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Ingredients 150 gm Flour or Maida 125 gms sugar 3 large eggs 90gms refined oil 3 tablespoon instant coffee powder 1/4 cup heated water 1/2 tablespoon soda bicarb 1 tablespoon vanilla essence 1/4 cup almonds finely chopped Procedure Sieve flour, baking powder and soda together.  Beat eggs and sugar together till frothy. Add oil gradually and beat well.  Dissolve coffee in 1/4 cup water and give it a boil. keep aside.  Add half of the coffee mixture and half flour to the egg mixture.Mix well. Add leftover coffee and maida. Beat till smooth. Add essence and half of the walnuts. Pour into greased tin. Sprinkle the left over almonds on the top and bake in a preheated oven at 170 degree C for 40 minutes or till the cake is done. 

Ingredients  1 chicken 2 tablespoon Vinegar I cup curd half cup cream 2 Large onions 4 Garlic flakes- minced I Ginger- minced Handful of coriander leaves 4 Green Chilies- minced I tablespoon garam masala 1 tablespoon ground coriander 1 tablespoon cumin seed 100 gms powdered cashewnut paste 200 gms tomatoes- peeled and sliced 4 tablespoon ketchup 150 gms butter Salt and chilli powder to taste Procedure Clean the chicken, make deep gashes on it. Mix vinegar with salt and apply on the chicken. Set aside for 10 minutes. Mix half of the curd with the spices, 2 tablespoon ketchup, 50 gms butter and salt. Apply thickly on the chicken and set aside for 2 hours. Grill the chicken, applying butter often till it is tender from inside. Heat the remaining butter and add onions. ginger, garlic and chillies. Fry till it starts changing colour. Add the tomatoes and cook till it is soft, then add the remaining curd, cream, ketchup, cashew nuts and leftover mas...

Ingredients  125 gms Dark chocolate 100 gms Butter 3/4 Cup Curd 1/2 Cup Sugar 1 Cup Maida 1/4 Cup Cocoa 1 Tsp Baking powder Procedure Mix the curd and sugar together. Add the baking soda and leave for 5 minutes.  Melt the dark chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave. Add the chocolate with the curd mixture. Add maida with baking powder and cocoa and use cut and fold method to mix it. Keep oven on preheat at 180 degrees Butter the cupcake moulds/ cake mould and pour the mixture.  Bake for 200 degrees for 10 minutes. 

Ingredients 3 eggs ( 1 egg is to 50 gms of rest of the ingredients ratio) You can use 4 if you want to make a bigger cake. 150 gms maida 150 gms sugar 150 gms refined oil or butter baking powder 1 tbsp cocoa powder Procedure Preheat the oven for 10 minutes Mix sugar and egg. then add oil. add maida( add baking powder in it) in the end. Use cut and fold method to mix it.  Take a little bit of batter separately and add cocoa powder to it. add two drops of vanilla essence to take away the smell of it to the white mixture. Oil the tray and pour the white mixture into it. Check for bubbles.  put the cocoa mixtures at different places and then use a fork to make random designs to create the marbling effect.  Bake at 180 degrees for 30 minutes Check with a fork to see if its baked properly.

Maccher Sorshe Jhaal is a spicym little pungent fish curry with mustard base that is best served with steamed rice. Maccher Jhaal  or as others call it Sarsowaali Fish Curry is most common Fish curry in a Bengali household that gives a variation where fish is in everyday menu. Ingredients Rui?Katla/Parshe/Bhetki or any fish you like - 8 pieces Turmeric - 1teaspoon Salt- 1/2 teaspoon Mustard oil- 4 tablesoon + 2 tablespoon Kalonji/ Nigella seeds- 1/2 teaspoon Black mustard seeds- 2 tablespoons Yellow Mustard seeds- 2 tablespoons Green Chili- 3-4 /slit from in between Take the fish and was under the tap water, marinate with 1 teaspoon turmeric and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Keep aside.  Now take black and yellow mustard seeds and put it in the grinder, alng with some salt and 2-3 green chillies. Add a little water and grind to make a fine paste.  Take the paste in a medium bowl and add 1/2 cup of water in the bowl an...

Shahi Tukda literally means the royal piece which has its roots in the Mughal cuisine. It is particularly prepared in the holy month of Ramzan and Eid. This dessert has variations like the hyderabadi double ka meetha served at functions and weddings. This is my simple version of the dessert.  Ingredients For the bread. 4 bread slices Oil -2tsp For the Cream sauce (Optional) Condensed milk - 1/2 cup or 4 tsp Milk -1/2 cup, ( more if you require) Corn flour 1/2 Cardamom powder a pinch For the Sugar Syrup Sugar- 1/2 cup Water enough to cover sugar. Almonds and Pistachios finely chopped for garnish Method  For the cream sauce. In a bowl, take the corn flour and add 2 rsp of milk and blend well to form lump less liquid. Keep it aside. In a pan take the condensed milk and add the rest of milk. Bring to boil. When it starts to boil, simmer and slowly add the corn flour mix . it will thicken very fast so keep stirring...

Malpua Malpua is a type of a Indian sweer dish, very similar to pancakes. It is prepard from a batter of flour, milk and cardamom and then soaked in sugar syrup. These pancakes are usually fried till they are crisp and soaked in the syrup. It is usually served with another sweet dish called Rabri. Ingredients Plain flour- 1 cup Maida Saunf/ Fennel powder- 1/4 tsp (optional) Cardamom powder- 1/2 tsp Salt- pinch Sugar- 1 tbsp Milk - 2 cups Ghee/ clarified butter or oil for frying- 1/2 cup Sugar syrup Sugar - 3/4 cup Water 1/3 cup Cardamom- 1/4 tsp Garnishing (optional) Rabri Almond Pistachios  Method Bring milk to a boil and simmer till it reduced to 1 1/2 cups. Turn off flame and allow to cool to luke warm temperature. In a bowl, add cardamom powder, sugar, salt and half of the boiled milk. Add half of the flour and mix it well till there are no lumps. Add the remaining flour and mix well. Slowly add the milk till it forms ...

