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Île Flottante au caramel 2009-01-15 08:34:00 Île Flottante which literally means "Floating Island" is an easy-to-make, (apart from the cream which is a little bit delicate) elegant and homey dessert. It’s one of the classics in French Desserts, which consists of a floating meringue island on a sea of heavenly rich Crème Anglaise(Vanilla custard cream).Ingredients: (for 6)6 eggs1l milk1 vanilla bean1 tsp potato starch250g sugar (150g+100g Read more:caramel
Minced Meat and Penne Casserole 2009-01-15 03:57:00 There are days like that(fortunately rare), when I don’t like doing anything at all. I just waste the whole day lazily, dragging myself lethargically. Well, day before yesterday was one of those boring days and I had to prepare something for dinner. It took us a lot of time to finish the homeworks that particular day, leaving me very little time to prepare dinner.I would have just skipped dinner Read more:Minced
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Simple Butter Biscuits 2009-01-13 05:50:00 Ingredients:300 g all purpose flour180 g softened butter100 g icing sugar1 egg2 tsp baking powder1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla sugara pinch of saltMethod:Pre-heat the oven to 170°C.Sift the flour and the icing sugar.In a bowl, cream the softened butter with the sugar.Add the sifted flour to it along with with the baking powder and mix well with your fingers to get a crumbly mixture.Add the egg Read more:Simple
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Mini Chaussons aux Pommes (Mini French Apple Turnovers) 2009-01-12 11:19:00 Chaussons aux pommes is a very popular French
butter pastry which is filled with apple compote, usually served for Breakfast but also as a tea time snack. This is something very easy to make and the combination of the rich, butter flavored, impossibly flaky, crunchy pastry with the soft, smooth pureness of the fruit compote...is simply divine.Ingredients: (for 6 mini chaussons)250g butter puff pas Read more:Apple
Cashew nut Pakoda 2009-01-12 02:27:00 This recipe has been inspired from Divya’s Peanut Pakoda Ingredients:2 cups Cashew
nuts½ cup Gram flourA pinch of asafetidaChilly powder (according to taste, 1 tbsp for me)1 tbsp gheeSalt to tasteWater as neededOil for deep fryingMethod:In a bowl, mix together the gram flour, asafetida, salt, chilly powder, and ghee.Taste and correct salt and chilly.Combine the above mixture with the cashew nut
Galette des Rois 2009-01-06 14:30:00 In France, we celebrate Epiphany (a religious festival to celebrate the visit of the Magi in Bethlehem, after the birth of Jesus Christ) with a “Galette des Rois”, which means King’s cake, in which a tiny porcelain figurine, called “fève” (which literally means bean, as that was used in ancient times in the galettes) is hidden and which is considered as a kind of a lucky charm. The pers
Shahi Chicken Kurma (Chicken in rich and spicy cashew nut gravy) 2009-01-06 08:02:00 Here, the French consume more than six million chickens in all forms over the Christmas season, compared with 2.5 million turkeys, 1.2 million geese and 10 million quails. We simply can’t skip Christmas season without the Poularde and the Capon in the markets. I have used Poularde for this recipe. What is Poularde?Poularde is a young female hen spayed (a surgical act to remove ovaries) for fatte Read more:Shahi
, Chicken
, gravy
Beef Curry 2009-01-05 12:28:00 Ingredients:1 kg Beef (Flank and short plates)3 onions2 tomatoes1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp VadavamWhole spices (1 or 2 Cinnamon sticks, Bay leaves, 2 cloves)½ tsp curry powder1 tsp coriander powder1 tsp chilly powder¼ tsp turmeric powderSalt as neededPotatoes (optional)Method:Chop the onions and the tomatoes very finely.Peel the potatoes and cut into cubes.Wash and chop the meat into small Read more:Curry
No title 2009-01-05 12:00:00
Ingredients: for 12 Naans
1 kg all purpose flour
5 cups yoghurts
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp active yeast (bakery)
Salt to taste (1 1/2 tbsp for me)
10 tablespoons of warm oil
250 ml warm water
Method:
In a big bowl, mix the flour with half of the oil .
