Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Mushroom delight

MUSHROOM DELIGHT [V]
Category:
vegetarian

Cooking Experience: Requires basic experience in cooking usually recommended for good cooks though not experts

Ingredients
  • Mushroom - 1 pkt
  • Cream - 1 cup
  • Cashew Nuts- 1 Cup (soaked in water)
  • Spring Onions
  • garlic finely chopped
  • onion finely chopped
  • aniseed(sombu)- 1 tea spoon
  • red chilly powder (Kashmiri chilli preferably)- 2 table spoons
  • white pepper powder- 1 table spoon
  • salt to taste
  • oil or ghee
This is a party dish, quite rich.

Method of Preparation
  • Heat oil/ghee in a wok for 2 minutes
  • Add the aniseeds & finely chopped garlic
  • Stir for two minutes until the garlic gives out its aroma
  • Add the finely chopped onions and fry until golden brown
  • Add the mushrooms & stir well
  • Grind the soaked cashew nuts to a fine paste
  • Add the cream and cashew nut paste into the wok and let the mushroom get cooked in low flame for about five minutes. If your mixture seems quite dry in the wok beware to add a little water
  • Now add the chilly powder ,white pepper and salt to taste and let it cook for another ten minutes in low flame
  • now add a part of the finely chopped spring onions to it
Method of Presentation
  • Transfer the contents from the wok into a serving bowl
  • Add finely chopped spring onions
  • Place a spoon of whipped cream in the center
  • sprinkle fried cashew nuts
  • serve hot with chappati/roti/pulka/rice

Monday, January 14, 2008

Cooking A Gift !!

Classic Cooking is a talent, a gift bestowed by god on few people alone. My strong passion for cooking has given me the drive for this new blog. This will be a place where classic ends of multi cuisine converge.
to begin with my first recipe is a sweet ...it s an exemplary Indian sweet

RASA MALAI

Ingredients
  • 1 ½ cup sugar
  • 1 ½ litre milk
  • 1-cup milk powder
  • 1 ½ tbsp baking powder
  • 1 egg(Optional)
  • 1-cup cream
  • a few almonds,Cashew Nuts,Pista,saffron
Method of Preparation :
Boil milk, add sugar, and thicken to half the quantity. Keep it aside. Mix milk powder and baking powder. Break the egg on to this mixture (optional but when done can yield better softness...common guys cakes have egg too right? ), now knead the mixture lightly into the dough with wet hands, and make small balls, flatten the balls slightly with the palm of your hand. Now keep the thickened milk on slow fire and put the small balls into it. Let them cook for 10 minutes, remove and cool. Add beaten cream and sprinkle small pieces of almond,cashew nuts,Pista and saffron on top. Serve chilled.

Relish ...Will Keep Posting!!