Wednesday, 15 February 2012

QUICHE STYLE PASTA

This is a different pasta mild in flavor yet rich and warm. Really good one if you don't like your mirchein!;)

Ingredients:
Pasta boiled and drained around 4 to 5 tea cups
3 eggs lightly beaten with beater
spring onions 1/2 tea cup fried
salt and black pepper to taste
chicken mince or chicken pieces cooked to taste
soy sauce 2 tbsp
2 tbsp butter
full fat milk and cream together around 2 tea cups
Cheese for topping
oregano to sprinkle

Method:
Mix the cooked chicken with salt black pepper, soy sauce and boiled pasta and cook for 2 minutes on low heat.
Put all the pasta mixture in your oven proof serving dish.
Beat milk , cream and eggs and melted butter till combined.
Pour over the pasta mixture , sprinkle cheese and oregano on top and bake at 180 C in a preheated oven till golden crisp from top.
MILD TASTING PASTA REALLY YUMMY and HEALTHY!

Chicken Tikka Cheesy Pizza


Ingredients for pizza dough recipe #4

180 g plain flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp yeast
full pinch of white sugar
1 tbsp olive oil or any oil
warm water

knead the dough well and leave to rise .
Now make a round shape like a chappati , grease your pizza pan and carefully place your base on it. Now topp the pizza with your favourite toppings, example, your favourite pizza sauce,chicken tikka olives and ofcourse shredded cheese

Bake at 220 C in a fan oven for 15 minutes.

Enjoy

BURGER BUNS



Ingredients:
3 and 1/3 cup plain flour
1/2 cup melted butter
1 egg
1 1/2 tbsp white sugar
1 1/2 tsp fast action yeast
 4 pinches salt
4 to 5 tbsp milk powder
Luke warm milk , enough to knead the dough
1 egg lightly beaten for glaze
Method:
>Now sieve the flour 
>Mix in all the dry ingredients with a fork
>Now knead the dough with warm milk, enough to make a soft and sticky dough
>Cover with a cloth and then any plate over the bowl and leave in a warm place for at least 2 hours
>Now knead the dough using some extra flour on your hands, Make buns in the shape you want , in the size you want. But keep in mind that they will almost double while baking.
Now put them on a greased baking tray.Cover them and let them rise for another 1 to 2 hours

>Brush them with a beaten egg. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for 25 to 30 mins. Some ovens may take up to 40 mins and some less. So check after 20 mins.The color should tell you when they are done.
Happy Burger meals to ALL!! :)
Questions are WELCOME!

Cheese Cake Mix (Chocolate and Vanilla)

I'm sharing this recipe in hope that when you're tired of your boring low-fat and no-fat diets , you will treat your self to this VEry crREAmy ,cheeZEEy  cake and pray for me :) I like my cheesecakes less sour, I mean little tinge in cream cheese is GOOD and that's what makes the cheesecake but i don't add lemon zest or lemon. so its totally optional , but I'd say try it my way n u won't regret :)

Here  goes the Recipe in MY STYLE ,


Ingredients:
1 pack Biscuits or cookies
1/2 cup melted butter
2 tbsp coco powder
275 g cream cheese
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
3/4 cup +2 tbsp cup sugar
8 tbsp double cream
3 tbsp plain flour
1/2 tbsp vegetable oil
extra vegetable oil to grease

Method:
>Preheat oven to 180 C
>Grease a 9 or 8 inch spring form pan well with vegetable oil 
>Make sure all your ingredients are at room temperature

>Finely grind the biscuits and add melted butter to it enough that a soft dough forms.You can use chocolate biscuits, plain biscuits, or add 1 tbsp coco powder to the plain biscuits and enough butter to mix everything.
Now its all up to your taste buds :) Press this mixture on the base of tin evenly with the back of a spoon.

>Now in bowl #1: beat cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar, 8 tbsp cream, vanilla essence together. add eggs one by one and beat.add plain flour beat.When I say beat it means only enough to mix don't just go beating away.

>Now in bowl #2 : add the 2 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp coco powder , 1/2 tbs veg oil, and 12 tbsp cream cheese mixture and MIX.

>Now in your cake tin pour half the cream cheese batter and then half the chocolate batter. Repeat with the remaining. Now take a fork and move it once lightly in the batter making swirls.( or you can design your own cheesecake)

Bake at 180 C for 15 mins, then without opening door decrease temp to 120 C and bake for 60 to 90 mins. now depending on your oven check the cake after 40 minutes see how much more it needs to be baked. 
Now switch off the oven and let the cake cool in the oven  for half an hour then take out. Chill it in refrigerator overnight before serving for best results.

ANY QUESTIONS?? SHOOT!








Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Easy Sponge Cake

Ingredients:
175 g self raising flour
175 g butter
175 g sugar
3 eggs
jam( strawberry or raspberry or your fav flavor) and whipped cream for filling the cake.

Beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 
Beat the eggs in one by one
Sift in the Flour in and fold it with a spoon
fill two greased cake tins
bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for 20 minutes 
whip the cream and layer one cake piece with jam and then cream .Put the second cake layer on top. serve fresh.

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

Melange Banana Bread

Ingredients:
2 bananas
3/4th cup sugar
1/3 cup butter
2 medium eggs
1 cup + 8 tbsp plain flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp freshly ground cinnamon
2 tbsp coco powder
1/2 a tea cup crushed nuts or chocolate chips. I used mixed nuts, even pistachios , tasted great!

Method:
Preheat oven to 350 F, Grease one large or 2 small loaf pans.
Beat butter and sugar,
add eggs and  beat,
Now using a spoon mix all the dry ingredients together.
mash bananas and add a little water to it , just a  few spoons.
Now add dry ingredients to wet ingredients with the bananas ,m ix well with a spoon.
add nuts and mix well.
Now bake for 45 to 55 mins, checking at 45 minutes.
Cool on wire rack, stays yummy for 5 days!!!

ALMOND CRUNCHIES

Ingredients:
take around a 120 g almonds and grind them to powder.
2 tbsp of sifted flour
grind 200 g sugar to powder form
2 egg whites

Method:
Preheat the oven to 180 C.
Line your greased tray with baking paper and grease that too.
Mix the almonds, flour and sugar with a fork , add in the egg whites and beat till a paste forms.
Now  pipe around 20 rounds on your baking sheet , leaving some space in between them for spreading.
Bake for around 15 to 20 minutes, cool on wire rack.