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So, Nestle sent me 4 packs of their awesome Kinnow. The little bro and I decided to experiment a little with it - this recipe may sound a bit weird but do try it! It's salty, sweet and perfect for this awful humid weather.  Ingredients Nestle Kinnow Juice 1 cup Lemon Barley ½ cup Crushed Ice 1 cup Rooh Afza ½ tsp Salt A pinch Method Blend everything together. Lightly run a lemon slice on the edge of the glass and dip it in salt/ sugar crystals. Pour juice in the glass and decorate with lemon. Serve chilled!

So this genius @lahorihousewife calls it Shahjahani Pulao, but my brothers being brothers renamed it. Thori si mehnat hai, totally worth it though. Ingredients For Chicken Qorma Chicken ½ kg Ginger Garlic Paste 1 tbsp Red Chili Powder 1 tsp Salt To taste Fried Onions 1 cup (2 large onions) Ground Coriander 1 tsp Green Chili Paste Of 6 large chilies Tomatoes 4 (sliced or blended) For Layering Boiled Rice 1-1   ½ cup Mint Chutney ½ cup For Topping French Fries Of 4 potatoes Boiled Eggs 4 Toasted Almonds ¼ cup Method Fry the onions and keep them aside. Don't brown them too much, they'll turn bitter. Oil a deep pan, add ginger garlic paste and red chili with a little water. Add salt and fried onions, ground coriander and green chili paste. Fry for a few minutes, then add th

Ingredients Chicken 1 kg (boneless, cubed) Garlic 2 tsp (chopped) Butter 50 gms Red Chilli Powder 1 ½ tsp Mustard Powder ½ tsp Cumin Powder 1 tsp Coriander Powder 1 tsp Whole Spice (Garam Masala) 1 tsp Fresh Cream ½ cup Tomatoes 5 (blended) Salt To taste Method In a pot, add the butter and fry the chopped garlic. Saute until golden, then add chicken. Once the water has dried up, add red chilli powder, mustard powder, cumin + coriander powder and whole spice. Stir and simmer on medium flame for a few minutes. Add the blended tomatoes and turn the heat up high. Stir occasionally, until the oil starts to separate. Lower the heat and add the salt, then the cream. Add some coriander or sliced ginger for garnishing. 

Adapt this recipe to your taste. I like lots and lots of vinegar in mine, I'm sure the rest of you wouldn't touch it =P. Also, the original recipe uses cream instead of yogurt but I find that heavier, difficult to digest and generally sweeter. 'Sweet' has no business being in a Garlic Mayo dip -.- Ingredients Garlic Clove                                                                      1 Mayonnaise                                                                     ½ cup Salt                                                                                  ¼ tsp Black Pepper                                                                     ¼ tsp Vinegar                                                                            3-4 tbsp Yogurt                                                                              3-4 tbsp Oregano/ Parsley                                                              A pinch Method Mix mayonnaise and yo

The chicken is sticky, sour and sweet; tastes great with the rice but two things to take care of while making this: Image courtesy: Cooking with Crystal. 1. Make sure you have the right kind of honey. Some types leave a certain smell and taste that overpowers and completely ruins the dish. What you're looking for isn't the flavor of the honey. It's the sticky texture and the smoky sweetness you can't get from processed sugar. If you're not a fan of honey, you can use unprocessed brown sugar but it won't retain the quality or texture given by using honey. 2. The sauce needs to be just right. If it's too thick, you won't be able to eat it with the rice because it'll dry up once cold. If it's too thin, it'll ruin the chicken and produce a dish that at best can be pronounced 'blah'. We're not looking for blah. We're looking for wowza. Okay, back to the recipe. Ingredients Chicken Chicken Breast 5

Great snack for the Italian cuisine lovers out there, especially if you've got leftover bread or burger buns. Ingredients Burger Buns The long ones, about 2-4 Butter For spreading Salt A pinch Black Pepper ½ tsp Oregano ¼ tsp Olive Oil 2-4 tbsp Cheddar Cheese ½ cup Olives (green or black, either will do) ¼ cup (chopped) Tomato ½ cup (chopped) Method Cut the buns in half and spread butter on them. In a bowl, mix together the tomatoes, olives, olive oil, salt, pepper, and oregano. Spoon a little bit of the mixture on all the buns and top with cheese. Sprinkle some oregano on the top and grill until golden. Serve hot. 

Quick. Simple. SO GOOD. Ingredients Eggs 2 Salt To taste Black Pepper ¼ tsp Red Chili Powder ½ tsp Oregano ¼ tsp Spinach Leaves Washed and chopped into little pieces Mozzarella Cheese ½ cup Oil For frying Method Beat the eggs and add the seasoning with the spinach leaves. The quantity of the spinach is up to you; I used about  ½ cup but you can adjust according to your taste. Oil a pan and spread the mixture on it. Once the bottom side is lightly cooked, flip and sprinkle the cheese all over it. Fold in half and gently cook on low heat until done. Serve hot. 

I have only these words of warning for you: Lots of tomato puree. Lots of onion. Lots of spice. If you're not a fan of either of those, please go look at another milder, less tomatoey recipe. This one here is not what you want. For those who do love Mexican food (albiet a bit desi style) you'll use this recipe again and again. Seriously. It's long. Has a lot of steps but it's pretty simple and completely worth it. Also, those leftovers omg. Ingredients For the chicken Chicken Breast 2 (diced) Tomato Puree 1 tsp Salt A pinch Red Chili Powder 1 tsp Garlic 1 clove (minced) Ground Cumin 1 tsp Paprika ½ tsp Lemon Juice Of 2 lemons For the tortillas Chicken Listed above Corn 1 cup Beans (black or red, whichever you prefer) 1 cu