Braised Onions

Ingredients for Braised Onions:

1/2 kg onion
2 tbsp butter
Chicken stock 1 cup
1/2 tsp salt and pepper
1 tsp sugar

Method:
Blanch the onions in boiling water for one minute.
Drain and risen in cold water to stop cooking "brown-braised" onions.
Before braising, sauté peeled onions in one layer in butter until lightly browned.
Then add liquid, salt and sugar, cover and simmer slowly for 25 minutes or until tender.

Braised Onions by Zarnak Sidhwa

Spicy Chicken Lollipops

Ingredients for Spicy Chicken Lollipops:
½ kg chicken wings, made into lollipops
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp white pepper
1 tbsp red chillies, crushed
1 tbsp crushed garlic
½ cup flour
Oil to fry

Sauce :
2 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp red chilli powder
¼ cup chilly sauce
¼ cup ketchup
¼ tsp salt

Method: 
Marinate chicken lollipops with white pepper, salt, crushed red 
chillies and garlic. 
Keep aside for a while. 
Roll in flour and deep fry in a single layer till tender and crisp. 
Drain. 
In another pan, heat oil, add ketchup, salt, chilli sauce, red chilli powder, vinegar and cook till thick, toss in the fried lollipops so the sauce coats them and serve immediately.

Spicy Chicken Lollipops By Zarnak Sidhwa

Yummy Brownies

Ingredients for Yummy Brownies:
115gm butter
115gm chocolate
200gm sugar
2 eggs
½ tsp vanilla essence
50gm flour
¼ tsp salt
100gm walnuts toasted and chopped
70 gm chocolate chips.

Method
Melt butter, add chocolate and stir till smooth. 
Remove from fire and add in the sugar, eggs and vanilla, stir in flour, salt, walnuts and chocolate chips. 
Pour mixture in a 8inch square greased and lined pan and bake at 160 degrees C for 30 minutes. 
Brownies will be done when a skewer inserted in centre comes out with a few crumbs stuck to it. 
Cool on a wire rack and serve cut in squares.

Yummy Brownies By Zarnak Sidhwa

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients for Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies:
½ cup caster sugar
½ cup brown sugar
115gm unsalted butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla essence
½ tsp baking soda
1 ¼ cups flour
¼ tsp salt
1 ½ cups chocolate chips
1 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped

Method 
Beat butter, add caster sugar, brown sugar, egg, vanilla essence, fold 
in flour, salt, chocolate chips, baking soda and walnuts. 
Mix well and scoop cookie balls using a spoon or icecream scoop onto a baking tray 
and bake at 150 degrees C for 18 minutes until pale golden, cool on a 
wire rack and serve.

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies by Zarnak Sidhwa

Lively Weekends - 19th May 2012

Recipe lineup for 19th May 2012:

• Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Yummy Brownies
• Spicy Chicken Lollipop

Sausages In Gravy

Sausages In Gravy by Zarnak Sidhwa

Creole Macaroni

Creole Macaroni by Zarnak Sidhwa

Banana Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting

Banana Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting by Zarnak Sidhwa

Lively Weekends - 5th May 2012

Recipe lineup for 5th May 2012:

• Sausages In Gravy 
• Creole Macaroni 
• Banana Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting