CHICKEN PULAO

500 gm chicken, cut into pieces and mix with

salt and keep a side.

2 cup basmathi rice. I use the parboiled basmathi rice

so I soaked the rice for 1 hour. if you are using ordinary

basmathi rice you don’t have to soaked.

5 tbsp ghee

1 onion, sliced finely

1 tomato, sliced finely

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To grind into a coarsely paste;

5 green chilies,or to your taste

2” ginger

6 garlic

1 tsp garam masala

1 cube chicken stock, if you like

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1 cup coconut milk or milk

½ cup chopped coriander leaves

½ cup mints leaves

3 cup water and the coconut milk, water depends on the kind of rice you

 use.

2 cardamoms

2 cloves

1”cinnamon stick

1 star aniseed

15 cashewnuts

some raisins

1.   Heat a pan and add in the ghee. when the ghee is hot add in the whole spices except the cashew nut and raisin. add in the sliced onions and saute for 2-3 mins.

2.   Add in the grind paste mix well and add I the tomatoes and chicken pieces. fry well till the raw smell disappear. add in the garam masala powder.

3.   add in the rice and combine well. Remove from the pan and pour into a rice cooker. pour in the water and coconut milk. stir well and in the mints and coriander leaves mix well and on the cooker.

4.   fry the cashewnut and raisin and garnish the rice. serve with any curry you like.

 

DUNDEE TEA CAKE

 

Mix and sift together

250gm plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp mix spiced powder

3 tbsp cornflour

(A)

250gm butter

220gm caster sugar

4 eggs

 

Mix together for 1 hour

1/2 cup thick plain tea

700gm mix friut

80gm cerries,chopped

80gm almond,chopped

 

1. Beat A  for 6 mints. Add the flour mixture and stir well.

2. Add the friut mixture and stir well.

3. Pour the batter in a greased 20cm tin and bake in a preheated oven at 180c for 1 hour.

 

MARIE BISCUIT LADOO

 

100 gm marie biscuit,pound coarsely

 

20 gm desiccated coconut (not freshly grated)

 

10 gm cashwenuts,sliced into small pieces

 

10 gm raisin,sliced into small pieces

 

2 thsp ghee

 

1 tbsp condenses milk

 

½ tsp cardamom powder

 

1.    In a bowl mix the pounded biscuit,cashewnuts,raisins,and cardamom powder mix well. Add in the ghee and mix well.

 

2.    Add in the milk and mix well take 3 tbsp of the mixer and press and make into ball. In case if it does not stick to gather  add a bit more of the milk but don’t over add or your ladoos will be very sweet.