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Black forest Cake

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Black forest is a cake traditionally originating from Germany. It is basically chocolate cake sandwiched with whipped cream with cherry topping. A typical black forest cake is decorated with additional whipped cream on top with chocolate shavings and maraschino cherries (preserved cherries).  The actual recipe requires kirschwasser, which is basically a clear spirit from sour cherries .  I usually use rum with sugar syrup while making this cake. But you can avoid alcohol and use alternatives like orange juice. Black forest cake Preparation time:        1hr  Cook time: 1 hr Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup chocolate shavings / sprinkles 1 cup vegetable oil 3 eggs 1 tsp. baking powder 2 tbsp. dark cocoa powder ½ cup milk 2 tsp. Vinegar / Lime juice 1 tsp. vanilla essence Whipped cream (spreadable consistency) For sugar syrup ½ cup water 2 tbsp. sugar 1 tbsp. rum / brandy Preparation: Sift together flour, cocoa powde
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Pancake

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Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour 3 tbsp. powdered sugar 1 1/2 tsp. Baking powder 1 pinch salt 1 Egg 2 tbsp. melted butter 2 cup milk Nutmeg(optional)   Preparation Sieve all the dry ingredients together. You may grate some nutmeg into it to remove the smell of the egg.  Beat the egg with salt using a grinder.  In a bowl, add the blended egg, milk and butter. Mix well.  Add the dry ingredients little by little while mixing.  Heat a pan. Pour the batter into the heated pan.  Once the bubbles are formed and popped, flip it.  Your pancake is ready to be served with maple syrup and butter. 
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Black Halwa

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Ingredients: 1 cup raw rice 1 full coconut 250g Black jaggery 4 tbsp. sugar 1/2 tsp. cardamom powder 2 pinch Salt 4 tbsp. ghee 30g Cashew nut   Preparation: Soak the raw rice in water. Extract the first, second and third coconut milk after grating the coconut. Grind the raw rice with the third coconut milk. Place jaggery in a vessel. Dissolve in some water by heating. Strain the dissolved jaggery to remove sediments. Heat 2 tbsp. of the ghee in a kadai. Fry the cashew nuts in it and keep it aside. In the same ghee in the kadai, pour the ground rice, the second coconut milk, and the dissolved jaggery syrup. Stir well. Now add the first coconut milk with the salt. Stir continuously while frequently adding parts of the remaining ghee.  Add the cardamom powder and cashew nuts when the mixture thickens with the oil separating. Mix well. If there is excess oil from the halwa, you may remove it. Grease a plate with ghee. Pour the hot mixture into it and spread and press
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Ivy Gourd(Kovakka)Fry

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Ingredients: Ivy Gourd(Kovakka)-250g Cornflour-2TSP Rice powder-2TSP Maida- 2TSP Rawa-2tsp Turmeric powder-1/4 TSP  Kashmiri Chilli powder-2TSP Cumin powder-1/4 TSP Pepper Powder- 1/4 TSP Amchur powder-1/4tsp Asafoetida- A pinch Salt to taste-1tbsp Oil to deep fry Method: Wash and cut Kovakka vertically(thin slices). In a bowl add all flours,powders,rawa, salt, asafoetida and water.  Add the Kovakka pieces and mix well. Heat oil in a kadayi  and fry the Kovakka at low flame until crisp.
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Jalebi

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I ngredients for sugar syrup: Sugar -1 cup Water - 1 cup Lime juice- 1tsp Method: Place a pan on medium heat add sugar and water.keep stirring until sugar dissoves and water add cardamom powder and lime juice. Mix well. For the batter: All purpose flour -1 cup Rice powder-- 2tbsp Baking powder- 1/4 tsp Food colour-  Water Method: In a bowl add flour ,rice powder,baking powder ,food colour and water.Mix well and make a batter.. Transfer it into a piping bag. Heat pil in a deep pan ,press the piping bag and make spiral shape and fry it until crispy and golden colour..Put the fried jalebies to the sugar syrup,remove it Yummy yummy  jalebies are ready to serve IIt can also serve with ice creams..Enjoy..
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Royal Mixture

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I ngredients: Green gram -1cup Roasted Bengal gram -1 cup Black gram split-1 cup Chickpeas - 1cup Black lentil- 1 cup Peanut roasted- 1 cup Rice flakes-2 cups Sev- 2 cups Cashew nut- 1/2 cup Badam -1/2 cup Currant optional -1/2 cup Red chilli powder-2tbsp Turmeric powder -1/2 TSP Asafoetida -1/2 TSP Cumin powder-1/2 TSP Pav bhaji masala or chat masala-1/2 TSP Amchur powder-1tsp Salt to taste. Oil for frying  Method: Soak all grams.in a deep bottom kadayi fry all the soaked grams seperately,till crisp. Remove it.  In the same oil fry badam,cashew nut and curry leaves remove and keep it  a side.in a bowl put all the powders and masalas and salt.mix well  put all the fried grams, sev,rice flakes ,nuts and leaves. Toss well .Royal Mixture is ready..
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Rasbora

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I ngredients: Rawa- 1/2 cup Milk- 3/4 cup Milk powder 1tbsp Sugar- 1cup Water- 1 cup Baking soda-14 TSP Cardamom powder- 1/4 tsp Methid: Heat ghee in a pan,add rawa and saute for 5 minutes and make a dough like consistency .cover the pan and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Add milk powder, cardamom powder and baking soda and make a smooth dough.Make ball shape or flattend (as your choice).Fry it in a oil till golden brown in colour,and put them  to the sugar syrup. Transfer it to the bowl and garnish with  chopped almonds. Sugar syrup preperation: In a pan add sugar and water and boil it till slightly thick,add cardamom powder and lemon juice lemon juice.
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chakkakuru(Jackfruit seeds) Manchurian

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Ingredients: Jackfruit seeds-2 cups (clean and sliced) Onion-1 sliced Bell pepper-1  diced Garlic crushed-1TSP Cirnflour-  2tbs All purpose flour- 1tsp Soya sauce- 2tsp Vinegar- 1TSP Red chilli powder- 2tsp Jaggery syrup- 1/2 TSP Water- 1/4 cup Salt to taste Oil for frying Tomato kerchup- 2TSP Method: In a pressure cooker, addJackfruit seeds1TSP Soya sauce, water ,salt and red chilli powder and cook it well,and allow to cool. Take a bowl add cornflour,- maida,salt,water And red chilly powder and make thick batter  Dip the cooked seeds in the batter and deep fry and keep it a side  Heat in a pan add crushed garlic  sliced onion,diced bell pepper and salt saute one minute ,then add 1TSP  soya sace  ,tomato ketchup,chilli Powder,vinegar and jaggery syrup. Add salt and cornflour (mix with water) and mix well,then add fried jack frits seeds,saute well . Jackfruit Manchurian is ready to serve..
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