Make a hole in the middle and add yeast, sugar, salt and yogurt and mix once again. Add water slowly and knead (The dough should be fairly soft and slig
Almond/Pistachio Kulfi 2009-01-05 11:29:00
Ingredients: (for 6)
410g condensed milk
360g evaporated milk
200ml Fresh cream
50g powdered almonds
100g powdered pistachios
50g skinned, sliced and roasted almonds
50g pistachios
1 tsp ground cardamom
A tbsp rose water
1 tsp saffron strands
A tsp sugar
Method:
Crush the saffron with the sugar using a mortar and a pestle.
In a big bowl, mix together the condensed and the evaporated milks alon Read more:Almond
Chicken Tandoori 2009-01-05 11:16:00
Ingredients:
1 ½ kg Chicken
pieces
Salt (1 tsp for me)
1 tsp red chilly powder
1 tsp pepper
4-6 tbsp lemon juice
6-8 tbsp yoghurt
2 tbsp heavy cream
2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
2 tsp tandoori masala
¼ cup of Ghee and oil in equal quantities for basting
Method:
Wash and skin the chicken. Make deep incisions on each piece.
Make a paste of salt, red chilly powder, pepper and lemon juice and apply
Fettuccine with Smoked Salmon in cheese sauce 2009-01-05 07:54:00 Whenever the meal is simple and quick, but rich, then there is Hum Hum somewhere in the kitchen!!! The following recipe is his creation....absolutely delicious!!
Ingredients: (for 4)
1 packet fresh Fettuccine
300g cheese (any variety which can be melted like Comté, Soft-ripened cheeses like Brie and Camembert (the rind will not melt), Parmigiano-Reggiano, Gouda, Muenster, Monterey Jack)
250 ml Read more:Smoked
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, Smoked Salmon
Mutton Briyani 2009-01-03 14:30:00 Ingredients: (for 5 cups rice)1 1/2 kg mutton5 cups Basmati Rice6 dry red chilies (deseeded)2 tbsp garlic pasted1 ½ tbsp ginger pasted1 tsp cumin seeds½ tsp fennel seeds2 tsp coriander seeds2 tbsp poppy seeds5 pepper corns½ tsp garam masala powder½ tsp turmeric powderWhole spices (4 Bay leaves, 2 Cinnamon sticks, ¼ tsp black cumin, 3 Cardamom pods, 1 star anise)6 tbsp oil6 tbsp Ghee2 Big red
Thakkali Thithipoo (Tomato Sweet for Briyanis) 2009-01-03 14:27:00 Ingredients:5 big tomatoes10 tbsp sugarA pinch of salt4 cardamom podsA tbsp rose waterGhee fried Cashew nuts and raisins for garnishingMethod:Chop the tomatoes roughly lengthwise. Crush the cardamom pods and extract the cardamom seeds.In a flat pan, add the tomatoes, the sugar, salt and cardamom seeds and let it boil until mushy. When it becomes thick, add the rose water and let it boil for anothe Read more:Sweet
, Tomato
Kathirikkai Thalippu: (Eggplant Thalippu) 2009-01-03 14:24:00 Ingredients:1 big Eggplant or 8 small eggplants1 tbsp lemon juice1 onion5 garlic pods3 green chilies1 tbsp curry powder½ tsp turmeric powder1 tsp salt or as needed5 tbsp gingelly oilA sprig curry leaves½ tsp mustard seeds1 lemon size tamarind1 tbsp milk1 tsp cumin seeds1 tbsp sesame seeds¼ tsp fenugreek seedsMethod:Wash and chop the egg plants lengthwise. Sprinkle some lemon juice, turmeric pow
Vanilla Panna Cotta with Apple compote 2009-01-03 06:38:00 Panna
Cotta is literally "cooked cream" in Italian. These soft and creamy Italian puddings are so silky-smooth that they slip down beautifully at the end of a meal and specially after a rich main course.
Ingredients: (serves 6)
For the compote:
4 apples
4 tbsp Brown Sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
Grains of 2 vanilla pods
A dash of cinnamon powder
For the Panna Cotta:
3 gelatin sheets
100 ml milk
500ml Read more:Apple
, Vanilla
Magret de Canard aux mangues et pommes roties (Moulard Duck breast with roasted mangoes and pan fried potatoes) 2009-01-03 06:27:00
Ingredients:
2 Moulard duck breasts (500G each)
½ cup balsamic vinegar
2 mangoes
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp honey
Method:
Peel the mangoes and cut them lengthwise.
