CHICKEN AND VEGEATBLE CURRY

CHICKEN AND VEGEATBLE CURRY

CHICKEN AND VEGEATBLE CURRY

Ingredients:
Chicken ½ kg
Potatoes 2
Carrots 2
spanich 1 bunch
Capsicums 2
Onions 2
Green chilies 4
Crushed black pepper 1 tsp
Red chilies 4
Yogurt ½ cup
Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Margarine 1 tsp
Oil 2 tbsp
water as required
Method:
Take 2 tbsp oil in the pan and add in 2 chopped onions fry till it is golden brown. Take out the onion and put it in ½ cup yogurt. Grind it. Add in ½ kg chicken pieces, salt and 1 tbsp chopped ginger garlic paste in it. When the water of the chicken dries add in yogurt, onion, 1 tsp crushed black pepper, 4 green chilies and 4 red chilies. cook it. Then add in 2 boiled potatoes. Add in 1 tsp margarine sauté potatoes and carrots.now add some water. Add in chicken and spanich and simmer it at a slow flame. Vegetables with chicken curry would be ready in 10 to 15 minutes to serve.

Island Stew Chicken With Chick Peas

 Island Stew Chicken With Chick Peas

Island Stew Chicken With Chick Peas

ingredients

4 lbs chicken  – cut into serving size pieces
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon ketchup
2 cloves of garlic – thinly sliced or crushed
1 teaspoon fresh  ginger – crushed/sliced
2 tablespoon vegetable oil (one that can withstand high heat)
1 medium onion – chopped
1 medium tomato – chopped
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3/4cup water
dash of black pepper
1/4 hot pepper 
1 green onion or chive (scallion) – chopped
2 sprigs of fresh thyme (1 teaspoon dried)
1 lime or lemon or 3 tablespoons of vinegar
1/2 teaspoon green seasoning
1 can chickpeas (Channa) 540 ml/194 fl oz

* I used chicken legs since I love the flavor you get from dark meat. If using chicken breast, I would sill toss in a couple pieces of dark meat just to balance things a bit.

In a large bowl place the cut pieces of chicken and pour the vinegar/lime or lemon juice and work between all the pieces of chicken. Rinse with cool water and drain. Then add all the ingredients, except the oil, sugar, chick peas and water. Allow this to marinate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes or 2 hours to get best results.

In a large heavy pot – I used an enameled cast iron pot, as I didn’t want to dig for the iron pot I got in Trinidad a few years back. A heavy pot enables better distribution of heat and makes stewing the meat much easier. Heat the oil on high heat, then add the brown sugar and stir. This is a bit of a tricky process and it’s important you get it right. No worries, I have faith in you. You want the sugar to completely dissolve, then start going frothy and finally it will go to a rich dark brown colour. DON”T let it go black or really dark brown or it will give the dish a bitter taste. Follow with the pics below.

As soon as you get the rich dark brown colour, add the pieces of seasoned chicken and stir so every piece gets colored with the caramel we just made. Use a spoon with a long handle when putting the seasoned chicken into the pot, as the hot oil/sugar combo can cause some splattering.  Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium/low, cover the pot and allow that to cook for 15 minutes (stir occasionally).

If there’s any marinade left in the bowl – keep it. While this cooks, open and rinse the can of channa (chick peas). I like to rinse any canned beans I use as I don’t care for the liquid it’s packed in, plus it’s usually loaded in sodium. After a good rinse, empty it into to bowl with the left over marinade.

By this time the chicken should have a nice rich brown colour. Remove the lid and turn up the heat to cook off all the liquid which developed as the lid was on. The key is to burn off ALL that liquid.

As soon as the liquid burns off, add the leftover marinade and chick peas to the pot. Give it a good stir and add the 3/4 cup of water. Bring this up to a boil, cover the pot and reduce the heat to a simmer. Allow this to cook for about 12 minutes. Stir a couple times during this cooking period. After 10-12 minutes, check to see if the gravy is runny or thick. If you find that it’s too thin, turn up the heat and cook off some of the liquid. For me,, the perfect consistency is like a stew or thick soup as I usually eat this on a bed of rice and love thick gravy.

chocolate chip cookie dough brownies

chocolate chip cookie dough brownies

Ingredients:
BROWNIE LAYER:
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips
1 cup granulated white sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup all-purpose flour

COOKIE DOUGH:
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature or almost melted
3/4 cup granulated white sugar
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons milk or cream
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup miniature chocolate chips
additional miniature chocolate chips, if desired (to garnish the top)

Directions:
Prepare the brownie layer- 
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9x9-inch pan with nonstick spray, then line with a strip of parchment paper so that it covers the bottom and comes up two sides of the pan. Spray the parchment with nonstick spray too.
2. In a microwave safe bowl (or in the top of a double boiler or pan set on top of a pan of simmering water), microwave in 30 second bursts to melt butter and chocolate chips together until all is melted and smooth. Whisk in the sugars, then whisk in the eggs, vanilla and salt. Sift flour into the bowl and stir that in too. Scrape the brownie batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the brownie layer is cooked through (toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean). Place the pan of brownies in the refrigerator to speed up the cooling process (or cool at room temperature and add the cookie dough layer later).

