All purpose flour - 1 cup Wheat flour - 1/2 cup Butter - 50 g Egg - 1 Sugar granulated - 1/2 cup Brown sugar - 3-4 tbsp Banana ripe - 3 Baking soda - 1/2 tsp Baking powder - 1 tsp Cinnamon powder - 1 tsp salt - a pinch Choco chips - 2 tbsp (optional)
Method - 1. Take a plate and sieve the all purpose flour and wheat flour with soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. 2. Take a big bowl with butter and beat it with an electric mixture for few minutes. 3. Add sugar and brown sugar and keep beating it for 2-3 minutes. 4. Pour the egg in and mix well. 5. Mash the banana nicely and add gently to the butter and egg mix. 6. Stir in the sifted flour, 2-3 tbsp at a time until well blended. Mix gently scraping down the sides of the bowl while beating. 7. Put the choco chips in. 8. Grease a loaf tin and pour in the mix and bake in a moderately slow oven for 30-40 minutes or until nicely baked and the upper layer turned brown. 9. Let it be in the tin for 10 minutes, loosen it around edges with a knife, turn it out on a serving plate and serve it hot with breakfast.
Potatoes - 3-4 large Pepper crushed - 1 tsp Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp Mixed herbs - 1 tsp Salt - to taste Oil - for frying
Method - 1. Boil and peel the potatoes, take care it is not over boiled but tight enough to cut in rings. 2. Cut all the potatoes in 1/2 inch thick rings and sprinkle all the masala and salt over it. 3. Take a skillet or frying pan and fry the potato rings nicely on both the sides, 3-4 in a batch. 4. Serve it with bread, dinner roll, chicken or any side dish of your own choice.
Ingredients - Macaroni - 2 cups (boiled aldente) Onion - 1 med size chopped Capsicum - 1 med cut in long stripes Ginger - 1/2 inch Garlic - 3-4 cloves Green chilli - 1 Peppercorns - 5-6 Oregano - 1 tsp Mixed herbs - 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp Olive oil - 4-5 tbsp Cheese - 2-3 tbsp Salt - to taste
Method -
1. Take a frying pan and put oil in it. 2. Fry onions till translucent, add the capsicum and cook until it's soft. 3. Mince the garlic, ginger, peppercorns, green chilli and add to the frying pan with the herbs and salt. 4. Stir it for a while and add the boiled macaroni, mix it well, cover and cook till done. 5. Sprinkle the cheese just before taking it off the heat and serve it hot.
Ingredients - Chicken breast - 1, cut in halves Red Wine - 3- 4 tbsp red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp salt- to taste Oil - for frying ( 4-5 tbsp) For marinade - Garlic cloves- 4-5 Ginger- 1 inch Rosemary- 1/2 teaspoon Mixed herbs- 1 teaspoon Honey- 2 1/2 tablespoon Lemon- 5-6 drops Chopped onion - 1/2 small Peppercorns - 1/2 tsp Green chill - 1
Method -
1. Take chicken breasts, wash them properly, make small slits on the flesh part and keep aside. 2. Grind coarsely all the ingredients listed for marinade, sprinkling some water if necessary. 3. Take a large bowl and mix the chicken with the marinade, red chilli powder and salt nicely. 4. Let it marinade for 4-5 hours. 5. Heat a large non stick frying pan with oil and put the chicken breast with all the marinade and fry for few minutes, then pour the wine in it. 6. Fry it until its golden brown on both the sides, turning it continuously to avoid burning. 7. Take it out on a serving platter and serve it hot with fried potatoes as a side dish. 8. Instead of frying it can be roasted as well, just take care to turn it regular at intervals and keep basting it either with oil or the marinade juice.
