Monday, 13 May 2013

Chicken 65 dhaba style by shireen

                          Chicken 65 dhaba style

Ingredients
Boneless chicken ½ kg cubes
Yogurt 2 tbsp
Soya sauce 1 tbsp
Corn flour 2 tbsp heaped
Flour 2 tbsp
Ginger 1 tbsp finely chopped
Garlic 1 tsp finely chopped
Chili powder 1 tsp
Crushed red pepper 1 tsp
All spice ½ tsp
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Egg 1
Salt 1 tsp leveled
Green chilies 4 cut in strips and deep fried
Strawberry red color pinch
Curry leaves 15 to 20
Oil for deep frying


Method
1. In a bowl mix together Boneless chicken ½ kg cubes, Yogurt 2 tbsp, Soya sauce 1 tbsp, Corn flour 2 tbsp heaped, Flour 2 tbsp, Ginger 1 tbsp finely chopped, Garlic 1 tsp finely chopped, Chili powder 1 tsp, Crushed red pepper 1 tsp, All spice ½ tsp, Lemon juice 1 tsp, Egg 1, Salt 1 tsp leveled, Strawberry red color pinch and marinate chicken for 2 hours.
2. Heat oil in a wok and deep fry chicken pieces until golden brown.
3. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a separate wok, add curry leaves along with the green chilies.
4. Add the fried chicken and toss well, serve hot with onion rings and lemon wedges

Bhuna Gosht by shireen

                                    Bhuna Gosht

Ingredients
Mutton ½ kg
Onion ½ kg
Water ½ liter
Tomatoes ½ kg
Salt 1 ½ tsp
Chili powder 2 tsp
Turmeric ½ tsp
All spice ¾ tsp
Ghee 1 cup
Coriander leaves 2 tbsp
Green chilies 4
Ginger garlic 1 tbsp

Method
In a pan put together ½ kg mutton, ½ kg sliced onion and ½ liter water, cover and cook till mutton half done, then add ½ kg tomatoes with 1 ½ tsp salt, 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste, 2 tsp chili powder, ½ tsp turmeric, and ¾ tsp all spice powder, stir fry for 10 minutes, cover and cook for 10 minutes till mutton tender, then add 1 cup ghee and fry well for 10 to 15 minutes, lastly add 4 green chilies and 2 tbsp coriander leaves. Simmer for 15 minutes. Serve with Naan
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Garlic Naan

                           Garlic Naan

Ingredients
Flour 2 ½ cup
Salt 1 tsp
Instant yeast 1 ½ tsp
Yogurt whipped 4 tbsp
Melted ghee 2 tbsp
Garlic finely chopped 1 tsp
Onion seeds 1 tsp
Coriander leaves 1 tbsp
Honey 1 tbsp
Melted ghee for brushing


Method
Sieve together 2 ½ cup flour and 1 tsp salt in a bowl, add in 1 ½ tsp yeast, 4 tbsp yogurt, melted ghee, 1 tsp chopped garlic, 1 tsp onion seeds, 1 tbsp chopped coriander and knead to a soft dough with water, pre heat oven to 230 degree C, place to trace into the oven to heat, turn the dough into lightly flat surface, make into 3 equal pieces, shape each into a ball. Cover and leave to rise, covered with oiled plastic, then roll into a tear drop shape 10 inches long. Put on hot baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes until top slightly brown, wrap them in a towel to keep hot, brush with melted butter or ghee.

noodles ,spaghetti by shireen

                                    Baked chicken spaghetti

 Ingredients
Boneless chicken ½ kg Julian
Ginger garlic paste ½ tsp
Crushed red pepper 1 tsp
Crushed black pepper ½ tsp
Allspice ½ tsp
Crushed cumin 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Wooster sauce 1 tbsp
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Butter 1 tbsp
Mushrooms 4 sliced
Spaghetti boiled ½ packet
Cheddar cheese grated 1 cup
Onion chopped 4 tbsp
Capsicum 1 chopped
Green chilies 4 chopped
Coriander leaves chopped 2 tbsp
Baking powder 1 tsp
Oil ¼ cup

Ingredients for topping
Eggs 2 beaten
Flour 2 tbsp
Garlic paste 1 tsp
Cream 1 cup
Milk ¼ cup
Salt ½ tsp
Black pepper ½ tsp
Mustard powder ½ tsp
Crushed red pepper ½ tsp

Method
Marinate chicken with Ginger garlic paste ½ tsp, Crushed red pepper 1 tsp, Crushed black pepper ½ tsp, Allspice ½ tsp, Crushed cumin 1 tsp, Salt 1 tsp, Wooster sauce 1 tbsp and
Lemon juice 1 tbsp for 30 minutes, melt butter in a wok, stir fry marinated chicken for 5 minutes, add mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes, in another bowl add cheese, onion chopped, capsicum chopped, chopped coriander and green chilies, baking powder, add your chicken to this mixture and toss together, place chicken mixture in a large Pyrex dish.