Prepare the cookie dough layer:
3. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the butter, sugars and salt until soft and creamy (1 to 2 minutes). Mix in the milk and vanilla. Sprinkle in the flour and mix in until combined. Stir in the 1 cup of chocolate chips. Scoop the cookie dough onto the top of the brownies and spread onto the brownie layer. I find that it's easiest to do this if the brownie layer is chilled and firm. Wet your hands or spray them with nonstick spray and pat the cookie dough on top in a even layer. Sprinkle additional chocolate chips on top to create a nicer, visual appearance. For easy, clean cutting, chill the brownies (wrap the brownies with plastic wrap and chill until firm- 1 to 2 hours or up to 2 days).
4. Cut the brownies: Run a knife along the sides of the brownie pan and then use the parchment paper to lift the brownies from the pan and onto a cutting board. Slice the brownies with a sharp knife, wiping the knife with a paper towel between cuts. If you'd like all of your slices of brownies to look clean-cut without edges, use the knife to cut the sides of the brownies off before cutting pieces. Keep brownies slices covered and chilled until ready to serve.

Source: RecipeGirl.com

Bread Crumbs Coatd Vegetable Spring Rolls

Bread Crumbs Coated Vegetable Spring Rolls

Ingrediants

For filling:

Carrot-1 shredded

Cabbage-2 cups sliced thinly

Capsicum-1/2 sliced thinly

Ginger garlic paste-1 tblspn

Oil-1 tblpsn

Soya sauce - 1tblspn(or to taste)

Corn flour-1 tblspn

Ajinomoto-1 tsp

Salt-to taste

Sugar-1 tsp

For Outer layer:

All purpose flour(Maida)-1 1/2 cup

Oil-1 tsp

Salt-to taste

Oil for deep frying

Breadcrumbs

1/2 cup maida+1 egg-mixed together with some water

Method

How to make dough and filling:

In a Mixing bowl mix maida,salt and oil together,then add water and make in to a stiff dough.let it rest for 15 min.

In a kadai add oil and let it heat up..Now add ginger garlic paste and all the vegetables.saute till translucent.

Now mix cornflour with soyasauce and add to the vegetables and cook for 1 min.

Transfer the entire mixture to a plate and let it cool down.

Mix maida with some water and make it into a paste.

How to make spring rolls:

Divide the dough in to 10 parts.Divide the filling in to 10 equal parts.

Take two dough balls and roll it into a smaller circle,Apply oil on both the circles and dip the circles in to maida and stick it together.

Now roll the circles together till you reach a bigger roti.

Place this roti's in a high heated tawa and cook for 30 sec ,turn and cook again for 30 sec.

Separate the roti in to two roti,Since we have applied oil and maida,between each circle the roti will separate easily(Check pictures)

Make the rest in the same way.now stack them together and cut them in to squares.

Take a springroll sheet,keep the pointing side nearest to you,place some filling in there and start rolling.when you come to the end,seal it with the maida mixture,and roll it into spring rolls.

Make every sheet in to springrolls.

In a plate mix maida with some water and egg and makeit  in to a thin paste.Take breadcrumbs in another one plate.

Dip the spring rolls in maida mixture and then in breadcrumbs,and set it aside.

Heat oil in a frying pan and fry all those spring rolls till golden.

Serve hot with ketchup and mayonnaise or any hot sauce.

Note:

1)You can frreze those sheets in a ziploc bag for later use,Before using defrost those sheets in microwave.

2)You can add some shredded cheese or any dried herbs to the breadcrumbs.

Pictorial:

Ur ingrediants

Saute veggies and add sauce..

make dough...Divide it..take two dough and apply oil in it...Dust some flour on each roll...Stick it together..fry in tawa on both sides..Separate it...Cut into a square

put filling and roll it..

Dip in egg and in bread crumbs..Then Fry it...

Homemade Marshmallow Fluff

Homemade Marshmallow Fluff

Ingredients:

3 egg whites, at room temperature
2 cups light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Method:

In the bowl of a standing mixer, combine egg whites, corn syrup, and salt. Beat with wire beater on high speed for five minutes, or until the mixture has thickened and doubled. Reduce speed to low, and add vanilla and powdered sugar. Stir until well blended.

(Adapted from a recipe found on WhatsCookingAmerica.net)