Potato and Egg Salad
Serves 2
Ingredients
250gm Potatoes
1 small onion, finely diced
50gm Mayonnaise
2 eggs, hard boiled
Chives, finely chopped
Salt and Pepper
Smoked Paprika
Method
- Boil potatoes and peel off the skin. Cut the potatoes and hard-boiled eggs into bite size pieces. To this add the finely diced onions.
- Add seasoning and then add the mayonnaise and mix well until all pieces are evenly coated.
- Garnish the salad with chopped chives and sprinkle smoked paprika on top.
Three Cheese Fritters
Serves 2
Ingredients
100gm Cheddar Cheese
100gm Gruyere Cheese
50gm Parmesan
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 green chilli, finely chopped
100gm All purpose flour
1 egg, beaten
150gm Panko breadcrumbs
Salt and Pepper
Method
- Grate all the cheeses and combine in a bowl. To this add finely chopped onions and green chilli. Make small balls and set aside.
- Roll the cheese balls in seasoned flour and then dip them into the beaten egg mixture. Coat this with panko and deep fry.
Pasta Alla Carbonara
Serves 2
Ingredients
200gm Spaghetti
75ml cream
2 eggs
50ml Olive oil
3-4 slices of panchetta or bacon
100gm Fresh Peas
5 gm Dry thyme
50gm Parmesan Cheese, grated
Salt and Pepper
Method
- Cook pasta in boiling salted water until al-dente. Wash pasta in cold water once cooked. Reserve the pasta water.
- Heat olive oil in a pan. Add chunks of slices pancetta and cook until golden brown. To this add peas and cook for a few minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Be careful with the salt as pancetta has a high quantity of salt in it. Add the pasta and the thyme to this and toss well.
- Beat the eggs with the cream and add this mixture to the pasta once the pan is taken off heat. Very high heat will cause the eggs to scramble. Coat the pasta with the sauce. If it is too thick add some of the pasta water and mix well.
- Garnish with grated Parmesan cheese and serve.
Panna Cotta with Strawberry Coulis
Serves 4
Ingredients
2 cups of Heavy Cream
1 cup Milk
1/2 cup sugar
200ml Cold water
2 Gelatin Leaves
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
150gm Strawberry
1/4 cup Sugar
1tbsp Lime juice
Method
- Add the cream, milk and sugar to a pan and heat it until the sugar dissolves completely.
- Soak the gelatin leaves in cold water for a few mins. Remove the leaves once soft and squeeze out the excess water. Add this to the hot milk-cream mixture and mix well until the gelatin dissolves completely. Add the vanilla essence.
- Pass the mixture through a strainer to remove any lumps in case its present. Pour this into cold molds and refrigerated for 2 hours or until the panna cotta sets.
- Coulis: Add 100gms of strawberries to a pan along with the sugar and lime juice. Cook over medium heat for 5-6 minutes. Transfer to a blender and make a puree.
- Serve Panna cotta with sliced strawberries and coulis.
Oreo Milkshake with coffee
Serves 2
Ingredients
5-6 Oreo Cookies
300ml Milk
50ml Cream
2 scoops vanilla ice cream
1tsp instant coffee powder
1/4 cup Sugar
100gm Dark Chocolate
30ml Cream
Method
- Break chocolate into small pieces. Place it on a bain marie and add the cream. Keep watch of the heat. Keep mixing until chocolate melts completely. Do not continue cooking as it may split.
- Blend together the cookies, milk, cream, ice cream, coffee powder and sugar.
- Line the side of the glass with the chocolate ganache and refrigerate until the chocolate sets on the glass. Pour in the Blender mixture. Add a tablespoon of the chocolate ganache on top and serve.