Author: Minal

2 slices of brown or white bread, 20-25 shrimps or prawns, 40gms cornflour, 1 green chilli, finely chopped, 2 tbsp chopped greens of spring onion, 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves, 1 tbsp red chilli paste, (or use red chilli powder), 1 egg, Salt and pepper to taste, Sesame seeds for coating, Oil for frying. Method:… Continue reading Spicy Shrimp Toast

Ingredients: 2 cups coconut milk, 1/2 cup rice flour, 2-3 tbsp cornflour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tsp vanilla essence, 1 tsp orange food color. Method: Heat coconut milk in a saucepan. Then add sugar and stir continously with a whisk and cook till sugar is dissolved and coconut milk is hot, do not boil. In… Continue reading Coconut and Rice Pudding

Ingredients: 250 gms boneless chicken breasts, boiled and diced, 1 tbsp mayonnaise, 1 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated, 1 tbsp creamy Caesar salad dressing (optional), 1 tsp garlic, finely chopped, 2 tsp lemon juice, 5 Romaine or Iceburg Lettuce leaves, Black olives, sliced (as per your taste), 2 tbsp chopped greens of spring onions (scallions), Salt… Continue reading Caesar Chicken Salad

Ingredients: 250 gms paneer, cut into cubes, 2 small onions, chopped, 2 small tomatoes, chopped, 2 small green chillies, finely chopped, 3 dry red chillies, broken into flakes, 8-10 cloves garlic, finely chopped, 2″ ginger pieces, finely chopped, 3 tsp cumin seeds (jeera), 1 1/2 tsp coriander seeds (dhania), 1 tsp peppercorns, 1 tbsp kasoori… Continue reading Kadhai Paneer (Stir Fried Cottage Cheese)

Ingredients: (Prepares 2 tall glasses of coffee) 3 cups milk, 1 cup thick cream, 2 tsp coffee powder, 3-4 tbsp sugar. Method: Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend on high speed for 15 minutes or till the coffee is nice creamy and thick.

Ingredients: 2 tbsp honey, 1 tsp lime juice, 1 tbsp fish sauce, (optional) 1 tbsp red chilli sauce, 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic. Method: Mix all the ingredients and let it rest for some time, so that all the flavors blend well with each other.

Ingredients: 250 gms boneless chicken, cut into cubes, 1 large onion, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 3 green chillies, 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves, 6-8 cloves of garlic, 2″ ginger, 3 cloves (laung), 2 small pieces of cinnamon (dalchini), Salt to taste and 1/4 cup oil. Method: Marinate the chicken with salt and lemon juice for… Continue reading Chicken Cafreal (Goan recipe)

Ingredients: 200gms tofu, cut into cubes, 1 capsicum, cut into 8 equal pieces, 1 cup thick curd, 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1/2 tsp chat masala, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 3/4 tsp red chilli powder, Salt to taste. Skewers. For the masala- 1 onions, finely chopped, 1 tomato, cut into halves and then into 8 equal… Continue reading Tofu Tikka Masala

Ingredients: 1 cup grated cabbage, Besan or gramflour for binding, 1 green chilli, 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp poppy seeds (khus khus), 1 tsp sesame seeds (white til), 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves, Oil for frying. Method: In a mixing bowl, combine all… Continue reading Cabbage Wadi or Tikki

Ingredients: 2 cups khoya, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1/2 cup cashew nut powder, 2 tbsp cocoa powder or drinking chocolate, Chocolate wrappers. Method: Heat a non-stick frying pan, add khoya and sugar to it. Lower the flame and cook by stirring continuously till the sugar melts and the mixture boils and thickens. Now add the… Continue reading Chocolate Balls