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CUPCAKES

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INGREDIENTS: FOR VANILLA/BUTTERSCOTCH CUPCAKE: Makes 24 1) 1 cup butter softened 2) 1 1/2 cup sugar 3) 1 tablespoon baking powder 4) Pinch of salt 5) 4 Eggs 6) 1 Cup Milk 7) 2 Teaspoon Vanilla/Butterscotch extract/essence 8) 2 3/4 Cup Flour/Maida FOR FROSTING and DECORATING: 1) 1 Cup Butter 2) 1/4 Cup milk 3) 2 Cup Castor Sugar 4) 2 Tablespoon honey 5) Chocolate shavings 6) Silver balls 7) Colored balls 8) Gems/ M&Ms 9) Chocolate Fudge (readymade from market) PREPARATION TIME : 50 Mins HOW TO PREPARE: FOR CUPCAKE: * Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees. Line muffin tray with paper liners * Beat butter, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl untill well mixed * Add eggs, beat till fluffy * Beat milk and vanilla/butterscotch. It may look curdled * Finally add flour and mix well * Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full * Bake for 20-25 mins until a fork inserted in center comes out clean * Cool on a wire rack before frosting and decorating FOR FROSTING: * In a bowl beat the

BABYCORN FINGERS

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INGREDIENTS: 1) 10 - 15 pieces of babycorn 2) 1 cup Chickpea Flour/Besan 3) 1 Teaspoon coriander powder 4) 1/2 Teaspoon Garam masala 5) 1/2 Teaspoon Red chilly powder 6) 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder 7) Pinch of Asafoetida/Hing 8) 1/2 Teaspoon of Cummin seeds/Jeera 9) 1 Teaspoon Ginger garlic paste 10) 1/2 Teaspoon Green chilly paste 11) 1/2 Teaspoon Chat Masala 12) Oil for frying 13) Salt to taste 14) Water PREPARATION TIME: 10 mins HOW TO PREPARE: * Heat oil for frying in a wok * Wash the babycorn and keep aside to dry * In a bowl put chickpea flour * Add water little by little and keep mixing * Mix till it is thick and a bit runny in consistency * Add salt, turmeric powder, garam masala, red chilly and coriander powder * Add hing, ginger garlic paste, green chilly paste * Add jeera and chat masala and mix well * One by one dip babycorns in this batter in fry it in oil * Deep fry till golden brown * Serve hot with ketchup or green chutney

EGGY MUFFINS

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INGREDIENTS: 1) 2 Eggs 2) 2 Bread slices 3) 1 Onion chopped 4) 1 Capsicum Chopped 5) Boiled Peas 6) Boiled Chicken pieces/Paneer (optional) 7) Tomato Sauce/Pizza Sauce 8) Salt to taste 9) Black Pepper to taste 10) Melted Butter/Ghee PREPARATION TIME: 25 mins HOW TO PREPARE: * Grease muffin tray and keep aside * Roll each slice of bread with rolling pin * Line the muffin tray with bread slice (one per each cup) * Apply butter on the bread and then apply tomato/Pizza sauce * Add chopped onions, chopped capsicum and boiled peas or chicken/Paneer * Break a egg into each bread cup, without breaking the yolk part * Sprinkle salt and black pepper * Garnish with capsicum Julines * Bake for 15 mins at 180 degrees or till the egg is done * If you want your yolk to be runny take it out a little early * Serve hot with ketchup! Powered by eRecipe.com

BROWNIE IN A CUP(EGGLESS)

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INGREDIENTS: 1) 1/4 Cup Sugar 2) 1/4 Cup Flour/Maida 3) 2 Tablespoon Cocoa Powder 4) Pinch of salt 5) 2 Tablespoon Oil(refined/olive) 6) 3 Tablespoon water 7) 1 Scoop Vanilla Ice cream(optional) PREPARATION TIME: 5 Mins HOW TO PREPARE: * Add all dry ingredients in a cup * Add oil and water to it * Mix till the mixture gets consistent * Microwave for 1 min 40 sec. Its done!! * Serve hot or with ice cream scoop

BLACK CHANA SOUP with CHANA ROLLS

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INGREDIENTS: FOR SOUP (2 bowls) 1) 1 Cup Black Chana 2) Salt to taste 3) 1 Teaspoon Ghee 4) 1 Teaspoon Jeera/Cummin 5) 1 Onion 6) 1" Ginger piece 7) Black Pepper to taste 8) Lemon Juice FOR CHANA ROLLS (2 Rolls) 1) 2 Tablespoon Boiled Chana 2) 2 Tablespoon Chopped onion 3) 1/2 Cup grated cheese 4) 4 Bread Slices 5) Salt to taste 6) Black pepper to taste 7) Oil to fry PREPARATION TIME: 30 mins HOW TO PREPARE: FOR SOUP : * Boil the washed black chana in water and a spoon of salt. * when boiled strain the water and keep water and chana in seperate bowls * In the pan/cooker add ghee/butter and crackle jeera seeds * Add chopped onions and ginger. Saute till golden brown * Add strained black chana water and let it boil. * Add salt, black pepper to taste. * At the time of serving add lemon juice ** It is chana stock basically and consistency is thin ** If thick consistency required add 1 Teaspoon cornflour mixed in water FOR CHANA ROLLS : * In a bowl mix b