Makes 20  Ingredients 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1/2 cup light brown sugar 1 egg 2/3 cup oats 1tbsp milk 1 tbsp vanilla extract I cup flour /maida 1tbsp cocoa 1/2 tsp baking powder Chocochips - as per your taste Procedure Preheat the oven to 360*F or 180* C Place butter and sugar in a bowl and beat together with a wooden spoon until light and fluffy, Beat in the egg, then add the oats, milk, and vanilla extract. Beat together until well blended. Sift the flour, cocoa and baking powder together and stir the mixture. Stir in the choco chips pieces. Place desert spoon full of the mixture on the prepared tray and flatten it slightly with a fork.  Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until slightly  risen and firm. Remove from the oven and cool on the cookie sheets for 2 minutes, then transfer to cooling racks to cool completely. Enjoy with a hot cup of tea.

Recipe  Ingredients Serves 6 70 gm butter 500 gm plain flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 70 gm sugar 1 egg 260 ml milk oil for frying Procedure Sieve flour and baking powder in a bowl and rub in the butter. Mix in the sugar. Beat egg and milk together. Make a well in the flour mixture and then pour in the egg mixture. Mix together to make a soft dough. Roll out dough on a well floured surface to about 1 cm (1/2in) thick and cut to shape of choice. You can use 2 different sized biscuit cutters for this. Fry in hot oil for 30 seconds approximately, turn over and cook for  further until golden brown. Drain on tissue paper until cool. Roll in sugar or decorate with icing as desired. Melted chocolate can be used to glaze it, as well as sugar syrup, 

Cashew Jam cookies  Ingredients  240 gms Flour 1 tsp Baking powder 1/8 tsp Salt 120gm Butter 120 gm powdered sugar 3 tbsp Milk 8-10 cashew- crushed coarsely 3-4 tsp of Strawberry jam- for decoration Procedure Sieve flour, baking powder and salt together. Cream butter and powdered sugar till light and fluffy. Add the flour and milk. Mix gently to make a stiff dough. Allow  the dough to stand in a cool place for 20-30 minutes. Once the dough is set , roll them into ball and set them into cookie shapes. Crush the cashews and spread it on a plate. Then take these cookies and roll them in the crushed cashews. Put the cookies in the baking tray and put a small dent in the middle of cookie with your thumb. This would be filled with jam. Take 3-4 tsp of jam and mix it well to make it thinner and then fill in the space created by your thumb. Bake in a moderate oven at 180 degrees C/ 350 degrees F for about 10-15 minutes. Take them out and ...

 Egg Sikim Has it ever happened that unexpected guests have decided to turn up with just a moments notice and you have absolutely nothing in your kitchen? Don't worry because here is very simple recipe that can be whipped up very quickly and used as a starter. All you need is eggs ! Yes the entire recipe is made out of egg itself and some added ingredients. This recipe would take around 30-40 minutes to make. Ingredients Boiled egg ( as many as you want, depending on how many people you are expecting) One raw egg for coating Grated Mozzarrela cheese Coriander leaf Salt to taste Red chilli powder Oil to fry. Procedure Boil the egg and carefully peel them. Cut the eggs into half. So if you have used 12 eggs you will have 24 pieces to serve. Now carefully scoop out the egg yolk and collect it in a bowl. Mash the yolk so that it can be mixed with the other ingredients easily. Grate the mozzarella cheese and add it to the mixture....

Banana Loaf Ingredients 65 gm wheat flour 75 gm flour 1/2 cup (60gm) oil 3/4 (100 gm ) powdered sugar 3 eggs 2 bananas mashed well 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp soda bicarb 1 tsp vanilla essence Optional ingredients for added flavour 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder 1/4 tsp grated nutmeg 1 tsp finely chopped cashews Procedure Grease a 9" into 4" loaf tin or a 7" round cake tin Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius Sieve together both flours, baking powder, sod, cinnamon and nutmeg. Keep aside Chop bananas ito small pieces in a pan. Mash well. Add oil and powdered sugar. Beat until very smooth. Beat eggs in a clean dry bowl till fluffy. Add half of the flour and half of the beaten eggs to the banana mixture. Mix well. Repeat with the left over flour and eggs. If using walnuts, add them and mix well. Pour the batter into the cake tin and bake at the 180* C for 40 minutes.

 Pin Wheel Biscuits (Makes 16) Ingredients  240 gms Flour 1 tsp Baking powder 1/8 tsp Salt 120gm Butter 120 gm powdered sugar 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence 3 tbsp Milk 3 tbsp Cocoa powder Procedure Sieve flour, baking powder and salt together. Cream butter and powdered sugar till light and fluffy. Add the flour, vanilla essence and milk. Mix gently to make a stiff dough. Divide the mixture into two parts and blend cocoa powder into one. Thinly roll out both the halves 1/8" thick into equal sized pieces. Place the chocolate piece on top of the white one. Roll the two tightly as for swiss rolls and allow to stand in a cool place for 20-30 minutes. Cut into 1/4" thick slices and place on a well greased baking tray. Bake in a moderate oven at 180 degrees C/ 350 degrees F for about 10-15 minutes.