Virgin Mary

Method:
Put ice in a large wine glass. Run the tomato juice and other ingredients mix well. Garnish with finely chopped lemon Serve round.

Ingredients:
120 ml. Tomato juice, a few drops lemon juice, 1/2 tea spoon Wooster sauce, 2 drops Tabasco sauce.

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Rice flour and lentil dumplings ( fara)

Ingredients -

Split gram dal (chana dal) - 1/2 kg
Rice flour (chawal aata) - 1 kg
Cumin seeds - 2 tbsp
Red chillies whole - 7-8
Garlic peeled - 2 whole
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves chopped - a bunch
Salt - to taste
Water - 1 1/2 glass

Method :

1. Soak the dal overnight, drain and grind it coarsely together with
cumin seeds, garlic and red chillies in a grinder.
3. Add coriander leaves, turmeric powder, salt in the dal and mix it all nicely.Keep it aside.
4. Take a big karahi and boil 1 1/2 glass of water, when it comes to boil take it off the heat and mix the rice flour in it. Knead a nice and pliable dough using little water.
5. Make small round shaped puris and fill 1 tbsp of the dal mix in it, join it and arrange it in a steamer. Make all in the same manner.
6. Use little oil, smearing it in front of the faras while arranging the other ones to avoid sticking.
7. When all are made steam it for 10- 12 minutes on a medium flame or till done. The dal and the flour should be cooked and the dumpling should come out very soft.
8. Take it out on a serving plate and serve it with mango or pudina chutney.
9. Rice flour can be kneaded without putting it in a boiling water also but kneading it in boiling water makes the dough and the dumplings extra soft.
10. It can be refrigerated and be fried and eaten the next day also.

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Grapes Milk shake

Ingredients:
• 1 cup Black Grapes (washed and cleaned)
• 250 ml Chilled Milk
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1 cup Water
• 2-3 scoops Vanilla

How to make Grape Milkshake:
• Add 1/2 cup water to each, grapes and sugar, separately.
• Boil grapes for about 4 minutes till they turn soft.
• Boil sugar and water mixture to achieve one thread consistency.
• Blend softened grapes and then sieve.
• Add it to the sugar syrup and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Chill the mixture very well.
• Blend the milk and grape concentrate till frothy.
• Transfer it to glasses and top it with a scoop of vanilla.
• Grape Milk Shake is ready to serve.

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Coconut Cupcakes Christmas special

Ingredients:
6 cups flour, 2 tea spoon baking powder, 1 t-spoon soda, 1 t-spoon of salt, 4 cups sugar, 1-1/2 cups butter, 6 eggs, 3 T-Spoon vanilla essence, 2 cups buttermilk, 5-1/2 cups dry coconut.

For icing:
1.5 lb cream cheese, 1-1/2 cups butter (no salt), 2 tea spoon vanilla essence, almond essence 1 t spoon, 3 lb Icing Sugar.

For how many people: 10



Method:
Heat up to 350 degree F oven. Apply oil on the baking tin. Mix and sift Flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk Cream, sugar and butter together. Now Add egg one at a time and whisk. Put the flour and combine buttermilk and essence. Mix half of the grated coconut . Put  mixture into molds filling 2/3rd, bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes until golden brown .
For frosting, whisk cream cheese, butter, sugar and essence together. Layer the icing on the cake and add grated coconut and decorate it.

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Take it Easy Cooking: Best Apple Walnut Salad

Take it Easy Cooking: Best Apple Walnut Salad: Apple Walnut Salad is very helpful in loosing inches off your waist and tummy :) Ingredients: Iceberg Lettuce 1/2 onions 1/4 Appl...

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Best Apple Walnut Salad

Apple Walnut Salad is very helpful in loosing inches off your waist and tummy :)

Ingredients:

Iceberg Lettuce 1/2
onions 1/4
Apples 2
Walnuts 6 to 7
Vinegar 1 tbsp
Feta cheese 1 tbsp


Method:

1. Chop Iceberg Lettuce and Place in bowl.

2. Chop onions, walnuts, basil and add to bowl.

3. Add Chopped Apples now.

4. Add some feta cheese and drizzle vinegar.

5. Toss salad a few times and serve chill.

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