Preparation Time : 45 minutes
Cooking Time : 40 minutes
Serving : 8 members
Description
One fabulous dish which I learnt from Pallavi . ( a friend of mine from Kollam ) the minute I heard the recipe I wanted to prepare and eat it . This is a French dish . We can have it once in 3 months as the calorie count is terrible . I have made some changes in the recipe to our Indian taste buds. Pallavi just gave me approximate measurements . Gave it a try and it was pitch perfect .
Ingredients for Pastry
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| maida | 250 gm |
| butter | 100 gm |
| salt | to taste . ( if using salted butter avoid using salt . ) |
Method for pastry
- Mix maida and salt to taste .
- Rub the butter into the maida mix to get a bread crumb consistency .
- Then sprinkle cold water little by little and bring together to get a dough .
- Do not knead to much . Cover with cling film and keep in the refrigaratore for half an hour .
- Roll the pastry dough to an 1/2 inch thick equal circle . Place it over a greased pie tin .
- Press the pastry dough on to the pie dish gently so the impression on the pie dish gets to the dough .
- Prick all around with a fork and blind bake in a pre heated oven at 200 degree Celsius for 10 minutes till the pastry base is half cooked .
- Take out cool and keep aside .
Ingredients for Filling
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| oil | 1 tea spoon |
| onion 1 big | chopped |
| capsicum | 1 chopped |
| mushroom | 1/2 cup chopped |
| bone less chicken | 200 gm ( boiled with salt to taste , 1/4 teaspoon each of ginger and garlic paste , reduce to dry consistency , cool and shred ) |
| chilli flakes | 1 tea spoon |
| salt + pepper | to taste |
Method for Filling
- Heat oil , add onions , capsicum , mushrooms , salt , pepper to taste and sauté till vegetables are half cooked .
- Then top with chicken and chilli flakes . Toss well taste and adjust . Cool and keep aside .
Ingredients for Sauce
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| eggs | 3 |
| milk | 1 cup |
| cream | 100 gm |
| salt + pepper | to taste |
| cheese | 3 cubes grated |
Method for Sauce
- Mix eggs , milk , cream , salt and pepper to taste ( add less salt as cheese will add a salty taste to the quiche Lorraine ) cheese – 1 cube , cooled filling mixture together .
- Pour the sauce filling mixture into the pastry base and bake in a pre heated oven at 240 degree Celsius for half an hour or until cooked through .
- Then spread cheese over the quiche Lorraine and bake again till cheese melts .
- Serve hot with tomato sauce .
