Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Butter biscuit

Ingredients:
Butter - 1/2 cup
Icing Sugar - 1/2 cup
Baking powder- 1/4 tsp
All purpose flour - 1 1/4 cup
Salt a pinch

Method


Preheat the oven to 350 degree C.
1. Mix butter and sugar in mixing bowl with a fork to get a creamy texture.
2. Mix well the salt,baking powder and flour.
3. Add everything together , make a dough like chapathi dough.
Make a soft dough.The dough should be slightly sticky on your finger.
(adjust flour and sugar to get the dough consistency).
4. Place an aluminium foil on a baking tray. Make small balls , slightly flatten it and place it on the baking tray and bake for just 8 - 10 minutes depending upon your oven.
5.Remove the biscuit once it starts leaving the tray. 
Let it cool and then store in air tight container.
Butter biscuit is ready!

Friday, November 12, 2010

CHICKEN FRIED RICE

Chicken 65:

INGREDIENTS:
Chicken (boneless) - 1/2 Kg
Ginger & Garlic Paste - 3-4
Salt - As per taste
Chilly powder - 1 and 1/2 spoon
Gram masala -1 and 1/2 spoon
Turmeric powder - 1/4 spoon
Rice flour - 4-5 spoon
Corn flour - 3-4 spoon
food colouring (red) - 1/4 spoon
Oil - To fry the chicken
Vinegar or Lemon juice - 1 spoon

PREPARATION :
* Cut the chicken into small cubes.
* Now add all the above mentioned item to the chicken and mix well.
* Keep it in fridge for 1/2 hr.
* Then heat oil in a pan and add the chicken and fry it.

FRIED RICE:

Ingredients :
Chicken - ( 200 grms) Deep fried as told in the recipe.
Spring Onions - 2 ( Chopped finely)
Capsicum - green colour ( Chopped length wise)
Green chilly - 3 ( chopped)
Ginger and garlic  - 2 tsp(chopped finely)
cabbage - 50 grms
Carrot - 1 (chopped)
Beans - 50 grms(chopped)
Onion-1 no(chopped)
Oil - 5 tsp
Salt - To taste
White Pepper powder -1 spoon
Sugar - 1/2 spoon
Soya sauce - 1 to 2 tsp
Ajinomoto - 2 pinch
Basmathi rice - 1 cup cooked. ( With 1 : 2 water and rice ratio) and cool it.

Preparation :
*First prepare the chicken as mentioned, then cut it into small pieces as shown below
* Then take a pan, add the oil, then add the spring onions and fry it, then add the capsicums,carrot,beans,onions and fry for few mins, then add the green chillies and fry it.
* Then add te ginger and garlic paste and fry till the raw smell disappears.
* Now add the cooked and cooled rice to the pan, and mix well.
* Now add the Ajinomoto and soya sauce and salt and mix together.
* Add the prepared chicken to the rice.
* Mix well and serve.



SPONGE CAKE

Ingredients :
All purpose flour - 1 1/2 cup
Baking powder - 1/4 tsp
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Unsalted butter - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1cup
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Buttermilk - 1/4 cup
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
Eggs - 2
Preparation :

* Preheat oven to 350F . Grease a  pan with butter.

*First cream the butter and sugar in the bowl using an electric mixer for 4 to 6 minutes at medium speed until light and fluffy.
*Add one egg, beat for few minutes then followed by the next.
*You may add the lemon juice,  vanilla and buttermilk to this and mix for few seconds.

*Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl and keep aside.
*Now add flour and beat again.

*Pour the batter in the  pan, smooth the top .
*Bake for 55 to 60 minutes.