Saturday, 22 December 2012

Baked Khopra Pak

                                 Baked Khopra Pak

Ingredients

Eggs 4

Fresh coconut grated 1 cup

Khoya crumbled 1 cup

Sugar 1 cup

Cardamom powder 1 tsp

Semolina 4 tbsp

Almonds grinded 4 tbsp

Baking powder ¼ tsp

Method

Beat 4 eggs and 1 cup sugar till creamy add 4 tbsp semolina with 1 cup khoya, 1 cup coconut, 1 tsp cardamom powder, 4 tbsp almond powder, ¼ tsp baking powder and mix everything lightly, grease a deep square pan with 1 ounce butter, pour the mixture in this pan and bake for 30 minutes on 180 degree C till set, remove cool and cut into squares.

CUSTARD TART BY SHIREEN

                                           CUSTARD TART


Ingredients for base

      Flour 8 ounces

      Butter 4 ounces

      Caster sugar 2 ounces

      Egg yolk 1

      Chilled water 2 to 3 tbsp as required

      Ingredients for custard filling

      Eggs 4

      Condensed milk 1 tin

      Milk 1 ½ cup

      Vanilla essence 1 tsp

      Pinch of nutmeg

      Almonds flaked 2 tbsp

      Method for base

      In a bowl sieve 8 ounce flour, rub in 4 ounce butter lightly with finger tips till mixture resembles bread crumbs, add in 2 ounce sugar and 1 egg yolk, mix slightly, knead into a dough with chilled water, rest dough for 30 minutes covered, grease 9 inches pie plate, roll out the dough and spread it in the plate, bake blind for 10 minutes, remove, pour prepared filling and baked in a pre heated oven on 180 degree for 45 minutes till custard set, serve cold.

      Method for filling

      Beat 4 egg add 1 tin condensed milk, 1 tsp vanilla essence and 1 ½ cup milk, pour filling on pie crust, sprinkle with pinch of nut meg, bake till pudding top is set.




     NOTE  BAKE BLIND means that you prepare the base put it in the mold put butter paper in it and put red beans,or chickpeas in it n bake you can reuse the beans for blind baking.we have to bake the base first.

       blind baking is done to bake base so that base bakes evenly n smooth. you are suppose to cover the base with butter paper then put beans in it n bake when its baked remove the beans n butter paper pour filling n bake again.hope it helps

VERMICELLI CUPS BYSHIREEN

                                               VERMICELLI CUPS


 Ingredients

      Butter 7 ounces

      National Vermicelli 1 packet 200 gm

      Condensed milk 1 tin

      Green rose essence ¼ tsp

      Cardamom powder ½ tsp

      Almonds and pistachio chopped 4 tbsp

      Method

      Heat 7 ounce butter in a frying pan and fry the 200 gm broken vermicelli on low flame till golden and crisp, remove from fire add 1 tin condensed milk and mix very well stirring, again put to cook for 5 minutes, add ¼ tsp essence, ½ tsp cardamom powder, remove fill 1 tbsp into each paper cups, decorate with 4 tbsp each almonds and pistachio chopped.
,put it in fridge for  seetting chiill it then  setting  serve it

Bohri Fry Chicken by shireen

                           Bohri Fry Chicken

Ingredients

Chicken 1 kg cut into 12 pieces

Tomato 1 blended

Eggs 2 beaten

Green chilies 6

Water 1 cup

Bread crumbs as required

Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp

Turmeric ½ tsp

Coriander leaves 2 tbsp

Water 2 tbsp

Salt 1 ½ tsp

Oil to fry

Method

In a pan put 1 kg chicken with 1 cup of water, 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste, 6 green chilies and 2 tbsp coriander grinded, ½ tsp turmeric powder, 1 ½ tsp salt and 1 blended tomato, cover and cook till chicken tender and water dries. Remove, spread in bread crumbs, beat 2 eggs with 2 tbsp water, dip chicken pieces in egg mixture and deep fry in oil till light golden.

Coconut balls by shireen

                                                                                    Coconut balls

      1/2 cup castor sugar

      1/4 cup milk

      1 egg white - beaten

      100 gms dark or milk cooking chocolate

      2 cups dessicated coconut

      2 Tbsp icing sugar - sifted

      1/2 tsp vanilla essence

      Add milk and castor sugar in a pan. Heat till sugar dissolves. Remove to a bowl and allow to cool.

