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Minty Egg yolk croquettes
Recipe adapted from here
Serving 4
4 egg yolk
Hot Water for steaming the yolk
1 egg whipped for coating
Seasoning:
1/2 cup Bread crumb
Few sprigs of chopped mint , sea salt to taste, 1/2 tsp black pepper powder, 1/2 tsp red chilly flakes
Oil for frying
Chopped mint for garnishing
Method:
STEP 1:
Boil water in a deep pan. When it starts boiling lower the flame to lowest. Now slide over the single yolk in the simmering water. Count to 10 and remove it from the water. You will notice a thin skin has formed on the outer part of yolk.
Take it out very delicately. Repeat the process with remaining 3 yolks.
STEP 2:
Prepare the seasoning by mixing bread crumbs with chopped mint, sea salt, black pepper powder & chilly flakes.
Whip the egg.
STEP 3:
Coat the prepared yolk in the egg and then with seasoning. Deep fry it.
Onion & Cheese Tarts
This tartlets recipe has been adapted from Divine taste.I am following this recipe since many years. And it has never failed me on my first try also.Two little words are more than enough to describe this tart ,CRISP & DELICIOUS to the core.
You will need 6 tartlets tins, approximately 10 cm in diameter & 2 cm deep. If you don’t have this size not to worry. Use whatever is available.Servings can be more or less depending on the size.
Servings: 6 Tarts
For the Tart dough
225gm or 1 1/2 cups + 2 tbsp plain flour
1/2 tsp salt
110 gm or 1/4 cup Butter (chilled & then cubed & again freeze for few minutes)
60 ml or 1/4 cup milk
For Filling:
1 Onion sliced
1 Tomato sliced
8-10 pickled jalapenos (opt)
3 -4 cheese slices or 6 tbsp chedar cheese (I had Low fat cheese slice with me so I used that)
6 tbsp tomato ketchup
6 pinches each of crushed black pepper & salt
First of all we start making the the Tart dough. Please carefully read each and every step before starting. And please try to take accurate measurement. This the key to success for this tart.
- Cut the butter into cubes. Freeze again if it is soft. We need completely cold butter.
- In the food processor with chop blade put flour & salt. Pulse for a sec.Add in the chilled butter and pulse again 2 to 3 times until the mixture resembles bread crumbs. Take out in a large bowl & add in milk. Now with light hands mix to form a bowl.
4.Now divide the chilled dough into 6 equal parts
Chicken Shashlik
INGREDIENTS:-
200gms Chicken breast cut into cubes (approximately 1 cup)
1 Onion, 1 tomato & 1 capsicum cubed
Oil for brushing
6 – 7 Bamboo sticks
MARINATION:-
2 tbsp Curd
1 Lemon
1tsp Ginger Garlic paste
1tsp Red Chilly powder
1/4tsp tumeric powder
1/2tsp coriander powder
1tsp tandoori masala (optional)
1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
1 tsp Oil
Salt to taste
METHOD:-
- Marinate the Chicken with all the marination spices
- Mix well with the Fork and keep it in fridge for minimum 2 hours(overnight is best)
- Now take a bamboo stick and insert first cubed capsicum, onion, tomato and chicken.Repeat till the entire stick is full. Repeat the process with all the sticks.
- Grill on a pre heated oven at 200 degrees for 50 – 60 minutes.Keep brushing from with oil on both sides.The vegetable will shrink a little and chicken little browned when ready.