Method for topping
Mix all ingredients together in a bowl for topping beat till light and fluffy, pour over chicken mixture, bake for 30 minutes on 180 degree C till topping set
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                Spaghetti Bolognese

Ingredients for meat sauce
Beef mince 250 gm
Garlic paste 1 tsp
Onion (chopped) 1 cup
Tomatoes (blended) 4
Tomato paste 2 tbsp
Mixed dried Herbs 1-1/2 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Crushed red pepper 1 tsp
Black pepper ½ tsp
Oil 3 tbsp
Water ¼ cup
Cheddar cheese (for topping) 4 tbsp
Spaghetti boiled 3 cups
Parsley 1 tsp

Method
Heat oil, adds onion, and fry for 2 minutes. Add garlic paste with mince. Fry till light brown. Add blended tomatoes with salt, black pepper, crushed red pepper, tomato paste and dried herbs. Add ¼ cup water, cover and cook for 15 minutes till sauce thick. To serve arrange hot spaghetti in a platter. Spoon meat sauce on top, top with grated cheddar cheese and finely chopped parsley.


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                   Spaghetti Meal

Ingredients
Boneless beast 3
Salt ½ tsp
Garlic paste ½ tsp
Black pepper ½ tsp
Paprika ½ tsp
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Vinegar 1 tbsp
Soya sauce 1 tbsp
Peri Peri sauce 2 tbsp
Oil 2 tbsp
Spaghetti (Boiled) 3 cups

Ingredients to cook spaghetti
Butter 1 tbsp
Oil 2 tbsp
Garlic paste ½ tsp
Peri Peri sauce 2 tbsp
Salt ½ tsp
Black pepper ½ tsp
Paprika ½ tsp
Soya sauce 1 tbsp
Vinegar 1 tbsp
Tomato 1
Capsicum 1
Onion 1

Method
Cut chicken breast into thick strips. Marinate with salt, black pepper, paprika, garlic paste, lemon juice, vinegar, soya sauce, peri peri sauce for 30 minutes. Fry with 2 tbsp oil till tender in a pan. Remove and keep aside.

Method for spaghetti
Heat oil and butter, fry garlic paste, add salt, black pepper, paprika, soya sauce, vinegar and peri peri sauce. Fold in the boiled spaghetti. Mix well. Cut tomato, capsicum and onion into cubes and fried in 1 tbsp oil. Now fold into the mixture.
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                 Meat Balls and Spaghetti

Ingredients

Spaghetti ½ packet

Salt to taste for spaghetti

Ingredients for Meat Balls

Beef Mince 250 gm

Garlic chopped 2 cloves

Onion chopped 1 small

Salt 1 tsp

Black pepper crushed ½ tsp

Mustard paste 1 tbsp

Worcester shire sauce 1 tbsp

HP sauce 1 tbsp

Chili powder 1 tbsp

Bread slices 1 or 2

Egg half

Oregano leaves dried ½ tsp

Thyme dried ½ tsp

Oil 2 tbsp

Ingredients for Tomato Sauce

Crushed garlic ½ tsp

Tomato paste ½ cup

Salt ½ tsp

Brown sugar 2 tbsp

Vinegar 1 tbsp

Crushed red pepper ½ tsp

BBQ sauce 2 tbsp

Basil ¼ tsp

Thyme ¼ tsp

Oregano ¼ tsp

Rosemary ¼ tsp

Pickled onions optional

Mushrooms sliced 2

Black olives sliced 2

Method for meat Balls:

Heat 2 tbsp oil in pan, add in 2 cloves of chopped garlic and 1 chopped onion, sauté for few minutes. Now add these sauteed onions n garlic to 250 gm uncooked beef mince, 1 tsp salt, ½ tsp crushed black pepper, 1 tbsp mustard paste, 1 tbsp Worcester shire sauce, 1 tbsp HP sauce, 1 tbsp chili powder, 1 or 2 bread slices, half beaten egg, ½ tsp dried oregano leaves and ½ tsp dried thyme. Now make into balls and deep fry in hot oil till golden brown. Remove from oil and keep aside.

