Ingredients: For Kofta Minced Meat - 1/2 kg Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp Cumin powder  - 1/2 tsp Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp, roasted Black pepper powder - a pinch Green chillies - 4, finely chopped and crushed Coriander leaves - 1 small bunch Salt - to taste For Gravy Onion - 2 medium, thinly sliced and browned in oil and ghee and...

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Ingredients: Rice - 1 1/2 cups, washed and soaked for 30 minutes Onions - 2, finely sliced and fried till golden brown Cinnamon stick - 1 Cardamom - 1 Cloves -1  Bay leaf - 1 Carrots - 1, cut into slices Cauliflower - 1, cut into cubes Potatoes - 2, peeled, cut into thick wedges and fried Peas - 1/4 cup, boiled for...

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Ingredients: Chocolate - as required, cut into even small pieces Method: Place the chocolate pieces in a microwave safe bowl Heat it on microwave medium, P50 for 30 seconds and stir Again place it in microwave low for 30 seconds and stir Repeat the process till the chocolate pieces are completely melted Note - The bowl and the spoon used should be completely...

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Measuring involves 2 types of ingredients: Dry ingredients Liquid ingredients Measuring equipments for dry ingredients include: Cups - It comes in 1 cup, 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup and 1/4 cup measuring size Spoons - It comes in 1 tbsp, 1 tsp, 1/2 tsp and 1/4 tsp measuring size Measuring equipments for liquid ingredients include: Clear glass or plastic cups or jars with a...

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Ingredients: Bananas - 2, ripe Milk - 2 tsp Method: Peel and cut the bananas into chunks Place it in the freezer for around 10 hours till they become hard Blend it along with the milk Drizzle chocolate sauce or any topping of your choice and serve ...

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Ingredients: Garlic cloves  - 2 large, finely sliced Salt - 1/4 tsp, adjust to taste Lemon juice - 1/4 cup Vegetable oil - 1 cup Egg white - 1 Method: In a mixer, blend the garlic and salt till they become a smooth paste Add half the oil and blend for 10 seconds Add half lemon juice and blend again Repeat the process...

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Here are the items which I choose to make myself from scratch and the items that I prefer to buy while I prepare my everyday meals: Yoghurt - I Make, it is easy to make and tastes better, also store bought turn out to be expensive Ghee - I Make, homemade ghee tastes better than any brand of store bought ghee Paneer -...

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Ingredients: Whole milk - 1litre Sugar - 1 cup Butter - 1 tbsp Method: In a heavy bottom saucepan, add milk and sugar and cook over medium heat until boiling point.  Stir occasionally so that sugar is completely dissolved Reduce the heat to lowest and simmer till it reduces to half, stir every 15 minutes Add butter and stir Let it cool down...

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Ingredients: Milk powder - 1 cup Sugar - 2/3 cup Butter - 1/4 cup, melted Water - 1/2 cup, boiling Method: In a blender add sugar, butter and water and blend Slowly add the milk powder and blend to smooth consistency Adjust the texture by adding more boiling water till desired consistency is achieved Use as required in your recipes or store in...

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Ingredients: Broken dry seviyan (vermicelli) - 100 gms Green cardamoms - 3 Sugar - 100 gms Almonds - 1/4 cup, blanched and chopped Pistachios - 1/4 cup, blanched and chopped Saffron - a pinch Ghee Method: In saucepan, make a simple sugar syrup by combining 200 ml of water with 100 gms of sugar, add 1 cardamom pod and saffron. Cook it for...

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Ingredients: Sugar - 1 cup Water - 1 cup Method: In a bowl add the above ingredients and give a gentle stir till they are almost blended Place the bowl on microwave high for 3 minutes Stir the mixture and place it again in microwave for another 3 minutes Give a final stir and let it cool to room temperature Store in a...

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Ingredients Chicken - 1 kg Onions - 4-6 medium, thinly sliced and browned in oil and ghee and mixed with yoghurt below Yoghurt - 2 cups, beaten Tomatoes - 3-4 medium, chopped Cloves - 10 Cinnamon - 2 sticks Green cardamom - 10 Black peppercorns - 15 Star anise - 2 (optional) Basmati rice - 2 1/2 cups, soaked in water for 30...

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Cook the paya in a pressure till 1 whistle and then allow it to simmer for an hour on slow flame. Add lots of water in it. If you realize the water is less, just remove pressure cooker from heat and allow it to cool. Open and check the water and add more and continue cooking Cook the paya in a pressure till...

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Here are some tips for making a perfect biryani: The gravy for biryani should always be dry While layering, follow this sequence: rice, mutton/chicken gravy, fried onions, coriander leaves and repeat Drizzle 1 tbsp of milk over the top of the rice finally Place a tawa below the biryani pot for dum Leave the biryani on dum for 20 minutes and let it...

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Ingredients: Cabbage - 1 cup, finely shredded Carrots - 1, finely shredded Thick yoghurt - 2 tbsp Mayonnaise - 1/4 cup Black pepper - a pinch Salt - a pinch Sugar - 1 tsp Lemon juice - few drops Method: Mix all the above ingredients Refrigerate for the flavors to develop Serve as a side dish ...

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Ingredients: Stale bread slices Salted butter Black pepper powder Method: Apply salted butter on both sides of the bread, sprinkle black pepper powder and cut it into cubes Heat a pan, then lower the heat and put the bread cubes in Keep tossing them with a wooden spoon every few minutes to make sure all the sides are browning For extra crispiness bake...

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Ingredients: Onions - 1 Tomatoes - 1 Salt - to taste Green chillies - to taste, finely chopped Lemon - 1 Coriander leaves - a few, chopped Method: Finely slice the onions and sprinkle salt over it and let it rest for few minutes Rinse with water to remove the salt and drain Slice the tomatoes Now mix the onions and tomatoes and...

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