Fruit Custard

Ingredients:

1. Milk (1/2 litre)
2. Custard Powder (Vanilla flavor)
3. Sugar (1/2 Cup)
4. Apple (2 Nos)
5. Mango (2 Nos)
6. Banana (2 Nos)
7. Almonds coarsely chopped (10-15 Nos)
9. Cashewnuts coarsely chopped (10-15 Nos)
10. Dark Chocolate chopped (2 pieces)

Method:

1. Prepare the custard according to the packet instructions
2. Once that is done refrigerate it for atleast 2 hours
3. Chop all the fruits finely
4. Now add the chopped fruits and dry fruits to the custard.
5. Garnish it with chopped almonds and cashewnuts
6.Refrigerate for another 2 hours
7. Serve chilled

Note: You can add any other fruit of your liking but banana and apples add a special flavor to the custard.

Paneer Naan

Ingredients:
1. Plain Flour(maida) 2 cups
2. Baking Powder 1/2 tsp
3. Soda-bi-carb 1/4 tsp
4. Salt to taste
5. Sugar 1 tsp
6. Egg 1
7. Milk 1/2 cup
8. Yogurt 1tbsp
9. Oil 1 tbsp
10. Black onion seeds(kalonji) 1tsp
11. Butter as required

For Stuffing:
1. Paneer grated 400 gms
2. Oil 1-1/2 tbsp
3. Cumin seeds 1tsp
4. Onion 1 small
5. Green chillies chopped 4
6. Coriander and Mint chutney 1/4 cup
7. Salt to taste

Method:
1. Add flour,baking powder, soda-bi -carb and salt into a bowl. Add sugar, egg, milk, yogurt and sufficient water to knead into a medium soft dough.Apply oil and cover for 1 hour
2. For stuffing : Heat oil in a pan ,add cumin seeds, once they change colour add oninos, green chillies and saute on medium flame for a minute.
3. Add coriander and mint chutney and continue to saute for another minute.Add grated paneer and salt, toss well and transfer in a plate to cool.
4. Divide the dough equally and stuff the paneer mixture in it,as you would do in a regular stuffed paratha, apply a little kalongi seeds on the dough ball and roll the ball into 7 inch diameter disc.
5. Preheat the oven on 400 degree F.
6. Apply a little oil on the baking tray and put the naan into them and bake for 7-8 mins or untill the naan changes colour to a good light brown.
7. Serve hot with a dollop of butter

Egg Pudding

Ingredients

1. Milk (2 Cups)

2. Eggs (2 Nos)

3. Sugar (6-8 tbs)

4. Custard Powder (Vanilla flavour) (5-6 tbsp)

5. Vanilla Essence (1-2 drops)

6. Sugar (3-4 tbsp)

Method:

1. Beat the eggs lightly and add 6-8 tbsp sugar to it.

2. Add custard powder, Vanilla essence in the milk and mix them well.

3. Mix the egg mixture, milk and custard mixture together and mix it really well.

4. Boil water in a pot till it simmers.

5. Take 3-4 tbsp sugar in a new vessel, burn it on a medium flame for some time till the sugar dissolves(without adding any water) and the colour changes.

6. Once done add the mixture in the vessel, place it in the hot water pot and cover it.

7. Let it cook on steam till the mixture sets.

8. Check it by inserting a knife in the pudding. If it knife comes out clean this indicates the pudding is ready.

9. Empty the pudding vessel upside down in a plate so tht the bottom portion of the pudding comes up at the top.

10. Freeze it for 1-2 hours and its ready to serve.

Schezwan Paratha

Ingredients:

1. Whole Wheat Flour 1 cup

2. Salt to taste

3. Garlic chopped 2-3 cloves

4. Onion chopped 1/2

5. Carrot grated 1

6. Cabbage shredded 1 cup

7. Green Capsicum grated 1/2 cup

8. White Pepper Powder

9. Tomato Ketchup 1 tbsp

10. Red Chilli Paste 1tbsp

11. Potato boiled and grated 1 medium

Method:

1. Add salt to the wheat flour and knead into a soft dough and cover it with a damp cloth and set aside to rest. Divide the dough into equal proportion.

