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SURPRISE MOM WITH A FEAST!

By You Desk
06 May, 2025

Anyone can book a table out, but nothing beats a homemade Mother’s Day dinner with the whole family. We’re sharing our favourite recipes to make it extra special…

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Chicken Chilli with Fried Rice

SURPRISE MOM WITH A FEAST!

Ingredients:

Boneless chicken (julienne) 400g

Himalayan pink salt 2 tsp or to taste

Cornflour 3 tbsp

Red chilli powder 1 ½ tsp or to taste

Black pepper powder 2 tsp

Soy sauce 6 tbsp

Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp

Egg 1

Cooking oil 1 cup

Garlic (chopped) 2 tbsp

Ginger (julienne) 1-inch piece

Green chillies 3-4

Onion (sliced) 1 medium

Capsicum (julienne) 2 medium

Sugar (powdered) ¼ tsp

Chilli sauce 2 ½ tbsp

Dark soy sauce 1 tsp

Chicken stock ¼ cup

Eggs (whisked) 2

Carrot (julienne) ½ cup

Cabbage 1 cup

Rice (boiled) 2 cups

Chicken powder ½ tbsp

Vinegar ½ tbsp

Spring onion leaves handful

Directions:

• In a bowl, add chicken, pink salt, cornflour, red chilli powder, black pepper powder, soy sauce, ginger garlic paste, egg, mix well, cover and marinate for 15 minutes.

• In frying pan, add cooking oil, marinated chicken and fry on medium flame until golden and crispy.

• In same frying pan, add garlic, ginger, green chillies and mix well.

• Add onion, capsicum, mix well and cook on high flame for a minute.

• Add pink salt, red chilli powder, sugar, soy sauce, chilli sauce, dark soy sauce and mix well.

• Add fried chicken and mix well.

• In cornflour, add chicken stock and mix well.

• Now add dissolved cornflour, mix well and cook on high flame for a minute and set aside.

• In a wok, add cooking oil, eggs and cook until it crumbled.

• Add garlic and fry until light golden.

• Add carrot, capsicum, cabbage, mix well and cook on high flame for 1 minute.

• Add boiled rice, black pepper powder, pink salt, white pepper powder, chicken powder, soy sauce, chilli sauce, vinegar, mix well and cook for a minute.

• Add spring onion leaves and mix well.

• Garnish with green onion leaves and serve!

Recipe by Kanwal Mohsin

Tiramisu

SURPRISE MOM WITH A FEAST!

Ingredients:

Water as required

Egg yolks 4-5

Caster sugar ½ cup

Mascarpone cheese 300g

Ice cubes as required

Cream (chilled) 400ml

Icing sugar 5 tbsp

Vanilla essence 2 tsp

Instant coffee 2 tbsp

Ladyfinger biscuits 24 pieces (1 pack)

Cocoa powder as required

Directions:

• In a saucepan, add water and bring it to boil.

• In a bowl, add egg yolks, caster sugar and whisk well.

• Place the bowl on double boiler and cook on low flame until sugar is dissolved (6-7 minutes). Let it cool.

• In a bowl, add mascarpone cheese and beat well.

• Gradually add egg yolk mixture and beat until well combined.

• In a large bowl, add ice cubes and place a bowl on it. Add cream and beat well.

• Add icing sugar, vanilla essence and beat until soft peaks form.

• Add egg yolk and cheese mixture and beat until well combined, transfer to a piping bag and refrigerate until use.

• In a bowl, add water, instant coffee and mix well.

• Dip ladyfinger biscuits in dissolved coffee one at a time and assemble in a square dish.

• Pipe out prepared cream mixture, add coffee dipped ladyfinger biscuits one by one and add another layer of cream mixture, spread evenly and cover with cling film and refrigerate for 4 hours or until chilled.

• Sprinkle cocoa powder and serve!

Recipe by

Aisha Muddasser

Courtesy:

Food Fusion