Selected Glossary
Blanch - To place item in boiling water in order to loosen the skin so that it can be removed.
Blend - To combine ingredients thoroughly, so that a uniform, smooth consistency is obtained.
Casserole - A baking dish with a lid, usually ovenproof. Food cooked in a casserole 
 may be served in the same dish
Chill - To cool food in the refrigerator without freezing 
Chop - To cut the food into small pieces with a knife or blender
Cream - To beat togeather fat and sugar until they resemble whipped cream
Crouton - A small cube of fried or toasted bread, used to garnish salads or soup.
Cubes - Small uniform pieces usually about 1 cm each side.
Cut in - To distribute vanaspati or ghee in flour using a blunt knife, spatula or blender.
Fold in - To combine a light or creamed mixture with other ingredients so that 
  the lightness is maintaoned. Usually done with a spoon or spatula.
Frosting - Sugar icing used to cover cakes.
Fry - To cook in hot oil, ghee or vanaspati (shortening). 
Shallow Fry - Use a small quantity of oil in a shallow pan. 
  Oil should come upto half the way of the food item.
Deep Fry - Sufficient oil is used to cover the food completely.
Garnish - To decorate with an edible item, usually of contrasting colour.
Glaze - To add a coat of sugar syrup or other covering so as to give a shine to the food.
Grease - To coat the surface of a dish or baking pan to prevent sticking. 
  A light coating of flour can be dusted over the greased inside of the pan.
Kadai - wok
Marinate - To soak the food in a seasoned liquid, in order to tenderise and add flavour.
Monosodium-
glutamate
- A white crystalline salt that enhances the flavour of food without
  adding any of its own. (e.g.Ajinomoto, Accent)
Pipe - To force a soft mixture through a small nozzle to give a decorative effect. 
  Usually used for icing.
Pit  - To remove the seeds from the fruit.
Puree - A smooth mixture usually obtained by blending and then passing through the sieve.
Saute - To  fry in hot, shallow oil, tossing the food to prevent it from sticking.
Scald - To heat milk to just under boiling point.
Stir Fry - To cook quickly in a little hot oil, stirring constantly
Simmer - To cook at a temperature just below boiling point. The liquid should be 
  brought to boil first then the temperature adjusted until the surface of the 
  liquid just shivers.
Slivers - Long, thin pieces
Stock - The liquid produced when vegetables or meat are simmered in water for 
  a long period to extract the flavour. Herbs and spices are usually with a fork.
Tava - Griddle
Toast - To brown and dry the surfaces of foods by dry heating
Toss - To mix foods lightly without mashing them, usually with a fork.
Whip - To beat rapidly, to introduce air into a mixture, usually of cream.
Whisk - To beat rapidly to introduce air into a light mixture.
 
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