Special Dark Chocolate Birthday Cake Recipe

Ingredients 2 cup flour  2/3 cup cocoa  1 2/3 cup sugar  1 teaspoon baking powder  2/3 cup butter  2/3 cup milk  3 eggs  A pinch of salt Method Sift together cocoa, flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt. Beat eggs well and keep aside.  Mix butter and sugar.  Add milk.  Beat well, till fluffy.  Add...

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Pistachio Cake

Ingredients 120 gms semolina  100 gms sugar  100 gms ghee  125 gms pistachios  4 tbsp rose water  4 eggs  Few drops of green food colouring Method Cream the ghee till white, add sugar, and mix well till fluffy.  Add yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Stir in semolina and when wellmixed,...

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Yoghurt Chicken

Ingredients 1 whole chicken  2 med. size tomatoes chopped  2 tbs yoghurt  2 medium size onions sliced  Salt according to taste (mainly 1 1/2 tsp)  1/2 tsp garam masala  1 tbs garlic paste  1 tbs ginger paste  1/2 tsp chilli powder (or more if want spicy)  1/2 tsp haldi powder  Oil 8-10 tbs Method Heat...

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Strawberry Mousse

Ingredients  1 box of strawberries2 1/2 cup castor sugar5 cups cream4 spoon lemon juice1 cup boiling water8 spoon gelatin8 egg whites Preparation Blend strawberries, cream, lemon juice and sugar and keep aside.Then add the boiling water into the gelatin and make a mixture add the gelatim mixture in the strawberry mixture.Then add the egg whites and refrigerate untill...

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Strawberry Delight

Ingredients 10-12 Fresh Strawberries2 pints Whipping Cream1 can of condensed milk1 can of strawberry pie filling1 small tin of crushed pineapples1 tspn of gelutin powder Preparation Combine whipping cream and condensed milk with a hand mixer.When mixed put it in a blender with fresh strawberries, crushed pineapples (include the pineapple water), and strawberry...

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Fruit Flavoured Creamy Yogurt

Ingredients 500ml yogurt/dahi3 tbsp jam/fruit preserve(your choice)I like rasberry2 tbsp sugar Preparation Depends on the yogurt.If you have thick yogurt then its great but sometimes we get watery yogurt. In this case use muslin cloth (white netty cotton cloth used to seperate paneer from milk).Keep yogurt knotted in this cloth for few hours in the fridge till...

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White Chicken Qorma

Chicken 1 cut into 8 pieces Oil or ghee 3/4 cup Yoghurt 250 gm Cardamom 2 Cardamom 1 Cloves 2 Salt to taste Red chilli powder 1 tsp Ginger, garlic paste 1 tbsp Onion 1 Cinnamon 1 Almonds 50 gms Nutmeg 1 Cream as required Method Add onion and yoghurt in a blender, mix salt, red chilli powder, ginger and garlic in yoghurt and blend well. Then heat oil or ghee in a saucepan,...

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Chicken Marengo

Butter 1 tbsp Virgin Olive Oil 2 tbsp Onion(sliced) 1 Garlic Cloves 2 Chicken thighs(Skinned) 12 All-Purpose Flour 2 tbsp Grape Juice 1 cup Caned Toamtoes(crushed) 400 gms Tomatoe Paste 1 tbsp Sugar 1 tsp Salt & Ground Pepper to taste Prawns(Peeled) 225 gms Fresh Coriander(chopped)1/4 cup MethodMelt butter with oil in a large flame proof casse-role, add onion & garlic,...

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Chicken Mashrooms

Olive oil 2 tbsps Chicken, cut into 10 serving pieces 1 1/2 kg Salt 1/2 tsp Freshly ground black pepper Small button mushrooms 1/2 pound Garlic finely chopped 1 tbsp Vinegar 1/2 cup Chicken stock quarter cup Juice of lemon 1 Parsley leaves chopped 4 tbsps MethodHeat olive oil in a heavy skillet. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Put the chicken in the skillet in...

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Spicy Chops

Mutton or Lamb Chops 1 kg Red chilies whole 8 Whole black pepper corns 1 tsp Cloves of garlic 12 Ginger 1 small piece Lemons 2 Onions,sliced 1 medium size Green chilies chopped 2 Fresh coriander chopped 1 bunch Salt to taste Oil for cooking Method Grind red chilies, black peppercorns, garlic and ginger to a smooth paste. Heat oil in a pan, golden fry the onions. Add...

