Sunday, May 29, 2011

STEAMED FIVE SPICE CHICKEN



2 kg whole chicken

THINGS FOR MARINATE:

5 pips garlic blended
1 piece old ginger blended
5 shallots blended
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp five spice powder (Chinese)
1 tbsp shaoxing wine (Chinese cooking wine)

METHOD:

Rub marinate over the whole chicken &
keep for 1 hour.

Steam the chicken over high heat for 40 minutes.

Remove from heat & leave aside to cool before
cutting into serving pieces.

Arrange chicken  into a serving platter & serve.


FUDGY BROWNIES



100 gm butter
350 gm semi sweet chocolate chips
300 gm castor sugar
175 gm all purpose flour
100 chopped walnuts
(or any nuts of your choice)
1 tsp vanilla essence
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
3 eggs

Rectangular pan(greased)

Method:

Heat up oven to 350 degrees.
Using low heat melt butter &
chocolate chips, stirring constantly.
Beat in remaining ingredients except
nuts, until smooth.
Stir in nuts, spread in greased pan.
Bake for 30 minutes until center is set.
Leave to cool completely.
Cut into bars & serve.

Friday, May 27, 2011

YOUNG COCONUT SALAD



5 birds eye chilly chopped
4 shallots chopped
100 gm flesh of young coconut
(sliced)
1 tsp lime juice
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp mixed chopped nuts
Coriander leaves chopped

Method:

Mix all things together & adjust seasoning
to your taste & serve.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

CHICKEN SAMBAL (CHICKEN IN SPICY SAUCE)


A: 
chicken   500 gm cut
ginger  paste  1 tsp.
garlic paste     1 tsp.
turmeric powder  1/4 tsp.
salt       1/4 tsp.
( marinated &  fried)

B:
cinnamon  1 no
star anise  2 no
cardamom  2 no
cloves  2 no
lemon grass 1-2 no

C:
Things to grind:
2 onion big
1 1/2 inch ginger
5 pips garlic
10 dried chilies
( pre soaked)


D:
2 tomatoes sliced
1 onion big sliced
Salt   to taste
Sugar  1/4 tsp
Oil  for cooking
Water to cook

 METHOD:

Heat up oil fry  B  followed by  C  & stir
until raw smell goes off add little water to it .

Add tomatoes, fried chicken pieces, salt  &
 sugar cook into thick gravy, last add in sliced
 onion mix well

Serve  with rice, breads, noodles

Sunday, May 15, 2011

SEMOLINA CAKE



250 gm semolina
250 gm plain flour
300 gm sugar
200 gm butter
6 eggs
3 tsp baking powder
120 ml milk
½ cup almond chopped
1 tsp vanilla

Method:

Sift dry things.
Separate the eggs & beat the yolk.
Cream the butter & sugar  then
slowly add the yolk.
Stir in the flour, baking powder &
Semolina alternately with milk.
Then fold in the almonds.
Whisk egg white until stiff then fold
 into the mixture.
Add vanilla & pour mixture into a greased
baking  pan.
Bake in moderate oven for 40-45 minutes.