Pumpkin pie

Pumpkin pie

Pie Ingredients:

Refined flour  (sieved)                     1/2 kg

Butter  (saltless)                               100 grams

Castor sugar                                      1 cup

Baking powder                                  1 pinch

Filling Ingredients:

Pumpkins                                            1/2 kg

Fresh cream                                       1 cup

Castor sugar                                       2 cups

Cinnamon  (powdered)                      1/2 tsp

Eggs                                                     4

Dry fruits (chopped)                           for garnishing 

Method:

• Mix pie ingredients and using water knead into hard dough.
• Roll out dough and set in a pie dish.
• Spread greased paper over pie; place kidney beans or chickpeas on it so that it doesn't rise from center.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200C for 20 minutes and remove.
• Boil pumpkins and mash; add all ingredients except dry fruits.
• Layer on top of pie and garnish with dry fruits.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200C for 15 minutes.
• Serve and enjoy PUMPKIN PIE.

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Macaroni Pie

Macaroni Pie

Ingredients:
Elbow macaroni (boiled)               500 grams
Beef mince                                     1/2 kg
Refined flour  (sieved)                 4 tbsp
Capsicum  (finely cut)                   1
Onion  (finely cut)                         1
Eggs                                                2
Green olives (finely cut)              6
Tomato ketchup                            1 cup
Mozzarella cheese                       1 cup
Carrot
(cut into rounds)                           1 cup
Parsley                                            1/2 bunch
Black pepper (crushed)               1 tsp
Red chillies (crushed)                  1 tsp
Basil leaves (chopped)                 2 tsp
Salt                                                  1/2 tsp
Butter                                              4 tbsp
Oil                                                    1 tbsp

Method:

• Mix eggs, flour and macaroni in a bowl.
• Grease pie dish with 2 tbsp butter; arrange macaroni mixture in it.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200C for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Heat oil and remaining butter in a frying pan; fry garlic.
• Add mince, black pepper, red chillies, onion, capsicum and salt; fry.
• Layer dish with mince, tomato ketchup, parsley, basil, carrot, olives and cheese.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200C for 10 minutes.
• SERVE DELICIOUS      Macaroni Pie

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Lahori Samsoa Chaat

Lahori Samsoa Chaat

Samosa Ingredients: 

Refined flour  (sieved)                        1/2 kg

Potatoes  (boiled, mashed)                 1/2 kg

Red chilli powder                                 1/2 tsp

Carom seeds                                        1 tsp

Dry pomegranate seeds                      1 tsp

Cumin seeds                                         1 tsp

Pakistani chinese salt                          1 tsp

Fresh coriander (chopped)                 5

Salt                                                         as required 

Chaat Ingredients

Yogurt                                                   1 cup

Tomatoes (chopped)                           4
Onion (chopped)                                  1
Mint (chopped)                                     1
Fresh coriander (chopped)                 1/4 tbsp
Sweet chutent                                       4 tbsp
Salt                                                         to tsate

Method:

• Mix cumin, clarified butter and salt in flour; knead into dough.
• Mix potatoes, pomegranate, chinese salt, red chillies, coriander, green chillies, carom seeds and salt in a bowl.
• Roll out dough into a big round; cut into 4 pieces.
• Shape each piece into a cone; fill with potato mixture; seal corners using flour paste.
• Heat oil in wok; fry samosay golden and remove.
• Blend yogurt, mint, coriander, green chillies and salt in a blender.
• Place samosay in a serving dish; spread yogurt over them.
• Garnish with tomatoes, onions and sweet chutney
• SERVE   Lahori Samsoa Chaat

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Chinese Chicken Salad

  Chinese Chicken Salad

Ingredients:  

Chicken  (boiled and cut 

into small pieces)                             1 cup

French beans  (boiled)                    1/2 cup 

Carrots  (finely cut)                          1/2 cup   

Cabbage  (finely cut)                        1/2 cup  

Cucumber  (cubed)                           1/2 cup  

Spring Onions (finely cut)                1/4 cup 

Lettuce  (finely cut)                           1/4 cup    

Dressing ingredients:

