Muffins

Muffins : An ideal Serving with The Evening Tea

INGREDIENTS  :                   Serves:4

Apples-diced-  2 
Refined flour (maida)-  2 cups  
Powdered sugar -1/2 cup  
Baking powder -1 teaspoons 
Salt -1/2 teaspoon  
Milk -1 cup 
Eggs beaten-2  
Butter, melted-  1/4 cup  
Almonds, blanched and slivered 2 tablespoons METHOD:-  
Preheat the oven at 180C/350F. 
Grease the muffin moulds. 
Sift the flour along with sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl. 
Combine milk, eggs and butter and beat lightly. 
Add this mixture to the flour mixture and fold lightly. 
Add the diced apples and mix gently. 
Pour into muffin moulds. 
Sprinkle the almond flakes on top. 
Bake in the preheated oven for twenty five to thirty minutes till golden brown.
OR Microwave for 6 mins.
Demould and serve.

Ice-Cream- Rich and Pure

Rich Irish Ice cream

Ingredients:                                                        
                                                       Serves: 4

Sugar-4Tbsp
Full Cream-1 Tea Cup
Condensed milk- 4Tbsp

Vanilla essence- A few dashes

Chocolate chips -For Garnishing

Method:-

• Pour the Cream in a deep container. Place the container in another container with an icebath.
• Whisk till it is frothy.
• Pour icing sugar from time to time to avoid lump formation.
• Whisk till the volu,me doubles and soft peaks form.
• Add in Condensed milk
• Whisk till it blends with the rick foamy cream.
• Pour/ Pipe it in dessert bowls.
• Add the chocolate chips
• Refrigertae for an hour or 6more.

Note: Do not whisk for long durations as it will start curdling.

This is an icecream base which can be used to make any other ice-cream.

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Fresh Marshmallows with Piping Hot Chocolate

For the Marshmallows:

Preparation time : 30 mins Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Gelatin 1 TSP
Water 3 TSP
Sugar 1 TEACUP
Water 1 TEACUP
VANILLA ESSENCE :A DASH

Method:-

• Add 3 TSP Water to 1TSP gelatin. Let the mixture stand for a few minutes till it thickens.
• In a bowl, add  1 Teacup water and simmer
• Add 1 Teacup sugar and mix till the granules dissolves.
• To the sugar syrup add the gelatin mixture and stir till it dissolves into a smooth mixture.
• Stop stirring and Allow to simmer till 240 degrees farenheit. 
• Take the mixture away from heat and whip till foamy and the foam reaches triple its size.
• Spread on a tray dusted with icing sugar. Allow to set and cool.
• Flip and dust icing sugar.
• Cut it in little bite sized chunks.

For the Hot Chocolate:-

Preparation time : 10 mins Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Milk : 1 Litre

Cornflour: 2 Tsp

Dark Chocolate : 250 gms

Water:- 2Tsp

Method:

• Melt chocolate
• Mix Cornflour in 1 cup cold milk and allow to stand
• Boil the Milk
• Add the Melted chocolate and Mix till it becomes smooth and dark
• Add the cornflour mix and allow to simmer and thicken.
• Take away from heat
• Pour into glasses and top with Homemade Marshmallows

Sheek Kebabs

Marinate the deboned chicken breast pieces with drained yoghurt besan (chickpea powder) salt pepper nutmeg pdr and allspice pdr.

Add a pinch of baking soda for a softer and juicer kebab.
Dice the onions and capsicum

Marinate  the chicken pieces overnight. Do not marinate the veggies
Prepare the wooden skewers by dipping them in water for a few minutes.
Pierce the marinated chicken pieces alternating them with onion and capsicum dices
Now prepare the tandoor with a dash of ghee mustard oil and cowdung to the burning hot  coal for the spicy smoky flavour.

Place the loaded skewrs on the tandoor rack and allow to cook. Roll them from time to time to avoid burning.
Basting/ Brushing them with white unsalted butter while cooking will give u juicer kebabs.

Serve hot.

Prawn Envelopes

Wash and clean the prawns and marinate them in our good old shorshey posto narkol baata with a dash of green chilli salt n turmeric.

Portion them into balls.

Wash the Pumpkin/ gourd leaves . Slightly steam them and wrap them around the portioned balls.

Truss or tie them with threads and steam or bake as you like. Drizzle  mustard oil.

Good Ol' Shepherd's Pie

Mince the mutton.

Add butter to the skillet. Add the mutton and Cook it dry with salt pepper nutmeg powder

Optional Chop veggies carrots beans and broccoli ( you can always add ur favourite veggies)

Prepare the white sauce with butter ,nutmeg ,flour and seasoned milk with onion cardamom and bay leaf.

Boil the potatoes. Season with kt pepper and cheese.Mash them and keep aside.

Mix the cooked minced meat with veggies to the white sauce and pour them in a baking bowl.

Cover it with a layer it he mashed potatoes. Check the seasoning

Bake / microwave on high for 10mins.
 Serve hot with toasted bread

Homemade Chocolates

Ingredients:

1/4 cup - cocoa powder
200g - milk powder
1 cup - sugar
1/2 cup - water
1/4 cup - butter
1/2 tsp - vanilla essence
Nuts and raisins

Method:

1. Take water and sugar in a saucepan and allow it to boil until it reaches 1 string consistency.
2. Remove from fire and add butter to it.
3. Once it melts down, add the milk powder, cocoa powder and vanilla essence.
4. Mix really well until everything blends.Add Crushed or  baked whole nuts and raisins
5. Allow it to cool down for few minutes.
6. Grease your hands slightly with butter.
7. Pinch small portions of the chocolate and roll them into balls.
8. Refrigerate for a while and wrap them in colored papers or arrange them in gift boxes :)
9. This quantity would make around 35 small chocolate balls/ Or simply pour the chocolate mixture on a greased plate and cut them into squares.