Saturday, September 12, 2015

Beef Steak Sizzler

Beef Steak Sizzler
Preparation time- 10 mins
Cooking time-  10 mins 
Total time- 20 mins

Ingredients
  1. Beef- 1 steak
  2. Turmeric powder- ½ tsp
  3. Chilly powder-1 tsp
  4. Pepper powder-1/2 tsp
  5. Salt
  6. Lemon juice-1 tsp
  7. Vegetables- as needed
  8. Corn- as needed
  9. Butter-2 tsp
  10. Cheese- 1 slice
  11. Fresh cream- as needed
  12. Egg-1
For Sauce
  1. Wickenburg sauce- 3 tsp
  2. Red wine- 1 tsp
  3. Oil -2 tsp
  4. Chopped Onion – 1
  5. Pepper- 1 tsp
Method:
Step 1: Prepare the grilled beef.( Visit Grilled Chili Beef Steak ).
Step 2: Heat the pan in one stove. Take another pan, sauté the vegetables in butter. Keep it on nearby pan which is on the low flame. 
Step 3: For sauce, pour oil, sauté onions, add pepper and salt, add Wickenburg sauce, red wine and fresh cream. Regulate the taste by adding salt (if needed) or adding a pinch of sugar.
Step 4:Place grilled beef on top of vegetables, pour warm sauce.
Step 5: Break the egg on the top of it. Sprinkle cheese and then, fresh cream.Take the pan from the stove. Serve it on the same pan as warm.
 Now, warm beef  steak sizzler is ready

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Butter Cookies

Butter Cookies
Preparation time- 10 mins
Cooking time-  10 mins 
Total time- 20 mins

Ingredients :
  1. All purpose flour/Maida- 1 cup
  2. Baking powder-1 tsp
  3. Salt-1/2 tsp
  4. Powdered sugar- 1/2 cup
  5. Butter- 20 gm
Method:

Step 1: Take maida and salt in a strainer,sift it two times and keep it aside.

Step 2: Take powdered sugar and butter in a bowl, stir it well and double boil it until the sugar dissolves.
Butter and sugar mixture
 Step 3: Add sifted flour into above mentioned mixture and mix it well.
Maida Dough

Step 4: Take a pan, apply butter liberally and dust it with maida and spread butter paper (optional). Take a portion of dough in the hand (lemon size) and press with your hand to get it shaped.
Cookies before baking
Step 5: Pre heat the oven at 180 Degree Celsius and bake the cookies in conventional mode at 180 Degree Celsius for 10 minutes.After 10 minutes, if it does not have golden brown color, go for another 5-10 minutes.

Step 6: Take the pan from oven and allow it to cool.
Now, crispy butter cookies are ready

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Dragon Fruit Milkshake

Dragon Fruit Milkshake
Dragon Fruit Milkshake

Preparation time- 5 mins
Total time- 5 mins

Ingredients :
  1. Dragon Fruit Pulp-100 gm
  2. Milk- 100 ml
  3. Sugar- 5 Tablespoon
  4. Milkmaid- 2 Tablespoon
  5. Ice cubes- 3 no.
Method:

Step 1: Take dragon fruit pulp, milk, sugar and milkmaid in a mixer grinder and blend it for couple of seconds.

Step 2: Pour it in serving glass and add ice cubes.

Step 3: Serve chilled dragon fruit milk shake.


Now, chilled dragon fruit milkshake is ready. 

Monday, February 9, 2015

Vanilla Sponge Cake

Vanilla Sponge Cake
Vanilla Sponge Cake
Preparation time- 10 mins
Cooking time-  20 mins 
Total time- 30 mins

Ingredients :
  1. Corn flour-2 tsp
  2. All purpose flour/Maida- 1 cup
  3. Baking powder-1 tsp
  4. Salt-1/2 tsp
  5. Egg-3 no.
  6. Powdered sugar- 1 cup
  7. Vanilla essence-1 tsp
  8. Butter- 20 gm
  9. Milk- 2 tsp
Method:
Steps to prepare sponge cake
Step 1: Take maida, corn flour, baking powder and salt in a strainer, sift it two times and keep it aside.

Step 2: Take three eggs and powdered sugar in a bowl, stir it well and double boil it until the sugar dissolves. Using handheld electric beater, beat it continuously till the mixture turns into thick paste. Then, add vanilla essence and mix it well with the beater (as shown in picture 1).

Step 3: Take butter and milk in a bowl and heat it in microwave mode at 540 F for 2 minutes and allow it to cool.

Step 4: Add sifted flour and melted butter into beaten mixture. Fold it gently with wooden spatula. Take cake pan, apply butter liberally and dust it with maida and spread butter paper (as shown in picture 2). Pour the prepared mixture into the cake pan and tap it on both sides to expel the air bubbles (as shown in picture 3).

