Bread-Pistachio Kulfi~

This is a simple but delicious recipe for kulfi (South-Asian Ice Cream). I have made this several times and its simple and tasty kulfi recipe. Bread kulfi is a very popular South-Asian ice cream. This is an excellent recipe for those who stock up excess bread at home we normally have a stock of fresh and stale bread at home :) :)

Ingredients for bread-pistachio kulfi:

• 1 cup of milk, 
• ½ cup of whipped cream, 
• 5 slices of bread (cut into around the side), 
• 4 tablespoons of sugar, 
• ½ cup of chopped pistachios, 
• ½ teaspoon of caraway, 
• 1 teaspoon of corn flour.

Instructions for bread-pistachio kulfi:

1. At first mix the milk with the corn flour properly and boil the mixture. 
2. Then soak the breads in the water and press it by hand to strain out the water and then put it on the milk. 
3. Then add rest of the ingredients except the cream and stir it properly some time to mix. 
4. Take it out and let it rest for cool. 
5. Now blend the mixture with cream on a blender and place it into kulfi molds and keep it in the freeze for 12 hours for chilling. 
6. Serve the chilled bread-pistachio kulfi on a serving dish and enjoy :)

Gulab Jamun~

Gulab jamun is a milk-solids based dessert, popular in countries of South-Asia. Gulab jamun was first prepared in medieval India. It is widely known as lal mohan and is served with yoghurt. It is made mainly from milk solids, traditionally from freshly curdled milk :) :)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup milk powder,
• 1 piece of egg,
• 2 tablespoons semolina,
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour,
• 1 tablespoon butter,
• 1 tablespoon baking powder.

Ingredients for sugar syrup:

• 2 cup water,
• 1 cup sugar,
• ¼ tablespoon cardamom powder.

Instructions for gulab jamun:

1. Mix all ingredients. 
2. Make a smooth dough by rubbing it. 
3. Make 12 balls out of it.
4.  Heat oil in a pan. 
5. Deep fry the balls on low heat till dark brown.

Instructions for sugar syrup:

1. Boil sugar, water, and cardamoms powder till dissolved. 
2. Now add the fried balls in it. 
3. Cover and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes. 
4. When it is done remove from heat and allow it to cool down.

Chicken Pugh~

Discover with me this wonderful chicken pugh which is very tasty :) :)

Ingredients:

• 250 g of flour, 
• 7-8 tablespoons of soya bean oil, 
• 1 teaspoon of sugar, 
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder, 
• 300 g of chicken minced, 
• 2 tablespoon of finely chopped onion, 
• 1 tablespoon of chopped coriander, 
• 1 teaspoon of chopped green chili, 
• ½ teaspoon of ginger paste, 
• ½ teaspoon of garlic paste, 
• oil for frying, 
• salt according to taste.

Instructions:

1. At first mix the flour with the soya bean oil & salt together very well. 
2. Pour the water on the flour mixture and make dough; keep aside for 1 hour with cover. 
3. Heat a little bit of oil in a pan and pour onion; stir it some time. 
4. Then pour one by one all the paste & powder spice, salt and stir it. 
5. Now give the minced meat, stir it some time and pour a little bit of water and cover it with the lid and cook it until the minced meat is tender. 
6. Then put the coriander & green chili on the minced and stir it properly. When the broth is reduced you take it out and let it rest for cool.
7. Now make the bread; few small & few large and put some minced on the large bread and put the small bread on the top of the minced and wrap around the side by the hand. 
8. Then deep fry it and take it out when the pugh is crispy. Serve the crispy chicken pugh on a serving dish :) :)

Chocolate Cake~

Simple, delicious chocolate cake for any celebration. Baking an easy chocolate dessert like this nice but easy chocolate cake :D :D

Ingredients:

• 200 g of flour, 
• 200 g of butter, 
• 200 g of sugar, 
• 3 pieces of eggs, 
• ½ teaspoon of vanilla essence, 
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder, 
• 100 g of cocoa powder, 
• ½ cup of liquid milk.

Instructions:

1. At first beat the butter with the sugar together in a large bowl. 
2. When the sugar melts; add the vanilla essence & milk and beat them. 
3. Mix the flour with the cocoa powder &baking powder together and sieve it. 
4. Then mix all the ingredients with the egg mixture softly by the hand. 
5. Brush butter on a rectangular shape mold and pour the mixture on it. 
6. Then bake it on a pre-heated oven over 160°C for 35-40 minutes. 
7. Lastly take it out when it is baked and serve it on a serving dish :) :)

Minced Meat-Bread Chops~

Crunchy, soft and mellow on the outside. Spicy, tangy and meaty inside, these chops are the kind of thing you'd want to save for your last bite.

Ingredients:

• 500 g of boiled minced meat (mutton), 
• 1 kg of potatoes, 
• 1 teaspoon of minced ginger, 
• 1 teaspoon of black pepper powder, 
• 1 teaspoon of hot spice powder, 
• ½ teaspoon dry fry red chili powder, 
• 1 cup of chopped onion, 
• 1 teaspoon of chopped green chili, 
• 2 tablespoons of chopped spear mint, 
• 2 tablespoons of clarified butter,
• 2 pieces of eggs, 
• 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce, 
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 
• 1 cup of breadcrumb, 
• oil for frying, 
• salt according to taste.

