Coconut Kheer ...A very tasty Kheer or Payasam made in less than 5 Minutes. It just needs two main ingredients and you get an option to customise your kheer by adding any garnishing of your choice. With so little time and effort I was definitely not expecting this taste. But on tasting, i decided to share this easy recipe and save a lot of your time.

Ingredients

1. Ready made coconut milk: 400 ml tin
2. Sweetened condensed milk: 1 tin (397 gm)
3. Any nuts of your choice: 2 to 4 TBspn
4. Khas Khas or sabja seeds or sago seeds: 2 to 3 tsp

Method

1. Soak the khas khas or sago seeds in water. If using sago just cook it for 10 mins after soaking
2. Mix well the coconut milk and condensed milk in a bowl with a fork or hand whisk
3. Add desired nuts and soaked khas khas and mix
4. Chill for few hours or overnight.
5. Serve cold

Happy Cooking 

Shabana

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Bread Pockets

A fun to make snack which fits in any occasion, be it a kids party, iftaar, tea time or even your kids lunch box. This dish can be altered in many ways by changing the filling inside the pockets. The filling that I have used this time is a chicken filling which resembles the taste of a pizza. But you can always change the filling according to your choice. Check the step by step pictures added.

Ingredients 

For the filling

• Chicken : 2 to 3 pieces
• Pepper: 1 to 2 Tsp
• Capsicum: 1 small ( diced finely)
• Onion: 1 small ( diced finely)
• Pizza sauce : 2 to 3 Tbspn
• Salt
• Oregano / Basil or any Italian Seasoning: 1 Tsp

For the pockets

• Sandwich Bread: 8 slices ( makes 4 Pockets)
• Egg: 1 ( well beaten with a fork)
• Bread Crumbs: Use the sides of the 8 slices
• Oil to deep fry

Method

To Make the Filling

1. Cook the chicken pieces with 1 tsp pepper powder and salt until tender
2. Remove the meat from bones and shred it with a fork
3. Add this to a bowl along with all the other ingredients for the filling and mix well and keep ready while we make the pockets.

To Make the Pockets

1. Take two slices of bread and arrange it together like a sandwich and cut a circle by keeping the breads together as shown in the picture
2. Once cut do not separate the breads. Keep it intact and dip it in the egg mix and roll it over the bread crumbs and deep fry it in hot oil by quickly flipping over a couple of time util the bread pocket is golden brown.
3. Allow it to cool down and cut it into two equal semi circles 
4. Now you can see that the inside looks like a pocket. Sides will remain sealed and middle will be open. 
5. Fill this gap with the prepared filling and yummy pizza pockets are ready.

Arrange two breads and cut out a circle shape 

Two breads stacked and cut 

8 slices cut into 4 pairs of circle

Beat the egg and powder the left over bread sides in a mixer and keep the crumbs ready

Dip in the egg mix and coat it well with the crumbs

Deep fry the bread 

Fry and keep all the bread ready to be filled

Cut the circle from the middle so that it forms a pocket

Fill it 

Notes: While filling the bread make sure you do not over fill and split the edges of the bread
Coat the bread well with the egg and crumbs well before frying
do not fry for long time as the bread will absorb oil

Fun Cooking!
Shabana

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Custard Shake / Drinking Custard

A very easy and tasty recipe which is ideal as a welcome drink or as a refreshing drink for iftaar. Custard powder is very easily available and cheap during this season which makes this drink a must try at all iftaar tables. Once done the drink looks like a shake with ice cream but check out the ingredient list and you ll find no ice cream... But you can name it an Ice cream shake and no one will find the difference.. Do try this yummy easy drink and share your comments.

Ingredients

• Milk: 500 ml
• Custard powder: 2 tablespoons
• Sugar : Half cup
• Vanilla essence: 5 ml ( Optional)
• Ice cubes: 8 to 10
• Apple: Half ( Finely cut and tossed with 1/4 spoon sugar so that the apple does not turn black)
• Badam and Raisins to garnish
• Black Kas Kas seeds : 2 tsp

Method

1. Soak the kas kas seed in half cup water
2. Add the milk to a sauce pan and begin to boil. 
3. While the milk is boiling add the custard powder to a small bowl and mix with 1/4 cup water and a make a lump free liquid
4. Before milk is completely boiling add this custard mix and cook on low flame for 5 mins
5. The custard will be thickened by the time. Now add the vanilla essence, if preferred
6. Allow to cool and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours
7. Once cooled add the custard to a blender along with the ice cubes and blend well until frothy.  (3 to 4 minutes)
8. Transfer to a jug and add the sliced apple and kas kas and mix well with a spoon
9. Keep refrigerated until serving. While serving pour in a glass and top it with the badam and raisins.

Note: You can use any essence or colour to change the flavour and colour of this drink, however vanilla, rose essence and strawberry goes best with the custard flavour.

Happy Slurping!

Shabana

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