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Frnds I will post here reciepies.....
If u like them, try them...
Plz do post ur reciepies.
Posted 08 Feb 2005

QUEEN VICTORIA said:

good job



thanx..more coming
Posted 11 Feb 2006

Tomato Keema
Ingredients Instructions

½ kg. minced beef
250 grm. Potatoes (cut in small pieces)
250 grm. tomatoes (remove skin and chop)
1 onion (large size)
6 tbs. oil
6 whole black pepper (Kali Mirch)
6 cloves
1 black cardamom (Bari Ilaichi)
1/4 tsp. cumin seeds (Zeera)
1 tsp. coriander (Dhaniya) powder
1 tsp. salt (according to taste).
¼ tsp. turmeric (Haldi) powder
¾ tsp. chili (Lal Mirch) powder
1 tsp. ginger (Adrak) paste
1 tsp. garlic (Lehsan) paste
½ tsp. garam masala powder

Finely chop the onion and sauté in oil until light brown.
Add all the spices and finely chopped tomatoes.
Cook on medium heat till water is almost dried. Add mince meat mix and dry the water again.
Add 2 glasses of water cover and cook till meat is tenderized and the water dries.
Add tomatoes and cook till they are done and water dries.
Sprinkle garam masala powder. Garnish with fresh green Coriander (Dhaniya) leaves, green chilies and Ginger (Adrak) slices and lemon juice.
Serve with naan or boiled rice.
Serving: 4 to 5 persons

Posted 15 Feb 2006

Dahi Baray

Ingredients Instructions

2 cups dal maash dhuli (white) or Moong (dhuli) presoaked for 4-5 hours
Pinch of baking soda
½ tsp salt
pinch of asafetida (Heeng)
1 tsp. ginger (Adrak) paste
Grind the presoaked dal into a paste and add rest of the spices.
Mix well and leave for 30 minutes.
Then in a frying pan add 1 tbs. of oil and with the help of a spoon drop into the pan flat rounded patties and shallow
fry till light brown.
DO NOT TURN OVER TO FRY OTHER SIDE.
Meanwhile heat oil for deep frying and then deep fry.
When golden brown remove and cool.
When serving, soak in a bowl of water and when a little soft squeeze out the water between palms and add to prepared yogurt.

YOGURT: Beat the yogurt adding a little water to a paste.
Add salt, red chili powder and 1/2 tsp zeera powder. 1 tsp corn flour and 1 tsp sugar
Garnish with sweet Imli Chutney and Chat Masala.

Serving: 6 persons

Posted 15 Feb 2006

Chapati

Ingredients Instructions
2 cups wheat flour
¼ tsp. salt
1 cup warm water


Add salt to the flour. Adding warm water gradually knead into a dough.
Leave at room temperature for half an hour. Then divide it evenly into 6 parts.
Roll out into flat chapati as thin as possible. Cook over preheated pan (tawa)
Can also be frozen after baking for later use.




Posted 15 Feb 2006

Palak ki Roti

Ingredients Instructions
2 cups flour
1 cup steamed and finely chopped spinach leaves.
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp whole cumin seeds (Zeera)
5-6 black pepper (Kali Mirch) coarsely crushed
1 tbs. oil to make dough
A little water to form dough
Oil for shallow frying
Mix together the flour, spinach and spices. Add 1 tbs. of oil and knead with water to form a dough which is medium-soft.
Cover and keep in the fridge for at least half an hour to set.
Break into small balls. Roll out into small chapattis and shallow fry on medium heat in a frying pan till very lightly brown.
Serve hot with Achaar (pickle) or chutney.
Serving: 2 to 3 persons

Posted 15 Feb 2006

Aaloobukhara Chutney


Ingredients Instructions
1 cup Sugar
250 grm. prunes (Aaloobukharay)
1 drop red food color (optional)
Wash the Aaloobukharay thoroughly and soak them in some water for about 2 hours.
In a saucepan add about 1/2 a cup of water, the sugar and the Aaloobukharay and cook it on low heat.
Add the food color if you want the sauce to take on a reddish tinge.
When the sauce is thick and the pits have been separated from the Aaloobukharay, remove from heat and put aside to cool.
Serve as a condiment.




