Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Omelette with Greens

Ingredients
Butter -5 – grams
Chopped coriander – 1 – springs
Chopped onion – 10 – grams
 Chopped tomato – 10 – grams
 Eggs – 4
Green chillies – 5 – grams
Pepper to taste Salt to taste


 Method
 Beat the eggs & mix all the ingredients.
 Pour over a hot griddle with butter or oil, flip over cook for few more min serve hot.

Chicken Malai

Ingredients
500 gms. chicken (cut into pieces)
 1 cup cornflour
 1 tsp. garlic paste
 2 tbsp. curd
 2 cups ghee
 1 plastic bag
 1 tsp. ginger paste
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tblsp vinegar
 1 tsp. black pepper
 Salt to taste.

 Method
 Soak the chicken pieces in curd, salt, vinegar, ginger and garlic for 12 to 16 hours.
 Put cornflour in the bag with little salt and black pepper.
 Add pieces of chicken removed from the marinade
Shake the bag well with chicken, cornflour, salt and pepper in it.
Heat the ghee to a high temperature in a deep pan.
 Then gradually lower few pieces of chicken and fry them golden brown on a very strong fire.
 For frying the second lot of chicken pieces the fat should be heated again to a high temperature.
 Serve it hot with green salad

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Puris

Ingredients:

1/2 lb white flour

4 tablespoons vegetable oil

200 ml water

vegetable oil for frying



Method:

Blend the flour with the vegetable oil. Add water gradually and work into dough until a uniform consistency is obtained.

Allow the dough to rest for 30 minutes.

Break dough into small pieces and roll into dough balls. the size of a ping pong ball. Dip into vegetable oil. Then flatten each dough ball with a rolling pin.


Add enough oil to cover whole surface of pan. Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Place each poori into pan and fry one at a time. As soon as poori expands, turn over and immediately remove from pan. Drain.

Baguette Fromage

Ingredients:

1 cup flour

6 portions of la vache qui rit

1/2 cup cold water

pinch of salt



Sieve the flour and the salt.
Mix vache qui rit with the flour and salt. Gradually add water and mix well into a smooth pastry. Roll pastry into sheets. Cut into thin strip. Place 10 to 12 cheese sticks in the pan. Fry slowly on a low flame. Wait till they are light brown. Drain and place on absorbent kitchen paper. When cold, put them in a tight fittinglid tin. Enjoy.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Gateau Arouille

Ingredients:

500 grams arouilles (yam) (peeled and grated)
spring onions finely chopped
1 small onion
2 slices of white bread
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon freshly crushed ginger
5 tablespoons corn flour
salt to taste
vegetable oil for frying
2 spring onions finely chopped
1 lt oil


Method:

Combine grated arouilles (yam) and all the other ingredients.
Make small balls.
Heat oil in deep frying pan over medium heat.
Drop one ball by one ball into the oil and fry until golden brown.
Drain on kitchen paper towels and serve immediately.

Rougaille chevrette la riviere.

Ingredients:

250 grams red tomatoes

125 grams red chillies

250 grams small dried prawns (chevrettes la riviere)

1 small onion finely chopped

1 tablespoon crushed garlic

10 tablespoons vegetable oil

salt to taste


Roughly chop the red chillies ,the onion, tomatoes. Finely blend in a food processor.


Prepare the prawns: Remove any loose shells or impurities. Soak in water to remove excess salt.

Add the prawns to the tomatoes, chilies and onion. Blend very roughly (3 seconds approx).

Heat the oil. Add garlic. Then add the paste. Add salt per taste. Cook over very low heat for approx 15 mins.

Eat with bread or with rice, dhal and brede malbar :)

Enjoy.

Achard légumes

Ingredients:

500 grams finely sliced cabbage,

500 grams carrots cut into matchsticks,

500 grams French beans finely sliced lengthwise,

1 medium cauliflower, separated into small pieces,

3 tablespoons black mustard seeds,

2 tablespoons crushed garlic,

1 tablespoon turmeric powder,

sliced green chillies,

20 tablespoons of vegetable oil,

4 large onions finely chopped,

2 tablespoons white vinegar,

Salt to taste.



Method:
Was and dry out vegetables in the sun for 2 days.

Blend mustard seeds, turmeric powder with garlic and a little water.(You can use pickle masala as well, if you use Steward Lazzat, caution about the salt, as it's quite salty)

Heat oil, add the mustard/garlic/turmeric paste and some salt over VERY low heat.

Add vegetables and green chillies, mix well until well coated. Remove from heat.

Allow to cool and stir in the vinegar.

Place in dry jars and store in refrigerator.