Burgers and Sandwiches · My daughter Ameera's special

Pizza on Toast

Pizza on Toast

Ingredients:

  1. French bread (cut it diagonally) 1 big loaf
  2. Cheddar cheese (shredded) 1 cup
  3. Capsicums (sliced) 1
  4. Button mushrooms (sliced) 5-6
  5. Chicken sausages (sliced) 6
  6. Oregano 1 tbsp.

Ingredients for sauce:

  1. Tomato puree 1 cup
  2. Tomato Ketchup 3 tbsp.
  3. Oil 1 tbsp.
  4. Ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp.
  5. Salt 1/2 tsp.
  6. Red chilli crushed 1/2 tsp.
  7. Black pepper powder 1/4 tsp.

Method for sauce:

  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Add ginger garlic paste.
  • Fry for few seconds.
  • Add tomato puree, tomato ketchup,salt, red chilli crushed and black pepper.
  • Cook for 5-10 minutes till the sauce gets thick.
  • Keep aside.

Method for Pizza on Toast:

  • Cut the bread diagonally.
  • Spread sauce on each slice.
  • Put capsicums, mushrooms and sausages on top.
  • Cover it with cheese.
  • Sprinkle oregano.
  • Bake in a preheated oven (150 centigrade) for 5-7 minutes.
  • Serve hot.

Note:Chicken or beef topping can also be used.

 

 

 

 

Kids · My daughter Ameera's special

Yellow Cupcakes

Yellow cupcakes

Ingredients:

  1. Unsalted butter 1 cup
  2. Sugar 2 cups
  3. Eggs 3 large
  4. Flour (maida) 3 cups
  5. Baking powder 1 tbsp.
  6. Salt 1/2 tsp.
  7. Milk 1 1/4 cup
  8. Vanilla essence few drops

Method:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line two cupcake pans (about 24 cupcakes) with paper liners.
  • Using a beater cream butter then gradually add sugar, beating well.
  • Beat until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
  • Add eggs, beating well after each addition.
  • This mixture should be fluffy pale yellow.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Sieve the flour, baking powder and salt together.
  • In a measuring cup, mix the milk and vanilla essence.
  • Add flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour.
  • Mix well, scraping the bowl down a few times to make sure there are no pockets of butter.
  • Fill each tin about 2/3 of the way with batter.
  • Bake for about 18-20 minutes (less for mini cupcakes), or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Cool in the pan for 8-10 minutes, then remove from the pan and let cool completely on a rack.
Desserts

Mango Jelly Cream

Ingredients:

  1. Rafhan mango jelly 1 pkt.
  2. Water 2 cups
  3. Mangoes 2
  4. Fresh cream 1 pkt.
  5. Vanilla essence 2 drops
  6. Sugar 1 tbsp.

Method:

  • Put water and rafhan mango jelly in a pan.
  • Bring to boil and cook till jelly mixture dissolved in water.
  • Cut one mango in small pieces and put in a mold.
  • Pour jelly mixture on top.
  • Leave it to cool and refrigerate for 3-4 hours.
  • Beat cream in a bowl with castor sugar.
  • Cut other mango in small pieces.
  • Add mangoes and vanilla essence to the cream.
  • Mix with the spoon.
  • Cut jelly in big pieces.
  • Take out in a serving dish.
  • Put mango cream on top.
  • Refrigerate to chill and serve.
Desserts

Brownies

Ingredients:

  1. Eggs 6
  2. Sugar 1 1/2 cup
  3. All purpose flour 1 cup
  4. Cocoa powder 1 cup
  5. Butter (melted) 1 1/2 cup
  6. Baking powder 1 tsp.
  7. Salt 1/4 tsp.
  8. Milk 2 tbsp.
  9. Vanilla essence 2 tbsp.
  10. Walnuts 1/2 cup

Method:

  • Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F.
  • Take two 7 inch by 3 inch rectangle baking pans or 8 inch square pan.
  • Grease the pan with little butter.
  • Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt and set aside.
  • Place the butter into a saucepan and melt over a low heat.
  • Remove the saucepan from the heat.
  • Pour the melted butter in a large bowl.
  • Then using a rubber spatula, stir in the sugar.
  • Lightly beat the eggs and add to the mixture, along with the vanilla essence and walnuts.
  • Gently fold in the flour mixture and mix until all the ingredients are combined.
  • Pour the brownie mixture into the prepared pan, making sure it is spread evenly in the pan.
  • Bake in the oven for 18 – 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out almost clean.
  • Leave the brownies in the pan to cool completely.
  • When cool,take out from the pan.
  • Cut into pieces and serve.
Desserts

Flan de leche

Ingredients:

  1. Egg yolks 10
  2. Sweet condensed milk 1can
  3. Fresh milk 1/4 ltr.
  4. Sugar 1 cup
  5. Vanilla essence few drops

Method:

  • In a bowl beat egg yolks.
  • Add condensed milk.
  • Whisk,then put milk and vanilla essence.
  • Whisk again till everything gets mixed thoroughly.
  • In a pan put sugar.
  • Cook on low heat till the sugar melts and starts to caramelize.
  • Pour the caramelized mixture in the mold.
  • Then put egg mixture on top.
  • Cover the top of the mold using an Aluminum foil.
  • Steam for 30-35 minutes.
  • Let it cool.
  • Refrigerate and serve.