Posted 15 Feb 2006

Kofta curry
Ingredients:

For Koftas:

Meat     - 1kg

Medium sized onion - 2

Besan (roasted)- 21/2 tsp

Egg   - 1

Ginger piece 2" (finely cut)

Green chillies (finely cut) - 6

Red chilly powder - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil to fry

Remove all bones from meat, trim off fat and cube into 1" pieces. Refrigerate for 1/2 hour. Grind it well and mix all meat mixture and shape into balls of 1"size. Deep fry till golden brown.

For Kofta Curry:

Medium sized onions    - 3

Colves of garlic   - 3 - 5

Ginger piece 11/2"

Turmeric powder   - 1 tsp

Tomatoes (boiled and skinned) - 1 cup

Coriander leaves - 2 tsp

Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

Garam massala    - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Method:

Fry onions, garlic and ginger till golden brown. Add rest of ingredients (expect coriander) with sufficient water to make gravy. Bring to boil, add prepared koftas and simmer for 45 minutes. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves before serving.
Posted 15 Feb 2006

Koftay
Ingredients Instructions

Meatballs:
1/2 Kg. minced beef
½ tsp. salt (according to taste)
1 tsp garam masala powder
4-6 green chilies chopped
1 onion chopped
1 tsp ginger (Adrak) paste
1 slice of bread soaked in either milk or water
1 tbs. yogurt

Gravy:
2 medium onion chopped
½ tsp. salt (according to taste)
1/4 tsp turmeric (Haldi)
1/2 tsp chili (Lal Mirch) powder
2 tbs. coriander (Dhaniya) powder
1/2 tsp ginger (Adrak) paste
4 tbs. yogurt
3 tbs. oil
Grind together all the meatball ingredients and make into medium sized meatballs.

Fry the chopped onion in oil on low heat until brown. Remove from the oil.
In hot oil add all the spices mixed with 2 cups of water.
When the gravy starts to boil, crush the fried onions and add them in.
Add the meatballs and cook on low heat till done. Garnish with fresh Dhaniya leaves.
Serve with chapati or naan.
Serving: 4 persons


Posted 15 Feb 2006

Chicken Karahi
Ingredients Instructions

½ Kg. chicken
3-4 tomatoes –chopped ( optional)
1 onion chopped
3-4 whole green chilies
¼ tsp crushed black pepper (Kali Mirch)
½ tsp. salt (according to taste)
3 tbs. oil
1 tsp garlic (Lehsan) paste
½ tsp. ginger (Adrak) paste
Remove skin of tomatoes.
In a pot add chicken, Garlic (Lehsan), Ginger (Adrak) and salt. Cover and cook on low heat till the water from the chicken have dried and chicken is half cooked.
Add oil, tomato, green chili and onion. Cover and continue cooking. When the water dries and chicken is tender add the Black peppercorn (Kali Mirch), stir and remove from heat.
Serve with boiled rice.
Serving: 2 persons

Posted 15 Feb 2006

Tikka Boti

Ingredients Instructions
½ kg cubes of beef
2 tbs. raw papaya (grinded)
½ tsp. ginger (Adrak) paste
½ tsp. garlic (Lehsan) paste
½ tsp. salt (according to taste)
2 tbs. yogurt
1 tsp chili (Lal Mirch) powder or
1 tbs. chopped green chilies
Mix together all the spices, yogurt and papaya and coat the beef cubes with it.
Leave to marinate for 5-6 hours preferably overnight.
Grill/barbeque over charcoal.
Serve with Mint (Podina) chutney, yogurt and onion rings and Naan.
Serving: 2 to 3 persons

Posted 15 Feb 2006

Rogan Josh (Kashmir)
Ingredients:

Mutton    - 500gm

Tomato pieces   - 1 cup

Garlic - 1/2 dsp

Coriander - 11/2 dsp

Poppy seeds   - 1 tsp heaped

Cloves   - 6

Pepper   - 12

Curds   - 3/4 cup

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Sliced onion    - 1 cup

Ginger sliced   - 1/2 dsp

Chilly powder - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Cummin - 1 tsp