Instructions:

1. At first beat the eggs and boil the potatoes and mash it, mix it with the chili, ½ black pepper & salt and keep aside. 
2. Fry the onion, ginger & minced meat with the clarified butter on the pan. 
3. Pour the rest of the black pepper powder, hot spices powder, tomato sauce, lemon juice, green chili & spear mint and stir it until it is cooked. 
4. Now divide the minced potato & meat into 20 portions and fill the mash potato with the stuffing. 
5. Now dip in the egg and roll it on the breadcrumb and deep fry it until the color is nut brown. 
6. Then fold the bread and fill with the chop and bake it in the oven for 5-6 minutes and serve the hot minced bread chop.

Sea Bass with Red Salsa~

I am a big fan of seafood. I love this particular recipe very much….because of that very yummy salsa.

Ingredients:

• 210 g of boneless sea bass,
• 10 g of butter,
• 50 g of miso paste (soya bean paste),
• 100 ml of orange juice,
• black pepper powder according to taste,
• lemon according to taste,
• sugar according to taste,
• salt according to taste.

Ingredients for salsa:

• 2 tablespoons of chopped tomatoes,
• 2 tablespoons of chopped cucumber,
• 2 tablespoons of chopped capsicum,
• 2 tablespoons of lemon juice,
• 1 teaspoon of black pepper powder,
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil,
• salt according to taste.

Instructions:

1. At first wash the sea bass properly and dried up it with kitchen towel and bake the sea bass with the butter until it is tender.
2. Then make the sauce; mix the miso paste with the orange juice, salt, black pepper, lemon & sugar.
3. Then cook the mixture until the consistency is thick.
4. Mix all the ingredients listed for the salsa. A handful of cubed tomatoes, cucumber & capsicum should suffice for the salsa.
5. Serve the fish with sauce poured on it and salsa on a side.

Bundiya/Bundi Yogurt-Corn Flakes~

Bundiya/bundi recipe is the easiest South-Asian curd preparation, can be made by adding bundi in yogurt and then flavored with some spices. Here I also used corn flakes and thus it becomes a very…very tasty breakfast and it also a very good evening snack.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of bundiya/bundi, 
• 2 cups of sour yogurt, 
• 1 cup of corn flakes, 
• 1 teaspoon of black salt, 
• 1 teaspoon of dry fry cumin powder, 
• 1 teaspoon red chili dry fry powder, 
• ½ teaspoon of black pepper powder, 
• 1 teaspoon of mustard powder, 
• 1 tablespoon of chopped coriander, 
• 1 tablespoon of chopped spear mint.

Ingredients:

1. At first mix all the spices powder together properly. 
2. Then mix the yogurt with little bit of water, ½ of the spice powder & black salt and beat them very well. 
3. Now mix the bundiya with the yogurt mixture by hand and spread the rest of the spices and corn flakes. 
4. Lastly serve the bundiya/bundi yogurt -corn flaks and enjoy :) :)

Carrot Halwa in Tart Shell~

It’s as good as any tart you can buy out. Carrot halwa in a tart shell how cool is that. It taste really good. Now you guyzz tell me how it is ;) :)

Ingredients for Tart Shell:

• 100 g of butter (cold; cut into small pieces), 
• 2 tablespoons of sugar, 
• 1 cup of flour,
• cold water according to need, 
• salt according to taste.

Ingredients for Halwa:

• 2 cups of finely chopped carrots, 
• 1 cup of ricotta cheese, 
• ¼ cup of condensed milk,
• sugar (if needed), 
• ¼ cup of clarified butter, 
• ¼ teaspoon cardamom seed powder,
• pomegranate grain for garnish.

Instructions:

1. Mix the flour with the salt, sift it and then mix the butter pieces with the flour mixture properly.
2. Then mix the water with the flour mixture and make smooth yeast and wrap it with the plastic wrapper and keep it in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
3. Take it out and roll it to make a half-inch thick bread and cut it according to the size of the tart pan.
4. Then place in the tart pan and bake it in the oven over 170°C for 20 minutes or until nut-brown.
5. Boil the water and give the chopped carrots and stir it for 2 minutes, take it out and strain it properly.
6. Fry the carrots with the clarified butter on a pan for 10 minutes and when the carrots is soft, add the ricotta cheese and fry it 10 minutes more and stir it.
7. Then pour the condensed milk & cardamom seed powder on the pan and stir it some time and when the halwa is thick you take it out.
8. Now pour the halwa on the tart shell and garnish it with the pomegranate grain before serve :) :)

Classic English Tea~

Tea arrived in England in the 17th century when King Charles the second married the Portuguese princess, Catherine of Braganza. The Queen made tea available only for royal families and soon it became a popular import into Britain via the East India Company. Afternoon Tea was considered a true British custom which gained international popularity by the 19th century. The credit for this custom goes to Anna, the 7th Duchess of Bedford. She used to have scones, sandwiches, cakes and biscuits with her evening tea. It was from there, the culture of afternoon tea and tea parties were adopted.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups of boiling water,
• 2 teaspoons of twinings, classic english breakfast tea leaves,
• sugar and milk as required.

Directions:

1. Bring water to boil in the kettle. 
2. Add tea leaves into the teapot. 
3. Now pour the boiled water in the teapot. 
4. The rule of thumb is one teaspoon of tea leaves per cup. 
5. Cover with a lid and let it steep for a minute. 
6. Strain the tea into the teacup and add cold milk and sugar as desired.
7. Lastly just enjoy :)