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Sunday 2 October 2016

Quiche/Pie Dish




Finally the long pending quiche as a Sunday meal. It’s double cheese Quiche
Glad to create this very special savoury , It is a dish originated in France.
This dish is surely time taking , but it’s worth it and it’s a complete meal nourished with all the nutrients we need , also it’s something to share and eat , one quiche for a family is a good idea actually.


We’ll make it in two steps.

1 - The Quiche
2 – The filling

Ingredients
  • Butter (Amul) – 50 gm
  • Grated cheese  -  2 tablespoon  (Optional)
  • Baking Powder – ¼ tea spoon
  • Basil – ½ teaspoon (Optional)
  • Ice Water – ¼ cup
  • Salt – ¼ tea spoon

Method

  • Collect all the ingredients in a bowl except ice water
  • Refrigerate  for around 20 min
  • Now mix them  with very less pressure and it’ll form crumbs Add ice water to it only as much to form a dough
  • Now Form a 1/4th inch thick round and place it in the pie dish which is also called loose bottom pie tin (Refer the picture)
  • Prick it so as to avoid it from rising like a cake
  • Now place it in the preheated oven for 10 min at 220 degree.



Filling

  • Mixed Boiled vegetables 2 cups 
(Carrot , beans , capsicum , sweet corn)                                     

  • Cheese Sauce
(1 cup milk,cheese & ¼ cup cream)
  • Salt
  • Mixed herbs
  • Method - 
  • Mix all the ingredients 
  • Add ½ cup cheese to it
  • Bring them to boil
And it’s Ready

Now pour it in the above baked quiche and bake it again for 15 min in 200 degree
 or till you sense it’s not burnt .
Let it rest for 2 min
Carefully place it in the serving plate.

Now don’t wait and dig into it.


P.S. Choose vegetables of your choice , you can also opt for only Spinach or your favourite vegetables. Let your imagination fly like I always say
P.P.S Also if you are not a cheese fan use half the quantity and you can opt for red sauce as well in this dish. So variations are many.
Contact me for any query.



Enjoy guys!!



Monday 12 September 2016

Pink Coconut Shake


I’m a coconut person. It’s refreshing and pungent
So when I was thinking of preparing a shake I thought first lemme make coconut milk. Cow milk is mundane.
Not that I don’t drink cow milk every day :D
So here goes a coconut dominated shake with a dash of strawberry for color and supportive flavor.

Ingredients
  • 1 cup Coconut milk* (Readymade or homemade)
  • 1 cup thick sweetened cream or whipped cream
  • ½  tea spoon Strawberry crush
Garnishing
  • 1 spoon desiccated coconut
  • 1 inch chocolate strand
  • 1 spoon tutti fruitti 

Process
  • Mix all the ingredients together and give it a nice shake. 
  • Never use a blender as it’ll spoil the consistency, we want it thick and regal.
  • For garnishing use desiccated coconut for covering the upper layer of the shake and spread chocolate strand and one tutti fruitti of red color to give it the x factor.

*Coconut milk
  • Grate a coconut and blend it adding water gradually in electric blender/mixie
  • Half cup to one cup water according to the consistency required. 
  • After that strain in and the milk is ready
  • Keep it on the thicker side as we’re making thick shake

P.S Feel free to switch the flavor, strawberry crush can be replaced with pineapple , chocolate, butterscotch and what not, let your imagination rule!!

Happy Blending :)

















Monday 29 August 2016

Popcorn truffle





Truffle Popcorn

This is perfect for party , a light dessert or a sweet snack as you prefer it. I love it. Popcorn is good for health and so is chocolate if we consume it in limit. So this snack is my favorite as a dessert substitute.
It’s simple and quick

Ingredients
  • 1 bowl salted popcorn
  • 50 gm white compound (I use morde)
  • 50 gm dark compound
  • Sprinklers (optional)

Procedure

  • In a preheated oven at 180 degree , take a greased baking tray .
  • Now spread the popcorn in the tray
  • Heat the chocolates separately in double boiler or microwave it stirring continuously
  • Let the chocolate get warm
  • Drizzle both the chocolates it in the popcorn evenly
  • Now sprinkle it and bake it for 8 to 10 mins
  • Let it cool
Voilaa it’s ready
Enjoy the Party guys!!
P.S Contact me for any queries or feedback.




