Surprise your kids with this chocolate cake. You make it yourself, and your kid would love it! No worries if you don’t have whipping cream to make the ganache. You can instead use milk and cocoa powder for it. Let’s get started!

Preparation Time: 15 mins	Recipe Servings: 8
Cook Time: 1 hr	Download Recipe
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients for Cake Batter:

1. 1/3 cup Refined Oil
2. 1/3 cup Curd
3. 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
4. 1 cup All-Purpose Flour/Maida
5. 1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
6. 1 tsp Baking Powder
7. 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
8. Salt [a pinch]
9. 1/2 cup Milk
10. 1 tsp Coffee Powder
11. 1 tbsp Hot Water
12. 1 tsp Vanilla Essence

Ingredients for Chocolate Ganache and Garnishing:

1. 1/3 cup Cocoa Powder
2. 1 tbsp Corn Flour
3. 1/2 cup Sugar
4. 1 cup Milk
5. 2 tbsp Butter
6. Grated Chocolate

Step 1 – Making Cake Batter:

Take a 6-inch cake pan and grease it with either oil or butter. Dust some flour over it. Swirl the pan to get coated with flour from all the sides. This step ensures the cake won’t stick with the pan. Take a bowl and add 1/3 cup of refined oil in it. Add 1/3 cup of curd, 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, and mix it for a minute.

Put 1 cup of all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup of cocoa powder, 1 tsp of baking powder, 1/2 tsp of baking soda, a pinch of salt, sift these dry ingredients well. Mix it gently using the cut and fold method.

Take 1/2 cup of milk and add it gradually. Mix it gently using the cut and fold way till the batter gets a smooth consistency. Add 1 tsp of coffee powder, 1 tbsp of hot water, and mix it well in a separate bowl. Pour this mixture into the batter. Add 1 tsp of vanilla essence and mix it well. The batter is ready.

Step 2 – Making Chocolate Cake:

Take a vessel and place a stand or any plate upside down in it. Cover it with the lid and preheat for 10 mins with medium heat. Place the cake pan over it. Cover it again and cook for 40-45 minutes with low-medium heat. Timings may vary, do check your cake after 30 minutes. Check with a knife or toothpick by pricking. The knife or toothpick comes out clean. The cake is ready, and let it cool down.

Step 3 – Making Chocolate Ganache:

Add 1/3 cup of cocoa powder and 1 tbsp of cornflour in a saucepan. Mix it well without lumps. Add 1/2 cup of sugar, and mix it well.

Take 1 cup of milk and add it gradually. Turn on the flame now with low heat and keep stirring continuously for 10-12 minutes until it turns thick. Add 2 tbsp of butter, and mix it for a minute. Now ganache is ready! Let it cool down for 5 minutes.

Step 4 – Garnishing Chocolate Cake:

Get the cake on a plate and glaze it with ganache. Take care that the ganache is not hot while glazing. Garnish it with grated chocolate. Please keep it in the fridge for 1 hour before serving.

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How about you hit two birds in a single stone? I mean, why not you make fried chicken and chicken biriyani. Yes, let me share the recipe for fried chicken biriyani with you that you’ll like. It’s a lengthy process, but I hope you’d take it easy in making it. Let’s get started!

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins	Recipe Servings: 4
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients for Chicken Marination:

1. 3/4 kg Chicken
2. 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
3. 3 Green Chilly [as paste]
4. 1 tbsp Curd
5. 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
6. Salt as needed
7. 1 tbsp Kashmiri Chilly Powder [for color]
8. 1 tsp Garam Masala
9. 1 tsp Pepper Powder
10. 1/2 Lemon

Ingredients for Pre-preparation:

1. 5 Green Chilly
2. 15 Garlic cloves
3. 2 inches sized Ginger
4. 3 tbsp Oil
5. 20-25 Cashews
6. 1 large thinly sliced Onion

Ingredients for making Chicken Masala:

1. 2 tbsp Ghee
2. 2 large thinly sliced Onion
3. 2 finely chopped Tomato
4. 1/2 tsp Coriander Powder
5. 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
6. 1 tsp Chilly Powder
7. 1/4 tsp Pepper Powder
8. 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
9. Salt if required
10. Some Curry leaves
11. Some Coriander leaves
12. Some Mint leaves
13. 1 tbsp Curd

Ingredients for Biriyani Rice:

1. 2 Cinnamon
2. 2 Star Anise
3. 6 Cloves
4. 5 Cardamom
5. 1/2 tsp Fennel Seeds
6. 2 Bay leaf
7. Some Coriander leaves
8. 1/2 finely chopped Carrot
9. 1 tbsp Ghee
10. Salt
11. 2 cups Basmati Rice [Soaked for 30 minutes]

Ingredients for Dum Process:

1. 4 tbsp Ghee
2. Coriander leaves
3. Lemon Juice

Step 1 – Chicken Marination:

Take 3/4 kg of washed chicken and apply 1 tbsp of ginger garlic paste and three green chilly made as a paste into it. Put 1 tbsp of curd and 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder.

Add salt as needed, 1 tbsp of Kashmiri chilly, 1 tsp of garam masala, 1 tsp of pepper powder, and squeeze juice extract out of 1/2 lemon. As a side note, Kashmiri chilly adds color flavor to it. Mix it well and refrigerate overnight or for at least 2 hours.

Step 2 – Pre-Preparation:

In the second step, you’d preprepare masala, fried cashews, fried onion, and fried chicken. Take five green chilly, 15 garlic cloves, two inch-sized skin-removed ginger in a mixie jar, and grind coarsely. Keep this masala aside. Take 3 tbsp of oil in a pan and put 20 to 25 cashews in it. Fry in a medium flame until it gets golden brown. You’d use these cashews later.