Chicken stock                                    1/4 cup

Peanuts  (roasted)                             1/4 cup

Red chillies  (crushed)                      1 tsp

Garlic (chopped)                                1 tsp

Cornflour                                             1 tsp

White vinegar                                     1 tbsp

Salt                                                       1/4 tsp

Oil                                                         2 tbsp

Method:

• Heat oil in a saucepan and fry garlic to prepare dressing.
• Add all ingredients except peanuts; cook for few minutes; add peanuts and remove from flame.
• Mix all salad ingredients and dressing in a bowl; 
• SERVE IMMEDIATELY.

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Chicken Maifun Salad

Chicken Maifun Salad

Ingredients: 

Rice noodles                                    70 grams

Chicken breast pieces                    1 cup

Mushrooms                                       4

Chicken cubes                                  2

Rice vinegar                                      1/4 cup

Thai chilli paste                                 1/4 cup

White sesame seeds (roasted)       2 tbsp

Almonds(peeled and cut)                1/2 cup 

Brown sugar                                      1 tsp

Lettuce                                               1 cup

Spring onions                                    1/4 cup

Sesame oil                                         2 tbsp

Oil                                                       for frying  +  2 tbsp

Method: 

• Finely cut spring onions, lettuce and mushrooms.
• Fry mushrooms with 2 tbsp oil.
• Heat oil in a wok; fry noodles for 1 minute; remove in a serving dish.
• Heat water in a pot; cook chicken cubes and chicken on low flame till chicken is tender and water dries.
• Mix chilli paste, vinegar, sesame oil and brown sugar in a bowl to prepare dressing.
• Arrange vegetables, chicken, mushrooms, almonds, sesame and dressing over noodles 
• SERVE.

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Cream Fruit Chaat

 Cream Fruit Chaat

Ingredients:

Fresh cream                               1 cup

Bananas  (finely cut)                  6

Mud apples  (peeled cut)          4

Apples  (peeled, cut)                 2

Pineapple pieces                       1 cup

Chickpeas   (boiled)                   1- 1/2cup

Castor sugar                               4 tbsp

Salt                                               1/2 tsp

Tamarind pulp                             4 tbsp

Chutney ingredients:

Tamarind                                      1/2 cup 

Sugar                                            4 tbsp

Red chilli powder                        1 tsp

Cumin seeds(roasted, crushed)1 tsp

Salt                                                1/2 tsp

Jaggery                                         1 tbsp

Method:

• Cook Chutney ingredients in a saucepan till it thickens; remove from flame.
• Mix all ingredients except sugar but including chutney in a bowl.
• Add sugar.
• DISH OUT AND SERVE  

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Special Noodles

Special Noodles

Ingredients; 

Egg noodles  (boiled)                      500 grams

Chicken breast  (finely cut)            1

Spring onion leaves (finely cut)     1/2 cup

Carrot  (finely cut)                            1

Capsicum   (finely cut)                     1 cup

Garlic (chopped)                              1 tbsp

White pepper powder                     1/2 tsp

Soya sauce                                       1 tbsp

Sugar                                                1 tsp

Cornflour (dissolved in water)      1 tsp

Chicken stock                                  1 cup

Salt                                                    1/2 tsp

Oil                                                      1/4 cup

Marinade ingredients:

White pepper powder                     1/2 tsp

Soya sauce                                       1/2 tbsp

Cornflour                                          1 tbsp

Method; 

• Marinate chicken with marinade ingredients and set aside for 10 minutes.
• Heat oil in a pot fry garlic add chicken and fry.
• Add stock bring to a boil.
• Add all ingredients except spring onions and cornflour; cook for 10 minutes.
• Add cornflour gradually and thicken sauce.
• Add spring onions and remove from flame.
• Take out noodles in serving dish 
• arrange prepared chicken on top 
• serve.

