A Complete Menu, Crash course for Mpians. :P LOL Options

[Ayesha_786]

What do you do when you have ample time on ur hands ? Well its been a while since i tried something new as i used to be very busy here and there and got lot of free time on my hands so thought to share some nice , easy and popular recipes with u all. I learnt these from the chef where i normally eat out so it's not some online copied stufff but tasted, learned and tried . So u must make them at home for a perfect restaurant like flavor on ur table.

I'll share some special drinks, appetizers, salads, soups, meal and desert with u. All these recipes are for two persons so u can add up the ingredients accordingly. btw some saladas and soups itself are a complete meal . So u can just mix and match which one do u want . For example, cicken julian salad can be replaced with having something heavy in ur lunch. its a a very healthy and tasty salad/ Plz do try.


Khair less talk and more recipes.

Drinks

Mango Colada
Ingredients
Fresh Mango = 100 gms , Pineapple juice = 3 tbsp , Cream = 1 tbsp , Sugar = 1 ½ tbsp , Ice = 8 cubes , Lemon = touch
Method =
Blend all the ingredients in a blender and pour in glass. Garnish with mango slice. Now if u have frozen mango pilp then u dont need to put so much ice in it.

Spanish Margarita
Ingredients =
Mint leaf = 12 leaves , Lemon juice = 2 tbsp , Lime cordial (optional) 2 tbsp , Salt = a pinch , Sugar = 2 tbsp , Ice 10 cubes
Method =
Blend all the ingredients in a blender and pour in glass. Garnish with mint leaf and a lemon.

Suzy Wong
Ingredients.
Lychee =2 pcs , Milk = ½ cup , Sugar = 2 tbsp , Lemon = touch , Ice = 8 cubes Green colour 4 drops.
Method=
Blend all the ingredients in a blender and pour in glass. Garnish with lychee and cherry.

Golden Dream =
Banana = ½ piece , Coke = ½ bottle , Orange juice = 3 tbsp , Vanilla icecream = 1 scoop , Sugar = 1 tbsp , Ice = 8 cubes
Method.
Blend all the ingredients in a blender and pour in glass. Garnish with banana.

Peach Delight
Ingredients=
Peach = 2 pcs , Cream = 2 tbsp , Pineapple juice = ½ cup , Sugar = 1 ½ tbsp , Ice 8 cubes
Method=
Blend all the ingredients in a blender and pour in glass. Garnish with pineapple slice and peach.

Assorted Drinks

Appetizers and Salads.

Mix Vegetable Brucshetta Sorry light kay baghair aisay hee pics lee jaati hein / lol .. it was realluy tasty.
Diced tomatoes = 1. , Diced onions = 1. , Diced bell pepper = 1 , Fresh garlic clove (yummmm. Wat an aroma) 6 Butter 50 gms , Olive oil 2 tbsp , Mozzarella cheese 100 gms , Italian French bread 4 slices
Method.
Mix fresh garlic, softened butter , oregano and spread on toast . Mix all diced vegetables together and spread on the toast, Put mozzarella cheese on the top and grill in a pre heated oven for about three minutes and ready to be served.

Shrimp cocktail=
Large shrimp 5 pcs , Water = 250 ML , Lemon juice 2tbsp , Red chili powder 1 tea spoon , Bay leaf = 1 , Ice water
Method=
Bring the water to boil and put lemon juice, bay leaf, red chili powder in it. Now put shrimps in boiling water for two minutes and take them out. Dip them in ice water. Serve with cocktail juice and dipping sauce.
Dipping sauce is really very easy to make. Mix 2tbsp ketchup, ½ tsp lemon juice and few d rops of tobacco sauce. Yummy

Mozzarella in Carrozza
Bread slice = 8 slices , Mozzarella = 100 gms , Black olives 1/3 cup , 4 eggs and 2/3 cup milk to make egg wash. Oil for frying , Bread crumbs , Salt and pepper to taste.
Method.
Cut each slice of bread into triangles with equal amount of mozzarella slice and chopped olives. Coat bread slices with egg wash separately first and then make sandwich of bread slices putting cheese slice in the middle. Now dip the bread slices and cheese to egg wash, and then put into bread crumbs, repeat the coating and shallow fry in a pan for abt 40 seconds. ( in its original recipe, they did the deep frying) Serve with Mariana sauce. I hope u would have its recipe , if nahi then I’ll let u know inshallah.

