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UNDAPUTTU

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Undaputtu Ingredients: 3 cups rice flour 250 gm prawns/ chemmeen 1 tbsp chilli powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp turmeric powder 3 onions, finely chopped 3 green chillies, finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1 small piece ginger, chopped 1 sprig curry leaves, chopped 2 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped  2 cups grated coconut salt oil hot water (3 cups) Preparation: Clean the prawns and marinate it with chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt. Heat oil in a pan, add chopped onion, green chillies, ginger, garlic ,curry leaves and coriander leaves and saute well.  Add marinated prawns and salt and cook it until done and keep it aside. In a bowl, add rice flour and salt. Add about 3 cups of hot water and knead well to a smooth dough. Make lemon size balls out of the dough  and pat them into small disc . Add 1 tbsp prawn/ chemmeen masala into it and make a small ball  Repeat the same process with the remaining dough and prawn masala.  Roll each prepared

EGG ROAST

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Egg Roast Ingredients Hard boiled egg - 3 Onion chopped - 2 medium Ginger chopped - a small piece Garlic crushed  - 3-4 small cloves Tomato chopped - 1( optional) Kashmiri Red chilli powder - 2 tea spoons to 1 table spoons ( use as per your spice level) Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Crushed peppercorns - 1/2 tea spoon Garam masala - 1/2  to 1 tea spoon Salt to taste Curry leaves Coriander leaves Oil Preparation Remove the shells of the hard boiled eggs. Make  4 half slits in egg vertically Heat oil in a pan and chopped onions and fry till they turn golden brown. now add the chopped garlic and ginger and toss it well for a minute. Add the chopped tomato pieces and fry it on a low flame.Add chili powder, turmeric powder,  crushed pepper corns, Garam masala and combine it well.Add 1/4 cup water and cook it till the gravy is thick. Now add the egg pieces and combine it well let it stand on a low heat for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally . Remove from heat and serve warm, garnish wi

MUTTON PEPPER FRY

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Mutton Pepper Fry Ingredients To marinate Mutton - 500 gms Coriander powder - 1 tsp Chili powder - 1/2 tsp Crushed peppercorns - 1/2 tsp Salt to taste To make masala Small onion chopped - 1 cup Garlic - 4 cloves Ginger - a small pieces Green chiles - 2 Crushed peppercorns - 1/2 tsp( use 1 tsp if you want it to be more spicy) Coriander powder - 1 tsp Garam masala - 1/2 tsp Red chilly-1 Curry leaves Preparation : Clean and marinate the mutton pieces with powders and salt and keep it for 1- 2 hours. Pressure cook with just enough water , if needed , till it is tender( 4-5 whistles usually). Crush garlic , ginger and green chiles in a mortar and pestle. Heat oil in a pan and add curry leaves and add onions and saute then add crushed mix.  Saute till the raw smell disappears, for like 7-8 minutes. Add the cooked meat along with the cooking liquid and simmer for 10 minutes, or till all the liquid is absorbed.Add crushed peppercorns

EASY CHOCOLATE CAKE

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Easy Chocolate Cake Ingredients  All-purpose flour - 1 + 1/2 cup (170 g) Unsweetened cocoa powder (dutched/dark) - 3 tablespoons  Baking powder - 2 teaspoons  Sugar -1 cup (220 g) Vanilla essence - 2 teaspoons  Milk -3/4 cup (1.8 dl)  Melted butter-3/4 cup (170 g) Eggs- 2 Ingredients for frosting 1 stick (1/2 cup) + 3 tablespoons (160 g) softened butter 3 cups (7.2 dl) powdered sugar or confectioner's sugar 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder  1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract  4 to 5 tablespoons lukewarm milk Method 1.Preheat oven to 350 deg F (Gas mark 4 or 180 deg C) 2.Grease a 9 inch (23 cm) cake tin. 3.Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, sugar and vanilla essence in a bowl.  4.Melt the butter at low heat and add to the dry ingredients. Also add milk and eggs. 5.Mix everything together until smooth, either by hand or by using an electric mixer at slow speed. 6.Transfer to bake tin and bake at 350 degrees until a wooden pick inserted in cen