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a collection of practical recipes

Paneer Paratha

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Parathas made of paneer and spring onions.

Cooking Time : : 15 mins.
Preparation Time : : 10 mins.

Makes 6 parathas.

Ingredients
1/2 cup paneer, grated
2 spring onions, finely chopped
3/4 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
2 green chillies, finely chopped
salt to taste
pepper to taste

Other ingredients
oil to cookparatha

Method
1. Combine all the ingredients and knead into a soft dough using water.
2. Divide into 6 equal parts.
3. Roll out each portion into a circle of 125 mm. (5″) diameter.
4. Cook each paratha on a griddle (tava), smearing a little oil, until both sides are golden brown.

Apple Carrot Sandwich

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Ingredients

  1. 9 brown bread slices

To be mixed for the Apple spreadimages

  1. 1 apple, grated
  2. 1 tablespoon cheese spread
  3. salt to taste
  4. pepper to taste

To be mixed for the Carrot spread

  1. 3/4 cup grated carrotcarrotimages
  2. 2 tablespoons cheese spread
  3. salt to taste
  4. pepper to taste

Method
1.     Apply the apple spread on one bread slice. Sandwich with another slice of bread.
2.     Spread a layer of the carrot spread and sandwich with the third slice of bread
3.     Repeat to make 2 more sandwiches.
4.     Remove the crusts and cut into 4 triangles.

Tea

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The best of the chefs in the world can’t make a good cup of tea – that’s truly the irony. The way to have tea is just simply have the tea – adding milk, sugar and the other stuff throws the balance way off.

Ingredients:

  • Tea leaves – 1 spoon per cup

Method:

  • Bring water to boil
  • Switch off the flame and add tea leaves and place a lid
  • Let the tea brew for 3 – 5 mins depending on the strength and quality of leaves
  • Pour into the cups
  • Serve hot.

Boiled Eggs

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Here’s the Hello world of recipes 🙂

Ingredients:

  • Eggs – as many as you need
  • Salt & Pepper to taste

Method:

  • Immerse the eggs in a bowl of water
  • Make sure that the eggs float a bit and they are a shade protruding above water.
  • Bring it to boil and keep boiling for 5-8 mins
  • Bring the bowl to the sink and pour cold water from the tap for a while and let the surface of eggs become as cool as poosible
  • Gently knock them on a hard surface – the kitchen platform – so that you see uniform cracks all across
  • Peal open at one point and you’ll find it easy to peal off the rest
  • Slice diagonally to four pieces
  • Sprinkle salt and pepper on top
  • Serve