Vegetable & Fruit Carvings

Today tried my best to do some carvings with minimum kitchen equipments ........




Palm tree - with carrot,green chillies,onion.
Rat/Mouse- with tomato,almond,semiya,cloves,green chillies,star anise
Bug- with orange,carrot ,cloves
Boat- with cucumber,carrot,almond
Basket- with orange,grapes,carrot,parsley
Bowl with a lid- with Apple,carrot,grapes,parsley

Baked Chicken Taquitos

Filling Ingredients

Minced chicken-1 cup
Salt & pepper to taste

Oil-1tsp

Chopped onion-1/2

Ginger & Garlic paste-1/2tsp

Green chillies-1

Curry powder-1/2tsp

Jeera powder-1/2tsp

Chopped parsley-2tsp(optional)

Tomato paste-1/2tsp

Other ingredients

Small white corn tortillas-12 count

(Mission brand)

Shredded cheese

Butter to grease the tray & apply on top

Method

Heat oil in a pan fry onion,green chillies,ginger,garlic & parsley to light brown,Now add remaining ingredients & cook it in high till dry.Keep it aside.Take a tortillas keep a spoon of mixture at one corner,sprinkle some cheese on top & start rolling it like a flute.You can use a tooth pick to hold the shape .Arrange it on a greased tray apply some butter on top.Bake it till crisp & brown at 400 deg C.

Zebra Cake Recipe

Ingredients

Egg-4

(room temperature)

Sugar-1 cup

Milk-1 cup

Oil-1 cup

Vanilla essence-1/2tsp

Maida-2 cups

Baking powder-1tbsp

Hershey's Coco powder-2tbsp

Method

In a bowl sieve maida & baking powder & keep it aside.In another bowl beat egg & sugar till mixture is creamy and light in colour,now add milk & oil mix till every thing is blended.Slowly add maida mixture to the wet ingredients and beat just until the batter is smooth and the dry ingredients are thoroughly incorporated.Divide the mixture equally into 2 bowls.Add cocoa powder to one bowl & mix it well.Grease a baking tray take a ladle of white batter pour it at the middle,next take cocoa batter & pour it on top of white mixture.Do not spread it or tilt the pan to distribute the mixture it will spread by it self.Repeat the process alternatively till your batter is over(see the picture).I poured the left over batter in muffin pan & followed the same process. Bake it at 350 deg.C for 35 minutes or till done..

Courtesy:Farida with a small change....

Chicken Kheema Wraps

Ingredients for Chicken Kheema

Oil-1tsp

Minced chicken-1 cup

Chopped onion-1/2

Ginger & Garlic paste-1/2tsp

Chopped mint leaves-a hand full

Salt & pepper to taste

Chopped green chillies-1

Garam masala, Meat masala or Tandoori masala-1/2tsp

Kastoori methi-1tsp

Instant onion pickle

Thin slices of onion-1/2

Lime juice-2tsp

Salt & red chilly powder-required quantity

(mix all together & keep it aside)

Other Ingredients

Flat bread(Multi grain)-2

Shredded carrot -little

Lettuce leaves-little

Sliced tomato-little

Chat masala,roasted jeera powder & Kala namak( black salt)-little

Method

Heat oil on a pan fry onion,mint,green chillies,ginger & garlic till light brown.Now add all the seasoning & chicken.Cook it in high flame till cooked & dry.Keep it aside.Take a flat bread keep some shredded carrots,lettuce then 4tsp of chicken mixture.Top it with onion pickle & sprinkle it with jeera powder,kalanamak & chat masala.Tightly wrap it cut into half.Each end wrap it with a foil & serve it immediately
Note:Vegetarian can replace chicken with minced soy chunks,paneer or tofu.You can use any vegetable of your choice for filling.

Keerai Kunukku

Ingredients

Left over Kunukku batter

Chopped mint,parsley,palak & vallarai keerai-each a hand full

(or any variety of greens in your fridge)

Oil-to deep fry

Method

Mix all the greens with the batter.Heat oil in a pan drop spoon full of the mixture.Deep fry it till all sides are golden brown & crisp.Serve it hot with any dip.

Palak Soup

Ingredients

Palak-1 cup
Tomato-1/2
Garlic-2
Carrot-1
Yellow moongh dhal-3tsp
Salt & Pepper to taste
Roasted jeera powder-1/2tsp
Grated cheese or paneer for garnish
Method
Pressure cook all vegetables & dhal together.Cool,blend it in mixi & filter the puree.Dilute it with water season it with jeera,salt & pepper.Give a boil & switch off.Before serving garnish it with cheese.

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Baked Kalakandh / Kalakand In Oven / Kalakand Recipe

Baked Kalakand

Ingredients

Ricotta cheese-15 oz

(I used part skim)

Sugar-1 cup

Cardamom powder-1/2tsp

Chopped almonds & pistachio-3tsp

Crushed saffron-1/4tsp(optional)

Ghee or butter-1tsp

(to grease a glass Pyrex tray)

Method

Mix all above ingredients(except nuts & saffron) in a bowl.
Pour it on a greased pan or tray,bake it for 30 minutes or till light brown on top at 375 deg.F
.Remove from the oven,sprinkle the crushed saffron & nuts on top.
Cool & keep in the fridge for 20 minutes & cut into desired shape.

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Shrimp Masala Thokku

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste

Red chillies-6

Khus Khus-1/2tsp

Coconut-6tsp

Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp

Cloves-4

Cinnamon-1/2''

Fennel seeds(Somph)-1tsp

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Other ingredients

Frozen shrimp-2 cups

Salt to taste

Chopped onion-1/2

Chopped tomato-1 big

Tempering

Oil-6tsp

Mustard-1tsp

Curry leaves-little

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it.Fry onion till light brown in colour,now add tomato & the ground masala.Fry it till oil separates the sides of the pan.Add shrimp & pour little water & cook it till cooked & dry.Garnish it with curry leaves & serve it as a side dish.

Note:Vegetarians can replace shrimp with potato......

Avocado Chutney

Ingredients

Avocado-2
Garlic-3
Salt-to taste
lime juice or tamarind paste-1tsp
coriander leaves -for garnish
green chillies
For tempering
Oil-1 tsp
Mustard-1/4 tsp
Hing-a pinch
Jeera-1/4 tsp
Method
Mash the pulp of the avocado with salt & lime juice.Grind green chillies & garlic.Mix it with the avocado mixture.Temper it with mustard,jeera & hing.Garnish with coriander leaves .Serve it with idli,dosa or chapathi.