      In a double boiler ( a small saucepan with boiling water in it, ...place a heatproof bowl ontop of pan and add chocolate in pan. Do not all water to get into the chocolate or it will be ruined.

      Once chocolate is melted remove from heat and set aside.

      Once milk/sugar mix has cooled, add coconut, egg white, icing sugar and vanilla. Mix well and put in fridge to get cold. Once cool, roll into balls and dip into chocolate using 2 forks.

      Place on a tray lined with greaseproof paper, sprinkle with coconut and put in fridge till set.
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COCONUT BALLS

½ cup caster sugar
1 egg white, beaten
¼ cup milk
2 tbsp icing sugar, sifted
½ tsp vanilla essence
2 cups dessicated coconut
Melted dark or milk chocolate, to dip chocos

Combine milk and caster sugar in a pan and heat through, without boiling, till sugar dissolves. Remove and cool. Transfer to a large bowl. Stir in coconut, egg white and icing sugar. Add essence. Refrigerate. Form small balls.. Dip them in melted chocolate and put them on a tray lined with greaseproof paper. Sprinkle little coconut on top. Refrigerate.
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Gulaab jamun by shireen

                                            Gulaab jamun

      Ingredients

      Milk powder 2 cups

      Baking powder 2 tsp

      Eggs 2

      Ghee melted 2 tbsp

      Flour 1 tsp leveled

      Ingredients for sugar syrup

      Sugar 2 cup

      Water 3 cups

      Green cardamom 4

      Orange color 2 drops

      Method

      In a bowl mix together milk powder, baking powder and flour, add in melted ghee and mix well, add to it eggs and knead well to form into a dough, if required add 1 or 2 tsp milk, make into tiny balls, heat ghee in a wok and deep fry balls on low flame, continuously stirring with a spoon.

      Method for sugar syrup

      In a pan take water, sugar, green cardamom add orange color and cook till sugar dissolves for about 10 minutes, add your fried jamuns in the sugar syrup . Cover and cook for 10 min on very low flame.


note  a tip which is that if the gulab jamuns are reallly hot then keep the syrup warm (not too hottt) and if the syrup is realllly hott then keep then keep the gulab jamuns warm.


 making gulab jaman with the  same recipe and if dough is a lil sticky but adding 1 tsp of dry milk knead it again and then foran say make small balls and fry them they will turn out really yummy.. this reacipe will make around 30-34 small size gulab jaman

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Garam Garam Gulab Jamun to Beat ur Sweet Tooth in Winters

               Gulaab jamun
Ingredients
Milk powder 2 cups
Baking powder 2 tsp
Eggs 2
Ghee melted 2 tbsp
Flour 1 tsp leveled
Ingredients for sugar syrup
Sugar 2 cup
Water 3 cups
Green cardamom 4
Orange color 2 drops























Method
In a bowl mix together milk powder, baking powder and flour, add in melted ghee and mix well, add to it eggs and knead well to form into a dough, if required add 1 or 2 tsp milk, make into tiny balls, heat ghee in a wok and deep fry balls on low flame, continuously stirring with a spoon.
Method for sugar syrup
In a pan take water, sugar, green cardamom add orange color and cook till sugar dissolves for about 10 minutes, add your fried jamuns in the sugar syrup . Cover and cook for 10 min on very low flame.
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MUGHLAI CHANA CHICKEN by shireen

                                                  MUGHLAI CHANA CHICKEN:

ingredients:

oil half cup

onion 1 cup finely chop

boiled 1 cup chickpeas

cream 1 cup

chicken half kg bonless

butter 2tb.sp

coconut milk powder 3tb.sp

3 tomatoes sliced

yogurt 1 cup

coriander fresh chopped 2tb.sp

shan chicken handi masala 1 packet

ginger/garlic paste 1tb.sp

coater cup water

METHOD:

HEAT OIL ADD ONION,GINGER/GARLIC PASTE STIR IT FOR 2 MINUTES,ADD CHICKEN FRY IT ALSO ADD TOMATOES,YOGURT,SHAN MASALA,COVER IT TILL CICKEN IS DONE, SEPERARELY MIXED IN WATER COCONUT MILK POWDER ALSO ADD IN IT,WHEN CHICKEN IS DONE ADD BOILED CHICKPEAS,CREAM,BUTTER COOK FOR 5 MINUTES ITS READY SERVED WITH A FRESH CORIANDER