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  Ingredients: chicken pieces-8 medium size ginger garlic paste- 4 tbsp chilli powder- 1 tsp coriander powder- 1tsp turmeric powder- 1 tsp cumin powder- 1 tsp yoghurt- 2 tbsp oil- 2 tbsp onion-  1 big, chopped finely ginger- 2 tbsp, slivered green chillies chopped- 2 tbsp tomatoes- peeled and chopped finely- 1 3/4 cup garam masala- 1 tsp milk- 1/2 cup cream- 1/4 cup Preparation: marinate the chicken pieces with ginger garlic paste, yoghurt, chilli poeder, coriander, cumin and turmeric powder for 10 minutes. Heat a pan with oil, fry onions till golden brown, stirring frequently. add ginger, green chillies and marinated chicken. Cook uncovered for 15 minutes, stirring occassionally. Add tomatoes and garam masala and close the lid of the pan... cook for about 10 minutes or till the chicken pieces are tender. Stir in the milk and cook for about 5 minutes. finally add cream , mix and

First of all, sorry for coming up with something sweet again... Yeasterday when I came to see one of our fellow blogger's blog, the big sweet tooth, it stuck me that my blog's name should have been this.... I really have cravings for sweets..... I donno why, morning I woke up with the idea of making this ladoo... I dont know how all of a sudden it came into my thought... Also I had these carrots sleeping in my fridge, so thought, why not give it a try. I wont say, it demands a very good creative brain to come up with this recipe... Anyways, its simple and tasty in its own way... When I told my husband, that this was my own idea, he commented, "finally your brain started working :P"... twing... Anyways for a frank commentor like him, it impressed him a lot... this recipe is a alot simple to make, except that it requires carrots to be chopped very finely, which requires a lot of effort and time if done manually... however if done in a food processor its really a

For us Friday is the biriyani day of the week.. Now that my mum is also settled here, Iam always her uninvited guest of Friday. I and my hubby have lunch at her home, cant tell u people how much we enjoy it... So since she is here, I dont cook biriyanis any more... actually I dont bother to take the effort as Iam so lazy and also if its readily available for you, the homemade. the most delcious Biriyani then why bother to make a mess... For me preparing Biriyani is the easier option than any other filling and tasty lunch. While preparing any vegetable curry like sambar is the toughest thing for me.. cutting whole lot of vegetables, boiling it and the long process that follows it.. This monday I was really craving for biriyani and I thought why not? My husband would be the happiest person in the world, If he was fed with biriyani 365 days of a year...     Ingredients: For masala: Prawns -15(marinated in 2 tbsp chilly powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and salt)  O

I found this recipe from a pacebook food page Bennu's cookomania, it looked so yummy that I couldnt stop myself from making it.... afterall all recipes and clicks of her looks so very yummy and delicious that you crave to make it the very instant you see it.. I prepared this recipe of hers as a token of love for her and took picture and mailed it to her.  Also am very crazy about pedas.. I love the chewy fudgy thing about pedas and in India its not easy to find most delicious pedas in every bakery.... This is a homemade version of pedas... try it at home... MILK PEDA.... Ingredients: Butter - 50g Milk pwd - 1 cup Condensed milk - 1/4 - 1/2 tin (i used just 1/4 tin) Pistachios - to garnish Preparation: 1.Melt butter.    2.Add condensed milk & milk pwd. Mix it well very carefully so that no lumps are formed.  3.Heat this mixture on low heat for 2 min stirring constantly..(use non stick pan so that it wont get burnt)      

Every time I oass through my recipe book, I see this recipe and turn over the page without giving it much attention... The name and the recipe never appealed to me and thought it wasnt worth much the effort... Yesterday I was craving for a teatime snack and was wondering what to prepare... I wanted something sweet and something baked... Baking is my favourite pass time... But nowadays due to ma busy schedule coz of kids, I dont get much pass time... But even then somehow I managed time to bake..    Once I started preparing this dish, I realised that it did not require much work as I thought.. also it worth the little bit of effort it took.. It requires kneading of the dough, then keeping it for about  an hour to rise and then rolling and cutting into square peices... And then sprinkling of some spice and sugar.. But believe me, its not complicated as it sounds... And then I mst say, I fell in love with the beautiful aroma of cinnamon... Its not that I never smelled cinn

