Cooking Dil Se...!!!: June 2010

Achari Paneer Tikka...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category: Kebabs N Rolls, Paneer Dishes, Starters

I am a big fan of tikkas and kebabs and trying them with different flavours is a very interesting task.So i made this "Achari Paneer Tikka" recently by using achar masala(Pickle spice powder) and some regular ingredients.Pickle is a must with food in many regions of India , so why not use it to make some other tasty dishes.This is a very quick,easy and tasty starter.I added whatever spices i found to make it more spicy but it will get its main taste from the achar/pickle spice powder.You can use any achar/pickle powder for it.I have used a homemade pickle spice powder, but if you do not have homemade achar/pickle powder you can even use readymade pickle spice powder as its very easily available in stores.

INGREDIENTS:

250 grams paneer (cottage cheese)
2 capsicum
2 tomatoes
1 cup yogurt
1 table spoon of homemade/readymade achar masala(Pickle spice powder)
1 tea spoon chilli powder(optional)
1/2 tea spoon turmeric powder
1 tea spoon amchur powder(dry mango powder)
1 tea spoon cumin powder
1/2 tea spoon chat masala
1/2 teaspoon sugar
salt
oil

METHOD:

Put the yogurt in a muslin cloth and tie a knot.Hung it for 1 hour so that all the water drips down from it.Cut the paneer intoone inch cubes.Similarly cut capsicum and tomatoes in one inch square pieces.

Take the hung yogurt in a bowl.Add chilli powder, turmeric powder,cumin powder,amchur powder, chat masala and achar/pickle spice powder,sugar and salt to it.Mix it well so that the spices get distributed evenly.Add the amount of spices according to your taste.Add 2 tea spoon oil also and mix.Marinade is ready.

Now take the paneer cubes and chopped tomato and capsicum pieces in a big bowl.Add the marinade mixture to it ans mix it well..Apply the marinade gently to the paneer cubes or else they tend to break.

Take some satay/skewer sticks.Take one stick and thread alternate layers of marinated capsicum, paneer cube and tomato.Repeat it with the other sticks.

Heat a tawa/griddle with little oil or a stone griller or tandoor and grill it for 2-3 mins on each side till done.

Serve hot.

Preparation Time: 20 mins

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Chinese Fritters(Pakodas)...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category: Chicken Dishes, Evening Snacks

In this daysits a real treat to have hot pakodas/fritters with a cup of hot masala tea or coffee when its raining heavily outside.But sometimes you get bored with the same taste of pakodas,so i am here with some different type of pakodas.Chinese pakodas.I like chinese food sometimes, so decided to prepare chinese pakodas using all ingredients used for chinese cooking and outcome was superb.Got very cripsy, little spicy and tasty pakodas.I am sure if you all try this chinese fritters, you all will love them.

INGREDIENTS:

11/2 cup shredded cabbage
1/2 cup grated carrot
3/4 cup sliced capsicum(thin long slices)
50 grams hakka noodles
2 table spoon rice flour
2 table spoon besan(cheakpea flour)
1/2 cup cornflour
2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce ( or soya sauce + chilli sauce)
1 tea spoon chilli flakes
1 table spoon schezwan sauce
2 table spoon roasted sesame seeds
2 tea spoon tomato ketchup
1 tea spoon sugar
salt
oil

METHOD:

Heat water in a utensil and when it starts boiling add salt and 1 tea spoon oil.Then add the noodles and cook till done.Drain thee water and keep them under running cold water.Let them cool.

Take a bowl and take all the sliced vegetables in it.Mix them well and then add worcestershire sauce,chilli flakes, schezwan sauce, sugar, salt, tomato ketchup and mix it well so that all the veges get coated well with the sauces.

Then add rice flour and besan and mix it well again.Add boiled noodles and mix them well with the mix.Noodles help to bind the mixture well as well they give a good taste.Now when the mixture is evenly mixed add the cornflour.Add the cornflour just to get a perfect binding means proper firm balls must be made of the mixture. You can increase or decrease the amount of cornflour added.

Heat oil and make put 1 table spoon of mixture at a time to form small fritters.Fry them till little golden brown and crispy.

Serve them hot with tomato sweet-chilli sauce.

Preparation Time: 20 mins

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Creamy Mushroom Soup...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category: Mushroom Dishes, Soups

Hi my dear friends...hope u all r doing well...i was not able to post from last many days, but now i will try to be regular...Rainy season has started here in Goa and its been raining heavily from past couple of days here, so what can be better than a hot soup on a cold rainy evening.I have made this mushroom soup using very few and easily available ingredients...Enjoy this hot tasty soup in this rainy days.

