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Mango vanilla panna cotta

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Ingredients For the vanilla cream: Fresh cream- 1/2 cup Milk- 1 cup Gelatine-2tsp Sugar-3tbsp Vanilla essence- 1tsp For the mango mixture: Mango puree- 1 cup Water - 3/4 cup Sugar- 2tbsp Gelatine-2tsp Method: For the vanilla  cream mixture: Soak the gelatine in hot water. Mix sugar,cream and milk. Warm the milk and switch off the flame then add vanilla essence and dissolved gelatine. Mix well. Keep a glass tilted on a cup cake tray,  Pour the cream mixture till half of the glass.and keep it to the refrigerator to set well. Method For the mango mixture: Soak the gelaine in hot water,add sugar and  dissolved gelatine to the mango mixture.Mix well., pour mango mixture over the vanilla cream mixture  and keep it in a refrigerator till the mixture sets well.  Mango vanilla panna cotta is ready. Garnish with chopped mangoes.

Pizza

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Pizza Pizza Ingredients 2 cups/ 250 g All Purpose Flour 1/2 cup water 1 tbsp. Olive Oil 1/2 cup (or 70 g) Capsicum - chopped 1/2 cup (or 70 g) Onion - chopped 1/2 cup tomato  chopped 14 g Olives - stoned and sliced 150 g Mozzarella Cheese  White pepper powder 1 tsp. Dry yeast 4 tbsp. Tomato Ketchup 1/2 tsp. Oregano Salt to taste Directions Mix the flour, yeast, water, salt and olive oil in a large bowl and knead them into a dough. Cover the bowl with a plastic wrap and leave it for 60 minutes. During this time, the dough will rise. Take another bowl and add the chopped vegetables. Season with salt and pepper and mix them. Preheat the oven to 180 C. Divide the dough into two equal portions and roll them into a circle. Bake them in the oven separately only for 7 minutes. Spread 2 tbsp. tomato ketchup on each of them. Top them with  half of the vegetables,shredded mozzarella and oregano. Bake it again till the cheese beco...

Italian meringue

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Preparation time: 10 min Cook time:  10 min                                     NON – VE GETARIAN Cuisine : Italian INGREDIENTS: Egg whites – 3 Granulated sugar – 5 oz Water – 100 ml Vanilla essence – 1 tsp. Cream of tartar – a pinch METHOD Take a deep bottom pan and add sugar and water. Boil it until it becomes thick in medium flame. While sugar syrup is cooking, separate eggs placing whites in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, and beat on low to medium speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar, and whip on medium to high speed until medium to stiff peaks form, but not dry. With mixer running, add cooked syrup to whites in a slow but steady stream, beating on high speed. Always be careful when working with hot sugar. Beat on high speed until ...

Italian Buttercream Meringue

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Preparation time: 10 min Cook time:  10 min                                     NON – VE GETARIAN Cuisine : Italian INGREDIENTS: Egg whites – 3 Granulated sugar – 5 oz Water – 100 ml Unsalted butter – 8 oz Vanilla essence – 1 tsp. Cream of tartar – a pinch METHOD Take a deep bottom pan and add sugar and water. Boil it until it becomes thick in medium flame. While sugar syrup is cooking, separate eggs placing whites in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, and beat on low to medium speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar, and whip on medium to high speed until medium to stiff peaks form, but not dry. With mixer running, add cooked syrup to whites in a slow, beating on high speed. Beat on high speed until steam from hot syrup stops, about 5 minutes. Add...

Tiramisu

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Preparation time:  30 mts                                              Dessert INGREDIENTS: Soft lady fingers biscuits (Savoiardi biscuits)-12 pcs. Double cream-250 g Meringue -250 g Mascarpone or biscuit cream - 250 g Castor sugar-2 tbsp. Strong coffee-300 ml Brandy-3 tbsp. Cocoa powder mixture-2 tbsp. cocoa powder mix with 2 tbsp castor sugar Dark chocolate grated-25g PREPARATION: Take cream, cheese and sugar (2 tbsp.) in a bowl. Whisk until froth. Pour coffee (mix with brandy) in a bowl, dip the sponge biscuit into the coffee and lay them into the serving dish. Spread cream mixture over the soaked biscuits. Sprinkle grated chocolates. Repeat the layers. Cover and chill for 6-8 hours. Dust with cocoa powder mixture and garnis...

Sfogliatelle

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Sfogliatelle Preparation time:         1 hr                                 TYPE: veg Cook time: 20 min INGREDIENTS: 250g- plain flour 25g sugar 100ml water Salt Ingredients to fill: 1 cup coconut 3tbsp sugar 2tbs chopped nuts 1tbsp cinnamon powder Mix the above ingredients and place in m.w oven for 1 minute. Remove from oven and then mix with cinnamon powder. Filling is ready. PREPARATION To make the pastry, put the flour, sugar and salt in a bowl and gradually mix in the water knead for few minutes and make dough. Cover with plastic wrap and leave to rest for about 30 minutes. Divide the dough into a few pieces (each about the size of a slice of bread) so it is easier to work with...

Calamari Spaghetti

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Calamari Spaghetti Preparation time:         5 min          Cook time: 20 min                   NON VEGETARIAN INGREDIENTS: ½ cup Calamari (to be chopped into rings) ½ cup Bell Pepper (green)/Capsicum (to be chopped) 1 hand-full of Semolina Derum Spaghetti 1 medium sized onion ¼ tsp. Cayenne Pepper 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 tbsp. Japanese Rice Vinegar 1 tsp. Rosemary 1 tbsp. Tomato Ketchup 1 tsp. white pepper Olive oil Salt to taste PREPARATION 1.       Add the ring-sliced calamari in a bowl and add the Cayenne pepper, Worcestershire sauce, Japanese rice vinegar, salt, tomato ketchup and rosemary and mix well so that every slice of calamari gets covered with the ingredients. Keep it aside. ...

Stuffed Sardines

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Stuffed Sardines Preparation time: 15 min.                    Cuisine: Indian Cook time: Less than 10 min               Non   Vegetarian Ingredients: 4 Medium/Large fresh sardines 2 cups of bread crumbs 1 cup mashed potato 1 garlic clove [finely chopped] ½ tsp white pepper ½ cup corn flour [batter] Salt to taste Coconut oil/olive oil Curry leaves for garnishing Method: 1.       Remove the scales and innards of each sardine. 2.       Put out the backbones with scissors and rub it with a little salt and pepper. 3.       Leave ½ inch backbone at the top and bottom of the fish or else the flesh will get separated.  Mix the bread crumbs, chopped garlic, mashed potatoes, salt and white pepper in a bowl. Place a s...