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Ingredients: Rava - 1 cup Sugar - 3/4 cup Ghee - 1tablespoon Cardamom Powder - 1/4 spoon 2-3 cloves Raisins and Cashews - few Dry coconut - 1/2 cup milk - 2 tablespoon Method: Heat Ghee and add cloves, dry cashews and raisins, set aside. In the remaining ghee roast rava till light golden brown in color. When it still hot mix sugar, cardamom powder, dry fruits, dry coconut, hot milk and mixwell. Tightly pound the mixture into the vessel and let it sit for 5 minutes the shape into balls, once it is cooled store it in an air tight container.

This wonderful recipe is from Manjula's Kitchen. Thanks to Mrs. Manjula for sharing this recipe & video of preparation Ingredients: 2 cups of sliced mushrooms 1 cup green peas 1 cup diced tomatoes 2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste 2 tablespoons oil 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 2 teaspoons coriander powder 1 teaspoon red pepper (adjust to taste) 3/4 teaspoons salt (adjust to taste) 2 chopped green chili Method: Heat the oil in a saucepan on medium high heat. Add the cumin seeds. As cumin seeds crack add turmeric. Stir-fry for a few seconds. Add tomatoes, ginger garlic paste, green chili, salt, coriander, and chili powder. Cook until the tomatoes are soft and reduce to half. Add mushrooms, and peas. After coming to a boil reduce the heat to medium. Cook until mushrooms and peas are tender. Close the heat. Serve hot.

Cooking Time: 25 minutes Serves: 4-5 Ingredients: For Marinade Chicken - 250 gms Curd - 1/2 cup Chilli powder - 1 tsp Coriander powder - 1 tsp Turmeric powder a pinch Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp Mint Leaves - 1/2 cup Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup For Rice Basmati Rice - 1 1/2 cup Onions - 2 Green chillies - 2 Chilli powder - 1 tsp Coriander powder - 1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp Cinnamon - 2" Bay leaf - 1 Cloves - 3 Cardamom - 2 Salt to taste Oil - 2 tbsp Butter - 1 tbsp Saffron a pinch Method: Clean and soak Basmati for 10 to 15 mins. Wash chicken pieces with cold water and drain well. Seperately in a bowl mix together ginger paste, garlic paste, red chilli powder, and plain yogurt into a smooth paste. Marinate chicken pieces in this mixture and set aside for 30 minutes. Heat oil and butter. Add all the whole spices. Then sauté in Onions till they are brown in colour, add ginger garlic paste. Fry well. Add the marinated chicken and cook on high flame for 5 mins and simmer till t