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Puff Stew

Puff Stew

Ingredients;
Beef  (with bones)                           1/2 kg
Puff pastry dough                            200 grams
Ginger/garlic paste                         1 tbsp
Chicken cubes                                 2
Tomatoes   (chopped)                     2
Potato  (small, cut into cubes)       1
Carrot  (cubed)                                1
Onions  (fried)                                 1/2 cup
Whole red chillies (round)              8

Method;

• cook beef with ginger/garlic, cardamoms, cinnamon, cloves, whole red chillies, oil and 1 cup water till tender.
• Add black pepper, hot spices, chicken cubes, re chilli powder and salt; fry for 5 minutes.
• Add onions, tomatoes, carrot, potato and remaining water; cook for 10 minutes.
• When water dries, remove in a pyrex dish.
• Roll out puff pastry dough; cover dish with it.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200C for 20 minutes.
• REMOVE AND SERVE     Puff Stew

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Chicken Sesame Balls

Chicken Sesame Balls

Ingredients;   

Chicken breasts                                 2

White sesame seeds                         1/2 cup

Onion                                                   1

Garlic                                                   3 cloves

Ginger                                                 1 inch piece 

Egg white                                            1

Cornflour                                             1 tsp

Pistachios                                            25 grams

Black pepper powder                        1/2 tsp

Green chillies                                     2

Spring onion                                       1

Salt                                                       to taste

Oil                                                         for frying

Method:  

• Blend all ingredients except sesame seeds and oil in a blender.
• Make small balls; coat with sesame.
• Heat oil in wok; fry balls and remove on absorbent paper.
• Serve Chicken sesame balls with tomato ketchup and chilli garlic sauce.
• SERVE DELICIOUS     Chicken Sesame Balls

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Toddler Muffins

Toddler Muffins

Ingredients;   

Refined flour   (sieved)                        1-1/2cup

Baking powder                                      1-1/2 tsp

Baking soda                                           1/2 tsp

Castor sugar                                          1 cup

Eggs                                                        2

Yogurt                                                     1-1/4cup

Vanilla essence                                      1 tsp

Salt                                                           1 pinch

Butter                                                       4 tbsp

Frosting Ingredients;

Royal icing                                                2 cups

Red food colour                                       1 tsp

Bunties and sugar crystals                     for garnishing

Method: 

• Mix flour, baking powder and soda, castor sugar and salt.
• Whip eggs, yogurt, butter and vanilla essence in a separate bowl.
• Fold-in flour-mixture with a spoon, little at a time.
• Grease muffin mould; pour mixture in it.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180C for 20 minutes. Remove.
• Mix food colour in 1/2 royal icing and keep remaining as it is.
• Fill in separate piping bags.
• When muffins cool, decorate with royal icing, bunties and sugar crystals.
• Serve
• To prepare royal icing add 1/2 tsp vanilla essence and 2 cups castor sugar gradually to 2 egg whits and beat till thick.
• ENJOY DELICIOUS TODDLER MUFFINS.

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Porridge Pan Cakes

Porridge Pan Cakes

Ingredients;  

Porridge                                              4 cups

Refined flour  (sieved)                      1 cups

Sugar                                                    1/2 cup

Baking powder                                    2 tsp

Baking soda                                         2 tsp

Milk                                                       4 cups

Lemon                                                   1

Eggs   (beaten)                                    4

Vanilla essence                                   1 tsp

Salt                                                        1/2 cup

Butter  (melted)                                   1/2 cup

                                                             + greasing

Method: 

• Blend porridge in a blender.
• Squeeze lemon in milk and set aside.
• Mix porridge, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
• Mix milk eggs, vanilla essence and butter in a separate bowl.
• Fold in the dry ingredients into the wet ones and set aside for 1/2 hour.
• Grease a medium frying pan with butter.
• Fill a deep cooking-spoon with batter and coat frying pan with it.
• Fry pan cake golden from both sides; remove;
• Repeat process to prepare more pan cakes.
• SERVE WITH BANANAS AND HONEY.

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