Friday 28 April 2017

Blackberry Chia Smoothie

Ingredients :

  • 200g frozen blackberries
  • 1 tbsps. chia seed
  • 2 cups semi-skimmed milk, fresh
  • 2 tbsps. honey
  • 4 fresh blackberries for decoration
  • 2 toothpicks
Preparation Method:

  • Blend all the ingredients with a blender for 5 minutes. Make sure you use frozen blackberries and cold milk so that the smoothie becomes slightly frothy.
  • Serve in two glasses. Put two blackberries in each toothpick and put across the top of the glass and enjoy! 

Saturday 15 April 2017

FRUIT CUSTRAD RECIPE


Ingredients:
  • Custard powder, Vanilla flavor - 3 tbsp
  • Milk, 2% - 2 cups or 500 ml
  • Sugar - 5 tbsp
  • Mixed Fruits - 1/2 cup
  • Honey - 2 tbsp

Preparation:
  • Take mango, pomegranate, plums, strawberries, apple, pineapple and cherries.
  • Make sure that all the fruits are not over ripe and squishy. They should be firm to the touch.
  • Pit and remove the seeds from seeded and stoned fruits.
  • Chop the fruits finely and take them in a bowl.
  • Drizzle honey all over and toss well. Cling wrap the bowl and refrigerate till it is time to serve.

To Prepare Custard:
  • Take 1/4 cup milk in a bowl separately and keep aside.
  • Heat the remaining milk in a sauce pan. When it begins to boil, add sugar and stir well and let it cook over medium flame.
  • To the 1/4 cup milk bowl, add custard powder and mix well till there are no lumps.
  • Add this paste to the boiling milk and stir well to mix. Keep cooking over flame as the custard thickens.
  • Take care not to let the bottom burn and keep stirring continuously for 3-4 mins.
  • Remove from stove and let the custard become warm.
  • Transfer to a serving bowl and cling wrap the bowl to prevent a skin from forming on top and refrigerate till use.
  • Refrigerate both for at least an hour.
  • To serve fruit custard:
  • Remove the clip wraps and whisk the custard to make sure there are no lumps and it is smooth.
  • In individual serving bowls, place small scoops of chilled fruits till it is half full.
  • Pour the custard all over the fruits till the bowl is almost full and let it settle.
  • Serve with some chilled pomegranate pearls sprinkled and a cherry on top.

Wednesday 5 April 2017

Methi Frankie

  • Heat ½ tsp oil in a pan.
  • Add ½ chopped onion, ½ chopped & de-seeded tomato, ¼ chopped capsicum, 10 gm shredded cabbage and sauté for 2 minutes. Add pinch of turmeric, chilli powder, 1/2 tsp lemon juice, black pepper, salt, coriander and sauté for a min.
  • Prepare dough for chapatti by adding methi in it.
  • After making chapatti; spread a tsp of green chutney all over.
  • Spoon some of the stuffing on one side of the chapatti and simply roll up.