Fish In Green Masala

Fish pomfret (2-4 fillets)
1 Bunch Fenugreek (small kind)
1 Tsp Garlic
1/2 Tsp Ginger
1/2 Bunch Fennel (cut finely)
1 Tsp Cumin
1/2 Tsp Tumeric
1 Lemon- juice


METHOD: Grind all the masala and add lemon juice and marinate the fish for 15mins and set aside.
Heat oil and put mustard seeds 1/2 tsp when brown put the marinated fish in the pan and cover the fish with tomatoes slices of 4medium tomatoes and cook till done. (about 5mins on each side).

Chicken With Walnuts And Almonds

4 Medium pieces Chicken
1 Tbsp Ginger
1/2 Tsp Cinnamon powder
1 Tbsp Poppy seeds
20 Walnuts- shelled
10 Whole small red chillies
1 Cup yogurt-whipped
1 Tbsp Garlic
Juice of 1 Lemon
Salt and Pepper to taste
20 Almonds
2 Tbsp Oil


METHOD: Clean the chicken and make a fine paste of all the ingredients except the
whole red chillies. Mix all this with yogurt. Now marinate the chicken in this mixture and
keep aside for an hour.
Heat oil, add the chicken pieces with the yogurt marination and fry well.
Add the red chillies and cook till the chicken is tender.
Serve on a bed of rice.
Sprinkle with roasted almonds and walnuts.

Green Chutney

1 Bunch Coriander
6 Cloves Garlic (roast on a flat pan)
1 Bunch Mint
1/2 Tsp Cumin (whole)
4 Green Chillies
1/2 Tsp Salt
1/2 Tsp sugar


METHOD: Grind all this and add lemon juice, mix well and serve with cottage cheese samosas, potato samosa, pakoras and many other kinds of savories.

Buttery Banana Cake

Preparation time: 10 min
Baking time: 45 min

Ingredients:
250g Butter chopped
1 Cup caster sugar
3 Eggs
2 Cups self raising flour
1 Cup Mashed bananas

Method:
Grease 23 cm square slab cake pan . Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl of eletric mixer, beat on low speed until ingredients are mixed throughly, then beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth and changes color. Spoon and spread the mixture over prepared pan . Bake in moderate oven for 45 mins stand 5 minus before turning on wire rack to cool.

Chocolate Ganache Icing

Preparation Time: 25 Mins

Ingredients:
9 Ounces Semi Sweet Baking Chocolate
1 Cup Heavy Cream
1 Tsp Vanilla Essence

Method:
Place the chocolate into medium bowl. Heat the cream in small sauce pan over medium heat. Bring just to boil, watching very carefully, because if it boils for long it will boil out of the pot. When the cream has come to boil, pour over chocolate chopped chocolate and whisk until smooth. Add vanilla essence.

Allow the ganache to cool slightly in freezer before pouring onto a cake or brownies. Start at the center of the cake and work outwards. For a fluffy frosting or chocolate filling allow it to cool until thick then whip with a whisk until smooth and fluffy.

Super Moist Chocolate Brownies

Preparation time: 20 min
Baking time: 1 1/2 hrs

Ingredients
250 Gms Oil
1 1/2 Cup Caster Sugar
1 Cup Brown Sugar
6 Eggs
2 Cups Plain Flour
1 Cup Dark Cocoa Powder (preferably cadbury's cocoa powder)
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla Essence
1 cup milk

Method:
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl of electric mixer, beat on low speed until ingredients are combined, then beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth and changed in color. Spread in prepared pan bake on moderately slow oven for 1 1/2 hours stand few minutes before turning on wire rack to cool . Top brownies with 2 quantity of ganache topping.

Vienna Cream Frosting

This recipe is great with Cut and Keep butter cake or any other cake or muffin.


Preparation time: 20 mins

Ingredients:
125g Butter chopped
1 1/2 Cups Icing sugar mixture
2 Table spoon milk

Method:
Beat butter in small bowl with eletric mixture until as white as possible. Gradually mix in half the icing sugar, all the milk, then rest of the icing sugar and beat untill smooth and creamy.