Friday 18 October 2013

RECIPE FOR NOODLES PAKORA





2 packets MAGGI Noodles (chicken)
3 teaspoons green chillies (chopped)
1/3 cup white cabbage (chopped)
1/3 cup onions (chopped)
1/3 cup green capsicum pepper (chopped)
1/3 cup spring onions (chopped)
1 teaspoon chilli powder (dried and ground)
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup cottage cheese (plain, cut in small cubes)
2 cups besan
2 cups water
2 cups canola 
COOKING DIRECTIONS
Boil MAGGI Noodles in 3 cups of water for 2 minutes. Add tastemakers and keep it aside.

When cool, mix with green chillies, cabbage, onions, capsicum pepper, spring onions, dried chilli powder, soy sauce, vinegar, salt and cottage cheese cubes.

Mix besan, a pinch of salt and water to form a smooth, thick batter.

Add to the noodle mixture and mix well.Heat oil in a wok.

Shape the mixture into small pakoras and deep fry till golden brown.

Creamy Bread









Morasah-polow




Ingredients: (4 Servings)

basmati or long-grain rice, 500 grams
chicken, 800 grams
cooking oil
butter, 2 spoons
barberries (dried), 80 grams
almonds, 50 grams
pistachios, 50 grams
raisins, 50 grams
orange peel, 100 grams
sugar, two spoons
large onions, two
saffron, 1/2 teaspoon
salt
black pepper
Directions:

Morasah-Polow is an elaborate rice dish which means jeweled rice and is usually made at weddings.

Soak rice in warm water for 2 hours. Wash chicken. Peel and thinly slice onions. Fry in oil until slightly golden. Add chicken pieces and fry until color changes. Add a glass of hot water, salt and pepper and cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes. Add more hot water during cooking if necessary. About 1/2 glass of water should be left at the end. Romove chicken bones.

Wash barberries and raisins with cold water and drain. Fry separately in oil over medium heat for a few minutes. Add some sugar to barberries during frying. Thinly slice almonds and pistachios. Soak almonds in cold water for an hour. Thinly slice orange peels. Boil for a few minutes, drain and repeat. Soak in cold water for an hour, drain, and repeat. Finally boil for a few minutes with a few spoons of sugar, and drain.

Prepare rice using the recipe for polow. When rice is rinsed, pour a bit of oil and hot water in a pot, and add 1/2 of rice. Spread chicken pieces over the rice, and cover with 1/2 of remaining rice. Spread half of almonds and orange peel over rice and cover with remaining rice. Pour chicken-juice and a bit of oil over rice. Dissolve saffron in a bit of hot water and also pour over rice. Cover and cook over low heat for about 30 minutes. Add remainder of almonds and orange peel, raisins, barberries, and pistachios, and mix well. Pour two spoons of melted butter on top, and serve.