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Mocha Cheesecake

This was my first ever cheesecake, and I was prepared for a disaster of epic proportions. Especially since it's baked and more importantly, because of my history with baking desserts. Let me give you a hint: I suck. I've managed to blow up, melt, bubble up, reduce to lava and stick a single cake all in one go. I know, it takes talent. Recipe adapted from The Gold Lining Girl . So anyway, I thought I'd give it a shot and see what happened. It turned out... pretty great. I messed up the recipe a bit, overcalculated some things but I'm hoping I've finalized this enough to make it easy for you guys. To test whether this was a delusion or reality, I made my dad taste the cake. He loved it (and was utterly shocked that I'd managed to bake something that wasn't poison, lol) - so it's safe to make. And eat. Okay, to the recipe. Ingredients For the crust Wheatable Biscuits                    2 packs (about 6 oz.) Butter (melted)                    

Daal Masoor (Yellow Lentils)

Easiest meal ever. Takes only 30 to 40 mins to complete, tastes great, extremely simply recipe. Ingredients Daal                      1 cup Salt                       ½ tsp Red Chili Powder    1 tsp Mustard Powder     ½ tsp Garlic                   10 - 14 cloves Cumin Seeds          1 tsp Oil/ Ghee             As needed Method Wash and clean the daal throughly, then leave to soak in hot water for 10-15 mins. In a deep pan, add about 2-3 glasses of water. Add the salt, chili, haldi and about 5-7 cloves of garlic. Cover and wait for the water to boil. Once it starts to bubble, add 1 tbsp ghee, stir once to make sure it dissolves and add daal. Stir daal through the spiced water, lower the flame, cover and set to cook. Stir occasionally, make sure it doesn't stick together or overcook.  If it's too watery, leave on high flame for a few minutes, it should thicken in a bit. If it's too thick, add a little water or a little milk (more flavor, r

Chinese Lemon Chicken

I already have a Lemon Chicken recipe up here, but that one's healthier and easier which obviously means it sucks. I didn't have a recipe for this one, tried it by mixing a few different things. You'll probably have to adjust according to your own taste. Ingredients Marinade: 1                 Chicken breast (cubed) ¼ tsp          Salt 1 tsp           Black pepper ¼ tsp          Rosemary 3 tbsp         Cornflour Of 1 lemon Lemon juice Of 1 lemon Lemon zest Lemon Chili Sauce: 3 cloves Garlic (minced) 2 tbsp     Soya sauce 4 tbsp     Sriracha 2 tbsp     Chili sauce Lemon juice (3-4 lemons) Lemon zest (1-2 lemons) 1 ½ cup   Chicken stock ½ tsp       Salt ½ tsp       Pepper 1 tbsp     Honey 2-3 tbsp  Brown sugar ½ cup     Cornflour slurry  2             Onions (cubed) Method: Mix the marinade and make sure to coat the chicken evenly. Set aside for 15-20 mins. Sauté garlic in some olive oil or butter, whichever. Add the chicken stock, the s

Affogato Tiramisu Cake

I took the recipe from Tastemade's page, here . The original recipe has a few ingredients I couldn't find over here, so I substituted a few things in my recipe. Ingredients Bottom Layer: 10 - 15  Digestive biscuits or ladyfinger cookies 2 tbsp    Instant coffee ½ cup    Boiling water Middle Layer: 1 pack         Vanilla ice-cream (softened. I used the sugarfree one to cut down on the sweetness) 1 large bar   Dark or milk chocolate (I used Cadbury's Dairy Milk) 2 tbsp          Butter 6 - 8             Digestive biscuits (crushed) ¼ cup           Instant coffee dissolved in water Top Layer: 1 cup   Cream (used Olpers cream) 1 cup   Cream cheese (used Puck) ½ cup  Caster sugar (I took regular sugar and ground it) 2 tbsp  Espresso powder (easily available at regular grocery stores, but if not, just grind regular coffee) Coffee Syrup: ½ cup Sugar ½ cup Water 3 tbsp Instant coffee or espresso powder Method Going in order of the layers, refer

Triple Fried Chicken with Chilli Caramel

Ingredients Capsicum   1 (cubed)   Onion   2-3 (cubed)   Spring Onion   Green stalks for garnish   For chicken marinade   Chicken   2 breast fillets (cubed)   Soya Sauce   ¼ cup   Vinegar   ¼ cup   Sriracha   ¼ cup   Paprika   1  tbsp   Garlic Powder   1  tbsp   Salt   A pinch   Chili Flakes   ½ tsp   Olive Oil   1 tsp   For coating   Egg   1   Cornflour   ¼ cup   Plain flour   ½ cup   Salt   A pinch   Black Pepper   ½  tsp   Paprika   ½  tsp   Garlic Powder   ¼  tsp   For Soy  Chilli  Caramel   Garlic   2 (minced)   Vinegar