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups sliced button mushrooms
2 sliced onions
1 tea spoon fresh grated ginger
1/2 cup milk
2-3 tea spoon cornflour
2 table spoons of butter
4-5 cups vegetable/chicken stalk(or 1 vegetable seasoning powder cube)
1 tea spoon fresh pepper powder
salt
parsley(optional)
grated cheese(optional)

METHOD:

Heat a pan and add little butter, then saute the sliced onions on it till soft and then add 1n1/2 cups of sliced mushrooms and ginger and saute till they become soft and onion becomes brown.Add cornflour to the milk and stir it.Add this paste to the sauted onions and mushrooms and cook for 3-4 mins stiring countinously.

Let this mixture get cooled.Then grind it to a fine paste.Add vegetable/chicken stalk to it and mix it.Cook it on a medium flame for few mins.Add salt and pepper powder according to your taste.Cook till this mixture gets boiled and gets the required soup consistency.

Heat the remaining butter in a pan.Shallow fry the remaining sliced mushrooms till brown and crisp on both sides.

When the soup is ready garnish it with parsley, grated cheese and crisp fried mushrooms.Serve hot.

Preparation Time : 15 mins

NOTE: If vegetable stalk is not available, add the vegetable seasoning cube powder to water and cook it for 3-4 mins and then use it as stalk.

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First Blog Anniversary With Chocolate Ganache Cake(Eggless)...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category: Cakes N Cookies, Desserts

Hello my dear blogger friends....My blog turns out one today so i am very happy....One year went so fast, in this time i got many new friends cause of it and got to learn many new things also.So on this happy occasion i have a special chocolate ganche cake for you all.I am not a cake expert and i am very new to icing cakes so i have made this cake very simple.I had made this cake few weeks back and had not got time to post it , but now happy as got a better chance to post it....I am not a expert in cake icing, m just in the begining phase so did what ever felt for this cake.I had some special kids as my guests so wanted to make something chocolaty, so made this cake.I had just 2 hours to make it.I made the cake and it took time to get cooled so i had just 15 mins for the icing so did whatever i felt.I first gave a layer of vanilla butter cream icing at its sides and then poured hot ganche over it.Had not time to cool the ganache fully so it dripped down till the end of of the edge or else it had to be on half of the edge only.I mostly prefer eggless cake and loved this cake.The basic sponge had turned out very soft and with ganache it tasted superb.

INGREDIENTS:

For The Rich Eggless Chocolate sponge

200 gms condensed milk
1/2 cup milk
1 cup(100 gms) maida(flour)
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup(75 gms) oil
1 tea spoon baking powder
1/2 tea spoon baking soda
1 tea spoon vanilla essence

METHOD:

I had followed this main chocolate sponge recipe from nita mehtas cakes and cookies and it turned out really soft and tasty.Sieve flour, baking powder and baking soda together.keep it aside.In a big bowl beat oil, sugar, essence till well mixed. Add cocoa powder and beat again.Add milk and condensed milk and again beat well.Sometimes the mixture tends to curdle up so that time beat it over hot water.

Now add flour in two-three batches, mixing well after each addition.Beat for 4-5 mins till mixture is light and fluffy and of soft dropping consistency.Can add more milk to adjust its consistency.

grease a 6 inch round tin and preheat the oven to 150 degrees.Pout this batter in this greased tin and bake at 150 degrees for 55-60 mins.Insert knife and check if it comes out clean.After 5-10 mins invert it on wire rack and cool.Below i have put a pic of baked chocolate sponge.

CAKE ICING

For Vanila Butter-Cream Icing:

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter(at room temp)
2 table spoon clarified ghee
2 table spoon low fat fresh cream
3-4 table spoon powdered sugar
3-4 table spoon icing sugar
1 tea spoon vanila essence

Method:

First cut the cake in the center to form to round slices.Whip all ingredients in the frosting until thick and frosting holds peaks.Apply a layer of butter cream icing on the lower half of the cake and close the other half on top of it.Apply the remaining butter-cream frosting on the side of the cake using a spatulla.Level it to form a uniform layer.Refrigerate it for 20 mins.

For Ganache:

150 grams dark cooking chocolate cut in small pieces
100grams fresh cream( i used amul low fat cream)

For Other Icing:

Glazed cherries
cashewnut cut in thin shivers or grated white chocolate
dark chocolate shaving

Method:

Heat cream using water bath and then when it just starts boiling add the chocolate pieces and let them melt fully.Mix nicely to remove all lumps.Let it cool for 10 mins.

Remove the cake from refrigerator.Apply little ganache on top.This layer is important as it helps to make the top layer smooth.Spread it nicely on top, do not allow it to drip down now.Refrigerate it for 10 mins.Pic of this stage i have shown below.

Then remove the cake out and pour the ganache generously on the top of the cake.Let it flow down the vanilla-buttercream icing naturally to form a beautiful pattern.It should a smooth layer on top.

Refrigerate it for 10 more mins and then sprinkle thin slices of cashewnuts along its border and then decorate it with remaining vanila buttercream icing , galzed cherries and chocolate shavings.

Enjoy the cake...

Preparation Time : 3 hours

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