Hot Chocolate Cake

Makes: 2 nos.

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup butter 

1 cup cooking chocolate

1 egg

3/4 cup caster sugar

1/2 cup plain flour (maida)

1 tsp baking powder

A pinch of salt

METHOD:

- Heat butter in pan and once it melts, turn of flame. 

- Add cooking chocolate in it and mix well to form a nice smooth slurry. Let it cool down to room temp.

- Take egg and caster sugar in bowl. Beat them together to make fluffy mixture.

- Add salt, baking powder & plain flour to it and mix well. 

- Add chocolate-butter slurry in this bowl and keep mixing for few mins.

- Grease the ramekins with butter & sprinkle a little plain flour in it.

- Pour the mixture in both ramekins and set it well not to leave any air bubbles.

- Bake it in pre-heated oven on 160 for around 20-25 mins.

- Serve hot with vanilla/choco-chips ice cream & chocolate fingers.

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SevPuri

Makes: 12 nos.

INGREDIENTS:

12 papdi for chat 

1 cup soaked & boiled chickpeas 

1 cup boiled & chopped potatoes

1/4 cup fresh yogurt

1/2 cup imli (chat) chutney

1/2 cup coriander-mint chutney

1/2 cup namkeen sev

1/2 tsp cumin powder

Salt to taste

Chat masala to sprinkle

METHOD:

- Mix chopped potatoes & boiled chickpeas in a bowl.

- Add a lil of salt, cumin powder & mix well.

- Arrange 12 papdi in a plate and put a dollop of potato-chickpeas mixture onto it.

- Pour a lil of yogurt, imli chutney and green chutney.

- Garnish with namkeen sev & sprinkle chat masala on it.

- Prepare "Sevpuri" a few mins before serving.

Mix 'n' Match Wrap

Serves: 4 no.

INGREDIENTS:

For Wrap:

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4 garlic & herb flavored soft wraps (readymade this time)

8 boiled baby potatoes

1/2 cup lotus root

1/2 cup paneer cubes

1/2 cup dice-cut bell pepper 

1/2 cup brussel sprouts

1/2 cup bokchoy (or any leafy veggie)

1 tsp cumin powder

Pinch of garlic powder

1 tsp mixed herbs

Salt as per taste

Oil

For Dressing:

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1 cup hung curd

1 tsp capsico sauce

2 tsp mustard sauce

pinch of salt

METHOD:

- Take oil in pan and add baby potatoes first. Saute till skin comes to be cripsy & golden brown.

- Add rest of all the ingredients & seasonings. 

- Mix well and stir-fry on high flame for a min or so.

- Take a wrap on flat surface, put above stir-fries in enough quantity.

- Prepare a dressing by mixing all 4 ingredients and pour it over stir-fries in wrap.

- Fold the wrap first from both the sides and by holding it, roll it from top to bottom. 

- Roast it on flat pan with a drizzle of oil and cut it in the middle.

- Enjoy healthy and yummy wraps with Coriander Chutney.

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Aloo Methi

Servings: 2

INGREDIENTS:

3 potatoes - medium sized

3/4 cup kasoori methi (u can use 1/2 cup fresh methi as well)

1 tbsp chopped coriander

1 tsp ginger-green chillies paste

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp coriander powder

1 tbsp lemon juice

Salt per taste

A pinch of hing

Oil

METHOD:

- Boil potatoes and dice cut them.

- Heat 1 tbsp oil in pan and add cumin seeds, hing. Let it splutter well.

- Add potatoes and methi (dried or fresh - ur choice) leaves and mix well.

- Add rest of all ingredients and let it cook for 3-4 mins.

- Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot with phulka roti.