Sunday 21 August 2016

Corn and Pumpkin Chowder




This was something new for me as well coz my taste for Pumpkin isn’t  developed , but then newness is the key to variety in food,  so I tried this chowder and it turned out unique in it’s flavor. I’d say one try is to be taken by us youngsters for this kinda soup. It has a fresh taste and it’s healthy to be a routine meal specially in the rain and Winters of course!!

Here it goes -

Stalk

Ingredients
1 Corn’s peel
10 Garlic’s peel
½  tea spoon olive oil
500 ml water
Salt to taste

Boil all the ingredients together. Strain it. Stalk is ready.
Roasted vegetable(Paste)


Ingredients
3 Onion
1 potato
½  small pumpkin
1 leek
10 garlic
2 teaspoon Italian herbs
Black pepper
Salt
2 tea spoon olive
Procedure

Take a baking tray, brush it with 1 tea spoon olive oil
 Slice all the veggies and place them in the tray
Sprinkle 1 tea spoon olive oil , herbs , black pepper and salt
Place it in the preheated oven at 150 degree for 15 min
Now make a smooth paste out of this in the grinder mixing it with 200 ml stalk

 Final step


Ingredients
1 leek chopped
1 onion chopped
10 pepper corns
10 garlic chopped
300 ml stalk
1 teaspoon Italian stalk
Paste
Half lemon (optional)

Procedure
Take a pot in the stove and add one table spoon olive oil
Now roast the Peppercorns in it
Add veggies , Italian herbs , stalk and simmer it
Now add the paste and boil it
Add lemon to it.

Garnish
Boil the corn and slice it , 2 inch a slice and chili flakes (Refer to picture)

This is a unique blend of ingredients to come together as a fresh taste.


Monday 15 August 2016

"Portable Dessert"



So Here comes the festive season.  “The Rakhi time” where in all the brothers are full in their tummy with lots of sweets from sisters all around , so an idea of portable dessert so that the brother is at ease and can have it all round and even all week. A mason jar filled with sweetness.

Ingredients

Vanilla cake pieces
Whipped cream
Choco chips
Sprinklers

Procedure

Decorate the jar beautifully with these ingredients making sure it looks beautiful from outside and when opened it looks prettier. Refer the pictures for understanding what I mean .

Now the outer covering.
In a mason jar filled with the dessert above decorate its neck with a ribbon. As simple as it sounds.
Voila!! Begin it right now to deepen the bond between your brother and you :)
P.S Feedback/queries most welcome!! 


Tuesday 9 August 2016

Kiwi Morsel!!


Kiwi Morsel!!

This dish came when my cousin said make something chocolate filled for me. I thought fruits clubbed with it will go the best and of course add to the healthy quotient that we always look for.
This dessert can be made well in advance which makes it convenient. It has a hint of tang that’s added by kiwi to make it all the more tempting.

IngredientsWhipped cream 3 cup
Fresh Kiwi 1
Orange/vanilla essence 1 teaspoon
Chocolate compound ½ cup
Kiwi Sauce*
Chocolate Ganache**
Cake crumbs 1 cup(optional)
Choco chips,cherry for garnishing

*Kiwi Sauce

2 kiwi pureed(Churn it and do not strain it)
1 cup water
2 Table spoon sugar
Lemon juice ½ teaspoon
Take a pan and mix water and sugar keep stirring until half , Now let it cool. Add kiwi puree and lemon juice to the mixture when it’s at room temperature. Mix all. Ready!!

**Chocolate Ganache

Melt the chocolate in double boiler or microwave it till it melts stirring in the middle.
Now add the melted chocolate to 2 cups whipped cream and mix them to form ganache
Add the orange/vanilla essence to it.

Procedure
Now take the desired bowl , glass or the dish which you want to prepare it in.
Begin with kiwi sauce layer around 1 tablespoon, next add a layer of cake crumbs, ganache ,add whipped cream’s layer , now again comes the ganache and top it with the kiwi sauce. (Refer to the picture)

Now Comes beautification part
Garnish with a slice of kiwi , choco chips ,  whipped cream and cherry(Refer to the picture or I’d say let your imagination take over the beauty of the dish)
If you’re willing to Store it cover it with cling film and refrigerate.
It tastes better when refrigerated for 4- 5 hours.
Stays fresh for 4 days
P.S The kiwi sauce can be refrigerated in a mason jar for minimum 10 day , It’s good with breads and rolls and you get to enjoy preservative less food.

Enjoy the sweetness!!




