The Indian Weekender | 8 December 2023

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Friday, 08 December, 2023
Healthy cooking every day
Quinoa and corn griddle pancake
Quinoa and Corn Griddle Pancake is a healthy and interesting recipe that you can make at home to show your
culinary skills. This easy recipe is perfect for occasions like kitty parties, potlucks, birthdays, anniversaries
or a surprise party for someone special. This pancake recipe is one such quick-fix which will relish your taste
buds and satiate your soul with its refreshing quinoa and corn flavours.
Ingredients
• 1/2 cup quinoa
• 1/2 cup vegetable broth
• 1/2 cup boiled American corn
kernels
• 1/4 cup shredded low fat
mozzarella cheese
• 2 tablespoon milk
• 8 dashes virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup arugula
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 egg
• 2 scallions
• 1/4 cup wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 avocados
Method
• Add quinoa, water and vegetable
broth in a small saucepan, place
it over a medium flame and let
it boil. Cover the pan with a lid
and simmer it for 15 minutes on
low flame.
• Add quinoa, egg, corn kernels,
scallions, cheese, wheat flour,
milk, hot pepper sauce, and
black pepper in a medium bowl
and mix properly.
Homemade cake
Ingredients
• 3 cup all purpose flour
• 2 beaten egg
• 2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cup milk
Method
• If you think you can never make that perfect sponge
cake, then try this simple recipe and you will
surely become a master in rolling out the perfect
homemade cake.
• It is a simple recipe and you can begin by mixing
sugar and butter together. Whisk well until light and
fluffy.
• Then, take a manual whisker or a fork, if you do not
have one.
• Even electrical blenders are good. Once done, add
the beaten eggs and blend well.
• Beat further so that the mixture gets a light, white
appearance.
• Sift together the maida and baking soda. It is done
to evenly distribute the baking soda in flour.
• Gradually add this to the egg mixture. If required
add a little milk and mix till the batter is fluffy and
soft.
• Add vanilla essence and blend well. Vanilla essence
is important to camouflage the smell of eggs.
• Sprinkle some maida on a greased baking tin. It will
prevent sticking of the cake to the base, you can
also line it with a butter paper.
• Pour the prepared mixture into the tin and place it
• Heat a large non-stick skillet
over medium flame.
• Add 1/4 cup of the quinoa
mixture and flatten it with a
spatula to give it the shape of
a pancake. Repeat the process
with the remaining quinoa
mixture.
• Fry the pancakes in the skillet
Irish lamb stew
Ingredients
• 1 kilograms lamb
• 8 carrot
• salt as required
• water as required
• 10 large potato
• 4 onion
• black pepper as required
For Garnishing
• 1 stalk parsley
Method
• The first step is to prepare
the vegetables. Chop the
potatoes in quarter, the carrots
in medium-sized pieces and
roughly chop the onions. Also
slice the lamb into small pieces.
• Now, take a large pot and fill it
with water, and place over high
heat.
• Add the meat and potato pieces
in the pot and bring it to a boil.
• Then add the chopped carrots
and onions in the pot.
• Keep the pot low flame and
cover the pot with a lid. Let it
simmer, until the vegetables
just like kebabs for about 5
minutes. Flip carefully and fry
the other side of the pancake
for about 5-10 minutes more.
Garnish the pancake with
arugula leaves and serve with
chopped avocado and toppings
of your choice.
in a pressure cooker.
• Do not add water in the cooker and ensure that the
tin does not touch the base of cooker. You can keep
the baking dish on an inverted steel plate. Increase
the flame and pressure cook for two minutes.
• Now remove the whistle and cook on low flame for
35-40 minutes.
• If you are using an electric oven, cook at 180
degrees for 30-35 minutes.
• Insert a knife or a metal skewer into the cake and if
it comes out clean, then the cake is ready to devour
in.
• Remove from the oven/cooker and allow to cool on
a wire rack.
and the meat are cooked, and
the gravy thickens.
• Garnish with chopped parsley
before serving.
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Grilled lemon and rosemary chicken
Ingredients
• 1 1/2 tablespoon
lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoon
dijon mustard
• 2 cloves garlic
• powdered black
pepper as
required
• 1 bunch arugula
• 50 ml virgin olive
oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoon rosemary
• kosher salt as required
• 700 gm chicken cutlet
• 1 lemon
Method
• In a large bowl, whisk together
lemon juice, olive oil, dijon
mustard, rosemary, garlic,
kosher salt and black pepper
powder.
• In the same bowl add chicken
cutlet pieces and leave it
for marination at room te
mperature.
• Meanwhile, heat the grill to
medium high.
• Grease the grill grates using
olive oil with the help of a brush.
• Check for the marinated chicken
now.
• Remove the chicken from the
marinate paste and place them
on the grill.
• Cook for 3-4 minutes till it cooks
well from all the sides.
• Place the lemon halves on the
grill and let them cook.
• Now, on a serving plate spread
arugula leaves and place the
grilled chicken on top if it. Now,
squeeze the lemon juice on top
of it and serve.
Potato chip cookies
Ingredients
• 1 cup crushed potato wafers
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped mixed dry fruits
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 2 egg
• 1 cup fresh cream
For The Main Dish
• 2 cup flour
Method
• To begin with this delicious
recipe, take a bowl and add
sugar, cream in it.
• Beat the eggs onto it and mix it
well.
• Next, add soda, choco chips,
vanilla essence, flour, dry fruits
and potato chips to the mix. Mix
it very well.
• When the mixture is finally
ready, pour the mixture carefully,
by using a spoon, in the cookie
plate.
• Put the cookie plate inside the
Chicken broccoli
Ingredients
• 500 gm chopped chicken
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 tablespoon mixed herbs
• 500 gm frozen broccoli
• 1/2 cup skimmed milk
• salt as required
Method
oven and bake it at 180 degrees
for 15-20 minutes depending on
your oven type.
• Keep checking in between
so that you do not burn your
cookies. Once baked, take out
the cookies from the oven and
serve warm.
• To prepare this recipe, boil
chicken in saucepan over
medium flame.
• Then, place chicken, broccoli,
and other ingredients into a
casserole dish mixed together.
• Cover it with a foil and bake
in the oven at 375°F for 30
minutes. Serve hot on rice and
enjoy!