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Dark Chocolate Cupcakes



Ingredients

1            cup butter

4            eggs

3/4         cup sugar

1/4         cup brown sugar

1 tsp       vanilla essence

1 tsp       baking powder

1/2          tsp bi-carbonate soda

1 1/2       cup flour

1/4          cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2          cup chocolate chip





Method

Preheat oven at 220 C. Line cupcake tray with paper cups. Beat butter, sugar and brown sugar till creamy and fluffy. Add one egg at a time, beating well to combine after every addition. Add vanilla essence and mix well. In a bowl, sieve the cocoa, bi carbonate soda, baking powder and flour, and gradually fold in the egg mixture until well combined. Dust chocolate chip with 1 tbsp of flour. Fold into batter. Pour spoonfuls of the batter into the prepared baking tray and bake for 15 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.

Chilled Strawberry Yogurt

Ingredients

500      gm yogurt

1/2       cup Strawberry(crushed)

1/4       cup milk

2          Tbsp Honey

1          Tbsp Custard powder

2          Tbsp Sugar

            Fresh Strawberries for garnishing



Method

Mix milk, custard powder and sugar in a pan. Cook over medium flame while stirring continuously. When the mixture gets thickens and turns creamy, put off the flame. Cool it for some time. Combine the above mixture, honey, yogurt and strawberry crush into a blender. Blend it into a fine paste, chill. Garnish with fresh strawberries and serve.

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Roast Lamb

Ingredients

60g apricot jam

1.2 kg leg lamb



Method

Place lamb fat side down on a rack in a shallow dish. Brush with half the apricot jam. Then cook it in microwave on MEDIUM-HIGH for 30 to 35 minutes. Turn halfway through cooking. Stand covered 10 minutes before carving.



Masoor Dal (Lentils)



Ingredients

200g Masoor Dal (Lentil)

800ml hot boiling water

10 g salt

3 g turmeric powder

20 g ghee

80 g onions, finely chopped

10 g ginger, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1 green chilli, finely chopped

5 g cumin seeds

1 pinch asafoetida powder

3 g red chilli powder

3 g garam masala

5 g coriander leaves, chopped



Method

Wash and soak lentils for 4 hours. Drain and place in a 3 litre bowl along with hot water, salt and turmeric powder. Mix well, cover and cook in microwave on HIGH for 20 minutes. Stir, cover and again cook in microwave on MEDIUM-HIGH for another 10 minutes. Set aside. Place ghee, chopped onions, ginger and garlic in a small bowl. Cover and cook in microwave on HIGH for 3 minutes, stirring midway. Add cumin seeds, asafoetida powder and red chilli powder and mix well. Cook in microwave on HIGH for 1 minute. Serve hot sprinkled with garam masala and garnished with coriander leaves.

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Chicken Lollypops



Ingredients

1 1/2        kg chicken drumsticks

1              cup gram flour

1              tsp red chili flakes

1/4           tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp        crushed cumin

1/2           tsp red chili powder

1              tbsp crushed coriander

                Oil for frying

                Salt to taste



Method

Give drumsticks lollypop shapes. Mix salt, red chili powder, red chili flakes, turmeric, crushed coriander, crushed cumin and gram flour to make a thick batter. Dip lollypops in this batter and deep-fry. Enjoy the wonderful chicken lollypops with your favorite sauce or chutney.

Mediterranean Curry



Ingredients

15          ml oil

1            large onion, chopped

1            large tomato, chopped

30          g curry powder

15          g chili powder

1            kg chuck steak, fat removed and cut into 2.5 cm cubes

5            g salt

125        ml water

15          ml malt vinegar



Method

Place oil, onion and tomato in a large casserole dish and cook on HIGH for 4 to 5 minutes. Sit in curry powder, chili powder and meat and cook on HIGH for a further 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients, ensuring the meat is covered by the liquid. Cook, uncovered, on HIGH for 5 minutes, then on MEDIUM for 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Stir occasionally during cooking. Serve with rice.

Note: This recipe is for microwave oven