Method for Tomato Sauce

Heat a little oil in a pan, add in ½ tsp crushed garlic and fry till golden brown. Now add 2 sliced mushrooms with ½ cup tomato paste, ½ tsp salt, 2 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tbsp vinegar, ½ tsp crushed red pepper, 2 tbsp BBQ sauce, ¼ tsp basil leaves, ¼ tsp thyme, ¼ tsp oregano, ¼ tsp rosemary and 2 sliced black olives. Pickled onion is optional. Also add ¼ cup water and cook till the desired consistency of sauce is obtained.

Method for Spaghetti

Separately boil ½ packet of spaghetti with salt to taste. Now put boiled spaghetti in a serving bowl, top with mince balls and pour sauce on top
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              Special noodles

Ingredients
Egg noodles 1 packet boiled for 3 minutes
Chicken breast 1 thinly sliced
Salt ½ tsp
White pepper ½ tsp
Soya sauce 1 tbsp
Corn flour 1 tbsp
Oil ¼ cup
Crushed garlic 1 tbsp
White pepper ½ tsp
Soya sauce 1 tbsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Corn flour 1 tsp
Green onion leaves ½ cup 1 inch piece
Carrot 1 thinly sliced
Capsicum 1 thinly sliced
Cabbage 1 cup thinly sliced
Chicken stock 1 cup

Method
Marinate chicken breast with salt, white pepper, soya sauce and corn flour for 10 minutes
Heat oil in a wok add crushed garlic and fry till slightly brown.
Add marinated chicken and stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the chicken stock and cook till it begins to boil.
Add salt, white pepper, sugar, soya sauce, add vegetables.
Cook till the vegetables are tender, thicken the stock with a corn flour paste add spring onion leaves, mix well.
To serve
In a platter the spread boiled noodles, top with prepared gravy, serve immediately.
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          Pad Thai Noodles

Ingredients
Rice noodles 200 gm
Chicken breast thinly sliced1
Onion 1 sliced
Capsicum 1 striped
Carrots cut into strips2
Green onion (cut into 1 inch piece)2
Beans sprouts 1 cup
Oil ¼ cup
Salt 1 tsp leveled
Garlic crushed 1 tbsp
Soya sauce 1 tbsp
Roasted peanut coarsely ground 2 tbsp
Lemon juice 2 tbsp

Ingredients for Sugar Syrup
Sugar 2 tbsp
Thai red curry paste 2 tbsp
Water 4 tbsp
Ingredients for sauce
Water ¼ cup
Tamarind paste 1 tbsp
Fish sauce 2 tbsp

Method for Tamarind Paste
In a bowl mix together 1 tbsp tamarind paste and 2 tbsp fish sauce with ¼ cup water and keep aside. Soak 200 gm rice noodles for 20 minutes in hot water, drain and keep aside.

Method
heat ¼ cup oil in a wok, add 1 tbsp crushed garlic with sliced chicken, cook for 1 minute, add the sliced vegetables with red curry paste, 1 tsp leveled salt, pepper, 1 tbsp soya sauce, tamarind sauce and sugar syrup, mix in noodles, cook on high flame mix in well, remove in a platter, serve garnish with 2 tbsp crushed peanuts.
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salads by shireen

                               Chicken Caesar Salad

Ingredients
Chicken breast flattened 1
Salt ¼ tsp
Black pepper ¼ tsp
Mustard powder ¼ tsp
Vinegar 1 tbsp
Egg beaten half
Milk 1 tbsp
Corn crumbs 3 tbsp
Bread crumbs 1 tbsp
Iceberg lettuce 2 cups
Black olives 6 to 8
Tomato (cut into 8 cubes) 1

Ingredients for Caesar Dressing
Garlic 1 tsp
Lemon juice 2 tbsp
Oil 3 tbsp
Mustard paste 1 tsp
Wooster sauce ½ tsp
Egg yolk cooked and hard 1

Method for Dressing
In a blender put together 1 tsp garlic paste, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 3 tbsp oil, 1 tsp mustard paste, ½ tsp Wooster sauce and 1 boiled egg yolk, blend well till smooth
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Method for Chicken
Marinate 1 chicken breast with ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp pepper, ¼ tsp mustard powder and 1 tbsp vinegar, mix together ½ beaten egg and 1 tbsp milk, coat chicken breast in egg milk mixture, then spread in crumbs, deep fry in frying pan till crisp, cut into slices.

To Serve
In a salad bowl spread 2 cups chopped lettuce, 6 to 8 olives, 1 tomato cut into cubes, Caesar dressing, topped with fried chicken and chopped parsley.
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                   Fresh fruity chicken salad

Ingredients
Boneless roasted chicken breast 2 chopped
Pineapple tidbits 1 cup
Apple 1 cubed with peel
Potato 1 cubed and boiled
Green onion 1 chopped
Iceberg lettuce as required
Ingredients for Yogurt dressing
Yogurt 3 tbsp
Mayonnaise 3 tbsp
Lemon juice 2 tbsp
Salt ½ tsp
Black pepper ½ tsp
Curry powder ½ tsp
Caster sugar 1 tbsp

Method for dressing
Mix Yogurt 3 tbsp
Mayonnaise 3 tbsp
Lemon juice 2 tbsp
Salt ½ tsp
Black pepper ½ tsp
Curry powder ½ tsp
Caster sugar 1 tbsp in a bowl and keep aside.

Method
Combine all together Boneless roasted chicken breast 2 chopped, Pineapple tidbits 1 cup, Apple 1 cubed with peel, Potato 1 cubed and boiled, Green onion 1 chopped in a large bowl, toss with prepared yogurt dressing, mix slightly, chill for 1 hour, serve on bed of iceberg lettuce.
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  Orange and cabbage salad

Ingredients
Cabbage finely sliced 2 cups
Kino 2 diced
Apple 1 diced with peel
Salt ½ tsp
White pepper ¼ tsp
Whipped cream 4 tbsp
Walnuts coarsely chopped 2 tbsp
Ingredients for rainbow dressing
Mayonnaise ½ cup
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Tomato paste 1 tbsp
Method
Mix Cabbage finely sliced 2 cups, Kino 2 diced, Apple 1 diced with peel, Salt ½ tsp, White pepper ¼ tsp, Whipped cream 4 tbsp, Walnuts coarsely chopped 2 tbsp with rainbow dressing, serve garnish with parsley on bed of salad leaves.
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                     American corn salad

Ingredients
Sweet corn 1 cup
Spring onion 1 cup finely chopped
Capsicum chopped into tiny cubes ½ cup
Tomatoes chopped into tiny cubes ½ cup
Cucumber chopped in tiny cubes 1 cup
Mayonnaise 6 tbsp
Salt ½ tsp
White pepper ¼ tsp
Sugar 1 tbsp

Method
Mix all together 1 cup Sweet corn, 1 cup finely chopped Spring onion cup, ½ cup Capsicum chopped into tiny cubes, ½ cup Tomatoes chopped into tiny cubes, 1 cup Cucumber chopped in tiny cubes, 6 tbsp Mayonnaise, ½ tsp Salt, ¼ tsp White pepper, 1 tbsp Sugar in a bowl; serve over a bed of salad leaves.

Chapli kabab by shireen

                                 Chapli kabab


Ingredients
Mince ½ kg
Butter 2 ounce
Crushed red pepper 1 tbsp
Crushed coriander seeds 1 tbsp
Crushed cumin seeds 1 tsp
Pomegranate seeds crushed 1 tbsp
Wheat flour 3 tbsp
Eggs 2
Spring onion 2 chopped
Tomato 1 sliced
Coriander leaves chopped 2 tbsp
Green chilies chopped 4
Salt 1½ tsp
Ghee for frying


Method
In a bowl mix together ½ kg mince, 2 ounce Butter, 1 tbsp Crushed red pepper, 1 tbsp Crushed coriander seeds, 1 tsp Crushed cumin seeds, 1 tbsp Pomegranate seeds crushed, 3 tbsp Wheat flour, 2Eggs, 2 chopped Spring onion, 2 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped, 4Green chilies chopped, 1 ½ tsp Salt well, keep aside for 1 hour, make into big kababs, shallow fry in ghee, fix 1 slice tomato onto each kabab before frying. Fry light golden.
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Falsa lolly by shireen

                                              Falsa lolly


Ingredients
Sugar 1 cup
Water 1 ½ cup
Falsa 250 gm
Rose water 1 tbsp


Method
Soak 250gm falsa in 1 cup of water for 4 hours then blend in blender twice and strain in a fine muslin so all the juice comes out, cook 1 cup sugar and water for 10 minutes mix in falsa juice cook again for 5 minutes, remove from fire, cool add in 1 tbsp rose water, freeze in lolly molds for at least 12 hours.