Step 5: Pre heat the oven at 180 Degree Celsius and bake the cake in conventional mode at 180 Degree Celsius for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, insert a long stick into the baked cake and withdraw it. If the stick is sticky, you have to bake it for another 5-10 minutes  (as shown in picture 4).

Step 6: Take the pan from oven and allow it to cool.
Vanilla Sponge Cake
This cake is very soft and even if you keep it in refrigerator for 2-3 days, still it will be very soft....really!!

               Now, spongy vanilla cake is ready

Friday, January 23, 2015

Grilled Chili Beef Steak

Grilled Chili Beef Steak

Preparation time- 5 mins
Cooking time-  30 mins 
Total time- 35 mins

Ingredients :
  1. Beef Steak- 1
  2. Lemon Juice- 1 tablespoon
  3. Chili Powder- 1/2 teaspoon
  4. Turmeric Powder- 1/2 teaspoon
  5. Pepper Powder- 1 tsp
  6. Salt - as needed
Method:

Step 1: Mix chili powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder and lemon juice with salt, apply it on beef steak. Cook it in microwave oven for 10 mins in 900W.
Chili Beef Steak for grilling
Step 2: Take high rack for grilling, spread aluminium foil paper and keep the cooked beef steak as shown in the picture. Apply oil on one side with oil brush.

Step 3: Keep it in oven and switch on 'Grill' mode for 10 mins.

Step 4: Take the beef out, turn it upside down, apply oil and grill it for 10 mins.
Try it.....really very tasty...like crispy spicy beef!!
Grilled Chili Beef Steak
                  Now, crispy spicy beef is ready

Friday, January 9, 2015

Cheese pizza

Cheese Pizza
Veg Cheese pizza
Preparation time- 5 mins
Cooking time- 10 mins 
Total time- 15 mins

Ingredients (for 4 servings):
  1. Pizza base- 1
  2. Chopped tomato- 1/2 cup
  3. Chopped capsicum- 1/2 cup
  4. Chopped onion- 1/2 cup
  5. Tomato ketch up- 2 tsp
  6. Mayonnaise - 4 tsp
Method:

Step 1: Take pizza base and apply tomato ketch up and mayonnaise on top of it. Spread equally with a oil brush.

Step 2: In a bowl, mix all vegetables and spread on top of the pizza
Pizza base with vegetables
Step 3: Grate cheese on top of it.
Pizza with cheese
Step 4: Preheat the oven 200 Degree Celsius, bake it for 8 minutes and then, grill it for 1 minute. Serve it warm.
Veg Cheese pizza
Tips and warnings
  • For baking and grilling pizza, use high metal rack
Now, yummy cheesy pizza is ready

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Puttu Kadala


Puttu and Kadala Curry

Preparation time- 10 mins
Cooking time-20 mins
Total time- 30 mins

Ingredients (for 4 servings):

For Puttu :
  1. Coarse rice flour-250 gm
  2. Grated coconut-50 gm
  3. Salt- as needed
  4. Sugar- 1 pinch
  5. Warm water- as needed
Method:

Step 1: Sprinkle warm water,salt and sugar on rice flour and mix it with hand very well. Keep it aside for 15 mins.

Step 2: Boil water in puttu maker and fill the wet flour inside. Steam it for 10 mins. After 10 mins, switch off the flame and take out the puttu from puttu maker and allow it to cool.

For Kadala Curry :
  1. Soaked channa/ Black Bengal gram (for 6-7 hrs)- 100 gm
  2. Coconut milk - 200 ml
  3. Oil-3 Table spoon
  4. Mustard- 1 Teaspoon
  5. Dried Red chilies- 3 pieces
  6. Onion chopped- 1 no.
  7. Curry leaves- 10 no.
  8. Chilly powder- 2 Teaspoon
  9. Turmeric powder- 1 Teaspoon
  10. Coriander powder- 3 Teaspoon
  11. Garam masala- 1/2 Teaspoon
  12. Tomato- 1 no.
  13. Coriander leaves-3 no.
  14. Salt- as needed
Method:

Step 1: Cook soaked channa with salt in pressure cooker till 3 whistles and keep it aside.

Step 2: Take a pan, warm oil in low flame, add mustard, dried red chilies, curry leaves and onion and fry it deeply until it becomes golden brown color.

Step 3:Then add chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and garam masala and mix it well. After a few  minutes, add chopped tomato.

Step 4: Then, add cooked channa, mix it well and allow it to boil for a minute. Finally add coconut milk and salt, boil it for a minute and sprinkle chopped coriander leaves. Switch off the flame.


Tips and warnings
  • Don't forget to take out the puttu from puttu maker, other wise, it will not be soft to eat.
  • You can try with grinded paste of coconut, it will give thick gravy curry.
Now, tasty puttu and kadala curry is ready for breakfast!