Cardamom - 8

Nutmeg - a tiny piece

Almonds or
Cashewnut - 10

Ghee    - 2 oz

Salt




Method:

    Fry the coriander and the coconut. Add the spices, when the coconut is fried to a golden brown, grind it alond with the garlic ginger, chilly powder, turmeric powder and almonds. Fry the onions in the ghee till golden brown. add the ground things and fry well. Later add the pieces of tomato. Saute till the juice dries up. Put the meat, fry it for some time before adding the curds and a cup of hot water and salt to taste. Put the lid on cook on a slow fire, now and then stirring so that it may not stick to the bottom of the pan.
Posted 15 Feb 2006

Posted 15 Feb 2006

Fish in Masala

Ingredients Instructions
½ Kg. fish(washed with salt or vinegar or lemon)
3-4 green chilies
1 cup of fresh coriander (Dhaniya) leaves
1 tsp garlic (Lehsan) paste
½ tsp. salt ( according to taste)
¼ tsp. turmeric (Haldi) powder
2 tbs. tamarind (Imli) water
2 tbs. yogurt
1 large tomato
1 medium size onion
1 tsp fenugreek (Methi) leaves
Grind all the spices together except onion and Fenugreek Leaves (Methi). Fry the onion in oil.
Add the grinded spices and Fenugreek Leaves (Methi)) and dry the water.
Add the pieces of fish and leave on very low heat. Cover and cook till soft. Add a little water if necessary.
DO NOT COOK THE FISH FOR A LONG TIME OTHERWISE IT WILL BECOME HARD.
Serve with chapati.
Serving: 2 persons


Green Chilies
Cilantro / Coriander leaves
Used whole, sliced and ground.
Also known as Tumeric
Also known as Fenugreek

Posted 15 Feb 2006

Sardines Cooked in Coconut Milk
Ingredients:

Sardines    - 30

Red dry chillies - 8

Garlic     - 11/2 tsp

Small onions sliced   - 1 cup

Green chillies     - 10

Ginger 1" piece   - 2

Curry leaves   - 5 sprigs

Coconut oil    - 1 oz

Grated coconut    - 11/2 cups

Tamarind    - a marble sized ball

Method:

Extract the milk from the coconut adding a cup of water. Mix the tamarind in it, strain and pour it into a dekshi(vessel). Grind the dry chilly and garlic and mix it with the coconut milk. Slit the green chillies half way through, add it to the coconut milk along with minced ginger and sliced onions. Make gashes on the cleaned sardines and arrange them in the dekshi adding salt to taste. Allow it to boil and then to simmer on a gentle fire. Crush the curry leaves in the oil and pour it into the curry and then take the dekshi and tilt so that everything is mixed up properly. When there is very little gravy left, Serve.
Posted 15 Feb 2006

Haleem


Ingredients Instructions
2 kg. beef (boneless)
1½ tbs. salt
2 tsp chili (Lal Mirch) powder
1 tsp turmeric (Haldi) powder
1 bay leaves (tezpatta)
½ kg. dal chana
300 grm. whole wheat
100 grm. barley (jaw)
1 cup oil
1 tsp. garam masala
1 large onion
3 to 4 Lemon (sliced) or juice
10-12 green chilies
1 cup chopped coriander (Dhaniya) leaves
¼ cup sliced ginger (Adrak)-Julian
Soak all three grains overnight.
Fry the meat in oil. Add 1 tsp. salt, ½ tsp. Turmeric (Haldi) powder, 1 tsp. chili powder, bay leaf and 6-8 glasses of water. Cover and leave on low flame to tenderize until the meat is extremely soft.
Meanwhile, put the grains and dal in a pot with 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp chili powder and ½ tsp Turmeric (Haldi). Add water and cook on low flame till very soft.
When meat and the grains are soft, mix them together, leave on a very low flame and keep mashing and mixing rigorously. It is ready when starts to boil and becomes bubbly.
Fry onion in oil (for Baghar) and for garnishing. Add the oil to the mixture and keep aside the fried onion for garnishing.
Remove from heat and serve with garam masala, fresh Coriander (Dhaniya) leaves, green chilies, fried onion and lemon.
TIP: whenever frying onion for "Baghar" or as accompaniment with Haleem, fry on very low heat for a good flavor. You can hurry it up and fry it on a high heat but you'll just get a burnt sort of flavor.
Serving: 8 to 10 persons