Thursday 4 August 2016

Hell Healthy Idli Platter


Health food ,health food on the go, everyone wants to stay fit and glow glow glow!!!
So do as you please with this idli platter. Oh yeah all natural colored idli directly from the south to make yourself full with this hell healthy idli platter.
Name the nutrition and it has them all. Try it asap coz then I’ll enlighten you people with lots of other healthy yet tasty and of course Stunning dishes!!


You all are aware of making idli’s at home. Here just giving it a twist to the batter.

The green one – Add spinach puree to the batter and the rest is the same procedure you follow to make idli.
Spinach Puree – Blanch the spinach and blend it to get the puree

The pink one – Add beetroot juice to it.
Juice -  Churn the beetroot with a little bit of water say 1 beetroot and 1 table spoon water ,later strain it and the juice is ready. (Don’t add too much water coz the consistency of batter will be affected

The yellow one – Add a pinch of (Turmeric) Haldi to it. That’s it

The taste surely changes so does the look.

Now I served it with Gun powder or South Indian Chutney as they call it. It enhances the flavor and adds  a uniqueness to the regular coconut chutney. If you want to know how to make Gun Powder contact me.
Garnishing – How much difference does it make when you serve it authentically. Refer to the picture.
All you’ve to do is get some banana leaves and give it a shape. Lil effort huge outcome!!

Eat as many from the Platter guys coz no fat intact!!

Monday 1 August 2016

Mojito Cubes!!
















The Mojito Cubes!!

One fine day I thought let’s do something different and not drink Mojito rather eat it and turned out the little cute tangy cubes.
They’re quick , fun and of course amazing to beat the heat!!

Here it goes

Ingredients
  • Mint leaves 2 table spoon
  • Sugar syrup 6 table spoon
  • Lemon juice 2 table spoon(More if you like it tangier)
  • Lemon rind 1 tea spoon
  • Water 500 ml


Procedure
  • Firstly we’ll prepare the sugar syrup 
  • Add 1/4th cup water to 5 table spoon sugar and heat it for 2 min or till the sugar melts. Keep stirring.
  • Crush 1 table spoon mint leaves and add lemon juice , lemon rind*  , sugar syrup , water and shake them well. 
  • Now freeze it in ice tray keeping the left over mint leaves one in every tray and freeze it for at least 5 hours.

*When you take the lemon rind make sure to only take the yellow part , white part spoils the taste.

 You can also use any other molds to freeze these as per your preference.
The very easy and icy treats are ready!!

P.S Feel free to contact.



Monday 25 July 2016

Lamington!!




  I’m an explorer , whenever I come across anything new I’ve to try it and this time it is this
“Authentic Dessert from Australia” called Lamington.
 It’s basic sponge cake pieces coated with chocolate and sprinkled with desiccated coconut. Having a giant sweet tooth lands you with lot of new sweet snacks!!
This one holds a special place because it’s made for my Mum’s 50th. She loved it I hope you guys too will.
It’s simple ,toothsome and of course looks Gorgeous.
I’ve given it my own twist a little away from the authentic style because what’s the fun without a little add on of our own.



Ingredients
  • 5 pieces of basic sponge cake
  • 200 gram Chocolate compound (Morde – Milk ,dark or white)
  • ½ tea spoon Rose essence (optional)
  •  2 table spoon desiccated coconut
  • Cherry 5 pieces
  • 5 Mint leaves



Procedure

  • Cut the cake into pieces of desired shape and size. I prefer pizza slices shape – Thin triangles.
  • Melt the chocolate compound in double boiler or microwave
  • Let the chocolate cool for 2-4 min
  • Add Rose essence to melted chocolate compound (You can add any essence of your choice)
  • Dip the cake piece into it one at a time
  • Coat it with desiccated coconut
  • Let it set in the refrigerator for minimum 15 min
  • Garnish it with Cherry , mint leaves or something that gives it an X factor coz if it looks good it’s always perk added to the dish.

I've added a little color to the Coconut when i coated it with white chocolate to make it visible and attractive.




Easy peasy and quick and unique!!
P.S. If you want the recipe of sponge cake contact me.
Thank you!!






Friday 22 July 2016

Pizza - it's Base and Ball!!


Pizza and Beyond!!

Well this was a long long awaited try since I thought base wouldn’t be easy or come out perfectly but to my surprise we can make thin crust /pan pizza’s at home easily. It feels good to give the base your imagination ,Shape , size and of course flavor  after all that’s what the aim is ,doing something new whenever we cook .This recipe needs to be given a try by everyone who’s fond of Pizza , and who isn’t!!!!

