Chicken Malaikari

Ingredients: 400gms Chicken leg-piece, Yoghurt 200gms, 4 large onions, Ginger paste 1.5 Tbsp, Garlic 10-12 small cloves, Cashew and poppy seed paste- 3 Tbsps, Green chillies 4-5.Thick coconut milk 1/2 bowl, Red chili powder- 1Tbsp, Turmaric -1.5 tea spoon, Ghee- 3 Tbsps, Garam masala powder- 2 Tbsps, Oil, Salt and Sugar.

Method: Wash the chicken and marinate with Yoghurt, Red Chilli powder, 2 onion paste,Ginger-garlic paste, 2 Tbsps of oil and Turmaric. Keep it for at least 2 hours. Chop the other 2 Onions. In a cooking vessel, put 4-5 Tbsps of Oil and put 1.5 tsp of sugar. When the sugar caramalises put the cohopped onions into it and fry till it turns golden brown in color. Put the whole meat with the marinade into this and cook on high heat till the gravy is a bit thick. Then add salt and keep on cooking on low flame. When the meat is soft, add the coconut milk and the Cashew,poppy seed paste, green chillies slit through middle. Keep on stirring till the gravy thickens. Add ghee and turn-off the flame. Sprinkle garam masala powder from top. Serve hot with fine steamed rice/parathas/Chappattis.

Barbie Dessert

Ingredients: Jelly crystal 1 pckt, Custard powder 3 heaped tbsps, Milk 1/2 ltr., 2 Apples, Raisins 50 gms, Cashews 50 gms, Sugar 7 heaped tbsps.
Method:First empty the whole content of the jelly crystal and the sachet in a dry bowl and mix properly. Boil 3 cups of water and dissolve the mixture. Pour it in a designed glass bowl and let it come to the room temperature. Put the bowl in the refrigerator and let it set. Take more than half of the milk and boil. In the rest of the milk, dissolve the custard powder and add this to the rest of the milk and keep stirring it. See that it doesnt form lumps. Add the whole sugar and stirr continuously. The milk will come to a creamy consistency. Chop the apples finely and put it into the custard. Cut the raisins into halves and also break the cashews into small pieces and mix properly. Take it off the heat. Let it cool and come to the normal room temperature. Once the jelly is set, Pour the jelly on a glass plate and decorate it with the custard and put the whole thing in the refrigerator. Serve chilled.