Paprika, Cayyene pepper powder
Also known as Tumeric
Used in dried form.
A type of lentil
Green Chilies
Cilantro / Coriander leaves
Used as paste & slices
Posted 16 Feb 2006

Pakoray-Spicy

Ingredients Instructions
1 cup besan flour
1 cup water
1 small onion - chopped
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. cumin seeds (Zeera)
2-3 green chilies
2 tsp. crushed red chilies
1 small potato finely chopped
½ cup finely chopped spinach
1 pinch soda
½ tsp. whole coriander (Dhaniya) seeds
1 cup oil for frying
Mix together the basen with the water and form a thick paste. Add the salt and chili powder and mix well.
Add all other ingredients and mix. Heat the oil for deep frying. Using a teaspoon drop spoonful of paste in the oil to forms balls. Fry till golden brown.

Serve with mint chutney, garlic chutney, tomato ketchup or garlic sauce.

Serving: 3 to 4 persons

Posted 16 Feb 2006

Classic Breakfast

Ingredients Instructions
Puri

2 cups white flour (maida) & ½ Cup Aata
(makes about 15 puris)
Oil for deep frying


Aloo ki Bhujya

250 grm. potato
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp chili (Lal Mirch) powder
¼ tsp. turmeric (Haldi) powder
½ tsp. onion seeds (Kalonji)

Cholay

½ cup boiled Chanay
¼ tsp. salt
¼ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp cumin seeds (Zeera) powder
¼ tsp crushed whole red chilies
1/8 tsp. turmeric (Haldi) powder
1/8 tsp garam masala powder

Halva

2 tbs. semolina (Suji)
2 tbs. ghee
3 tbs. sugar
3 green cardamom (Chhoti Ilaichi) seeds
A pinch of yellow food color(optional)
Puri
Mix maida and flour. Make the dough with 1 cup of water using 2 tsp oil to help in making dough. Make into small puris (pancake like)
as flat as you can and deep fry in hot oil.

Aaloo Ki Bhujya
Cut the potatoes into small cubes.
Add spices, 1 cup of water and leave on low heat.
When soft, mash lightly.

Cholay

In a pot put softened Chana, 1½ cup water and add spices.
Cook till very tender. Mix and mash slightly.
Cook till bubbles appear then remove from heat.

Halva

Put the Suji and ghee in a pot along with
Ilaichi seeds and fry until slightly brown
on very low heat.
Meanwhile combine sugar and 1 cup of water to make syrup. Add this to the Suji and cook on low heat to desired consistency.
If you want to color the halwa add the color to the syrup before pouring it into the Suji.
Serve with Achaar or Yogurt.
Serving: 2 to 3 persons
Posted 16 Feb 2006

Gulab Jamun

Ingredients Instructions
2 cups milk powder
1 egg
1 tsp. oil
1 tbs. white flour (maida)
½ tbs. semolina (suji)
2 tsp baking powder
oil for deep frying

Syrup:
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
4-5 green cardamom (Chhoti Ilaichi)
Few drops of Kewra essence
First make the syrup by dissolving sugar in water.
Add the illicit seeds and cook till it starts to boil.
Remove from heat and keep aside.
Mix together the rest of the ingredients into a dough and make into small balls (makes about 32-36) and deep fry until brown.
Add to the syrup.

Serving: 12 to 15 persons
Posted 16 Feb 2006

Bazigaar says
How to boil an egg

1.   Place the egg in a saucepan.

2.   Run cold water into the saucepan until the water is 1 inch above the egg.

3.   Place the saucepan on a stove and cook over medium heat until the water begins to boil.

4.   Reduce the heat to low.

5.   Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes for soft-boiled eggs or 10 to 15 minutes for hard-boiled eggs.   

