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Xanthan Gum

Xanthan Gum

So the “Ingredients Alphabet” gig gets a bit tricky with “X” but we have a friend in the cupboard as anything with Gluten is well and truly off the menu here. Xanthan Gum has a cool ability of stop Gluten Free pasty falling apart, it works reasonably well in replacing the elastic properties of Gluten.

So Sue’s Pastry recipe goes a bit like this:-

Ingredients:-

200g Plain Gluten free flour
110g Butter
1 tsp Xanthan Gum
1 Egg beaten with 1 tsp of Milk
Salt

Method:-

(1) Mix all the ingredients as you would with normal pastry.
(2) On a floured board roll your Pastry out.
(3) Press Pastry into your pie tins to form a base and walls.
(4) Add your filling.
(5) Form a lid and stick down with Egg wash if required.
(6) Pop it in the oven at 180c until the filling is piping hot and the Pastry has browned.

Pie, regardless of the filling, needs proper Chips and Beans…...
 

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Chicken Pakora recipe

These made an excellent Side dish for the Chicken Tikka Masala Skewers. Handy for dipping in Indian sauces!

Ingredients:-

200g of Chicken, cubed
1 Tbsp of Ginger, minced
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Green Chilli, finely chopped
1 Tsp of Ground Cumin
1 Tsp of Ground Coriander,
1 Tbsp of Coriander Leaves, finely chopped
1 Tsp of Chilli Powder
1 Tsp of Fenugreek
½ Tsp of Turmeric
Salt & Pepper to season

Ingredients for the batter:-

70g of Gram Flour
3 Tbsp of Rice Flour
1 Tsp of Paprika
½ Tsp of Turmeric
½ Tsp of Garlic Salt
Soda Water
Salt & Pepper to season
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Place the cubed Chicken in a bowl and add the Ginger, Garlic, Green Chillies, Cumin, Ground Coriander, Coriander leaves, Chilli Powder, Fenugreek, Salt & Pepper.
(2) Mix to coat and cover the bowl with click film.
(3) Place in the fridge to marinade for at least 30 minutes.
(4) Remove from the fridge and add the dry batter ingredients.
(5) Add the Soda Water a little at a time to form a think batter.
(6) Deep fry in small batches until they are golden brown and the Chicken is cooked through.

We love Onion Bhaji and using Gram Flour as the base for this batter means these has a very similar texture when cooked. Oh and they tasted pretty good as well!

 

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