Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Almond Chicken

Ingredients:


Chicken- 500g
Potato(peeled,cubed)-1
Onion(small)-1
Green chillies(big pieces)-6
Mint leaves chopped-1/2 bunch
Coriander leaves-1/2 bunch
Salt to taste
Black/normal cumin seeds-1 tbsp
Whole garam masala(bay leaf,cloves,cardamom,cinnamon)
Crushed balck pepper-1 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste-1 tbsp
Yoghurt- 1/2 cup
Coriander powder- 1 tbsp
Crushed almonds(optionla)
Oil-2 tbsp
Lime juice(optional)- 1tbsp
Paste of almonds(12) & coconut(1 1/2 tbsp,freshly grated coconut)
(Soak almonds in hot water for 1 hr before blending)

Method:

Heat oil in a pan and then add whole garam masala,black cumin seeds,crushed almonds,chopped onions,salt.When onions are slightly coloured add ginger garlic paste then add almond & coconut paste.

Cook this mixture till the oil oozes out of the mixture.When mixture well cooked add coriander powder,add green chillies(don't chopped them) and add yoghurt.Mix well.

Add cubes of potatoes,little water,add crushed pepper,chopped mint,coriander leaves and add chopped chicken.Mix well and covered it with a lid and let it cook on medium flame.Stir in between.
Cook till right consistency.Sprinkle coriander leaves.Add little lime juice if you like.
Serve hot with rice or naans/rotis.

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Mango Mousse

Those who have a sweet tooth then this is the dessert for them which literally melts into the mouth.Its an Indian delicacy made from mango which itself tastes great and its a perfect recipe to steal hearts.



Ingredients:

Cream - 1 pint
Mango jelly- 2
Mango puree - 1 can
Strawberry/cherry-10
Sugar- 50g
Water-1/2 cup


Method:

To make this desert add one full can of mango pulp (you can take fresh mango pulp also)
in a pan and add half cup of water to it and warm it up on low flame.Add two packets of mango jelly.Stir continuously on low heat and bring it to nice warm temperature.When its slightly warm then switch off the flame and let it cool down.

Now we have to whip the cream.You can buy from store heavy whipping cream.

In a large bowl add one one pint of whipping cream and whip it with a whisk.Add little sugar to it to satbilize the process and keep whisking the cream till nice peaks forms of the cream.You can check it by taking cream on your finger tip and check if cream peaks forms on your finger.This is the right consistency of whipping the cream.

Now Pour the mango pulp in a big vessel.And add whipped cream to the pulp.Mix well with the whisk.

Now in serving bowl add few chopped pieces of strawberry/cherry and on top of it pour the mango pulp mixture and put it in a fridge for half an hour.Take out the bowl after half n hour if you want transfer the mango pulp mixture in another dish and top it with pomogrante seeds or whipping cream.


If you want to make in large quantity take bigger bowl and add mango mousse mixture and keep it in fridge for half n hour befor serving.

Ps.
If you leave this mango mousse long enough in refrigerator it becomes like mango ice cream which tastes excellent.