Julian Chicken Salad.
1 Chicken breast , 200 gms ice berg lettuce , 1 sliced tomatoes , ½ piece of diced , cucumber , ½ diced onion , One hardboiled egg , 50 gms chickpea , 50 gms feta cheese , Shredded carrot , Black olive.
Salad's dressing
Mix ½ tbsp Lemon juice, ½ tbsp Dijon mustard , 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil , salt and pepper to taste, honey 2 tbsp and 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar and serve with salad.
Marinate chicken breast for abt 20 minutes with salt, black pepper and red chili flakes. Grill on pan. Cook from both sides and cut from the middle ,cook that butterfly shape breast from the middle now. Cut into Julian pcs.
Arrange ice berg lettuce in a plate, put all vegetables on it and then top with grilled chicken. Garnish with cheese and grated carrots. Serve with the dressing.

Spicy cucumber salad.
Ingredients and Method.
Mix together 1 cucumber, fresh mint thinly diced, 1 tsp fish sauce, ¼ tsp chili powder, ½ tbsp sugar and 1 tsp lemon juice.

[Ayesha_786]

Chicken Wraps.

recipe is simple . tired of too much typing. LOL just put lettuce leaves, chicken veggies ... wrap up everything in ur tortila and bite it Whatever u want/ lol i used left overs of some veggies and chicken plus tomato.

Classic Lamb, Chick Pea and Lentil soup . Soooooooooooooo healthy
Ingredients.
1 medium Chicken Breast , 1 tbsp olive oil, 2 eggs , 1 flower wrap, ice berg lettuce , parmesan cheese 50 gms and salt & pepper to taste.

For dressing –Mix 3 tbsp mayonnaise, 1 tbsp water, ½ tbsp white vinegar , salt & pepper to taste.

Method.
Add few drops of olive oil in a pan and cook the chicken breast after pounding it. No need to marinate this one. Just sprinkle a pinch of salt and black pepper. Buss. Cook both sides and after a while take it out of the pan and cut from the middle and cook again. Just a tip to make things go fast. Okay. Now dice chicken into cubes once it is done.

Heat ur flour wraps in the same pan from both sides. Take out in the plate. Put lettuce on it and then spread dressing. Top it with chicken and tomatoes. (if u like olives u can add them too eg if I was making it for Miss Asia, I would not forget to put olives in my flour wraps ) Khair just roll and cut from the middle. Yummiest flour wraps ready in no time.

Chicken Monti Carlo Ala Rafi’s

2 tbsp oil, 200gms boneless chicken , 50 gms mushrooms , 20 gms garlic , ½ tsp crushed chili flakes , 1 tsp lemon juice, 20 gms spring onion , 50 gms flour , chicken stalk 2 cups , shell pasta boiled 100 gms , fresh parsley or cilantro for garnishing and salt & pepper to taste.

Method =

Add few drops of olive oil in a pan.
Toss chicken cubes in a dried flour in a way tht it is coated very well. This will actually make its gravy too. U don’t need to add corn flour in it. Okay now add these chicken cubes in heated pan. If u feel like adding little bit more olive oil ,u can at this stage as flour would absorb it immediataely. Add garlic paste and stir well and a dd chicken stalk.
Now add mushrooms, crushed chili flakes, black pepper , salt, lemon juice, (1/2 tsp sugar to cut lemons acid). Add boiled pasta .Stir well and put spring onions right before removing it from the stove. Garnish wid green chilis.. yummm.

Serve wid garlic bread.

Main Course and Desserts

Chicken with cashew nuts.

2 Tbsp peanut oil, 4 pcs chicken breast , 1 bunch thinly sliced scallions , 2 crushed garlic cloves, 1 cup dry roasted cashew nuts , Black pepper to taste , bell pepper, cabbage, carrots.
For its sauce u will need ; 2 tsp corn starch ( to be mixed in water and add in the end for thickening) then u will need Oyster sauce 3 t bsp , 6 tbsp chicken stalk and 2 teaspoon brown sugar.
You mussssssssttttttt try this recipe as I just love it and seriously its so tasty that I always used to order it and learnt it from the same chef so its purely an expert chef’s recipe.

Method.

Add olive oil in a pan and add garlic paste. Cook till it becomes brown. Now add crushed chili flakes and chicken. Add salt and pepper and throw carrots, bell pepper and cabbage in it.
Add chicken stalk and oyster sauce. (if u don’t hv oyster sauce then just replace it with soy sauce and remember to put less salt in food as these sau ces r pretty salty ) Khair now add cornflour paste to thicken it. Garnish with dry roasted cashews when u dish out.
Serve with either boiled rice or egg fried rice

Mango Meringue Dessert.

1 sliced and chopped mango. , 2 egg whites , icing sugar and chopped nuts for garnishing.
Divide the mangoes between four glasses or bowls. Beat the egg whites until stiff , beat in sugar until the mixture becomes stiff again. Top the mangoes with egg whites and place them in oven and cook further just for 2 minute or until the meringue puffs up. (remember when u top ur bowl with egg whites u need to do it to 2cm below the rim of the glass or bowl)
Take out from oven and sprinkle with chopped nuts.
Btw if u r cooking for a group of ppl then u can do it in one large bowl.

