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Baked French Fries.

(I actually wrote 'fry fries' in the original recipe) Ingredients French Fries 1 kg Cheddar Cheese 200 gm Ketchup ½ cup Spring Onion 2-3 (finely chopped) Red Chillies 1-2 tsp (crushed) Salt ¼ tsp Oil For frying Method Boil the fries for 1 minute, immerse in cold water and then fry lightly, not too much. In a bowl, combine ketchup, salt, chillies and mix. Add spring onion and cheese. Mix in the fries and wait till the cheese softens. Bake in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes. Serve hot.

Grilled Chicken Shashlik with Barbecue Sauce.

Ingredients Boneless Chicken Cubes 300 gm Capsicum 1-2 Tomatoes 1-2 Onion 1-2 Salt As needed B. Pepper As needed Barbecue Sauce Tomatoes 2 Ketchup 2 tbsp Vinegar 2 tbsp Brown Sugar 1 tbsp Soya Sauce 1 tbsp Chilli Sauce 1 tsp Method Cube all the vegetables and skewer with the chicken. Grill, add salt and pepper while grilling. Barbecue Sauce Dip the tomatoes in boiling water for a few minutes, cool and then peel. The skin should come off easily. Cut the tomatoes, put in a pan, add ketchup, cover and leave on low heat. Once they go soft, add a little water. Then add vinegar, soya sauce, brown sugar and chilli sauce. Cook on very low heat until a semi-thick sauce is formed. Plate the skewers and spoon sauce over them. Serve with boiled

Chicken Nuggets.

Ingredients Chicken Breast 300 gm Onion 1 (finely chopped) Salt ½ tsp B. Pepper ½ tsp Mustard Powder ½ tsp Worcestershire Sauce 2 tsp Thyme 1/2 tsp Bread Crumbs ¾ cup Coating Flour 1 cup Baking Powder 1 tsp Salt ¼ tsp B. Pepper ¼ tsp Bread Crumbs For coating Method Combine the first half of the ingredients and mix in a processor. Shape into nuggets. Mix the ingredients listed under coating and coat the nuggets with it. Fry until golden and serve with french fries and a dipping sauce. Image Courtesy: Google.

Creamy Chicken Spinach Lasagna

Ingredients Chicken Breasts 2 (cubed) Garlic 1-2 cloves (finely chopped) Flour 2-3 tbsp Onion 1 (finely chopped) Butter 2 tbsp Spinach 1 cup (after boiling and chopping) Mushrooms ½ cup (chopped) Cream 1 pack Milk 2 cups Salt ½ tsp B. Pepper ½ tsp Lasagna Sheets 1 pack Cheese As needed Oil For frying Method Oil a deep pan and fry the chicken cubes. Add onion, butter and garlic. Add more butter if the chicken starts drying up. Add flour, salt then start adding the milk slowly and make a paste. Add b. pepper and mushrooms. Boil the spinach leaves for a few seconds and then immerse in cold water. Chop until you have a full cup of spinach. Add to the saucy chicken with half cup cream and mix properly. After a minute, take off the heat. Spread a thin layer of the chicken and spinach mixture on the b

Sweet & Sour Eggs with Vegetables

Ingredients Eggs 4-5 (beaten) Chicken Stock 1 cup Ketchup 1 ½ tsp Vinegar 3 tbsp Cornstarch 3 tsp Red Chillies (whole) 4-5 Oil For frying Garlic ½ tsp Ginger ½ tsp Carrots 2 (small) Onions 2 (small) Capsicum 1 Lettuce As needed Sugar 3 tbsp Method In a bowl beat the eggs, one by one. Oil a pan and pour a little bit of the mixture, fold the egg, cook till golden and take it out in a plate. 4-5 omelette style eggs should be cooked. Chop the vegetables, garlic and ginger and add to a heated and oiled pan. Add carrots, onions, capsicum, and lettuce. If the carrots are too hard, fry them with water first to soften and then add to the other vegetables. Make a paste with the cornstarch. In a pan, combine the stock with

Haray Masalay ke Parathay.

Ingredients Onion 1-2 (finely chopped) Ginger 2 tsp (grated) Green Chillies 3-4 (finely chopped) Coriander ½ cup Salt 2-4 pinches Ghee As needed Red Chillies ¼ tsp Paratha 4-6 Method In a bowl, mix onions, ginger, chillies, salt and coriander. Spread a little ghee on your paratha and then spoon this mixture; about 1-2 tsp on it. Roll, press, mold the atta into a spiral form. Press again, roll it out and fry. Serve with karahi, qorma or saag. Image Courtesy: Google.