2. Heat a pan, add garlic, carrot,cabbage and salt and cook till it softens lightly.

3. Add green capsicum, white pepper powder, and mix. Add tomato ketchup, red chilli paste and mix.

4. Add this mixture to the grated potato, mix well and set aside to cool.

5. Take one portion of the dough,roll into a puri, place one portion of the mixture in the centre and gather in the edges to make a ball.Further roll into parathas,similarly make the other parathas.

6. Heat tava and roast the parathas from time to time till both the sides turns golden brown.

7.Serve hot

6.

Banana Chocolate Chip Cake

Ingredients:

1. Plain Flour (maida) 1-3/4 cups

2. Sugar (powdered) 1 cup

3. Baking Powder 2 -1/2 tsp

4. Salt 1/4 tsp

5. Milk 3/4 cup

6. Eggs 2

7. Bananas 2

8. Vegetable oil 1/2 cup

9. Vanila essence 1 tsp(optional)

10. Chocolate Chips 3/4 cup

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch square pan with oil

2. Put all the dry ingredients into a bowl

3. Blend with a fork

4. Add oil, milk and eggs and mix them well. Mash the bananas and mix it with eggs and milk mixture(u can add vanila essence here,but that is optional ,the cake in the pic is without the essence )

5.Now add both the dry and the egg milk mixture together and add the chocolate chips at this time

6.Mix the whole mixture here ,but dont overdo it,it will spoil the texture of the cake.

7. Pour the mixture into the baking pan and bake it on 350 degrees F for 35-40 mins

8. Once done remove from the oven and let it cool.

9. Serve with powdered sugar

Hare Pyaz aur Aloo ke Parathe

Ingredients:
1. Whole wheat flour 1 cup
2. Spring onion greens chopped 5-6
3. Green chilli chopped 3-4
4. Ajwain (Carom seeds)1/2 tsp
5. Potato boiled and mashed 2 medium
6. Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp
7. Fresh coriander leaves chopped 1/4 cup
8. Yougurt 1/4 cup
9. Oil 1 tsp
10. Ghee as required
11. Salt as per taste


Method:
1. Take whole wheat flour in a bowl. Add spring onions with greens, green chillies, carrom seeds, salt, potatoes, red chilli powder, coriander leaves, yogurt and sufficient water and knead into a dough.Apply oil cover and set aside for 10 minutes.
2. Divide the dough into equal portions and make medium thick parathas out of it
3. Heat a tava(Pan) and place paratha on it ,and cook for 2 minutes.Turn and apply ghee on the cooked side.Turn again and apply some more ghee on the other side too.Cook till both the sides are golden.
4. Serve hot with a pickle of your choice

White Chicken Pulao

Ingredients:

1. Chicken 1kg

2. Rice 3 cup

3. Curd 1.5 cups

4. Onions 1 big

5. Potatoes 2

6. Peas (Fresh or frozen)1/2 cup

7. Cumin seeds 3 tsp

8. Bay leaves 2

9. Green cardamoms 3

10. Black cardamoms 2

11. Cloves 4

12. Cinnamon sticks 2-3

13. Black Peppers 8-10

14. Fresh ginger 1 inch

15. Garlic 4 cloves

16. Green chillies 7-8 nos or according to your taste

17. Oil 1/4 cup

Method:

1.Soak the rice in water for atleast 2 hours,and chop the onions finely

2. Mix curd,fresh ginger,garlic cloves,green chillies,cumin seeds and a little salt in a blender and blend it finely

3. Put oil in a pan add onions to it,and saute it untill transparent

4. Once that is done add the bay leaves, green cardamoms, black cardamoms, cloves, black pepper and let it splutter

5. Now add the blended curd mixture to it and saute on medium flame until the oil appears on top

6. Once that is done add the chicken to it along with the potatoes and mix it well and cover it and let it cook for about 10-15 mins on medium flame

7. Now add the green peas salt and rice to the chicken mixture and saute it for 5 more mins

8. Add water to it accordingly and simmer it on high flame,once the water evaporates cook the pulao on dum.

Tip: Dont use a pressure cooker for this pulao,it turns out really good if we use a normal cooking pot with a lid.