Japanese Cheese Cake

Ingredients:

• Milk - 125ml
• Cream Cheese - 125g
• Butter - 30g
• Egg Yolks - 3
• Cake Flour - 30g
• Corn Starch - 10g
• Egg Whites - 3
• Cream of Tartar -  1/4 tsp
• Sugar - 60g

Method  to Prepare :

•  Melt cream cheese, butter and milk over a double boiler,Cool &  fold in the flour, cornstarch, egg    yolks,and mix well.
•  Whip egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy. Add in the sugar and whip until soft peaks form. Gently fold the egg white mixture into the cream cheese mixture.
• Pre-heat oven at 190'C for 10 minutes
•  Pour into a lightly greased square pan lined with parchment paper and bake at 160'C in a water bath for 45 minutes or until set and golden brown.
•  Refrigerate for 2-3 hours & serve cold

Tips:

• A very tasty,soft,light & moist cake,
• A bit of a process but end product is worth a try,
• Tastes best when consumed within 24 hours

Popcorn Chicken - Homestyle

Ingredients :

• Boneless Chicken Cubes - 500gms
• Cornflour - 100gms
• Maida - 50gms
• Red`Chilli Powder - 2 Tsp
• Aamchur Powder - 1 Tsp
• Pepper Powder - 1 Tsp
• Plain Cornflakes - 250gms
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying - 500ml

Method to prepare :

• In a bowl take 50gms cornflour,1 Tsp chilli powder,salt,1 Tsp pepper powder mix these ingredients along with chicken cubes and keep it aside.
• Take a bowl and make a batter with 50gms cornflour, 50gms maida & salt by adding  little water
• Put the cornflakes in a plastic bag,take a rolling pin and crush them coarsely
• Heat the oil in a frying pan
• Now take the chicken cubes, dip it in the batter,roll it all over in the coarsely crushed cornflakes and start deep frying them in hot oil, put the fried chicken cubes on a tissue paper
• Once fried,make a mix out of 1 Tsp chilli powder,1 Tsp Aamchur powder & salt, sprinkle the powder on the fried chicken cubes and toss it well.
• Serve hot

Mini Chicken Kievs

Ingredients :

• Boneless Chicken - 500gms
• Green chilli - 6 nos.
• Ginger - 1 inch piece
• Garlic - 8 pods
• Onion - 1 Small
• Red chilli powder - 1/2 Tsp
• Salt To Taste
• Cornflour - 2 tsps
• Chopped Coriander
• Eggs - 1 No.
• Cheese cubes(1/2 inch by 1/2 inch) - 25 Nos.
• Dried Bread Crumbs - 200gms
• Oil for deep frying - 300ml

Method To prepare :

• Take the chicken,chillies,ginger,garlic,onion,chilli powder, salt and blend it in a mixer to make a rough mince mixture(not very smooth)
• To the mince mixture add chopped coriander & cornflour.
• Now take the cheese cubes one-by-one ,make small balls of the mince and keep the cheese cube one in each mince ball
• In a bowl keep the beaten egg,in another bowl keep the bread crumbs
• Take the meat balls dip it in egg,roll it in bread crumbs
• Heat a frying pan with oil
• Deep fry the balls in the oil to make tasty ,juicy,cheesy chicken kieves
• Serve Hot

Fried Florets

                                               Fried Florets  -- Best snacks for a starter
 

Ingredients :

Cauliflower - 1 large flower
Cornflour - 50 Gms
Maida - 100 Gms
Aamchur / Chaat Masala Powder - 1 Tsp
Pepper Powder - 1/2 Tsp
Oil for deep frying
Salt to taste

Method to cook:

• Cut the cauliflower into small flowers,wash and soak in boiling water with a little salt for about 5 minutes and drain the water in strainer completely

• Make a batter with cornflour,maida,masala powder,pepper powder,salt and water to make it into a coating consistency

• Heat about 300ml oil in a frying pan

• Dip each floret in the batter and drop it in oil, fry till golden color and drain out excess oil on tissue paper

Serve hot with tomato ketchup