Lasooni Kheer

Lasooni Kheer
Lasooni Kheer

Preparation Time: 1 Hour

Ingredients
500 gm garlic, peeled
2 ltr milk
50 gm sugar
A pinch of cadamom powder
50 gm ghee
A few drops of vinegar
Some rausubs for garnish

Method

Wash the peeled garlic. Chop them coarsely. Heat the garlic in water,
adding 5 drops of vinegar (vinegar should only be added for the first boil).
Once the water comes to a boil, remove from heat and discard the water.
Repeat the proces 10 times to remove the garlic flavour.
Strain the garlic and keep aside.
Boil and reduce the milk to three- fourth of the original quantity.
Add the boiled and strained garlic,
cardamom powder and sugar.
Cook for a few minutes and finish with ghee.
Garnish with raisins tossed in ghee.
Serve chilled

Serves 4

Mango Malai

Mango Malai
Mango Malai

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients
200 gm fresh mangoes
100 gm non fat plain yoghurt
2 tbsp sugar
2 tsp lemon juice
A pinch of salt
A pinch of nutmeg

Method

Put mangoes, yoghurt, sugar, lemon juice, nutmeg and salt into blender and process until smooth.
Spoon int 4 martini glasses.
If desired, garnish with pistachio biscotti and mint leaf, or pour mango pulp over the top.

Serves 4

Mango Pie

Mango Pie

Mango Pie
Preparation Time: 30 minuts

Ingredients
4 pie crusts
300 gm mango pulp
3 gm gelatin
300 gm sour cream
200 gm cream cheese
300 gm boiling water
100 gm sugar

Method

Dissolve gelatin in boiling water.
Blend cream cheese, sugar and gelatin mixture;
fold in sour cream and blend. Add mango pulp and stir.

Pour the mixture into the pie crusts and regrigerate (do not freeze)
for 3-4 hours
Garnish it with dark chocolate and half a strawberry.
Slice it and serve.

Make 4 pies

Mango Malai


Mango Malai
Mango Malai

Preparation Time: 20 minuts

Ingredients
200 gm fresh mangoes
100 gm non fat plain yoghurt
2 tbsp sugar
2 tsp lemon juice
A pinch of salt
A pinch of nutmeg

Method

Put mangoes, yoghurt, sugar, lemon juice, nutmeg and salt into blender and process until smooth.
Spoon int 4 martini glasses.
If desired, garnish with pistachio biscotti and mint leaf, or pour mango pulp over the top.

Serves 4

Um Ali


Um Ali
Um Ali

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients
350 gm cooked puff pastry
1 ltr fresh milk
3 gm cinnamon
100 gm sultanas
50 gm almonds, sliced
300 gm whipped cream
250 gm sugar

Method
Boil milk in a large pot. Add sugar to it.
Mix the cinnamon powder, sultanas and almond flakes into the milk.
Bring the milk to a boil again.
Break the baked puff pastry into small pieces.
Arrange it in a baking mould.
Pour the hot milk on the broken puff pastry.
Pipe the whipped cream on top of the puff pastry to cover the surface of the mould completely.
Bake for 15 minutes at 210 degree C.
When the cream turns brown on top, remove it from the oven and serve hot.

Serves 4

Pudina Chingri

Pudina Chingri
Pudina Chingri
Prawns prepared with mint leaves

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients
16 whole prawns, De-veined and cleaned
75 gm onion paste
25 gm ginger paste
25 gm green chilly paste
75 gm coconut paste
5 gm turmeric
25 gm mint leaves paste
25 gm mint leaves, chopped
salt to taste
75 ml mustard oil

Method
Apply little salt and turmeric to the prawns.
Heat oil in a kadai, saute the prawns lightly and remove.
In the same oil, add onion paste and ginger paste. Mix in the remaining ingredients, except chopped mint.
When the  is cooked, add the sauteed prawns, cook on low heat.
Check for the seasoning and adjust. Add the chopped mint and mix.
Serve hot with boiled rice.

Serves 4

Chicken And Bottle Gourd Roulade


Chicken And Bottle Gourd Roulade
Chicken And Bottle Gourd Roulade

Preparation Time: 1 Hour

Ingredients
1 bottle gourd, tender and one foot long
For the roulade
400 gm chicken mince
2 boiled egg whites, chopped finely
8 black olives
1 tbsp parsley, chopped
75 ml fresh cream
2 uncooked eggs
4 tbsp fresh breadcrumbs
salt as required
white pepper powder to taste
2 tbsp carrots, finely chopped
2 tbsp leeks, finely chopped
for the sauce
4 fresh tomatoes
half onion
6 cloves garlic
2 sprigs fresh thyme
4 black olives, chopped
3 tsp olive oil
salt to taste.black pepper powder to taste

Method
For the roulade

Peel the bottle gourd, scoop out the seeds inside, marinate with salt and keep aside.
Mix all the ingredient for the chicken roulade. Stuff the bottle gourd with this mixture.
Wrap the gourd in an aluminium foil.
Place it in a flat baking tray. Fill water about 2 inches high.
Cook it in an oven at 200 degree C for 30- 35 minutes till the chicken is cooked well, all through inside.

For the sauce
Blanch, peel, De- seed and finely chop the tomatoes.
Peel and chop onion and garlic.
In a frying pan please heat olive oil, and saute garlic and onions till transparent.
Add the chopped tomatoes; stir till the tomatoes are cooked.
Add fresh thyme and olives. Adjust seasoning.

To serve
Remove roulade from oven and peel off the foil. Cut the roulade into half inch slices and serve hot with sauce.
It goes well with buttered and cooked seasonal vegetables of your choice and mashed potatoes.

Serves 6