Sunday, November 27, 2011

Mango Sago Pudding



















Ingredients:

1 Large Ripe Mango
1/4 cup Sago (small)
1/2 cup Condensed Milk
1/2 cup Milk
2-3 Sugar if needed
Mango Juice (optional)

Directions:

Soak sago for an hour. Wash it to remove excess starch before and after soaking process.

Boil enough water first and add the soaked sago and cook until it's soft and translucent. About 4-5 minutes.

Drain water in strainer and wash it under running tap water to wash out the excess starch and to prevent sago from getting sticky.

Chop the mangos (discard the skin) and reserve finely chopped mango pieces (1/4 of a mango for garnish.

Blend rest of the mango pieces with condensed milk and milk, sugar if desired to a smooth paste.

Add more milk if desire to change the consistency. Transfer to a bowl, add the cooked sago.

Mix well and top with the reserved mango pieces. Chill in the refrigerator.

Note: Mango Juice can be added according to your taste.

Recipe by Rak's Kitchen

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Cheddar & Chive Corn Muffins



















Ingredients:

Butter, for greasing pan
1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
1/2 Yellow Corn Meal
2 tablespoons Sugar or Honey
1 tablespoon Butter, melted
1 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 whole Egg
1 cup Buttermilk
1 cup Cheddar Cheese, grated
3/4 cup Fresh or Frozen Corn (thawed and patted dry if frozen)
2 tablespoon Fresh Chives, chopped

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Generously butter 12 muffin cups (1 muffin pan), and set aside. In a medium bowl combine the corn meal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda.

Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. In the center of the well; add the egg, buttermilk, melted butter, corn and chives. Mix just until everything starts to come together, then toss in the cheddar cheese and mix just until the cheese is incorporated.

Spoon the corn batter evenly into the prepared muffin pan. Place in preheated oven and bake for 10-15 minutes or until tops are lightly golden. Let cool in pan for a few minutes before removing them to a cooling rack. Serve still warm with butter.

Recipe by Simply Scratch.com

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Cheese Puff



















Ingredient:

Choux Paste:
125ml (1/2 cup) milk
125ml (1/2 cup) water
100g (3.5 oz) butter, diced
1/2 tsp salt
150g (5.3 oz) plain flour
4 eggs

120g (4.2 oz) emmenthal, grated
small pinch of cayenne pepper
eggwash (1 egg yolk mixed with 1 tbsp milk)

Direction:

Preheat the oven to 180 C (350 F).

First make the choux paste. Place the milk, butter, salt in a saucepan and set over a low heat. Bring to the boil, then immediately remove from heat. Throw in the flour and mix in with a wooden spoon, until completely combined.

Return the pan to a medium heat and stir continuously for a minute to dry it out a little, then tip it into a large bowl. Pop in the eggs one at a time, beating each addition in with the wooden spoon. Once the eggs are properly incorporated the paste should be smooth and shiny, with a thick ribbon consistency.

Mix in the cayenne and three quarters of the grated cheese, taking care not to overwork the mixture. Spoon into a piping bag fitted with a 1cm plain nozzle and pipe small mounds in rows on a baking sheet with greaseproof paper.

Brush each puff with eggwash and lightly mark with a fork. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and pop in the preheated oven to bake for 20 minutes until dry and crisp on the outside, but still soft inside. Serve immediately.

Recipe by Gourmet Traveller

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Sticky Rice With Mango and Sweet Coconut Sauce


























Ingredients:

2-3 Ripe Mangoes (sliced or diced)
250 g Glutinous Rice
1 1/2 Cups Coconut Milk
1 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
1/2 Cup Sugar
1 tsp Rice Flour
Toasted Sesame Seeds

Directions:

Put the glutinous rice in a steamer lined with a piece of thin linen cloth and steam for 30 minutes. ( I used rice cooker)

Blend rice flour in 3/4 cup of coconut milk. Cook over a low heat. Stirring constantly (do not let it boil) till thickens. Remove from the heat and reserve.

Mix remaining coconut milk with sugar and salt. Bring it to a boil constantly. Add in the coconut milk mixture into the cooked glutinous rice. Cover the rice mixture for 20 to 25 minutes before serving.

Arrange the mangoes to one side of the plate, place the glutinous rice to another side and serve with the reserved coconut milk and some toasted sesame seeds, if desired.

Recipe by seasaltwithfood.com

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Mango Pudding









































12 Blätter weiße Gelatine
reife Mangos (à 450 g)
120 ml Limettensaft (frisch gepresst)
250 ml Milch
40 g Zucker
12 frische Litschis (ersatzw. Litschis aus der Dose


1. Gelatine in kaltem Wasser einweichen. Mangos schälen, das Fruchtfleisch vom Stein schneiden und mit dem Limettensaft im Küchenmixer sehr fein pürieren.
2. Milch mit Zucker erwärmen, bis sich der Zucker aufgelöst hat. Ausgedrückte Gelatine in der warmen Milch auflösen, etwas abkühlen lassen und unter das Fruchtpüree mixen.
3. Eine kleine Auflaufform (20x20 cm, 4 cm hoch) mit Frischhaltefolie auslegen und das Fruchtpüree hineinfüllen. Mindestens 6 Stunden kalt stellen, bis das Püree geliert ist.
4. Mangopudding mithilfe der Frischhaltefolie aus der Form lösen. Folie entfernen und den Pudding in 20 gleich große Würfel schneiden. Auf einer Platte anrichten. Litschis aus der Schale lösen, entsteinen und auf die Würfel legen.
Recipe by Essen & Trinken

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Chocolate Madeleines



















Ingredients:

2 Eggs
75 g Sugar
50 g Plain Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
2 Tablespoon Dutch Process Cocoa Powder
60 g Unsalted Butter, melted
30 g Mini Chocolate Chips for Toppings, option

Directions:

Preheat oven to 180 degree.

Place eggs and sugar in a bowl and whisk using a balloon whisk till combine.

Sift flour, baking powder and cocoa powder together for at least once.

Spoon sifted flour(s) over egg mixture and fold through with melted butter.

Spoon mixture into greased Madeleine tin or Silicon Mold until almost to the rim. (Sprinkle a few mini chocolate chips on it if you are using)

Bake for 10 minutes or until Madeleine spring back when lightly press.

Recipe by Donna Hay's

Dried Cranberry Shortbread Hearts



















Ingredients:

1 cups (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup sifted confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup finely chopped dried cranberries or cherries

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 325 degrees with a rack in center. Combine butter, confectioner's sugar, vanilla, flour, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Beat with a wooden spoon until combined but not too creamy. Stir in dried cranberries.

2. Pat dough evenly into a 8- or - 9-inch square baking pan. Bake until just beginning to turn golden, about 20 minutes. Place pan on cooling rack until cool enough to touch, about 20 minutes. Run knife around edges, remove shortbread, and transfer, right side, to work surface. Use 1 1/2 - to - 2-inch heart cookie cutter to cut out the cookies. Use a paring knife to trim stray bits of cranberry from edges. Cookies will keep for 5 days at room temperature in an airtight container.

Recipe by Martha Stewart