Friday, 21 December 2012

Coconut Biscuits

  Coconut Biscuits

             Ingredients

            Egg yolk 1

            Desiccated coconut (for coating) ½ cup

            Butter 250 gm

            ...Icing sugar 100 gm

            Desiccated coconut 2 ½ cup

            Coconut essence ½ tsp

            Flour 4 tbsp

            Method

            In a bowl beat together 250 gm butter, ½ tsp coconut essence and 1egg yolk for 2 minutes, add 100 gm icing sugar and beat well, mix together 2 ½ cup desiccated coconut and 4 tbsp flour, fold in the butter mixture, mix slightly, keep in freezer for 30 minutes, now remove from freezer, roll and cut with biscuit cutter, roll in reaming ½ cup coconut and put in an ungreased baking tray. Bake in a pre heated oven of 190 degrees for 20 minutes

Lemon Meringue Pie

                                                        Lemon Meringue Pie

            Ingredients for Base

            Butter 4 ounces

            Flour 6 ounces

            Baking powder 1 tsp

            ...Sugar 3 tbsp

            Ingredients for Filling

            Milk 2 cups

            Yellow color a pinch

            Eggs 3 separated

            Butter 1 tbsp

            Flour 2 tsp heaped

            Cream of tartar ¼ tsp

            Lemon juice 2 tbsp

            Sugar 4 tbsp

            Method for Base

            Beat 4 ounces butter and 3 tbsp sugar, add in 6 ounces flour and 1 tsp baking powder, now knead it to dough with chilled water if needed, roll the dough and line a 8 inch pie plate, prick base with fork and bake in a preheated oven of 190 degrees C for 20 minutes, remove and keep aside.

            Method

            Beat 3 egg yolks with 4 tbsp sugar, 2 cups milk and 2 tsp heaped flour, put to cook on low flame, string continuously till thick, remove from fire, add 2 tbsp lemon juice, a pinch of yellow color and 1 tbsp butter, pour mixture in the baked pie shell, beat 3 egg whites stiff with ¼ tsp cream of tartar, put meringue in a piping bag and pipe on the filling, bake in a very hot oven 225 degree C for 5 minutes, serve hot or cold.

Carrots Cookies

                                              Carrots Cookies

Ingredients

Egg (beaten) half

Flour 1 cup

Oats 1 cup

...Butter ¼ cup

Walnuts ½ cup

Fine sugar ½ cup

Grated carrots ½ cup

Milk ¼ cup

Vanilla essence 1 tsp

Baking powder 1 tsp

Cinnamon powder ½ tsp

Ingredients for icing

Icing sugar 1 cup heaped

Soft butter 2 tbsp

Orange juice 1 to 2 tbsp as required

Method

Beat ¼ cup butter and ½ cup sugar till creamy, add in half beaten egg and beat again, now add ½ cup grated carrots, ¼ cup milk and 1 tsp vanilla essence. Now add 1 cup flour, 1 cup oats, ½ cup chopped walnuts, 1 tsp baking powder and ½ tsp cinnamon powder. Mix well. Drop with spoons full on greased cookie sheet, bake on 190 degree for 15 minutes until slightly brown, cool dip in icing and serve.

Method for icing

Beat together 2 tbsp butter, 1 cup heaped icing sugar adding 1 to 2 tbsp orange juice to make thick spreadable consistency icing.

Chana Bhatora

                                      Chana Bhatora

Ingredients for Chana

Chickpea (soaked overnight) 250 gm

Tea bag 1

Oil ½ cup

...Whole white cumin 1 tsp

Cumin powder 1 tsp

Crushed garlic 1 tbsp

Ginger finely chopped 1 tbsp

Dry mango powder 2 tsp

Chili powder 2 tsp

Coriander powder 2 tsp

Salt ½ tsp

Turmeric ¼ tsp

National Sabzi Masala 2 tbsp

Onion chopped 4 tbsp

Ingredients for Bhatura

Potatoes boiled and mashed 1 cup

Flour 1 ½ cup

Salt ½ tsp

Oil 2 tbsp

Oil for deep frying

Method for Chana

Cook 250 gm soaked chickpeas with 1 tea bag till tender, discard the tea bag and keep aside, heat ½ cup oil in a pan, add 1 tsp white cumin seeds, 1 tbsp chopped ginger garlic paste and 4 tbsp chopped onion, fry till color of onion turn to golden brown, add in 2 tbsp National Sabzi Masala, 2 tsp chili powder, 2 tsp dry mango powder, 2 tsp coriander powder, ¼ tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp cumin powder and ½ tsp salt with ½ cup of water, fry for 5 minutes, add in the boiled chickpeas with 1 cup of water, cover and cook for 15 minutes till done.

Method for Bhatura

Mix 1 ½ cup flour, 1 cup mashed potato, 2 tbsp oil and ½ tsp salt, knead into a firm dough without adding any water, knead very well till smooth, add little yogurt if required, cover with a wet cloth and leave it for 15 minutes, divide the dough into 8 equal parts and roll out into ¼ plate size puri , deep fry in hot oil till light golden, serve with chana.

Fruit Cake

                                           Fruit Cake


Ingredients

Eggs 3 separated

Butter 6 ounces

Brown sugar 6 ounces

...Flour 6 ounces

Currents 3 ounces

Raisons 3 ounces

Chopped almonds 3 ounces

Mixed peel 3 ounces

Glaze cherries finely chopped 3 ounces

Baking powder ¾ tsp

Cake spice ¼ tsp heaped

Nutmeg ground ¼ tsp heaped

Cinnamon powder ¼ tsp heaped

Lemon juice 2 tbsp

Golden syrup or honey 3 tbsp

Method

Beat 6 ounces butter and 6 ounces sugar till light creamy, add in 3 egg yolks one at a time and beat well, beat egg white stiff and fold in the mixture, sieve together 6 ounces flour, ¾ tsp baking powder, baking soda, ¼ tsp cake spice, ¼ tsp ground nutmeg and ¼ tsp cinnamon thrice, divide the sieved flour into 3 parts, in 1st part add all the dry fruits and mix well, now put 2nd part of flour into beaten egg mixture and fold, then add the flour with fruits, then finely fold in the 3rd part of the flour, mix all well lightly, put in the greased ringed tin and bake in a pre heated oven of 150 degree C for 1 hour.

Christmas Slices

                                      Christmas Slices

Ingredients for Base

Flour 6 ounces

Butter 4 ounces

Sugar 2 ounces

...Currents 2 ounces

Glazed cherries red and green finely chopped 2 ounces

Ingredients for Topping

Eggs 2

Butter 4 ounces

Sugar 4 ounces

Almonds ground 1 cup

Vanilla essence ½ tsp

Method for base

Beat 4 ounces butter well, add in 2 ounces sugar and beat till light and creamy, add in 6 ounce flour and form into a soft dough, keep in fridge for 30 minutes, take a 8 inches square pan, greased with butter and line with butter paper, spread the dough evenly, sprinkle 2 ounces currents and 2 ounces chopped cherries on top.

Method for Topping

Beat 4 ounce butter and 4 ounce sugar well, add 2 eggs one at a time, beat well, add in 1 cup ground almonds with ½ tsp vanilla essence, mix well, and pour this filling mixture on top of the base, bake on 180 degree for 30 minutes. Remove and cool, cut in slices and serve

Christmas Trifle

                                           Christmas Trifle

Ingredients

Plain cake ½ pond

Glaze red and green cherries finely chopped ½ cup

Coconut macrons 8 to 10

...Mix peel 1 tbsp

Flaked almonds 2 tbsp

Raisons 2 tbsp

Currents 2 tbsp

Orange slices for decoration

Fresh cream for decoration

Ingredients for Custard

Milk 3 cups

Cream ½ cup

National Custard powder 3 tbsp

Sugar 6 tbsp

Method for Custard

Combine 3 tbsp custard powder and 6 tbsp sugar. Gradually add in 3 cups milk, cook over medium flame for 10 minutes till custard thick, remove and cool.

To Assemble Trifle

Crumble ½ pond plain cake in a large serving bowl, spread with ½ cup orange juice, top with ½ cup chopped glazed cherries, 2 tbsp raison, 2 tbsp currents and 2 tbsp flaked almonds, pour cool custard over cake and fruits, decorated trifle with orange slices, tiny macrons and fresh creams.