Cheese cakes are one of my favourites... I love the sweet cheesy taste along with a bit of saltiness of digestive biscuits. I wanted this to be served seperately and decided to make in muffin moulds. It was bit time consuming as I had to line it with cling film so that I can unmould easily. But I was happy  the tiny image of cheese cake. I found this recipe from nigella lawsons page and Immaediatly rushed to the kitchen as all the ingredients were readily available and it was simply easy to make. All you need is patience to let it sit in the fridge for about 4 hours to hold shape. Ingredients: digestive biscuits butter unsalted cream cheese at room temprature- 300 gms double cream- 250 mls cold icing sugar- 60 gms lime juice- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence- 1 tsp Preparation: In a food processor powder the biscuits along with butter. spread this mixture onto a springform pan and spread the mixture evenly and flatten using your palm. freeze for 10 mins, mean while, whip the

I found this recipe from a food channel and loved how simple this recipe is and how yummy it looks. Ma mum makes a similar recipe with fresh coconut and condensed milk and everyone loves it so much. Also she makes balls out ofit instead of making it into squares. She usually makes this for my father and my husband when they are abroad and sent them this as a small edible gift. After I shifted to U.A.E. I took her place in preparing this recipe for my husband and father. In tv I found it chef making it with dessicated coconut powder and mascaporne cheese. Now I made the condensed milk version. yum yum!! Ingredients: dessicated coconut- 2 cups condensed milk- 1/2 tin strawberries- 5-6 chopped finely almonds Preparation: combine half of dessicated coconut powder with half condensed milk. press this into a greased small square pan. Flatten using a spoon or the bottom of a cup. chill it in the fridge. Meanwhile, mix the remaining coconut powder and con

for the sponge cake: 5 eggs 2/3 cup sugar or 125 g 1½ tablespoons lemon zest , or zest of one lemon ½ teaspoon vanilla essence 1 cup plain flour or 150 g for the sugar syrup: 250 ml water ½ cup sugar or 100 g ½ teaspoon vanilla essence For the butter cream frosting: Butter unsalted soft at room temp.- 200 gm icing sugar or powdered sugar(sifted)- 4 cups (or even less if u want it less sweet.. I found it more sweet) vanilla essence- 1 tsp milk- 3 tbsp food colour- red as required Preparation To prepare the sponge cake:  Beat the eggs, sugar, lemon zest and vanilla for 5 to 6 minutes until foaming; add the flour gradually using a spoon and mix slowly. Pour the mixture into a greased 15cm baking tin and bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. For the butter cream: It is very important for the butter to be

Hi guys, Today Iam posting a very delicious recipe of chicken... As usual me and my hubby strived a lot to get the perfect click...   Ingredients: Marination: chicken- 1 kg boneless cut into small peices chilly powder- 2 tsp pepper powder- 1tsp salt For grinding: small onion- 8 green chilli- 10 garlic- 10 cloves ginger- 1inch cube For gravy: onion- 1 big tomato- 4 big curry leaves soy sauce- 1 1/2 tsp pepper powder- 1 tsp coriander leaves- for garnishing oil Preparation: Marinate the chicken peices with the  above ingredients. Grind small onion, chilli, garlic and ginger. In a deep bottomed pan pour oil enough to deep fry onion and chiken peices. When the oil is hot fry onion until golden brown in colour. Now take the onion out of the pan and transfer onto a tissue lined plate and keep it aside. In the same oil fry the chcken peices until cooked( keep the lid covered so that chicken becomes soft). Again take the chick

  Hey guys, doesnt it look yummy. then do surely try this at home. Its very simple to make and really delicious. I can prepare this in just 10 mins while the guests at ur home are busy chit chatting and would barely notice whaats being done in the kitchen. well my hubby and me strived a lot to get the perfect click. Photography by +mehanas pp   Ingredients: whipping cream- 300mls white chocolate- 9 oz. water - 6tbsp strawberries-6-8 whole sugar 3 tbsp water 3tbsp digestive biscuit crushed Preparation: In a pan boil 3 tbsp of water add sugar to it and boil. Add strawberries to  it and cook on low flame till strawberries become mushy water starts evaporating. Puree it in a processor or blender. You can also use blackberries or raspberries instead of stawberries. Put peices of white chocolate in a bowl. place the bowl over hot burning water and melt the chocolate. add tbsp of water to it. Whip cream until peaks form. (Dont make it too stiff). f