Thursday, October 25, 2007

Mutter Paneer Butter Masala


Serving Size: 4 people

Ingredients:


Recipe:
  1. Ground into paste 1 cup chopped onions,1 piece giner, 5 to 6 garlic cloves and 2 tablespoons cashew nuts
  2. Heat the oil in a pan, add the paste (prepared in #1) and cook till it is light brown in color .
  3. Add the red chili powder and tomato puree and cook for a few minutes.
  4. Add the cumin (jeera) powder, garam masala and 1/2 cup of water and cook for some time till the oil separates from the masala . Keep aside .
  5. In another pan, melt the butter, add the Fenugreek (Methi) seeds and onions cook till the onions are lightly browned .
  6. Add this to the tomato gravy, along with the green peas, honey, milk, whipped cream, paneer and salt and allow it to come to a boil .
  7. Serve hot with rotis

Hot Artichoke Spread


Serving Size: 6 people

Ingredients:

Recipe:
  1. Heat oven to 300 to 350 F
  2. Mix all ingredients and keep into baking plate
  3. Bake 20 minutes or until lightly browned .
  4. Serve with tortilla chips

Hummus Vegetable Dip


Serving Size: 6 people

Ingredients:

  • 1 can chickpeas, rinsed and well drained
  • 5 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup tahini ( Sesame seed paste )
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 to 2 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Few drops not pepper sauce
  • Assorted cut up fresh vegetables
  • Pita bread wedges
Recipe:
  1. In blender container, place chick peas, 5 tablespoons lemon juice, water, tahini, 2 tablespoons olive oil, garlic and cumin salt process until mixture is thick and creamy.
  2. Season to taste with salt, black pepper and hot pepper sauce ,if desired . Adjust consistency with additional water .
  3. Transfer to bowl and cover refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving .
  4. Serve with vegetables and pita bread .

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Fruit Custard


Serving Size: 10 people

Ingredients:

  • 1 gallon whole milk .
  • 1 pint "half and half" milk .
  • 2 cups of sugar .
  • 3 to 4 tablespoon of vanilla custard powder.
  • 3 Bananas
  • 2 Apples
  • 3 Oranges
  • 2 Pomegranate
  • 1 cup green grapes
  • 1 cup red grapes
Recipe:
  1. Boil milk in a big pan.Make sure you stir it well the whole time.
  2. Now add custard powder into a bowl of cold milk and stir the 2 well.
  3. Then put the custard powder mixture into hot boiling milk and boil for 1 to 2 minutes .
  4. Cut all fruits into small pieces and put into custard milk .
  5. Keep the mix in the refrigerator.
  6. Serve cold

Russian Salad


Serving Size: 10 people

Ingredients:

  • 2 cup carrot .
  • 2 cup french beans.
  • 2 cup green peas .
  • 1 big size apple .
  • 1 can pineapple .
  • 4 cup whipping cream.
  • 3 cup mayonnaise sauce
  • salt and pepper to taste
Recipe:
  1. Cut carrot and french beans into cubes and then boil the carrot and french beans for 5 minutes. Cut apple into cubes and pineapple too .
  2. Take whipping cream and mayonnaise sauce and mix it well .
  3. Take bowl put vegetables and fruit in that and add whipping cream mixture,salt and pepper to it and mix it nicely .
  4. Serve cold .