Monthly Archives: January 2012

Zarda (Recipe 2 with Meva, Rasbharis and Kalakand)

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This is a special recipe for Zarda. We have added different dry fruits, rasbharis and kalakand to make it delicious, more flavorful, rich and royal ……

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Ingredients:

FOR ZARDA

  • ½ cup ghee
  • 4 cloves
  • Few strands of saffron/ few drops of yellow food colour
  • 4 glass water
  • 1 cup sugar/ sugar to taste
  • 2 big cardamoms
  • 2 small cardamoms
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 glass basmati rice (rinsed and soaked at least for 20 minutes)

FOR MEWA AND TOPPING:

  • 1 cup peeled almonds (the best way to peel almonds without hassle is, take a microwave safe bowl and put some almonds in it, add sufficient water and microwave for about 5 minutes. Strain and discard the water. Soak them for 5 more minutes in cold water. Now you can easily peel almonds by pressing them between your index finger and thumb)
  • ½ cup pistachios
  • ½ cup sliced coconut
  • 1 cup small rasbharis (chhoti cham cham)(available of South Asian Mithai shops)
  • ¼ cup kalakand (cut into small cubes)
  • ½ cup petha (sliced)
  • ½ cup ghee
  • ½ cup sultanas
  • 2 cardamoms
  • ¼ cup orange peel (sliced thin)

Procedure:

-First we will prepare zarda rice.

-Heat oil and add garam masala. When it begins to splatter add rice and stir for about 5 seconds. Add water and sugar. Let it boil and set.

-When rice is cooked and tender, remove from flame.

-For mewa, heat ghee and fry peeled almonds, pistachios, cardamom and sultanas for 1 minute. Now add coconut and orange peel, stir and remove it from the flame.

-Add it on the top of the zarda rice and mix.

-Take it out in a plate and garnish with rasbharis, petha and kalakand. Serve hot.

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Ayesha’s Kitchen Special Kheer

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Ayesha’s Kitchen Special Kheer is a refined recipe. I have created this recipe after listening to many people. Try this at home and treat yourself with the most indulging and rich taste of kheer ……

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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup basmati rice (rinsed and soaked in water)
  • Water for boiling rice
  • 1 ½ litre. Milk
  • 1 cup water
  • 6 – 8 tbspns raw sugar/ sugar
  • 8 small green cardamoms (crushed)
  • ½ cup almonds (slivered)
  • ½ cup pistachios (slivered)
  • 2 – 4 chaandi ke warq

Procedure:

-Boil water and add rice. Strain and discard the water and keep the boiled rice aside.

-Boil milk and add crushed cardamom, rice, sugar and half of the almonds and pistachios.

-Cook covered on low heat for about 2 – 3 hours. Use non-stick pan.

-When the rice is mixed with milk and it gives a pinkish orangish colour, it means your kheer is ready.

-Dish is out and refrigerate for about 6 hours. Garnish with some chaandi ka warq, almonds and pistachios. Serve.

Chicken Al a Kiev (My dad’s recipe)

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You must have heard “like mother, like daughter” but in my case it is “Like father, like daughter”. Cooking is my dad’s passion and here I am going to tell you his secret recipe for Chicken Al a Kiev, this recipe is just like Colonel’s fried chicken recipe, you eat it, you like it but when you make it you dont get it rite because it is a blend of some selected spices and sauces……. In our family, many people have tried to make it but they didn’t get it rite, some of them have even tried it thrice but still no luck, so this recipe is for all of them, Guys, now you can make this tasty French delicacy at home by following this simple recipe ….

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Ingredients:

FOR MARINATION:

  • 3 chicken breasts (single pieces, skinless and boneless)
  • Salt
  • Cracked black pepper
  • 2 tbspns soy sauce

FOR WHITE SAUCE

  • 2 tbspns olive oil
  • 100 gms butter
  • 100 gms flour
  • ½ litre milk
  • ¼ cup water

FOR AL A KIEV

  • 2 carrots (peeled)
  • 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
  • ½ cup sliced green olives
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ tspn red chilli flakes
  • Some salt and pepper to season

Procedure:

-Cut chicken breasts into thin slices and in a mixing bowl marinade it for 30 minutes.

-For white sauce, mix milk and water and keep it aside. Melt some butter in a sauce pan and add flour. Cook the flour for 2 minutes with constant stirring and gradually add the milk with constant stirring. Avoid lumps.

-Now you will notice that the sauce is getting thick. Remove from heat and keep it aside.

-Now in a separate pan, heat 2 tbspns of olive oil and fry the marinated chicken strips. Add carrots when the chicken changes its colour. Add ½ cup of water and cook it covered until the carrots get tender.

-Add chilli flakes and mushrooms. Cook for about 2 minutes on medium heat. Introduce the white sauce to the chicken and mix well. Add olives and remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper.

-Garnish with some left over carrot and olives and serve hot with French bread.

Ayesha’s Kitchen Special Sevayyan (with khoya)

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This is Ayesha’s Kitchen special recipe for vermicelli…… It is a Pakistani dessert which is often served on Eid – ul – Fitr and other occasions……

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Ingredients:

  • 160 gms vermicelli (Bareek Sevayyan)
  • 4 tbspns sugar
  • 4 tbspns raw sugar (Shakkar/ gur)
  • 2 ltrs. Milk
  • 1 cup raw khoya (unsweetened Barfi/ Kalakand) (Easily available at South Asian Mithai shops)
  • 1 tbspn cardamom seeds (crushed)
  • ¼ cup almonds (slivered) (for garnishing)
  • 2 tbspns crushed pistachios (for garnishing)
  • Chaandi ka warq (Edible silver foil)

Procedure:

-Boil 1 litre milk and add cardamom seeds. Add vermicelli and mix well. Now add khoya and sugar. Mix well. Now when you notice that the mixture is getting thick, add rest of the milk and let it cook on medium heat until you get the desired consistency.

-Take it out in a bowl. Garnish with some pistachios, almonds and chandi ka warq. Serve hot ot refrigerate for at least 6 hrs for serving it as dessert.