6.   Remove the egg with a spoon or ladle and let it cool slowly, or run cold water over it to cool it more quickly.
Posted 16 Feb 2006

Bazigaar says
How to make tea

The British style 3.1 gram teabags have 50% more tea than the US style string and tag 2.1 gram teabags. The teabags are larger and so the tea has more room to brew.


Loose leaf tea brewed in a teapot makes the best tasting tea.


We recommend one teaspoon of loose tea per person, plus one for the pot.


Use freshly drawn water. When water is re-boiled, or stands for a while, it loses oxygen which prevents the full flavor of the tea being released.


Warming the pot first. This helps the brewing process by maintaining the brewing temperature for longer, to extract more flavor from the tea.


Be sure to use boiling water to make the tea. Water which is "off the boil" does not allow the tea to brew properly.


Brewing for 3-5 minutes, shorter times will not reveal the full flavor and the quality of the tea. Longer brewing will result in a bitter tasting tea as Tannin will start to be extracted from the tea leaves.


Stir the tea in the pot once or twice while it is brewing.


Tea bags – the same directions apply as for loose tea. You will get best results brewing in a pot. If you brew in a cup brew for a much shorter time, 1 - 2 minutes.
Posted 16 Feb 2006

Posted 17 Feb 2006

shami kabab

Kabab-Shami

Ingredients Instructions
½ kg boneless beef cut into small pieces
½ tsp. salt (according to taste)
1 cup presoaked dal chana
12-15 Whole dried red chilies
15 whole black pepper(Kali Mirch)
8 cloves (Laung)
1 black cardamom (Bari Ilaichi)
½ tsp. cumin seeds (Zeera)
1 stick of cinnamon (Dalchini)
4-6 green chilies
½ a bunch (or ½ cup chopped) coriander (Dhaniya) leaves
1 egg
1 medium sized onion coarsely chopped
1 tsp. ginger (Adrak) paste
1 tsp. garlic (Lehsan) paste

In a pot put with meat, salt, red chilies, chopped onion, Black Peppercorn. (Kali Mirch), cloves, Black Cardamom (Bari Ilaichi), Cumin Seeds (Zeera), cinnamon, Ginger (Adrak) and 3-4 glasses of water and leave to tenderize on low-medium flame.
Meanwhile boil the dal separately until soft.
When the meat has softened and water is dried completely add the dal and mix together.
Remove from heat and let cool.
Grind and add green chilies, egg, and fresh Coriander (Dhaniya) leaves. Form into kababs (12 to 16) and fry. (deep or shallow as desired)
If you want to store them then arrange the formed kababs on a plate or tray without overlapping and put in a freezer for an hour.
Then remove and put in any bag or box in which you want to store. Freeze until needed.
Serve with Raita or Mint (Podina) chutney and onion rings with paratha or chapati.
Serving: 4 to 5 persons

Posted 17 Feb 2006

Corn Flakes Pudding
Ingredients :

1 Corn Flakes - 1cup
Butter (Amul) - 1tbs
Sugar   - 11/4cup
Grated coconut - 1/4cup
Orange juice- 2tbs

2 Condensed milk (Milkmaid) - 1tin
Milk - 2 tins (same tin as that of the condensed milk)
Vanilla essence - 1/2tsp
Cashew nut - 1/4cup
Gelatin   - 1tbs


Method :   

Crush the corn flakes into small pieces with the hands. Mix butter, sugar, orange juice and grated coconut. Add this to the corn flakes and mix well. Transfer the mixture to an ovenproof dish. Bake in a preheated oven, 1600C, for 5 minutes. When it becomes cool, keep it in the refrigerator.

Melt the gelatin with some milk and heat it and keep aside. Cut the cashew nuts into small pieces. Mix the condensed milk with the remaining milk and add the cashew nuts and essence.

Take out the corn flakes from the fridge. Pour the condensed milk mixture slowly with a spoon above the corn flakes and again keep it in the refrigerator. Decorate the pudding with cherries, pineapple pieces and orange with the skin and seed removed
Posted 01 Mar 2006

Sunshine Pudding
Ingredients :

1 Dates    - 10
Water - 11/2cup
Sugar - 1/2cup
2 Glucose biscuit - 100gm
Cashew nut - 1/2cup
Sugar - 2dsp
Butter - 2dsp
3 Milk   - 1/2litre
Condensed milk - 1/2cup
Sugar - 21/2tbs
China grass - 5gm
Vanilla Essence - 1/2tsp
Water   - 3/4cup 4 Orange juice - 11/2cup
Water - 3/4cup
China grass - 5gm
Sugar - 2dsp

Method :

Crush the glucose biscuits coarsely. Mix it with butter, sugar and cashew nuts. Bake for 8 minutes.

