Sunday 7 October 2012

Chicken Sheekh Kebabs


Ingredients :
  • Boneless Chicken - 500 gms
  • Red Chilli Powder - 1 Tsp
  • Corn flour - 2 Tsps
  • Pepper Powder - 1 Tsp
  • Green Chillis - 3-4 Nos.
  • Coriander Powder - 1/2 Tsp
  • Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Onion - 1 Small
  • Ginger - 1 inch piece
  • Garlic - 8-9 cloves
  • Chopped Coriander - 1 Tbsp
  • Chopped Mint Leaves - 1 Tsp
  • Salt as per taste
Method to Prepare :
  • Wash the chicken ,drain off the excess water & keep it aside
  • In a mixer/grinder blend the Red Chilli Powder,Pepper Powder, Green Chillies,Coriander Powder,Garam Masala Powder,Onion,Ginger & Garlic together finely
  • Now grind in the boneless chicken pieces into the masala paste coarsely
  • To the chicken+masala mix add in Chopped Coriander,Chopped Mint Leaves,Corn flour& salt,mix well
  • Take a ball of the chicken and roll it into long kebab rolls,place them on a tray,refrigerate for 1/2 hour
  • Microwave on high for 5 minutes,take it from the oven(at this stage the sheekh kebab gets its shape and firmness)
  • Now heat flat pan,add a little oil,place the kebabs on the pan and start cooking
  • Cook turning from time to time so that they get cooked evenly all around.
  • Brush with butter or oil at regular intervals.
Tips:
Serve with mint chutney

Banana Bundt Cake




Ingredients :
  • All Purpose Flour - 100 gms
  • Butter - 100 gms
  • Sugar(powdered)- 100 gms
  • Eggs - 3
  • Baking Powder - 1 Tsp
  • Vanilla Essence - 1 Tsp
  • Cocoa Power - 1 Tsp
  • Very ripe Bananas mashed- 2 medium sized
  • Milk - 3 to 4 Tsps

Method to Prepare :
  • Grease & dust a baking mold and keep it aside
  • (Dry ingredients):-Sieve the all purpose flour,baking powder & cocoa powder & keep it aside
  • Cream butter & sugar till light & fluffy
  • (Wet Ingredients):-Beat the eggs,vanilla essence & milk in a seperate bowl till frothy
  • Now add the wet mixture into the creamed butter sugar mix,beat well,slowly start folding in the dry ingredients mix into it,beat well
  • Pre-heat an oven at 100'C for 5 minutes
  • Pour in the cake batter into the dusted mold & place on center rack
  • Bake the cake at 180'C for 20-25 minutes
  • Cool it to room temperature and invert it onto a serving tray
Tips:
I use the grill mode for extra browning & crispiness in the top for about 3 minutes at 180'C after the cake is baked,its worked fine