Chocolate and Banana crepes.

3 bananas, 6 tbsp orange juice ( dip bananas in orange juice and put aside)
Grated rind of one orage , few drops banana or orange essence .
For the chocolate sauce u need ; 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa , 2 tsp corn starch , 3 tbsp milk , 40 gms semi sweet chocolate broken into pieces , ½ cup corn syrup and ¼ tsp vanilla extract.

For the crepes.
¾ cups all purpose flour , 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa , 1 egg, 1 teaspoon oil , 1 ¼ cup milk and oil for frying.
Method.
You all know how to make crepes, just mix the ingredients well and shallow fry on pre heated pan. Flip it and cook from the other side. When done , take out in the plate and put bananas on it and roll. Pour chocolate sauce ……. Droooooooooolllll.

ENJOY YOUR FOOD

[~Cinderella~]

Oh Lord! you made all that in one day? Allow me to be the first to call you SUPERWOMAN!!

I am litterly drooling all over my laptop now! That chicken salad especially is making me drool so bad I love chicken salad with feta cheese!

[glamourous]

lulz @ your non alchoholic beverages
i always found the point behind virgin drinks pointless
why not have a coke or a smoothie


omg ayesha post naan recipes

[muShi]

Jahan panah.. tussi great ho - tohfa qabool karo

Itni saari recipes share karne ka bohut shukriya.
Kal mere kitchen me inqalaab ane wala hai.

[Radiance]

wow ayesha ... you've been busy!! That all looks soo good and I could with one of the drinks just about now *licks lips*

You put so much effort in your food ... I wish I had the motivation

[sara10]

mashaAllah so much khana ..wo bhi itna mazze ka *drools* ..
i was in kitchen for atleast 5-6 hours kal as we had dawaat so i can understand the effort uve put in ... jeeti raho .. *gives ashirwaaad*

sigh mangoes here taste ajeeb =(

[safir]

Nice recipes Ayesha. But for the shrimp dipping sauce, you have listed tobacco sauce as one of the ingredients, it should read tabasco sauce. Also a teaspoon of horse raddish will really zest it up.

[The Bahamamas]

Oh wow, hey Ayeshaaa, cook for me purty please

I tired

[Ayesha_786]

^ i will if u take me there ............. afterwards

Nice recipes Ayesha. But for the shrimp dipping sauce, you have listed tobacco sauce as one of the ingredients, it should read tabasco sauce. Also a teaspoon of horse raddish will really zest it up.

lol . omg i am so sorry Saifr Uncle and thank u for pointing it out. i did the proof reading but i guess its the summer heat getting to my cognitive abilities

Cindi - The main course was made in one day but drinks tau aisay hee on and off so thought to share that together Cooking chinese takes no time but its the preparation that drains ur energy but once veggies are done, u can mix and match those in few recipes with entirely different taste. hei na ? and plz do try out that chicken salad. Seriously it was so tasty that i did not feel like touchuing anyother thing.

Glammy If it was for me, i would be glad to have fruit smoothie. thats wat i hv every other day but some ppl hvnt developed taste for healthy drinks =P lol
*ignoring the non alcohalic part * lol and Naaan's recipe for u Glammy ????????? o.O

@ Mushi : Did u censor ur smooch for me ? aww MPians are not tht narrow minded yaar =P =P
Inqilaaab Zindaabad Am awaiting for u to share wat u cooked. Mairi mehnat wasoool ho jaye gee

Radiance = It happens once in a blue moon though =P lol I love to cook but it was so hot these days keh kuch naa poochain. but andar kaa shaitaan jaag raha tha keh kuch kerro Ayesha. lol and its Shab-e-baraat today . i have no clue what to cook. you live so far otherwise i would have parcelled some food ur way. Ah no i would have invited u ( after all only a friend would help in dish washing afterwards )

@ Sara aww bless u aik din kee mehnat and then poora hafta chutti But Sara that was ur aftaar party naa

[jaminaveed]

Amazing. Its unbelievable tha you made all these, especially the drinks look so professinal, I wonder how can one person have so much talent.

Khush raho, hamesha!

[Ayesha_786]

^ :blush Ameen Jami Bhai. but kabhi kabhi mujh per Jinn charhta hei. lol.
But on a serious note i am thinking to have a crash course at my home inshallah. You know its summer vacations so i was thinking why not get busy somewhere. So i just designed a pamphlet . Let's see how many gals acctually enrol =P awein just for a shughal sake keh challo let's try

Starting from 5th August inshallah and thinking to include some Ramadan Recipes as well. Dua kijye ga. Daikhain kaisa response milta hei.

