Marble Cake

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Ingredients:

5 Eggs

175 gms All Purpose Flour

1/2 tsp Baking Powder

1/2 tsp Vanilla Essence

225 gms Oil

370 gms Sugar

30 gms Cocoa Powder

 

Method:

  • Beat the egg whites and sugar till fluffy.
  • Add the vanilla essence and egg yolks. Mix.
  • In a separate bowl, mix the flour and baking powder.
  • Slowly, mix in the egg mix with the flour using the cut and fold method.
  • Fold in the oil.
  • In a greased baking pan/tray, add half of the mixture.
  • In the other half, fold in the cocoa powder.
  • Add this mixture using a spatula into the vanilla mix, swirling it to make patterns.
  • Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200° for 30 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Serve with Chocolate sauce and berries!

Chicken Keema

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Ingredients :

250 gms Chicken Keema

1 Medium sized Onion

1 Tomato

1/4 tsp Green chilli paste

1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste

1/2 tsp Garam Masala

1/4 tsp Coriander Powder

1/2 tsp Kitchen King Masala

1/2 tsp Chilli Powder

2 Cloves

1 Bay Leaf

4-5 Peppercorns

1 Black Cardamom

2 Green Cardamoms

1 inch piece of Ginger (Julienne)

4 tbsp Oil

1 1/2 cup Water

Salt to taste

 

Method:

  • In a kadhai, heat the oil and add cloves, bay leaf, peppercorns, cardamom and chopped onions.
  • Saute till golden brown
  • Add ginger garlic paste, green chilli paste, salt, red chilli powder, kitchen king masala and garam masala
  • Stir in the grated tomatoes and let the masala cook for 10 minutes.
  • Add the minced chicken to this masala and saute on high heat for 3-5 minutes.
  • Add the water and stir. Cook on low heat till the keema absorbs the water and is entirely cooked. Add more water if needed during the cooking process.
  • Serve hot with a dollop of butter and ginger julienne as garnish. Green Chillies and coriander can also be a suitable garnish.
  • Enjoy with Laccha Paranthas or Pudina Paranthas!

Methi Chicken

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Ingredients:

500 gms – Chicken (Clean and Cut)

2 Onions

2 Tomatoes

1 1/2 cups Fresh Methi

Salt to taste

1 tsp – Ginger garlic paste

1/2 tsp – Red Chilli Powder

1/2 tsp – Kitchen King Masala

1/2 tsp – Garam Masala

2 tbsp- Oil

2 1/2 Cups – Water

Method:

  • In a kadhai, add the oil and chopped onions and saute till golden brown
  • Add ginger garlic paste, salt, red chilli powder, kitchen king masala and garam masala
  • Stir in the grated tomatoes and let the masala cook for 10 minutes
  • Add in the chicken and cook for 5 – 7 mins on high heat then add the water and methi.
  • Stir and cook on low heat in the covered kadhai till the chicken is cooked and the gravy is semi-dry.
  • Enjoy with Laccha Paranthas or Garlic Naan

Chicken Curry

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Ingredients:

3 – Onions

3 – Tomatoes

500 gms – Chicken

3 to 4 – Cloves

1 – Big Cardamom

1 – Bay Leaf

3 to 4 – Green Cardamom

5 to 7 – Peppercorns

3 tbsp – Oil

2 tsp – Ginger Garlic Paste

1/2 tsp – Garam Masala

1/4 tsp – Jeera

To Taste – Salt

1/2 tsp – Red Chilli Powder

3 cups  – Water

Method:

  • In a kadhai, heat oil and add big cardamom, cloves, green cardamom, peppercorns and bay leaf.
  • Add chopped onions to the oil and stir fry till golden brown.
  • Add ginger garlic paste, garam masala, jeera, salt and red chilli powder to this.
  • Add chopped tomatoes and cook till the tomatoes get cooked and the masala becomes slightly brownish in color.
  • Add the chicken pieces to it and stir fry on high heat for 10 – 15 minutes.
  • Add the water and cook on low heat till the chicken is tender.
  • Garnish with chopped coriander and ginger juliennes and serve with rice or paranthas.

Lemon-Malai Chicken

250 Grams – Chicken

Juice of 3 Lemons

2 Green Chillies – Slit

Salt to Taste

Ginger 1 inch piece – Cut to Juliennes

Low Fat Cream – to top

 

Instructions:

Wash and dry the chicken.

Place it in a pot with lemon juice, water, salt, pepper, ginger and green chillies. Cook the chicken in the juice.

When the chicken is cooked, add the cream to it.

Stir, turn off the gas.

Serve garnished with juliennes