Orange cake with Orange frosting

Ingredients:

All Purpose flour:-1/2 cup
Baking powder:-1/2 tsp
Baking soda:- a pinch
Salt:- a pinch
Orange extract:-1/2 tsp
Orange zest:-1 tbsp
Canola Oil/softened butter:-1/4 cup
Egg:-1

Frosting:
Whipped topping:-1/2 cup
Orange juice:-3 tbsp
Orange extract:-1/2 tsp
Vanilla instant pudding mix:-3 tbsp
Milk:-4 tbsp

METHOD:

• Mix all dry ingredients and set aside.
• Beat egg n sugar together till fluffy and add all wet ingredients.
• Fold in dry ingredients into wet and mix gently.
• Bake the batter in preheated oven(350F) for 35-40 min.
• Cool the cake on wire rack completely before applying the frosting.

FROSTING:

• Mix the pudding with cold milk and gently mix injuice, whipped topping and extract.
• Spread on cake and serve..

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chicken bean pasta Soup

Ingredients:

Boneless chicken breast pieces:- 1/4 cup
Black eyed beans:-soaked and boiled :-2 tbsp
Pasta:-1/4 cup
Celery julienned :-2 tbsp
Onion julienned :-2 tbsp
Oregano:-1/2 tsp
Pepper and salt:- as per taste
Chicken stock:-1 cup
Butter:-1 tbsp
Chopped coriander:-to garnish

METHOD:

• Cook chicken in little water and shred it and set aside.
• Cook pasta as per package directions and set aside.
• Heat butter in a kadai and fry onions and celery.
• Add chicken stock and bring to light boil.
• Add salt,pepper,oregano,cooked chicken,pastaand beans and mix well.
• Let it simmer for 5 min and garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot.

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Chocolate halwa/Burfi

Ingredients:

All purpose flour:-1 cup
Sugar:-2 cups
Milk Powder:-1/2 cup
Cocoa Powder:-3 tbsp
Ghee:-3 tbsp
Warm Milk:-1/2 cup

METHOD:

• Heat ghee in a kadai and add all purpose flour and fry till nice aroma emanates.
• Set aside and add milk powder and mix well.
• Add cocoa in the warm milk and set aside.
• Add ½ cup water to the sugar and boil it till it reaches soft ball consistency.
• Add maida mix little by little and mix well.
• Add the cocoa milk stir thoroughly.
• Stir continuously till it become thick and leaves the sides of the vessel.
• Put it in a greased plate and spread it. When it is warm,make roundals.

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Cashew chicken

Ingredients:

Boneless chicken:-1 lb
Chopped onion:- 1 cup
Chopped tomato:-1 cup
Cashews:-fistful
Garam masala:-1 tsp
Coriander powder:-1 tbsp
Salt n chilli powder:- as per taste
GG paste:-2 tbsp
Turmeric powder:- 1 tsp
Lime juice:- 1 tbsp
Oil:- 3 tbsp
Butter:-1 tbsp
Curryleaves:- 2 sprigs
Coriander leaves:- to garnish
Green chillies slit:-3
METHOD:

• Cut and marinate chicken with salt,chilli powder,turmeric and lime juice,prefarably overnight.
• Heat oil in kadai and add chopped onion and fry till pink.
• Add curry leaves,green chilli,GG paste and fry well.
• Soak cashews in hot water for 1 hr and grind to smooth paste and set aside.
• add chicken and fry till chicken is cooked.
• Add chopped tomato and cook covered till most of the moisture evaporates and curry comes together.
• Add cashew paste and adjust salt and chilli powder and little water if necessary.
• More water can be added according to desired consistency.
• Add the spice powders and mix well.
• Garnish with chopped coriander,curryleaves and green chillies.
• Serve hot.

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