Strawberry Short Cake

Ingredients:

1. Angel Food Cake - 1
2. Sliced Strawberries - 1 cup
3. Sugar - 1 tbsp
4. Reddiwip Whipped cream to decorate

Method 1:

1. Mix the strawberries and sugar in a bowl. 
2. Refrigerate it for an hour. (This process can be done before making the cake)
3. Cut a slice of the cake, place the strawberries and decorate with the whipped cream.

Method 2:

Cut the slice into cubes place it in a bowl, pour the strawberry mixture and top it with whipped cream.

Method 3:

1. Cut the cake horizontally, make it two layers.
2. Spread the strawberry mixture in the middle, add the whipped cream.
3. Place the second layer on top, spread the strawberry mixture on top and decorate it with whipped cream.

Angel Food Cake

Ingredients:

1. Egg Whites - 6
2. Cream of Tartar - 1/4 tsp
3. Sugar - 1/2 cup
4. All Purpose Flour - 1/2 cup
5. Baking Soda - 1/4 tsp
6. Salt - a pinch

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
2. Beat the egg whites in a bowl with a hand mixer in a medium speed
3. When it becomes white in color add Cream of tartar.
4. Now beat the egg mixture in high speed, gradually adding sugar ( 1 tbsp at a time).
5. Add salt. Beat the egg mixture until they form stiff peaks.
6. In a bowl add All purpose flour and baking soda. Mix them well.
7. Swift the dry ingredients a layer on the egg mixture, gently fold them together. Fold them from the corners to the center.
8. Repeat the process again and again until the ingredients are combined.
9. Pour it in the "Ungreased" Angel food cake pan. 
10. Place it in the Oven, middle rack and bake for about 35 to 45 mins.
11. Take it out and cool before inverting it.
12. Loosen the edges of the pan with a knife or a flat spatula and invert it.
13. To avoid crumbs use a serrated knife to cut it.

Topping: (Optional)

   See Strawberry Short Cake

My 3yrs old daughters version of eating this cake,
Add some berries, Whip Cream and Sprinkles on top.

Note:
I made it in a 'Pound cake' pan.

Chicken Gravy

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Ingredients:

1. Cooking Oil   - 1/4 cup
2. Cloves         - 3
3. Cinnamon    - 1 stick
4. Cumin seed - 1 tsp
5. Whole peppercorns - 1/4 tsp
6. Curry leaves - 5 - 10 nos
7. Cardomom - 1
8. Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp
9. Chopped Onion - 6 cups
10. Ginger-Garlic Paste - 2 tbsps
11. Chopped tomato- 1 cup

12. Chicken - 3 lbs
13. Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
14. Chilli Powder - 1/2 tbsp
15. Corriander Powder - 2 tbsps
16. Garam Masala - 1.5 tbsp
17. Ground Pepper - 1 tsp
18. Salt - 1 tsp ( according to the taste)
19. Corriander leaves - 1/4 cup (Garnish)

One Pot Mutton Biriyani

(In this recipe Mutton can be replaced with Chicken for Chicken Biriyani)
Ingredients:

1. Cooking Oil       – 1/4 Cup
2. Basmati Rice    -  2 Cups
3. Mutton            -   1 lb
4. Cloves             - 4 nos
5. Cinnamon Stick – 1large or 2 small
6. Cardamom    - Black 1 or Green lightly crushed 2
7. Bay Leaf – 1 no
8. Red Chilli – 1 (Optional)
9. Black Peppercorns – 1/4 tsp
10. Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp
11. Fennel Seeds – 1/4 tsp
12. Onion – 2 Cups (roughly chopped)
13. Ginger and Garlic paste – 1/4 cup
14. Tomato – 1/4 cup
15. Mint – 1 cup
16. Corriander Leaves – 1 cup
17. Green Chillies – 4 nos
18. Red Chilli Powder – 1/2 tbsp
19. Turmeric Powder – 2 tsp
20. Corriander Powder – 1 tbsp
21. Garam Masala Powder – 1tbsp
22. Lemon juice – 2 tbsps.
23. Salt - 1tbsp

 Method:
1.Place the cooker on the stove add oil and the spices.
 
2.Add the onion.

3.The amount of ginger and garlic for the paste.

4. Add the Ginger and Garlic paste.

5.The amount of Mint, Corriander, and green chillies for the green paste.

6.Add the green paste.


7.Now add Salt, Chilli, Corriander, Turmeric and Curry Powder.

8. Add the tomatoes (yes only so much!)

9.Stir the pot well, until all the ingredients are mixed well.

10.IAdd the mutton.Add 1/2 a cup of water (While boiling, the meat releases water). Reduce the flame to medium.Cover the cooker, cook for two whistle sound or 20 mins. Now wash and soak the rice.


11. Wait till the whistle sound sets down, take off the lid and add the rice. Add 2 1/2 cups of water. Allow it to boil, now it’s time to test the salt. The salt taste should be little above the normal. Place the lid and cook them for about 15 mins.

12. When you open the cooker, it’ll look like a gravy (like the below picture). Add 2 tbsp of lemon juice. Now gently fold from the corners towards inside. Cover the lid for 5 mins.
13. Serve with  Raita . Ready to eat!
 


Note:
Mutton can be replaced with chicken. While cooking with chicken just cover the cooker do not pressure cook,  cook for about 20 mins in a medium  flame before adding the rice.

Raita

Ingredients:

1. Chopped Onion ( 1 cup)
2. Jalapeno or Green Chillies (1 no:)
3. Chopped Cucumber (1 cup)
4. Chopped Corriander ( 1 tbsp)
5. Plain Yoghurt ( 1 cup)
6. Cumin Powder ( a Pinch)
7. Salt to taste

Method:

Mix everything together. If the raitha is thick water can be added.