Pastries

This recipe I learned from a family friend, who invited us to have lunch with them, and after lunch, they offer us to have a tea together with this pastry with cheese inside. After a month we invited them to have a dinner with us, so I prepared this pastry with mix vegetable with chicken inside.

One day I bake the same pastry, and I brought in my job to let my co workers to taste the same pastry that I made. One of them miss Ella, who is interested to learned how I made.

So, that is why I posted here in my hubs.

Hi Ate Ella, I am so sorry! I know you are waiting this recipe for long time.

Finally I made it. Thanks for waiting, I hope you will enjoy and have fun..

Ingredients

2 tablespoon sesame seeds

2 teaspoon vegetable or canola oil

2 cubes bouillon (add 1 as your taste)

1 packed of mix vegetable

3 cups mozzarella cheese

3 larges eggs

1 large onion (slice )

1 lb grind chicken

1 whole garlic smashed (as you desire)

2 pack Pastry

Procedure:

Preheat the wok, or big pot, add oil when it hot, add the garlic till little brown, add onion then chicken and saute literally until the chicken little bit cook then add the mix vegetable on it, till it cooked. (don't overcooked)

Take it out from the pot, put on the bowl or drain it, until it cool.

While cooking the chicken with vegetable, take out the pastry from the freezer till it soft ready to use.

Prepare the cheese and add the whites eggs, mix together with spatula.

Put aside the yolks and a small bowl and beat with fork.

Take out one by one the pastry then add the filling or the cooked mix vegetable with chicken into half of the pastry in cover it add the mix cheese with white eggs both side to close.

Then put on the pan tray, brush the egg yolk on the top of the pastry then add sesame seed on it.

Bake for 350 degrees Fahrenheit to 45 minutes until it brown.

Pastry With Vegetable

Leche Plan

Ingredient:
10 egg yolks
1 can nestle condensed milk
1 can evaporated milk or fresh milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup water

Instructions:

1. Separate the egg yolk from the white in one container or bowl 
2. Beat the egg yolk then add the condensed milk and evaporated milk.
3. Continue beating till it mix together and add the vanilla for flavor.
4. After mixing together, keep aside while 
5. Preparing the topping, put the saucepan in the stove and add the brown and white
sugar stir together till start melting the sugar add the water to boil for a few
minutes until the sugar caramelize.
6. Pour the caramelized sugar into the baking pan or any mould you can use any
shape as you like. 
7. Let the caramel set for 5 to 10 minutes in the mould.
8. Then pour the mixture on top of the caramel on the mould or baking pan cover 
with aluminum foil.
9. Bake for about 45 minutes (before baking preheat the oven to about 350 degrees) 
10. Or Steam for about 30 to 45 minutes (boiled first the water before steaming the 
plan)
11. After 30 minutes try to insert any toothpick on the top of plan if the
toothpick come out clean means it is cooked already then remove the plan.
12. Refrigerate for about 1 hour, then serve.
13. To serve: run a thin knife around the edges of the mould to loosen the Leche 
Plan. 
14. Place a platter on top of the mould and quickly turn upside down to position the golden brown caramel on top.

Thanks! hope you like this Leche Plan... This is for you my dear....

Choc-Cheese Brownies Slice

I want to experiment different type of cake, brownie.

Ingredients:
185g dark chocolate, chopped
45g butter
2 large eggs
3/4 cup castor sugar (fine sugar)
1/2 cup plain flour
1/4 cup self-raising flour
few drops almond essence
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Filling:
60g butter
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
185g ricotta cheese
1/4 cup castor sugar
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons plain flour

Procedure:

1. Grease a 19 cm x 29 cm lamington pan.
2. Melt chocolate and butter over hot water, cool; do not allow to set.
3. Beat eggs in small bowl with electric mixer until thick, add sugar gradually, beat until sugar is dissolved.
4. Transfer mixture to large bowl, stir in sifted flours, essence and chocolate mixture.
5. Spread half the chocolate mixture into prepared pan.
6. Top with filling, then remaining chocolate mixture.
7. Run a knife in a zig-zag pattern through mixture, sprinkle evenly with walnuts.
8. Bake in 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 30 minutes or insert a toothpick into the center of the cake till come out clean.  Cool in pan before cutting. 
9. Store in refrigerator until set.

Filling

1. Beat butter, essence and cheese together in small bowl with electric mixer until mixture is creamy.
2. Add sugar, beat until fluffy, add eggs one at a time, beat until combined.
3. Stir in sifted flour.

Keeping time: 4 days

Meat Kufta

I learn this from one of my friend in Kuwait, it is very famous to all Pakistani, Indian or Bangladesh. I used to prepare this during Ramadan only.

Ingredients:

Dough:
2 cups minced meat
4 tablespoon chopped white cheese
1 tablespoon garlic, crushed
2 tablespoon chopped onion
6 tablespoon bread crumbs
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon mixed spice

For covering:
White flour
Breads Crumbs
eggs

oil for fry

Preparations:

1. Place all dough ingredients in food processor, blend for 1 minute.
2. Divide mixture into equal portions and shape into patties 1 cm thick, cover with flour then egg and bread crumbs refrigerate for 10 minutes.
3. Fry in hot deep oil over low heat until golden and crispy. 

Pakoras with Potato

I learn this from one of my friend in Kuwait, it is very famous to all Pakistani, Indian or Bangladesh. I used to prepare this during Ramadan only.

Ingredients:

1 large potato
1 cup besan flour
1/3 cup white flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1 cup water
oil for frying

Preparation:

1. Cut the potato into thin slices.
2. Sift all dry ingredients in large bowl.
3. Add water and mix well until smooth and homogeneous.
4. Add potato slices to the batter, cover and leave for 30 minutes.
5. Heat 2 cm deep oil, add potato slices one by one, fry until golden. 

Carrots Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

2 cups plain flour
1 cup carrots, grated
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup oil
3/4 cup liquid or fresh milk
1 tablespoon baking powder
4 tablespoon cocoa powder
1/2 cup hazelnuts

Topping:
1/2 cup sweet condense milk
2 tablespoon sugar

Procedure:

1. Grease a deep 20 cm round cake pan.
2. Beat oil and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer for 3 minutes, add eggs and beat one at a time until combined.
3. Combine all remaining dry ingredients in large bowl, add milk and mix all together.
4. Transfer the mixture from small bowl to large bowl and stir all together with spatula.
5. Add carrots, and mix well.
6. Pour the mixture into prepared pan, spread the hazelnuts on the top.
7. Bake in 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 to 50 minutes, or insert toothpick into the center of the cake till come out clean. take it out to cool.

Preparation for Topping:

1. Put the pan over the heat add sugar, and stir until golden.
2. Add condense milk and stir until thick.
3. Cool, pour, and spread over the cake.

Macaroni With Mushroom And Cream

Ingredients:

2 cups Macaroni No. 24
4 cups cream
1 cup mushroom, slice
1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese grated.
2 tablespoon oil
1 1/2 teaspoon garlic, crushed
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped tomato
1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
1 teaspoon salt

Preparation:

1. Boil the water on the pot, add 1 tablespoon oil, 1 teaspoon salt, and macaroni for about 8 minutes, drain.
2. Fry onion and garlic in oil, add mushroom, season with salt and mixed spice. Mix well and cook on moderate heat for 5 minutes. 
3. Add tomato and cream, reduce the heat and cook for 2 minutes only.
4. Put half quantity of macaroni on oven pan base, add mushroom mixture and 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese covered with the rest of macaroni and cheese.
5. Bake in moderate heat or (350 degrees Fahrenheit) for about 30 minutes or until golden.