Tiramisu Shots

Tiramisu Shots by Zarnak Sidhwa

Tuna Arrabiata Pasta

Tuna Arrabiata Pasta by Zarnak Sidhwa

Chicken Pie

Chicken Pie by Zarnak Sidhwa

Lively Weekends - 24th March 2012

Recipe lineup for 24th March 2012:

• Tiramisu Shots
• Tuna Arrabiata Pasta
• Chicken Pie 

Recipe Line Up - March 12, 2012 to March 16, 2012

Recipe Line Up for 3rd week of March 2012 - March 12, 2012 to March 16, 2012

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4. Baked fish, Lemon Crunch Cake and Omelette Roll-ups 
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Velvet Cheesecake

Ingredients for Velvet Cheesecake:
For the base:
1 ½ packet of dark chocolate biscuits, crushed
2 oz butter, melted

Filling: 
450gm cream cheese
¾ cup caster sugar
6 tbsp condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
4 tbsp cocoa powder, sifted
2 tbsp gelatin
¼ cup milk
2 cups cream

Method:
For the base:
Mix 1 ½ packet of crushed dark chocolate biscuits and 2 oz melted butter. 
Press into a greased 9” spring form tin. 
Freeze. 

To make the filling:
Beat 450gm cream cheese with ¾ cup caster sugar. 
Add in 6 tbsp condensed milk, 1 tsp vanilla essence and 4 tbsp sifted cocoa. 
Dissolve 2 tbsp gelatin in milk and add to the cheese mixture. 
Lastly fold in the cream and pour over base. 
Chill until set. 
Decorate with cream and chocolate.

Velvet Cheese Cake by Zarnak Sidhwa

French Pea Soup

Ingredients for French Pea Soup:
2 tbsp butter
1 onion, chopped
1 tbsp flour
12 oz coarsely chopped lettuce leaves
1 ½ kg fresh peas
1 ½ liters chicken or vegetable stock
Salt and pepper to taste
½ tsp caster sugar
Mint, few leaves

Method:
In a pan, melt 2 tbsp butter and cook gently 1 chopped onion.
Also add 12 oz coarsely chopped lettuce. 
Cook for a few minutes and then add the 1 tbsp flour, 1 ½ kg peas, few mint leaves, 1 ½ liters stock and ½ tsp sugar in it. 
Cover and cook. 
When the peas are done, remove the mint leaves and blend the soup. 
Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately topped with some shredded fresh mint.

French Pea Soup by Zarnak Sidhwa

Russian Fish Salad

Ingredients for Russian Fish Salad: 

2 eggs, boiled

2 fish fillets, boiled and flaked

3 tbsp sour cream 

3 tbsp mayonnaise

1 tbsp parsley

Salt and pepper

2 large tomatoes, cut off tops and scoop out pulp

To garnish: 

Lemon slices as required

Parsley as required

Crushed black pepper as required

Method: 

Mix 3 tbsp cream with 1 tbsp lemon juice to make sour cream.

Remove the yolk from one egg and reserve. 

Chop the white of the egg as well as the other egg. 

Mix fish with chopped eggs, 3 tbsp sour cream, 3 tbsp mayonnaise, 1 tbsp parsley, salt and pepper to taste. 

Arrange tomatoes on individual plates and top with a scoop of the fish mixture. 

Push the egg yolk through a sieve and sprinkle on the fish. 

Garnish with lemon slices, parsley and crushed black pepper.

Russian Fish Salad by Zarnak Sidhwa

Lively Weekends - 10th March 2012

Recipe lineup for 10th March 2012:

• Velvet Cheese Cake
• Russian Fish Salad 
• French Pea Soup