Here I am sharing the base as well as the exact topping I preferred though toppings, sauces ,fillings can all be played around.

Ingredients for the Base.

  • Refined flour – 500 gram 
  • Sugar – 2 tea spoon
  • Salt – 1 tea spoon
  • Dry yeast –  2 ½ tea spoon
  •                   or  
  • Fresh yeast – 25 gram
  • Warm Water – 250 ml
  • Butter – 2 table spoon
  • Milk – 2 table spoon




Procedure
  • Mix yeast and a tea spoon sugar in ¼ th  cup warm water and stir it till the yeast  dissolves ,cover it and keep it aside for 5 min (Bubbles should be formed otherwise the yeast isn’t good, don’t use it)
  • Mix 1 tea spoon sugar ,salt , yeast mixture and water in the flour . Gradually add butter and knead the flour for 8-10 min until it becomes a soft dough (Kneading is a must)
  • Now make a ball and keep it aside for an hour in a bowl sprinkling it with little dry refined flour and covering it with a damp cloth.
  • Post an hour make 10 – 12 small balls out of this 1 giant ball which is now almost twice the size you kept.
  • Now again keep it aside for 20 min
  • The dough is ready to use.
  • Keep the dough covered with damp cloth all the time. Also if you’ve made this dough in advance , refrigerate it , can stay upto 48 hours.










 Ingredients for Topping 5 pizzas

  • Pizza & pasta sauce . (I use Funfoods) 
  • Tabasco sauce (optional)
  • ½  cup vertically chopped capsicum
  • ½ cup vertically chopped onion
  • ½ cup vertically chopped tomato
  • ½ cup vertically chopped baby corn
  • ½ cup sweet corn boiled
  • ½ cup jalapeno sliced (I use Luciana’s)
  • Grated cheese 1 cup or more as per choice 
  • Oregano, salt, chili flakes as per taste
  • Fresh Basil/coriander to garnish


Procedure

  • Take a ball from the dough and make a thin round like a chapatti and prick it with a knife .
  • Now place this in the baking tray which is greased.(Placing in the tray is vital here, after topping it’s difficult to place it.)
  • Spread the sauce, cheese and top it with the vegetables.
  • Now sprinkle oregano , salt , chili flakes.
  • Top it with more cheese if you like.
  • Bake it in pre heated oven for about 15 - 20 min in 200 degree.
  • If you want to make a PIZZA BALL don’t prick it at all rather -
     Decrease the amount of  topping , bring the sides together and fold it at the end to form a ball , brush it with milk and bake it same as above.
  • Now you’ve hot slices and balls of pizza ready !!

    Garnish it and Enjoy!!

    Little time taking but not difficult at all and it is an Accomplishment!!
  • Contact me if you’re stuck somewhere or for feedback :)











Monday 18 July 2016

Red Velvet Cookies!!


I’ve major : major sweet tooth. I always need something new and exciting to eat , if it has a hint of chocolate woo ,nothing better. Cookies are like very handy , eat them post dinner ,while driving ,in the tiffin for kids or with tea. Though I’m not a tea person but my Mum & Bhabi seem to enjoy cookies with tea. So I prepared these beautiful multi-shaped Velvety Red Cookies to fill in your sweet/dessert appetite.


Here it goes



Ingredients
  • All purpose /refined flour – 150 gram
  • Coco powder – 2 table spoon
  • Baking powder – ¼ tea spoon
  • Salt - ¼ tea spoon
  • Powdered sugar – 100 gram
  • Melted Butter – 125 gram
  • Rose essence – ½ tea spoon
  • Choco chips – 2 table spoon (optional)
  • Red food color – 1 table spoon

Method
  • Whisk all the dry ingredients except sugar
  • Mix sugar and butter until fluffy
  • Now add in it all the whisked ingredients along with vanilla essence , red food color and choco chips forming a dough
  • Make a ¼  inch chapatti like with the dough and cut it into desired shape with the cookie cutter or make mini balls and flatten it as per your desired size of round shape.
  • Now for décor place few choco chips above these (refer pic)
  • Grease the oven tray and place the cookies leaving ½ inch space in between them
  • Bake it for 30 min in a pre heated oven in 180 degree.
  • And the crunchy treats are ready!!



