Food Corner

Just thinking about Indian Cuisines; my mouth is watering. They are simply fingerlicious and wholsome too. A well prepared Indian Butter Chicken is just yummy. On International Flights; one has to intimate the concerned authorities in advance to partake an Indian Cuisine. This is so; due to the shortage of International Chef’s who can prepare Indian Cuisines. These Chef’s when eventually found; charge heavily and work on their own terms and conditions. Whoever’s good fortune it has been to sample a well prepared Indian Cuisine; is never likely to forget the mouth watering experience. Your taste buds would repeatedly keep reminding you of your good fortune.

In Hotels and Restaurants; especially in the the Western Countries; Indian Cuisines are not only difficult to come by, they are Costly too. However, if you really put an effort from your end; you will surely succeed in finding a good Indian Restaurant. In India especially, in the Country side you’ll get such lovely Cuisines that it would be a scrumptious experience. People very of travel miles on end to get one Roadside Restaurant; called a Dhaba in the Indian Vernacular. These Dhabas are often stoked with Truckers, as they are situated on the Highways. The Menu; they have is very varied.

delicious racipie

:Ingredients-Â Â Â
2 cup cauliflower
4 medium tomatoes
A pinch of ajinomoto
1 teaspoon Soya sauce
Oil for frying

For the batter:-
1\2 up refined flour of maida
A pinch of baking powder
1\2 up corn flour
1 and 1\2 cup water
Salt according o taste

For the marinade:-
1 teaspoon Soya sauce
1 teaspoon crushed ginger
1\2 teaspoon black pepper
4 cloves garlic
1\4 cup onion
Salt to taste

For the garnish:-
4 spring onion tops, chopped.

Method:-
Mix together in a bowl all the marinate ingredients. Place he cauliflower in this mixture & marinade for 10-15 min. stirring once or twice .drain, but do not throw the marinade.

Now mix maida cornflour, baking powder & salt. Add water gradually & prepare a smooth batter. Heat plenty of oil in a pen. Dip each cauliflower in he batter & deep fry until light brown.

Heat 2 teaspoon oil in a pan and stir fry he tomatoes over a high flame for 2 min. mix in he left over marinade, ajinomoto , 1 teaspoon Soya sauce, salt and the fried cauliflowers. Simmer for 2 min, stirring occasionally. Garnish with spring onion tops.

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Peanut Butter Raisin Cheesecake is a desert recipe and it gives very delicious and mind freshening taste.

Ingredients:
For the crust:
Biscuit crumbs - 1 cup
Honey - ¼ cup
Melted butter - ¼ cup
For the cake:
Creamy peanut butter - 2 cups
Raisins - 20 gms
Sugar - 2 cups
Cream cheese (at room temperature) - 1 cup
Melted butter - 2 tbsp.
Vanilla - 2 tsp.
Whipping cream - 1 ½ cup
Melted chocolate - 15 gms
Hot coffee - 2 tsp.
Gelatin(soaked in warm water) - 1 gm
Method:
*Mix crumbs, honey and ¼ cup melted butter. Press into the bottom of the mould or the dish in which you are setting your cheesecake.
*Beat peanut butter, sugar, raisins, cream cheesa, 2 tbsp. butter and vanilla in large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
*Beat cream until soft peaks form and fold whipped cream into peanut butter mixture. Add the gelatin.
*Spoon mixture onto crust and refrigerate for six hours.
*Melt the chocolate and coffee in double boiler over gently simmering water and spread atop filling.
*Refrigerate until firm and serve it.