[CharteredAccount...]

Ayesha banatay huway pura 1 din lagg jaiye aur khatay huway mein 1 minute bhi na lagaon lol sparkle motu

[ApHrOdItE]

tumey sharam nhi aaye?

tenu zara vi andaza hai yeh sab khanay ne meray te kee asaar keeta?
especially knowing I cant eat the stuff



par yaar hats off to you . Now one of the things I would love to do in life is cook with you someday!

This post has been edited by ApHrOdItE: Aug 3 2010, 11:47 AM

[Ayesha_786]

^ But Aphro ! I thought u would love to have some healthy drinks and some nice soup may be Mango Meringue was especially for you my love. Ofcourse u can eat everything i mentioned.
and i would love to cook with u Aphro...... I'll make some nice Bhindis for u


@ Sparkle Motu. I bet u used to go to Taariq Aziz Show in bachpan i remember seeing such "Shoday ppl" eating maximum mangoes in one minute =P lol Sach Sach batao kitnay mangoes per haath saaf kiya hei :-)

[ApHrOdItE]

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for you! after a long taka-ying day at the office complete with office drama... then after work going grocery shopping ( then lugging groceies home on foot for 20 min walk) I made achari chicken
Pardon the pics.. it was with my iphone and I had no time to take it with my camera. I hope ALisha doesnt see this and cringe in horror ...

well enjoy.. and the hari mirch kinda jaaled cuz i was also dancing to music while i cooked
errr where is the attach button?

ooh here I even took the time to upload it on tasveer balti for u

[Ayesha_786]

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for you! after a long taka-ying day at the office complete with office drama... then after work going grocery shopping ( then lugging groceies home on foot for 20 min walk) I made achari chicken

are u kidding saying pardon me with the pics Aphro o.O . Well Done Chef . it looks so yummy. My gravy never comes out like this Chachi's chicken is really tasty and urs looks way better than her Mashallah. Wessay yaar Barri himmat waali hein jee aap tau. Please find some time to relax too Aphro. our pace of life has become so fast that sometimes, even the simple task of relaxing turns out to be a drag. But ermmm well just dont exhaust urself too much Okay

btw ----- what was ur first meal as a married woman ?

[CharteredAccount...]

@ Sparkle Motu. I bet u used to go to Taariq Aziz Show in bachpan i remember seeing such "Shoday ppl" eating maximum mangoes in one minute =P lol Sach Sach batao kitnay mangoes per haath saaf kiya hei :-)

LoL @ 'shoday'



I know mango is king of fruits. And whole world seems to love them I dont know why I dont. I like them for their fragrance but their taste is too sweet for my liking. I am a strawberry and kiwi person

[ruby-28]

Ayesha: Address please? Your food looks amazing.. keep it up!

Aphro: That achari chicken looks so tangy.. i feel like some achar or lemon right now or imlee :s

[ApHrOdItE]

Ayesha:
You KNOW i love to cook... but aaj kal time nhi milta and I was inspired by this thread to get over the hulchul of the day and cook something good

Lol the first khana was from my husband's restaurant in England he brought it home .. but the first thing I cooked for him the day after I met him ( before ruksati and after nikkah ) was garbanzos in a tangy tomato sauce he gobbled it down

Ruby: yaar khatta khanay ka dil? khairiyat?

[shy_grrl]

^ u hug Ayesha while i hug her food ;D

[jaminaveed]

^

for you! after a long taka-ying day at the office complete with office drama... then after work going grocery shopping ( then lugging groceies home on foot for 20 min walk) I made achari chicken
Pardon the pics.. it was with my iphone and I had no time to take it with my camera. I hope ALisha doesnt see this and cringe in horror ...

well enjoy.. and the hari mirch kinda jaaled cuz i was also dancing to music while i cooked
errr where is the attach button?

ooh here I even took the time to upload it on tasveer balti for u

This looks so tasty, Well done bachaya!

[ApHrOdItE]

^ thank you uncle ji!
It was tangy and spicy at the same time.. and btw, no shaan masala used here

[shy_grrl]

recipe pls.

[Ayesha_786]

btw, no shaan masala used here

WOW Aphro. Now that's really impressive. Please i would also lvoe to have its recipe.

Ayesha: Address please? Your food looks amazing.. keep it up!

lol Thank u Just let me knnow when u visit Pakistan =)

^ u hug Ayesha while i hug her food ;D

hahaha. i wont mind ur hugs Shy girl lol

[The Bahamamas]

I like Chicken Jalferazi (oops) more than Chicken Kormaaa

Chicken K is so strong, it gives me teh runsss



And, Ayesha, you cuteeeeee