Ingredients 1 cup – Cleaned and chopped Mint leaves 2/3 stems – Coriander leaves 1 tsp – Roasted jeera 1 no – Green chilly Salt to taste 1 tsp – Sugar Yogurt to grind Method Grind all the ingredients in a blender to a smooth chutney consistency. Do not add water but add yogurt to…
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ALOo Cutlet
Ingredients 5 nos – Medium sized Potatoes 1 Slice – Brown bread (any bread will do) Salt to taste 2 nos – Green chillies Half cup water 2 tbsp – All purpose flour 1 cup – Coarse bread crumbs 2 tbsps – Semolina (optional) Oil for deep frying Method Pressure cook the potatoes and leave…
MATarwaale Chawal – Peas Pulav
Matarwaale Chawal or Peas pulav is a basic, simple rice dish that is not only one pot but is ready in 20mins start to end. Like how Upma is a quick dish for us at home, Matarwaale chawal is at my in-law’s place. Matarwaale chawal doesn’t require anything more than a huge dollop of ghee to…
STRAwberry Semifreddo
Ingredients 3nos – Eggs 2 nos – Yolks, extra 1 tsp – Vanilla extract 1 cup – Caster sugar 2 cups – Fresh cream Strawberry puree 750g – Strawberries, chopped 2 tbsp – Sugar Method For the strawberry puree, blend strawberries and sugar to a smooth paste. Pass it through a seive for a finer…
Homemade PANeer
Homemade Paneer is the easiest, simplest, creamiest and softest cottage cheese you can make. Paneer is one of the most loved dishes in India. Being married to a Punjabi, is like being married to Paneer, Aloo, Roti and Mithai. Basically to food. And for a Punjabi making paneer is, baiyein haath ka khel.. But being…
FREnch Macaron
Ingredients Part 1 250gms – Almond Powder/ Almond Meal 250gms – Confectioner’s Sugar/ Icing Sugar 75 gms – Egg whites 5 gms – Liquid Colour *Incase of using powdered colour use 80 gms of Eggwhites Part 2 225gms – Granulated Sugar 60 gms – Water 80gms – Egg whites Backberry Jam for filling Equipments required…
VICtorian Sponge
As the name explains itself, ‘Victorian Cake’ was made and loved by Queen Victoria.Queen Victoria’s reign was a golden age for so many innovations. The Victoria sponge cake was invented as a sweet treat to accompany tea-time which was a new concept at this time. It is composed of two fluffy sponge cakes sandwiched together…
ORAnge Sugar Cookies
Ingredients 1cup – Butter 3/4 cup – Sugar 1 1/2 – All purpose flour 1/2 tsp – Baking soda 1/2 tsp – Salt 1 tsp – Candied Oranges Preparation Powder the sugar in a mixer. Add the candied oranges and pulse it again. Let the oranges be ground coarsley. And for sugar i have used…
EGG Dum Biryani
Ingredients For the rice 2 cups – Basmati Rice 1 1/2cups – Water 1 no- Bay leaf 2 nos- Laung 1 no – Cinnamon 2 nos – Cardamom 2 tbsp – Pure ghee For the Masala 6 nos – Boiled Eggs 1/2 cup – Mixed Chopped Mint & Coriander leaves 2 nos – Onion big,…
TOMato chutney
Ingredients 4 nos – Tomato Small 1 no – Onion medium 3 nos – Red Chilly 2 tbsp – Chopped coriander leaves Salt to taste A pinch of Sugar For tempering 1 tsp – Oil 1 tsp – Mustard seeds A pinch of Hing Method In a pan boil chopped tomato, chopped onion and red…