Chicken Sticks, Mint Dream Pie And Chocolate Swiss Roll by Zarnak Sidhwa

Ingredients for Chocolate Swiss Roll:

• Eggs 3
• Caster sugar 75 gm
• Flour 50 gm
• Cocoa powder 25 gm

For Filling:

• Butter softened 75 gm
• Icing sugar 125 gm
• Chocolate grated to decorate

Method:

1. Set a bowl over pan of simmering water and add eggs and sugar,  whisk 5 to 10 minutes till thick and creamy.
2. Remove from heat and stir in flour and cocoa and fold in.
3. Pour mixture in a greased and lined swiss roll tin.
4. Bake at 200 degrees for 10 minutes only, or fill springy to the touch.
5. Cover with damp tea towel and cool.
6. Turn the sponge out face down, onto a  greaseproof sheet dusted with cocoa powder.
7. Peel the paper gently.
8. Whisk butter till creamy and beat in icing sugar, a little at a time, spread the mixture over the sponge.
9. Using greaseproof paper, roll up the swiss roll.
10. Chill and any left  over cream can be piped in a line on top, sprinkle grated chocolate and slice and serve.

Ingredients for Chicken Sticks:

• Chicken breast 2
• Salt 1/2 tsp
• Black pepper 1/2 tsp
• Red chilli 1/4 tsp
• Soya sauce 1 tbsp
• Ketchup 1 tbsp
• Chili sauce 1 tbsp
• Vinegar 1/2 tsp
• Garlic chopped 1 tsp
• Oil 2-3 tbsp

For Sauted Vegetables:

• Carrot 1 blanched
• Potato boiled 1 large
• Peas boiled 1/2 cup
• Salt a pinch
• White pepper a pinch
• Soya sauce 1/2 tsp
• Butter 1 tbsp

For White Sauce:

• Butter 2 tbsp
• Flour 1 tbsp
• Milk 1/2 cup
• Mustard paste 1/4 tsp
• Salt a pinch
• Black pepper 1/4 tsp
• Cheese slices as required
• Oregano leaves to sprinkle

Method:

1. For Steak: Mix the chicken with all ingredients mentioned above except oil.
2. Let it marinade for 2-3 hours.
3. Heat oil in a frying pan or grill pan.
4. Fry the marinade chicken got 3-4 minutes both sides until it's cooked through.
5. For Sauted Vegetables: Saute the boiled vegetables in butter on high flame.
6. Add the white pepper and soya sauce. Stir for a minute.
7. For White Sauce: In a sauce pan over low heat, melt butter, add flour and other seasoning, stir well with wire whisk.
8. Gradually add milk, whisk constantly.
9. Cook for 2-3 minutes until sauce begins to thicken.
10. Pour the white sauce over cooked steaks, put cheese slice and sprinkle oregano leaves on top.
11. Serve with sauted vegetables on the side.
    

Ingredients for Mint Dream Pie:

• Chocolate 6 oz
• Cream 10 oz
• Mint essence 1/2 tsp
• Icing sugar 1/4 cup
• Shaved chocolate 1/2 cup
• Cocoa powder 3 tbsp
• Butter 3 tbsp
• Chocolate cookies 1 packet

Method:

1. Mix melted butter with crushed cookies and let set in a large bowl.
2. Fold 1 cup cream  into the melted and cooled chocolate.
3. Spoon the chocolate cream over the cookie crust.
4. In another bowl, blend the remaining cream, icing sugar and mint essence.
5. Fold in the shaved chocolate.
6. Spoon the cream mixture on top of the chocolate cream on the biscuit crust.
7. Dust lightly with the cocoa powder.
8. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving.