½ cup cornstarch
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup sour milk
½ cup milk
1½ cups sugar
½ cup water
Oil for deep frying
Preparation:
Sift the flour, cornstarch and baking powder together.
Add the sour milk and milk, mixing well to form a soft batter.
Put the sugar and water to boil for 15 Continue Reading...
2 or 3 zucchini
1 onions
½ tsp hing
½ tsp tamcon
2-3 green chilies
Preparation:
Fry the cut zucchini, onions, and green chilies.
Add turmeric and salt, and cook on low flame for 5 – 10 minutes.
Boil the tamcon and add to mixture.
Pulverize everything in blender.
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4 oz short crust pastry
4 oz margarine
4 oz sugar
2 eggs
4 oz flour
½ tsp baking powder
Grated lemon rind (of 1 lemon), or 1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tbsp jam
Preparation:
Line 10 or 12 patty or muffin pan forms with thinly rolled pastry.
Put a little jam in each.
Prepare the cake mixture by the Continue Reading...
6 lb yellow plantain
1 gallon water
3 inch slice from a load of bread
4 lb sugar
1 oz yeast
Preparation:
Wash and peel the plantains, then put the plantains in water and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes.
Strain the liquid, add the sugar and sweeten. Pour the liquid into a clean jar and leave Continue Reading...
1 lb yams
2 egg yolks
1 tsp nutmeg
2 oz butter
1/8 pt milk
Pepper and salt to taste
Whites of 2 eggs
Preparation:
Wash, peel and boil the yams in water, and when cooked, push through a sieve or pulverise in a food processor.
Add the butter, nutmeg, white pepper, milk and egg yolks and beat well Continue Reading...
¼ lb flour
¼ lb cooked yams
3 oz margarine
2 level tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
Preparation:
Sieve the yams or purÃe with food processor, making sure that there are no lumps.
Sieve the flour with baking powder, add the salt and rub in the margarine.
Add the yam purae and enough cold water Continue Reading...
2 lb hard yams
1 lb cassava
Preparation:
Wash, peel and boil the vegetables until tender. When cooked, leave in boiling water.
Remove the central fibrous “string” from the cassava, and pound the cassava and yams separately.
Combine the mashed cassava and yams, and pound to a fine Continue Reading...
3 medium yams (about ¾ lb)
½ pt warm milk
½ tsp salt
3 medium carrots (about ¾ lb)
2 tbsp butter
¼ tsp pepper
Preparation:
Peel the yams and carrots and cook in boiling water until tender.
Mash together, add milk, butter, salt and pepper and beat until fluffy.
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1 lb mashed yams
2 egg yolks slightly beaten
Salt and pepper to taste
Fine dried bread crumbs for coating
2 tbsp butter
¼ lb minced cooked spinach
1 egg slightly beaten for coating
Preparation:
Combine the ingredients except egg and bread crumbs, and beat until fluffy.
Shape into croquettes and Continue Reading...
Sauces with a roux foundation (white)
For a pouring sauce:
1 oz flour
1 oz fat
1 pt liquid
For a panada:
4 oz flour
4 oz fat
1 pt liquid
For a coating sauce:
2 oz flour
2 oz fat
1 pt liquid
Preparation:
Melt the fat, add the flour and stir over a gentle heat without browning.
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