Fish Curry: Europian

Begun Basanti: Eggplants in Mustard Sauce

Nakshi Pitha

Nakshi Pitha

Thai Curry

Custard Fruit Salad

Custard Fruit Salad

Tandoori Chicken without Tandoor

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Holi Special Gujia

Gluten-free Cookies

Gluten-free Cookies

Ingredients

• 1cup oat meal
• 1cup almond meal
• 2tbsp corn flour
• 1tsp baking powder
• 1/2tsp baking soda
• 1/2cup flaxseed powder
• 1/2cup butter
• 2tbsp honey
• 1cup powdered sugar
• 2tbsp milk
• little bit vanilla essence

 Methods :

Take all dry ingredients in a bowl mix them properly. Add other ingredients and make dough. Chill the dough in the fridge for 15 mints. Then make small balls from the dough and flat them to give round shape. Keep them on a greased baking tray and bake them in pre-heated oven at 180°C for 15 mints. Let them cool for fifteen minutes and enjoy with tea and coffee. 

Chicken Leg Cappuccino

This is an Italian dish. Traditionally, chicken breast are used for this famous recipe.  However, I tried this with chicken legs. The whole process is little complicated, but I assure it pays off!!


Ingredients:

• Chicken legs (4)
• Honey- 2 tbs
• Star anise (2-3)
• Bay leaves (2-3)
• Soya sauce- 2 tbs
• Tomato sauce- 2 tbs
• Black pepper as required
• Salt (pinch of)
• Spring onion
• Red vinegar: One tbs 
• Garlic pods 2-3
• Olive oil 2 tbs
• Corn flour 2tbs

Methods:

Step 1: Take a deep pan. Add six cups of water, add chicken, honey, soya sauce, star anise, bay leaves, garlic, salt, olive oil, chopped spring onion, red vinegar and boil them for around 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, take out the chicken pieces and keep the juice aside. 

Step 2: Take a baking tray, spread the boiled chicken and brush some olive oil. Grill them for 15 minutes in a hot oven at 200 degree centigrade for 15 minutes.

Step 3: Take the juice in a deep pan and put on the gas oven. Add some tomato sauce and reduce it till you get a thick gravy. Add some water and corn flour mixture. Finally, add some coriander leaves.

Step 4: Take a serving plate and assemble the grilled chicken legs and pour the gravy from the top. Sprinkle some coriander leaves for garnishing the dish.       

Green Peas Kalakand

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Grilled Cinnamon Paneer in White Gravy

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Salad Special on International Yoga Day

Ingredients:

1. 1/2 cup watermelons (cut them in cube shape)

2. 1/2 cup cucumber (cube shaped)

3. 1/2 cup carrot (boiled & cut in cubes)

4. 1/2 cup apple (cut them in cube shape)

5. Fresh cherry (desired quantity as you feel) 

6. 1/4th cup roasted peanuts

7. 2 tbs honey

8. 2 tbs lime juice 

9. 1 tea spoon red chilli flakes

10. 1 tea spoon red black pepper

11. Few lime leaves  

Method:

Mix all cut fruits and vegetables in a salad bowl. Now make a dressing with with honey, lime juice, pepper, red chilli flakes. 

Toss the fruits and vegetables with the dressing and sprinkle some roasted peanuts.

Make a bed of green lime leaves on a serving plate and assemble the salad on that.

Drizzle some honey from the top. 

PS: Lime leaves will add some extra aroma to the salad  

Mango Jelly Custard

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Keshari Bhapa Doi: A Bengali Delicacy

Ingredients:

1. One & half cup hung curd

2. 1/2 cup condensed milk

3. 1/2 cup fresh cream

4. One table spoon powdered sugar

5. Few strings of saffron (kesar)

6. Few cherries for garnishing. 

Method:

1. Preheat your oven 120 degree Centigrade.
2. Now blend all ingredients  to a smooth mixture except cherries.
3. Pour the mixture into a microwave safe bowl.
4. Sprinkle some saffron strings from the top.Now keep that bowl on a flat oven-proof dish or or a tray which is half filled with water.
5. Bake (better to say "steam") for 12 minutes in convection mode at 120 degree Celsius.
6. Cool the bhapa doi till it comes to the room temperature. 
7. Keep in to the fridge for 2 hours. 
8. Garnish with Cherries and serve with a dash of mango.

Strawberry Icecream with Cream Cracker Biscuit

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Italian Almond Biscotti

Kids often refuse to take almonds and you feel upset being deprived of adding healthy nutrients. Don't worry try Italian Almond Biscotti at home.

Ingredients

-All purpose flour: 2 cups
-Castor Sugar: 1 cup
-Egg: one
-For Egg less: 1 Tbsp yoghurt and 2 Tbsp milk
-Chopped, roasted almonds: 1/2 cup
-Baking Soda: 1Tsp
-Butter: 3/4th cup







Methods

Step 1: Mix all ingredients in a bowl and prepare a semi-hard dough

Step 2: Give the shape of cookies according to your choice.

Step 3: Bake the cookies in a pre-heated oven for 20 minutes at 200 degree C

Step 4: Take out the cookies from the oven. It may have bit soggy texture which will be automatically managed with air contact. It will turn crispy within five minutes

Valentine Egg Curry

Valentine Egg Curry

 Step 1: Giving Heart Shape to Boiled Eggs













                                   Step 2: Heart Shaped Egg
Step 3: Milk-based Curry

Masala Appe: A healthy choice

Masala Appe

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Vegetable & Fruit Carving Tools from Thailand

Vegetable & Fruit Carving Tools from Thailand  

Panang: A Thai Veg Curry