Friday 17 February 2012

Dates Mishti Doi

2 kitre whole milk
8-10 seedless dates in .5 cup water
2 tbsp sugar

Boil milk and reduce it then add sugar (it will colour it as well). Mind to keep stirring all the time to prevent formation of cream. Grind the dates to a paste. When milk reduces to half, take it out in a bowl and add the dates paste and mix. Can strain to remove foam of millk. Then add 1 tbsp of homemade yoghurt and mix. Leave in a warm area to set fro 4-5 hours. Then store in fridge and serve chilled.

Friday 10 February 2012

White Chocolate Mousse

65 ml cream
125 ml white chocolate
1/4 cup whipped cream

In a heated pan add cream and boil through; pour over a bowl of whitel chocolate. Beat with a mixer/beater till smooth and chocolate melted. Alow to cool a bit and then add the whipped cream and beat till smooth again. Use this mixture filled in piping bags to use in desserts

Spicy green Chutney


Paneer Do Pyaaza

4 tbsp oil 
2 medium onions chopped square
1 tbsp cumin
5 crushed green cardamon
2 sliced onions
500 gms paneer
1 tbsp garlic paste
1tbsp ginger paste
2 tbsp water
2 medium chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup tomato puree
1/2 tsp turmeric
2 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
cover and cook
1 tsp red chili powder
cream as required
then add chopped paneer pieces and cook with some if not using cream . add salt
1 tsp gamma masala powder

1 inch ginger juliennes
1/2 cup chopped cilantro


In a heated pan add oil and fry onion (chopped in 4 parts and pieces seperated). Keep aside.
Then in pan add oil and when heated add cumin seeds and crushed green cardamoms and sliced onions. Fry it and then add ginger paste and then garlic paste. Add 2 tbsp water to prevent burning and then chopped tomatoes and then tomato puree. When heated through add the dry masalas. Cook through till oil rises. Then add cream as required or water (of course cream tastes better) Add garam masala towards end of cooking process. After switching of gas, then add julienne ginger and chopped cilantro leaves. Serve