Olpers Parsi Ravo

Olpers Parsi Ravo

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups Olper's Milk
• 6 Tbsp Semolina (Sooji)

• 100gm Butter or ghee 

• 6 tbsp Sugar 

• 2 Eggs
• 1 tsp Vanilla Essence 

• 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
• 1 tbsp Rose Water 

• 1/2 tsp nutmeg powder 

• 50gm Almonds (blanched)  (fry in a little oil)
• 50 gm raisins (wash, dry and fry in a little oil)

• 2 tbsp oil
• Rose Petals to decorate

Method:

• Melt ghee or butter in a kadai kept on low flame.
• Add semolina and fry till it becomes pale gold in color.
• Add  sugar and milk. 

• Stir till the sugar gets dissolved and the mixture gets a little thick.

• Add cardamom, nutmeg, rose water and vanilla essence.
• Whisk eggs. 

• Turn off the stove.

• Add in eggs and keep whisking till the eggs are incorporated in the mixture.
• Sprinkle almonds, pistachios and rose petals over the mixture and serve.
• Ravo is ready.

Olpers Parsi Ravo by Zarnak Sidhwa

Magic cookie bars

Magic cookie bars by Zarnak Sidhwa

Knorr cheeseballs

Knorr cheeseballs by Zarnak Sidhwa

Borges creamy corn soup

Borges creamy corn soup by Zarnak Sidhwa

Almond Macaroon Cake

Ingredients for Almond Macaroon Cake:

6 oz caster sugar

6 oz butter

5 oz flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 oz almonds ground (not blanched)

3 eggs

1 tsp vanilla essence

For Macaroon Topping :

2 egg whites

4 oz caster sugar

3 oz almonds, ground (not blanched)

½ tsp almond essence

Method :

For the cake, beat butter, sugar, eggs and fold in flour and baking

powder, almonds ground and essence. 

Pour in a greased and lined 6” tin and bake at 180 degrees C for 30 minutes or till done. 

Remove and put topping and re-bake. 

For the topping:

Mix egg white, caster sugar, ground almonds in a pan and cook till thick.

Keep stirring constantly.

Add essence and mix till bubbles appear, cool slightly. 

Pour on the cake and bake at 150 degrees C for another 15 minutes or till a crisp macaroon layer is formed on top.

Almond Macaroon Cake by Zarnak Sidhwa

Olper Mocha Shake

Ingredients for Olper Mocha Shake

2 cups Olper's milk
1 Tbsp powdered instant coffee

2 cups Chocolate ice cream
Grated Chocolate to sprinkle

Method : 

Place Milk, coffee powder and icecream in a blender and blend on high speed until thoroughly blended and smooth. 

Pour in tall glasses and serve sprinkled with grated chocolate.

Olper Mocha Shake by Zarnak Sidhwa

Dessert Cheese

Ingredients for Dessert Cheese:

2 cups hung curd

1-2 tbsp cocoa powder, sifted

1 tsp vanilla essence

2 tbsp fine caster sugar

½ tsp coffee powder

Chocolate sauce or grated chocolate, to decorate

Method:

Mix the well drained hung curd with cocoa, fine caster sugar, essence 

and coffee powder, till smooth. 

Chill several hours before serving. 

Scoop onto a plate with an icecream scoop and serve with grated 

chocolate or chocolate sauce drizzled over.

Dessert Cheese by Zarnak Sidhwa

Knorr tomato pasta bake

Ing :

1 sachet Knorr tomato soup 

1 cup pasta, boiled

1 cup corn

2 sausages, chopped

3 tbsp cheddar cheese grated

1 tsp oregano leaves

Method : 

Dissolve the Knorr soup sachet in ½ cup water and whisk so no 

lumps remain. 

Mix in the boiled pasta, corn and sausages.

Pour in a greased pyrex dish.

Sprinkle with cheese and oregano leaves and bake for 20 minutes on 180 degrees C or till cheese is melted. 

Serve with garlic bread and a spring of mint.

Knorr tomato pasta bake by Zarnak Sidhwa

Lively Weekends - 11th February 2012

Recipe line up for 11th February 2012:

• Dessert Cheese
• Olper's Mocha Shake
• Knorr's Tomato Pasta bake 
• Bombay Bakery's famous Almond Macaroon cake

Recipe Line Up - Feb 06, 2012 to Feb 10, 2012

Recipe Line Up for 2nd week of February 2012 - Feb 06, 2012 to Feb 10, 2012

1. Aloo Qeema, Masoor Pilao and Jam Drop biscuits
2. Apple Cake, Pineapple Souffle, Marinated Chicken Salad and Knorr's surprise recipe
3. Vanilla Cupcakes, Chocolate Cupcakes, Vanilla Buttercream, Chocolate icing
4.
5. French Toast, Hot Chocolate and Red Velvet Cake with cream cheese frosting

Chicken Spread

Chicken Spread

Ingredients:

1 1/2 to 2 cups boiled minced chicken
1/4 cup mayonnaise
salt and pepper, to taste
cayenne as required,
garlic as required
onion powder as required, your choice, to taste

Preparation:
Combine ingredients until well blended.For variety, add one of these combinations:
1/2 cup minced celery and 1 tablespoon chopped onion.
1/2 cup chopped toasted almonds and 1 teaspoon curry powder.
1/2 cup chopped water chestnuts (singharay) and 2 tablespoons soya sauce.
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley and 1 teaspoon minced onion.

Chicken Spread by Zarnak Sidhwa

Granola Bars

Granola Bars by Zarnak Sidhwa

Kachumbar

Kachumbar by Zarnak Sidhwa

Brown Rice

Brown Rice by Zarnak Sidhwa

Dhansaak

Ingredients for Dhansaak:

Arhar ki daal 1/4 kilo

Baking soda a pinch

Chicken pieces 6-8

Brinjal, cubed 1

Red pumpkin, chopped 1

Tomatoes, chopped 3

Onion, chopped 1

Potato, chopped 1

Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp

Fenugreek leaves (choti meethi) 2 bunches

Coriander leaves 1 bunch

Turmeric ¼ tsp

Red chili powder 1 tbsp

Curry powder ½ tsp

Coriander powder ½ tsp

Cumin powder ½ tsp

All spice powder ½ tsp

Black pepper powder ½ tsp

Salt 1 tsp

Dhansaak masala 1 tbsp

Sambhaar masala 1 tbsp

Mango 1

Oil 3 tbsp

Method:

Wash daal well and soak for at least 3 hours with a pinch of baking soda. 

Heat oil, add brinjal, red pumpkin, tomatoes, onion, potato, ginger garlic paste, small fenugreek leaves, coriander, turmeric, red chili powder, curry powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, all-spice powder, black pepper powder, salt, sambhaar masala and dhansaak masala. 

Add in 6-8 pieces of chicken.

Next add the daal and 3 cups water. 

Cover and let cook. 

When the daal is done, take out the chicken pieces, blend daal with all vegetables, till smooth. 

Put daal in a pan, add in the chicken pieces and reheat again. 

Simmer and serve with brown rice and Kachumbar.

Note: If you live in Karachi you can get Dhansaak masala from Sethna Store in Empress Market or use dhania and zeera powders.

Dhansaak by Zarnak Sidhwa

Lively Weekends - February 4, 2012

Recipe lineup for February 4, 2012:

• Dhansaak
• Brown Rice 
• Kachumbar 
• Granola bars