Make Criss-cross lines on the skin of the duck breasts and dry fry on a high flame, in a pan for about 3 minutes on each side, the fatty side first and then turning over to fry the other side. (Overcooking the red meat make
Aumonière de Saumon à l’oseille (Crispy Salmon and Sorrel Parcels) 2009-01-03 05:50:00 Ingredients: (for 4 gourmets)4 Brik sheets4 fresh Salmon Steaks4 slices of smoked salmon50 g Sorrel
leaves40g fresh creamPepperMelted butterMethod:Preheat the oven to 230°.Cut the fresh salmon into small cubes;Cut the smoked salmon into long slices.Chop the Sorrel leaves roughly. Make a sauce with the fresh cream and the sorrel leaves by combining together with some freshly ground pepper.Spread a Read more:Crispy
Hors d’ oeuvres / Appetizers 2009-01-03 05:30:00 Ideas for simple, delicious and healthy Hors d’ oeuvres / Appetizers
Chef Hum Hum’s exclusive creations for New Year's Eve
Tropical Delight:
Ingredients:
Radish (chopped into fine round pieces)
Prawns (cooked)
Ananas (chopped into small fine cubes)
Garlic cheese
Fresh chives
Method:
Combine in a tooth pick a piece of radish, ananas, a prawn and a a dash of garlic cheese and bundle everythi
Cocktail St. Sylvestre 2009-01-03 05:25:00 Chef Hum Hum’s special concoction for New Year's Eve.
Ingredients: (serves 1)
40 ml crème de cacao
30 ml White Rum
Crushed ice
A cherry
Method:
Mix all the ingredients with a shaker and serve chill with a cherry in the glass.
SAUCE BEURRE BLANC (Beurre Blanc Sauce) 2009-01-02 05:58:00 Beurre blanc sauce is a rich French sauce made out of a mixture of an acidic liquid ( like vinegar, white wine, lime juice) and fresh butter. This sauce accompanies and gives a rich flavor to Sea food, Poultry, Eggs and Vegetables.
Ingredients:(for 2)
70 ml dry white wine
2 Tbsp finely chopped shallots
80g cold butter, cut into cubes
Salt and white pepper
juice of 1 lemon
In a saucepan, combi
Happy New Year! 2008-12-30 09:04:00 Dear Friends,One more day and the New Year will be there. I'll be off my blog for a couple of days, as I'd be busy with the preparations for the New Year celebration. May this Happy
and Prosperous New Year 2009 bring lots of love, joy, peace and good health to all of you!!! Let's keep hope alive! Love, Smile, cheer up and Enjoy!!!! Read more:Happy New Year
Fried Chicken in Pepper Sauce 2008-12-29 05:43:00 Ingredients:1 kg chicken pieces1 tbsp thick soya sauce½ tsp cumin powder2 tbsp freshly ground pepper2 tbsp pasted garlic2 big onions1 tbsp corn flour6 tbsp OilFresh herbs for garnishingMethod:Marinate the washed chicken pieces in a mixture of a tbsp of garlic paste, the soya sauce, cumin powder and a tbsp of pepper. Leave it for 20 minutes.Dissolve the corn flour in a quarter cup of water;Pan-fry Read more:Chicken
, Fried
, Pepper
, Fried Chicken
Pan-Fried Potatoes 2008-12-28 15:45:00 Ingredients:6 big potatoesSalt2 tbsp Freshly ground PepperAromatic herbs 2 tbsp each of Butter and oil MethodBoil the potatoes until done, (we need the potatoes cooked but still firm). I pressure cooked with the skin until 2 whistles.Cut them into medium sized cubes.Sprinkle salt, pepper and fresh herbs; Stir well.Heat 2 tbsp each of Butter and oil in a pan; fry the potatoes until all sides are br Read more:Fried
Samossa 2008-12-26 14:44:00 Ingredients: (for 30 Samossas)For the wrapping:15 sheets Brik pastry (I used round shaped sheets)¼ cup Melted butterFor the filling:500g ground meat4 tbsp curd1 tbsp ginger garlic paste½ tsp chilly powder1 tsp cumin powder¾ tsp garam masala½ tsp turmeric1 ½ tsp coriander powderSalt as necessary¼ tsp chaat masala (optional)1 tbsp lime juice5 tbsp Oil1 sprig curry leaves2 onions3 green chilies
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