Remove the seeds of the dates and cook adding 1.5 cups of water. Add sugar and when it thickens remove from fire. Pour it above the biscuit mixture.

Put the china grass in 3/4 cup of water and melt it in the fire. Heat the condensed milk, milk and sugar mixed together. Pour the melted china grass into it. Remove from fire and add vanilla essence. When it becomes cool, pour it over the biscuit mixture.

Heat the orange juice with the sugar. Melt the china grass as mentioned above and add it to the orange juice. Remove from fire and when the solution becomes cool, pour it over the biscuit mixture. Keep this in the refrigerator. Serve cold and decorate with cashew nuts.
Posted 01 Mar 2006

Bisi Bele Bhath (Karnataka meal)
Ingredients:

Tur dal - 1/2 cup

Rice - 11/2 cups

Madras onions - a handful

Small brinjals   - 2

Carrot   - 1

Drumsticks - 2

A small piece of vegetable marrow

Tamarind   - size of a lime

Red chillies - 12

Green chillies - 4

Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp

Coriander seeds - 1 tsp

Mustard   - 2 tsp
Cashewnut - 20gms

Grated coconut     

Asafoetida - a pinch

Curry leaves - few

Coriander leaves - few

Poppy seeds - 1 tsp

Aniseeds - 1/2 tsp

Cloves   - 4

Cardamoms - 4

Cinnamon - a small piece

Ghee for frying

Salt to taste


Method:

    Peel Madras onions. Peel and cut vegetables into 1 inch pieces. Wash rice and dal thoroughly. Place it in a container with 21/2 cups of water, a pinch of turmeric powder and chopped vegetables.
    Heat a little oil in a frying pan. Add the 6 red chillies, fenugreek, coriander seeds and grated coconut. Fry until fenugreek turns golden brown in colour. Powder and keep aside, heat a little oil and fry poppy seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, aniseeds.
    Powder and keep aside. Soak tamarind in a little water and extract juice. Heat a little oil, add remaining chillies, mustard, curry leaves and green chillies. When mustard crackles, add to rice and mix well. Add tamarind juice and salt to taste and mix thoroughly.
    Heat a little ghee and fry Cashewnuts until golden brown in colour. Add to rice along with powdered ingredients and masala powder. Mix well. Remove from fire. Add ghee just before serving.
Posted 01 Mar 2006

Kulfi ( Indian Ice Cream)
Method 1
Ingredients :

Boiling Water   - 1/3cup
Cardamom    - 4nos
Condensed Milk   - 425gm
Cold Water   - 1/3cup
Unsalted pistachio nuts - 1/4cup
Blanched almonds - 1/4cup
Almond essence - 2drops
Double (heavy) Cream - 2/3cup


Method of Preparation:

Pour the boiling water into a bowl, stir in a cardamom seeds and leave for 15 minutes to infuse.

Meanwhile, put the condensed milk into a blender together with cold water, pistachio nuts, almonds and almond essence. Process the mixture until very finely mixed. Add the cooled and strained cardamom water and pour into a bowl. Whip the cream until soft peaks form. Whisk into the mixture. Pour into a container and freeze until semi-frozen around the edges and mushy in the centre.

Transfer the mixture to a bowl and mash well with a fork. Divide the mixture evenly between 6-8 small moulds and freeze for at least 4 hours or overnight until firm. To serve, dip the base of each mould quickly into hot water and run a knife around the top edge. Turn out on to serving plate.

Method 2

Ingredients :

Milk   - 6cups
Corn flour or arrowroot - 8tbs
Mawa    - 11/2cup
Castor Sugar - 13/4cup
Cream    - 1cup
Keora Essence
Badam, Pista, Cardamom - few pieces


Method of Preparation :

Preparing Mawa : Boil 1 litre milk and add a pinch of soda, stirring continuously. When it thickens to mawa consistency remove from heat and cool.

