, 2 tsp Salt, 1 tsp All spice powder, 2 tsp Red chili powder, 1 tbsp Coconut powder and 1 tbsp Poppy seeds. Mix well. Cut the boiled eggs into two pieces. Coat the meat mixture on it and fry in hot oil.