P.S.  For décor and shapes let your imagination travel far coz beauty in the plates in always tempting twice!!
Contact me for any queries/feedback.








































  

Tuesday 12 July 2016

Fit Canapés!!



                                       Fit canapés

Fit for movies
Fit for health                                                     
Fit for party                                                                            
Fit for picnics
Fit for munching
Fit for starter
Fit for ending
Fit Anytime
Fit Every time

These little pieces can be a snack everyone from kids to grownups are gonna love. Easy to Prepare and easier to share. When in hurry they are specially the life saviors.  So surely try them.

Ingredients

Canapés  (I use Dip canapés )
Sprouts 2 cups (equal quantity of Green Gram, Moth bean and Chickpea)
Roasted peanuts  2 table spoon
Pomegranate 2 table spoon
Chaat masala ½ teaspoon
Black pepper ¼ teaspoon
Lemon  ½ teaspoon
Salt accordingly
Mint leaves/Coriander

Procedure

Mix all the ingredients except canapés.
Now just take one spoon of mixture per canapé and go on filling the canapés.
Garnish with mint leaves or coriander
And start munching!!

P.S If you wanna take them for a picnic or prepare in advance for a party just keep the canapés and mixture separately and fill the canapés momentarily or else it’ll get soggy.
Have fun preparing it.
Feel free to contact me for any recipe, menu or feedback.






Wednesday 6 July 2016

Exotic Peanut butter filled chocolates!!

Chocolate = Instant Happiness ; Permanent Happiness.
 I can have it anytime like literally, hungry or full, in all the low moments of life in jolly time it’s there Always.  It’s like a bestie :p
Even good for our health when eaten in Moderation and specially the dark chocolate. So never stop yourself from this treat. NEVER!!!!

Today I’ll be sharing Chocolate filled with Peanut Butter so an add on Protein as well. WOW!!



Ingredients
Dark/Milk/White Compound (I prefer Morde) - 100 gms
Peanut Butter – 2 Table spoon
Vanilla essence – 10 drops (optional)

Procedure
  • Melt the compound in double boiler stirring continuously till it melts. It’ll take around 3 to 5 min or Microwave it for 2 to 3 min stirring every min.
  • Let it stand for 2 min to be lukewarm
  • Add essence and mix
  • Now pour a tea spoon of melted chocolate into the mold 
  • Take the Peanut butter into a zip pouch and cut it from one end
  • Squeeze the Peanut butter above the  previously poured chocolate.
  • Now pour above the Peanut butter and fill the mold with melted chocolate and freeze it.
  • AND ready! It’s quick, easy and tasty!!

P.S To make it pretty decorate it as shown in the picture and if any confusion contact me.
P.P.S You can use any other filling such as Jams ,Marmalade’s , dry fruits etc.




Thursday 30 June 2016

Stuffed Potato Bites!!

Well Starter/snack/teatime or anytime this is my all time favorite , Specially because potatoes in any form takes my taste buds to a journey they never forget , a delectable one!!
Call it an Italian snack or not but surely give it a try.

Ingredients
  • Small size Potatoes - 20 
  • Butter – 2 table spoon
  • Fine chopped onion – 3 table spoon
  • Fine chopped capsicum – 2 table spoon                     
  • Sweet corn boiled  - ½ cup
  • Tomato sauce – 2 table spoon
  • Capsico sauce – ½ tea spoon (optional)
  • Cream – 2 table spoon
  • Grated Cheese – ½ cup
  • Coriander leaves – 20
  • Oregano – ½ tea spoon
  • Salt and Pepper accordingly



Procedure

For Stuffing  - 

  • Take a pan and heat the butter following with onion and capsicum until the onion turns transparent ,add boiled sweet corn in it and cook a little.
  • Now add tomato sauce, capsico sauce, cream , 3/4th grated cheese ,salt , pepper and stir for 3 min, Add oregano and off the stove!!


       For Potato -

  • Boil the potatoes 80% and without peeling cut them half horizontally or vertically (refer picture) and scoop them. 
  •  Fill it with the stuffing and add cheese on the top. 
  •  Brush the potatoes with butter.
  •  Bake them for about 10 min in preheated oven (180 degree) or until the    cheese melts.
  •  Garnish them with Coriander leaves and it’s ready to fill your tummy.
  •  Hold on – Serve it with ketchup or chilli sauce.


P.S  You can use this stuffing in Kati rolls and sandwiches as well.
Keep it eye pleasing while you put it on table.
For any queries go to the contact section and lemme know :)