Take one large, thinly sliced onion. Crush those onion slices and put them in the same hot oil. Keep the flame with medium heat. Fry until it gets golden brown. Make sure you don’t burn it. Keep this fried onion aside. Finally, fry the marinated chicken as well in the same oil.

Step 3 – Making Chicken Masala:

Get 2 tbsp of ghee in the same oil, and add the ground masala as prepared earlier. Cook for 2 minutes until the raw smell disappears. Add two large, thinly sized onions and saute well until it gets soft. Add two finely chopped tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes until it gets soft and mushy.

Put 1/2 tsp of coriander powder, 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder, 1 tsp of chilly powder, 1/4 tsp of pepper powder, 1/2 tsp of garam masala, and fry the mixture for a minute. Add salt if required.

Add some curry leaves, coriander leaves, mint leaves, and mix it well. Pour little water into the marinade and mix it well. Add this to the masala.

Put 1 tbsp of curd and cook for a minute. Add the fried chicken pieces and mix it well. Cover with lid and simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off the flame as the Chicken Masala is ready.

Step 4 – Making Rice for Biriyani:

Boil 2 liters of water with high heat in a vessel. Put two cinnamon, two pieces of star anise, six cloves, five cardamoms, 1/2 tsp of fennel seeds, two bay leaf and some coriander leaves.

On top of it, add finely chopped half carrot, 1 tbsp of ghee, preferred salt, and cook till water boils. Add 2 cups of soaked basmati rice into it. You soak this rice for at least 30 minutes. Keep the flame with medium heat. Cover and cook until the rice boils 80%. Drain off the water.

Step 5 – Dum Preparation:

Take a heavy bottom vessel and spread over 2 tbsp of ghee into it. Add half of the chicken masala as the first layer. Add half of the rice to it. Make sure the rice is hot while making dum. Spread it evenly.

Add fried cashews and fried onion as a third layer with some coriander leaves. Squeeze the lemon to add some juice extract over it. Repeat the process for three more layers. Finally, spread over 2 tbsp of ghee over it.

Seal it with aluminum foil. Cover it and cook for 20 minutes with a low flame. Let it rest for another 30 minutes. Now fried chicken biriyani is ready for serving!

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Would you like to make an easy and quick spicy breakfast? Yes, you can. This recipe needs bread, onion, tomato, lemon, and some spices. You make the recipe in ten minutes and enjoy. Let’s get started!

Preparation Time: 0 mins	Recipe Servings: 2
Cook Time: 10 mins	Download Recipe
Total Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

1. 2 tbsp Oil
2. 2 medium sliced Onion
3. 2 Green Chilly [slit]
4. 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
5. 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
6. 1 tsp Chilly Powder
7. 1 tsp Garam Masala
8. Salt as needed
9. 1 finely chopped Tomato
10. 2 Egg
11. 1/2 tsp Pepper Powder
12. 8 Bread Slices
13. Some Coriander leaves
14. Lemon Juice [few drops]

Making Bread Masala:

Take a pan and pour 2 tbsp of oil into it. Keep the flame at medium heat. Add two medium-sized and sliced onions. Get two green chilly slits and add to it. Cook for a minute and later add 1 tbsp of ginger garlic paste. Saute well until the raw smell disappears.

Add 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder, 1 tsp of chilly powder, 1 tsp of garam masala, the required salt into it and mix well.

Put one finely chopped tomato and cook for 2-3 minutes until the mixture, especially tomato, softens. Add two eggs into it along with 1/2 tsp of pepper powder. Please wait for a minute and do not mix it immediately. Mix it now and cook for two more minutes.

Take eight bread slices, break them into small pieces, and those pieces into the mixture. Mix it well. Finally, add some coriander leaves, followed by pouring some drops of lemon juice into them. Easily and quickly made Bread masala is ready for serving!

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This week I thought I’d make a chicken recipe. But wait. What shall I make from a huge list? I decided to make a traditional gravy-style chicken samma recipe. It goes well with chapati, ghee rice, roti, and naan. Let’s get started!

Preparation Time: 10 mins	Recipe Servings: 4
Cook Time: 30 mins	Download Recipe
Total Time: 40 mins

Ingredients for Pre-Preparation:

1. 1/2 kg Chicken
2. 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
3. 3 Green Chilly [roughly chopped]
4. 3 Onion [roughly chopped]
5. 2 cups Coconut Milk
6. 1 tbsp Curd
7. 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
8. 1 tsp Garam Masala

Ingredients for Chicken Samma:

1. 3 tbsp Oil
2. 3 Onion [finely chopped]
3. 3 slit Green Chilly
4. 1 Tomato [finely chopped]
5. 1 tbsp Red Chilly Powder
6. Salt as needed
7. Some Coriander leaves

Step 1 – Chicken Samma Pre-preparation:

Take 1/2 kg of washed chicken cut into medium-sized pieces. Mix those pieces with 1 tbsp of ginger garlic paste and marinate it for 10 minutes.
Take a jar and add three roughly chopped green chilly along with three roughly chopped onions. Blend it to get a ground paste.

Take 2 cups of coconut milk in a bowl. Add 1 tbsp of curd and ground paste into it. Put 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder, 1 tsp of garam masala, and mix well.

Step 2 – Making Chicken Samma:

Get a clay pot and pour 3 tbsp of oil. Keep the flame with medium heat. Add three finely chopped onions, three slits of green chilly, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Put one finely chopped tomato into it and saute well.

It’s time to add marinated chicken and mix it well. Add 1 tbsp of red chilly powder, mix it well and cook for 3 minutes. Add dissolved coconut milk and put the required salt as per your preference.

Cover with lid and cook for 15 minutes. Add some coriander leaves into it, cover it and, simmer it for five more minutes. Now the chicken samma is ready to serve!

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