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Fried Calamari Rings

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Preparation time: 30 min Cook time:  15 min                                                  Non - veg Cuisine: Mediterranean Ingredients: Calamari (squid) - 250 g (cleaned and cut into rings) Cornflour-2 tsp All-purpose flour-3 tsp Rice powder-1 tsp Turmeric powder-a pinch Pepper powder-1/4 tsp Salt to taste Oil for deep fry Preparation:        In a bowl, mix all the above ingredients with calamari except oil.        Heat oil in a deep pan, fry the calamari until light brown and crispy. 

Banana Balls

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PREPARATION TIME: 20 Minutes                   Veg INGREDIENTS: 1 Ripe banana (plantain-must not be too ripe) ½ cup coconut grated 2 tbsp. sugar 1 tbsp. cashew nuts (to be crushed to smaller pieces) 1 tbsp. raisins ¼ tsp. cardamom powder 1/2 tsp. cinnamon powder (for garnishing) White chocolate -50g Desiccated coconut-1/2 cup Icing sugar-1/2 cup PREPARATION  Double boil the white chocolate and make sauce. Take desiccated coconut and mix with icing sugar and keep it aside.    Place the banana in a microwave oven and cook it for 2 minutes.   Remove it from the oven and allow it to cool.   Peel the skin out and then mash the banana with your hands.   In a pan, heat the ghee. Add the crushed cashew nuts, raisins and sauté well. Then add grated coconuts and sugar. Sauté well. Remove the pan from the stove and add cardamom powder. Grease your hands with little ghee/oil...

Butter Chicken

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Non-vegetarian                      Servings : 4 people  Cooking time : 30 minutes   Ingredients 1 Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp. Kashmiri Red chili – 1 ½ tsp. Garam Masala – 1 tsp. Salt to taste Yogurt – 2 tbsp. Ingredients Kashmiri Red chili powder – 1 tsp. Chicken (boneless) – ½ kg Onion sliced– 2 small Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp. Tomato paste – 3 tbsp. Butter – 3 tbsp. Heavy cream –50 g Vegetable oil – 3 tbsp. Cashew nut paste - 50 g Sugar – 1 tsp. Kasuri Methi (for garnish) – ½ tsp. Method            Cut the boneless chicken into medium size. Marinate the chicken with the above ingredients 1 for ½ hour.        Heat the oil in a pan. Sauté the onion until it turns brown colour, when cool grind to paste.        Melt the butter in a pan. Then a...