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Saag Chicken

Skinned chicken pieces - 3 lbs Garlic pods(mined) - 5 nos Onions(large & minced0 - 2 nos Tomatoes(large & crushed) - 2 nos Ginger(minced) - 1" piece Milk - 4 tbsp Spinach(Paalak/Cheera) (chopped) - 4 bunches Butter - 2 tbsp Cayenne powder - 1/2 tsp Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Cardamom(Elakka) - 2 nos Cloves(Grambu) -2 nos Oil - 7 tbsp Garam...

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Afghani Biriyani

- 1 kg. lamb meat on the bone, cut into large pieces. - 5 cloves - 1large cinnamon stick - 2 tsp. salt - 1tbsp. ginger paste - 1 tbsp. garlic paste - 8 cups water - 3 cups good quality saila rice - 3/4 cup cooking oil - 1 large onion skinned and thinly sliced - 1 inch piece cinnamon stick - 6 cloves - 8-10 green cardamoms - 1 tsp. cumin - 3-4 carrots, peeled and grated -...

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Chuqandar Gosht

1 Kg. mutton 800 grm. chuqandar-chopped 1½ tsp. salt (according to taste) 2 tbs. Coriander (Dhaniya) powder ¼ tsp. turmeric (Haldi) powder 1 tsp. chili (Lal Mirch) powder 2 medium onion-chopped 4-6 tbs. oil 1 tsp. ginger (Adrak) paste ½ tsp. garlic (Lehsan) paste 2 tomato-chopped 6-8 whole black pepper (Kali Mirch) 3-4 cloves (Laung) 2 black cardamom (Bari Ilaichi) ¼ tsp....

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Fish Birriyni

450g rohu or any other firm white fish fillets - 1\2 cup vegetable oil - 1 level tsp cumin seeds - 1\2 level tsp mustard seeds - 1 garlic clove,skinned - 1 inch piece fresh ginger, peeled - 1 tsp ajowan (carum) - 3-4 green chilli - 1\2 level tsp ground turmeric - 1 tsp. Red chili powder - Salt to taste - 8-10 green -cardamoms - 4 black cardamoms (bari Iliachi) - 6 cloves -...

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Gujrati Daal

1 cup split red gram lentil (arhar dal) 1 tsp mustard seeds (raai) 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) 2 tbsp sugar 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi) 2 tsp coriander powder (dhania) 7-8 curry leaves (kadi patta) 2 cloves (laung) 1 piece cinnamon stick (dalchini) a pinch asafoetida (hing) 1 tsp salt (namak) 2 green chilly (hari mirch) few coriander leaves (dhania patti) 1/2 cup tamarind...

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Daal Nawabi

1 cup split black gram lentil (urad dhuli dal) 1/2 cup Bengal gram (chana dal) 1/2 cup red kidney beans (rajma) 1 piece ginger (adrak) 4 onion (pyaj) 7-8 garlic (lahsun) buds 6 tomato (tamatar) some tamarind (imli) 2 green chilly (hari mirch) few coriander leaves (dhania patti) 50 gm cottage cheese (paneer) 1/2 cup curd (dahi) 1 cup cream 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi) 1...

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Egg Paratha

Whole Wheat flour (atta) as per consumption Eggs (same as number of parathas) 1 tbsp Oil Butter /oil for frying Salt as per tasteHow to make egg paratha:Make dough out of whole-wheat flour (atta),1tbsp oil and salt as you would do for any paratha/roti. Make dough 30 minutes before and cover it with moist muslin cloth. Take a Ping-Pong ball size lump of dough. Now roll it...

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Tomato Keema Recipe

½ kg. minced beef 250 grm. Potatoes (cut in small pieces) 250 grm. tomatoes (remove skin and chop) 1 onion (large size) 6 tbs. oil 6 whole black pepper (Kali Mirch) 6 cloves 1 black cardamom (Bari Ilaichi) 1/4 tsp. cumin seeds (Zeera) 1 tsp. coriander (Dhaniya) powder 1 tsp. salt (according to taste). ¼ tsp. turmeric (Haldi) powder ¾ tsp. chili...

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Vermicelli And Meat Ball Soup

500 gms. cabbage, shredded 60 gms. vermicelli 3 cups each of chicken stock and tomato juice salt and pepper to taste. For Meat Balls : 250 gms. minced mutton 3 tbsp. minced onion tsp. minced ginger 1 egg 1 tsp. brandy salt to taste. Mix all the meat ball ingredients together. Knead to a smooth mixture, form into small balls...

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Chicken Noodle Soup

1 gallon water 1 (4 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces 1 large onion, peeled and halved 3 bay leaves 10 whole black peppercorns 2/3 bunch celery, leaves reserved 1 pound whole carrots 3 tablespoons chopped lemon grass (optional) 1/4 cup chicken bouillon powder 1 pound carrots, peeled and sliced 1/3 bunch celery, chopped and leaves reserved 1 (8 ounce)...

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