Bebinca (Layered cake)

BEBINCA (LAYERED CAKE)

Ingredients :

• 200 gm refined flour
• 10 egg yolks
• 500 gm sugar
• 200 ml coconut milk
• 5 gm nutmeg powder
• 200 gm butter

  Method:

1. Mix the coconut milk, flour, sugar, nutmeg and the egg yolks and make a batter.
2. Grease an oven proof dish with a spoonful of melted butter, pour 75 ml of batter into the dish and spread evenly.
3. Bake till golden brown. Spread another spoonful of butter and pour another 75 ml of batter over it and spread evenly.
4. Bake and repeat this until all the batter is used up.
5. Turn out the bebinca onto a wire rack. Cool and cut into slices before serving. 

Caramel custard

 CARAMEL CUSTARD

Ingredients :

• ½ litre milk
• 100 gms sugar
• 150 gms sugar for caramelizing
• 6 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla essence

  Method:

1. Caramelize 150 gms of sugar in a pan and keep aside. Now beat the egg yolks with sugar, add milk, essence and slightly beaten egg whites.
2. Put all this in a caramelized mould and steam till ready. 

Butter chicken

BUTTER CHICKEN

Ingredients :

• Chicken - 300 grams, cleaned and cut into small pieces
• Cinnamon- 2" pcs
• Salt - to taste
• Cashew & almond paste - a handful ground smoothly
• Ginger & garlic paste - 2 tspns
• Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
• Chilly powder - 2 tsp
• Coriander powder- 1 tspn
• Onion - one chopped
• Orange colour - 1 1/2 tsp
• Butter - 3 tspn
• Oil - 2 tspn
• Tomato puree - 2 tomatoes blended smoothly

  Method:

1. Fry onions in oil till transparent. Add cinnamon and let it fry.
2. Then add ginger & garlic paste along with a little water.
3. Stir continuously.
4. Add turmeric, chilly, coriander powder with salt and mix well.
5. Pour in tomato puree, cashew & almond paste - mix well with water.
6. When it starts to boil add the chicken which should be mixed with a little colour.
7. Then add sufficient water for the chicken to boil.
8. The gravy should get thick or according to your requirement. Before switching off add butter and serve hot with parathas.

Chicken Lollypops

CHIKEN LOLLYPOPS

Ingredients:

• Chicken wings- 16 nos.
• Batter
• Corn flour- 200gms
• Egg- 2 nos.
• Soyasouce- 5ml
• Salt- To taste
• Pepper- To taste
• Red colour- 5gms
• Oil- 100ml

Method:

1. Prepare chicken wings for lollypops.
2. Marinate with salt, pepper, and soyasauce.
3. Make a batter with cornflour eggs, salt, pepper.
4. Add colour, dip chicken wings into batter.
5. Deep fry the lollypops and serve hot.

Palak Paneer

PALAK PANEER

Ingredients:

• Spinach- 455gms
• Fenugreek leaves- 1/4th bunch
• Paneer- 115gms
• Ginger- Small piece
• Garlic- Few flakes
• Green chillies- 5gms
• Chilli powder- 5gms
• Coriander leaves- Few
• Fat- 30gms
• Salt- To taste

Method:

1. Cut Paneer into cubes.
2. Heat fat, fry paneer till pale brown and remove.
3. Grind together chilli powder, garlic and ginger.
4. Fry spices and whole green chillies.
5. Add washed and chopped spinach and fenugreek leaves saute.
6. Add salt cook quickly for few minutes. Add water if necessary.Cover and cook on a slow fire till spinach and fenugreek leaves are cooked. Mash well.
7. Add paneer cubes. Bring to boil and remove. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Introduction

Hi I am Sheetal Mandrekar. Welcome to my blog. Here you will find delicious and mouth watering Indian, Chinese, Goan recipes. These recipes are simple and easy to make. Please comment to give your valuable feedback.