Put corn flour and sufficient amount of mil to make thick paste. Grind it for few seconds. Add rest of milk and grind once again. Pour it into a vessel and boil until it thickens. Add mawa to it and remove immediately from heat. Grate badam, pista and cardamom. Add sugar and cream to it. Add this to the prepared paste. Pour a few drops of keora essence. Fill the paste in a conical container. Seal tightly with aluminium foil and freeze.
Posted 07 Mar 2006

Coconut Ice Cream
Ingredients :

Granulated Sugar - 2/3cup
Water     - 11/4cup
Coconut Milk   - 800ml
Double (heavy) Cream - 11/4cup
Desiccated Coconut - 2tbs
Method :

Heat sugar and water in a saucepan stirring occasionally until the sugar dissolves. Boil for 10 minutes without stirring. Remove it from the heat and allow to cool slightly. Mix the cooled syrup with the coconut milk and pour into a container. Cover and freeze for about 3 hours or until semi-frozen around the edges and mushy in the centre.

Transfer the mixture to a bowl and cut up with a knife. Then place half the quantity at a time in a food processor and process until smooth, or whisk thoroughly by hand. Turn the mixture into a bowl. Whip the cream until soft peaks form and fold into the ice-cream, then stir in the desiccated coconut. Return the mixture to the container and freeze again until solid.
Posted 07 Mar 2006

Mango Ice Cream
Ingredients :

Single Cream    - 2/3cup
Egg Yolks - 2
Corn flour   - 1/2tsp
Water    - 1tsp
Sliced Mango - 3 or 4 (medium size)
Lemon juice - 1tbs
Heavy Cream   - 2/3cup
Method :

In a bowl mix the egg yolks with corn flour and water until smooth. Heat the single cream in a saucepan. Do not allow to boil. Pour it to the egg yolk mixture, stirring all the time. Transfer the mixture to the pan and place it over a very low heat. Stir the mixture continuously until it gets thickens and pour into a bowl.

Puree the mango slices in a blender until smooth and sieve. Mix it with the custard and stir in the lime juice. Whip the double (heavy) cream until soft peaks form. Fold into the mango mixture until thoroughly combined.

Transfer the mixture to a freezer proof container. Cover and freeze until half-frozen and still mushy in the centre. Turn the mixture into a bowl and mash well with a fork until smooth. Return to the container, cover and freeze again until firm. Keep the container in the main compartment of the refrigerator for about 30 minutes before serving to allow the ice-cream to soften slightly.
Posted 07 Mar 2006

Haleem
Ingredients :

1.    Wheat - 1/2kg
2.    Water - 3litre
3.    Sliced Onion - 1
4.    Salt - to taste
5.    Clove, Cinnamon, Cardamom - 1 or 2 each
6.    Cashew nuts, Raisins, Onion - to decorate
7.    Chicken or Mutton - 150gm
8.    Ghee - 30 gm

Method of Preparation :

Cut the chicken or mutton into small pieces. Cook the meat with wheat, sliced onion, spices and salt in water. Cook on slow fire till the meat is tender. Remove from fire. Take out the mutton and chicken pieces and grind the rest (wheat, onions and spices). Mash the mutton or chicken pieces and add it to the ground mixture. Fry cashew nuts and raisins in ghee and pour it over the haleem. Decorate with fried onion and serve hot
Posted 11 Mar 2006

Semolina Kheer
Ingredients :

   Semolina (Rava) - 50 gms
   Milk - 1/2 litre
   Sugar - 100 gms
   Powdered Cardamom - 2 no's
   Water - 2 cups
   Ghee or Dalda - 1 tsp
   Small Onion - 2 no's

Method of Preparation :

Cook semolina in 2 glasses of water. Add milk, when it is half done. Boil well and add sugar and powdered cardamom. Remove from fire

Sauté sliced onions in ghee or dalda. When the onions become reddish brown, pour it over the boiled semolina. Serve hot.
Posted 11 Mar 2006

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