Shugar N Spices

Ingredients : Methi - 1/2 cup finely chopped Cumin - 1 tsp green chili - 1/2 tsp finely chopped (Optional) Green Peas - 1/2 cup boiled Fresh cream - 1 cup Onion - 1 finely chopped or paste Curd - 1-2 tbsp Coriander pd - 1 tsp Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp Salt - as per taste Sugar - 1/2 tsp Method : Heat oil in a pan. Add jeera. Once it splutters add onion, green chili and saute Add coriander pd, and garam masala. Add cured and methi, mix well and cook covered for 5-6 minutes Add salt, sugar, cream and peas Mix and cook for a few minutes Serve with roti, naan or rice Notes: *tastes best when you use the malai layer that forms on milk *Use room temperature curd *If using frozen peas no need to boil 

Ingredients : Rice - 1 cup Garlic - paste or finely chopped - 1 tbsp Potato - 1 medium - diced Carrot - 1 - diced French Beans - 6-7 chopped Capsicum - 1 medium - diced Sweet corn - 3 -4 tbsp Baby corn - 3-4 Green Peas - 1/2 cup Curd - 2 -3 tbsp Tomato - 2 (1 diced and 1 cut in slices) Garam Masala - 1/2 tbsp Chili flakes - 1/2 tbsp or as per taste salt - as per taste oil - 2-3 tbsp processed cheese - 50 gms - grated Method : Cook the rice and keep aside Heat oil in a pan. Add garlic, add onions and saute for 2 mins Add potato, carrot and beans. Saute and cook covered for 6-7 mins. Add capsicum, tomato and spices and cook for a minute Add curd, mix well Now add cooked rice and mix Take the mixed rice in a bake proof dish. place tomato slices on top. Sprinkle grated cheese and bake in preheated oven @180℃ for 10 mins or till cheese melts. Serve immediately. Notes: *If you do not have oven you can cook it on gas in double pan or microwave f

Ingredients : Maida - 150 gms cocoa powder - 25 gms condensed milk - 5 tbsp milk - 125 ml instant coffee powder 1 tsp butter - 80 gms sugar - 60 gms baking powder - 1 tsp baking soda - 1/2 tsp vanilla extract - 1 tsp vinegar - 1/2 tsp For syrup: For Ganache : 2 cups heavy cream 4 cups dark chocolate 2 tbsp butter Method : Sieve maida, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda together and keep aside Mix coffee and vanilla extract with milk In a bowl whip butter and sugar for 5-6 min, using electric blender Add condensed milk and keep whipping now add the dry ingredients and milk mix in batches to the butter mixture Add vinegar in the end and fold everything in using spatula Grease the cake tin and place parchment paper Pour the batter in the tin and tap it Bake in preheated oven at 180℃ for 30-35 mins. let the cake cool in the tin for some time and then unmould it. Notes: *Use room temperature butter *Whip butter and sugar patiently *