Wednesday, 24 August 2016

Salted Caramel and Chocolate Tart




Ingredients :
25 Nos. Oreos
100 gms. Butter (at room temperature)
1 Cup Sugar
90 Gms(6 tbsp) Butter
100 ml Cream (I used Amul)



1/4 tsp Salt
150 gms Chocolate
100 ml Cream





                   Directions:
1: Blend Oreos in a blender.
2: Add butter and mix it properly.
3: Line a 6" Pie mould with this mixture.
4: Press it tightly.
5: Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
6: Heat sugar in a thick bottom pan and keep on stirring it so that it doesn't burn.



7: When it's completely melted and golden brown in color, lower the heatand add butter. Give it a nice swirl with a spatula till it mixes properly.



8: Pour cream and give it a nice whisk.
9: Add 1/4 tsp salt and mix.
10: Let it cool down. Spread it over cold Chocolate mix.
11: Refrigerate for half an hour.
12: Heat water in a saucepan and melt chocolate in double boiler.



13: Heat cream on low flame .Don't let it boil.
14: Pour it over chocolate and mix it thoroughly.
15: Pour over caramel and refrigerate it till its set.
16: Remove from the Pie mould and serve.

Tuesday, 16 August 2016

Paneer Butter Masala


 Butter Masala or Paneer Makhani is a dish with Paneer cubes dunked in a spicy tomato gravy which is cooked in butter.


Often eaten with Rice or Paranthas, it has its hold in every Punjabi family and in restaurants all over North India.



       This is one dish which is full of flavors and can give Butter Chicken a run for its money.




               


Ingredients :

500 gms. Cottage cheese ( cubes)
2 tsp Oil
1 tsp  Ginger paste
1 tsp Garlic paste
1 tsp Cumin seeds
2 Onions' Slices


500 gms. Cottage cheese ( cubes)
 2 Tomatoes (chopped)
1 Cup Tomato Puree
 1 No. Cinnamon stick
1/4 tsp  Black Cardamom Powder
 1/4 tsp Cardamom Powder



4 tbsp  Butter
 1 tsp  Honey
  2 tsp  Tomato ketchup
 1 tsp   Salt
  3/4 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1/2 tsp Degi Mirch


3 tsp Kasoori methi (roasted)
1 cup Water
2 tbsp  Cream
2 tbsp Chopped Coriander Leaves ( for garnishing)


Directions:
1: Heat oil in a wok.
2: Add ginger- garlic paste.  Cook for 2 minutes.
3: Add cumin seeds and when it crackles, add onion slices .
4: Cook till its golden brown in color.
5: Add chopped tomatoes and cook till it leaves oil.
6: Let it cool down and grind to a smooth paste.


             
7: Heat butter in a skillet and add cinnamon stick, black Cardamom powder and Cardamom powder.
8: Add ground paste.
9: Cook for a minute and add tomato puree.
10: Add honey,  ketchup , salt, degi mirch and red chilli powder.
11: Crush Kasoori methi with fingers and add to the gravy.
12: Add water and boil it till the gravy thickens.
13: Add cottage cheese cubes.
14 :Let it boil for 2 minutes.
15: Let it cool down and add cream.

Sunday, 7 August 2016

Potato and Corn Seekh

                                                              
                                                                Ingredients :
9 Boiled Potatoes
1 cup Corn + 1 cup Corn
2 Lemons ' juice
Salt, to taste
3/4 tsp Red Chilli powder
1 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder
1 tsp Chaat Masala
4 tbsp Gramflour
1 Green Chilli (chopped)
Oil for shallow frying

 Directions:
1: Grind 1 cup Corn to a coarse paste.
2: In a bowl, add boiled potatoes along with rest of the ingredients,  except oil.
3: Mash them nicely to mix.
4: Take satay stick and a ball size mixture in other hand.
5: Roll it over satay stick to form a seekh.
6: Grill on a pan and serve with mint sauce.