Coffrenzi

Ingredients Water 1 cup Coffee 1 tbsp Marie Biscuits 1 pack Cream 2 packs Caramel Sauce/ Syrup ½ cup Chocolate Chips As needed Chocolate Sauce For decoration Praline Crunch For decoration Method In a pan, warm the water and add coffee then mix. Once mixed, take it off the burner. In a deep bowl, line half the pack of biscuits on the bottom and the side then moisten them with the coffee mixture. In a separate bowl, mix cream, chocolate chips and caramel sauce. Mix well and spoon half of the mixture in the bowl, over the biscuits. Make a second layer with biscuits over the cream, moistened with coffee again, pouring the cream on top. Decorate with chocolate sauce and praline crunch. Praline Crunch Melt 1 cup sugar in a pan, caramelize and add your choice of coarsely chopped nuts as soon as the sugar turns golden in color. Mi

Black Pepper & Cheese Cutlets.

Ingredients Potatoes 4-6 (boiled, peeled, mashed) Salt ½ tsp or as needed B. Pepper 1 – 2 tsp Oregano ½ tsp Paprika ¼ or ½ tsp Cheddar Cheese ½ cup Milk 3 tbsp Egg 1 (beaten) Bread Crumbs For coating Oil For frying Method In a bowl, boil, peel and mash the potatoes. Add the salt, b. pepper, oregano, paprika, cheese and milk. Mix well together and shape into cutlets. Dip into the beaten egg, coat with bread crumbs and fry till golden brown. Serve with Garlic Mayo or Chilli Mayo Dip. Image Courtesy: Google.

Best Omelette Ever.

Ingredients Eggs 2-3 Salt ¼ to ½ tsp B. Pepper ½ to 1 tsp Spring Onion 1 (finely chopped) Sausages 2 (chopped) Oregano ¼ tsp Bread As needed Method Boil sausages (if needed) and chop them along with the spring onion. Beat eggs in a bowl and add the seasoning, sausages and spring onion. Pour in a pan and cook on low heat till golden brown. Toast the bread and serve. Alternate Toast the bread, spread mayonnaise and mustard over it, add the omelette and make a sandwich. Tastes really good with the sauces. 

Bohri Laal Murghi - Bohri Red Chicken

Ingredients Chicken 1 kg (cut into 12 pieces) Salt 1.5 tsp Red Chillies 1.5 tsp Yogurt 1½ cup (beaten) Cumin Seeds 1.5 tsp (roasted and crushed) Garlic 1 tbsp (crushed) Oil ½ cup Method In a bowl, mix yogurt, salt, and red chillies. Add the chicken and marinade for 1 hour. In a pan ( do NOT use oil) add the cumin seeds and roast them until they change color and start emitting fragrance. Coarsely crush them and the garlic (separately). In another pan, add oil and put in the cumin + garlic. Fry till the garlic turns a light golden color and then add the chicken. Keep stirring because the yogurt will make those weird tiny balls if you let it cook on its own. When it has boiled once, stop stirring and let the chicken cook on low heat until done. Serve with boiled rice or naan. Alternate In a pan, toss boiled rice with crushed garlic, spring onions and capsicum. Fry light

Chilli Garlic Mayo

Ingredients Tomato Ketchup ½ cup Red Chilli Flakes 1 tsp Vinegar 1 tbsp Garlic 1 tbsp (finely chopped) Parsley 1 tbsp (finely chopped) Black Pepper ½ tsp Salt ¼ tsp Sugar ½ tsp Mayonnaise 2-4 tbsp (as needed) Method Mix everything together. Serve with fries, wings or potato skins. Image courtesy: Google.

Dhania Chaawal - Coriander Rice.

Ingredients: Rice 1 cup Coriander half a bunch Salt 1 tsp or as needed B. Pepper 1 tsp Cumin Seeds ½ or 1 tsp Garlic 1 clove Green Chillies 2-3 Oil 2-3 tbsp Water Just enough to cover the rice with half an inch extra Method: Add oil to a pan and crush the garlic clove. Add it to the oil, saute for a few seconds and immediately add finely chopped coriander. Fry for a few minutes, add salt, green chillies, b. pepper and then the rice. Cover with water, just half an inch extra on top. Let it all cook till the rice are done. Add cumin seeds on top just as the water starts to dry. Serve with raita.