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Paneer Kofta Curry

When the milk is about to go bad..Bring milk to a boil in a big pan, and add lime juice. Stir till the milk separates, then strain out the paneer and let drain. Boil, peel and mash potatoes. Mix potatoes, paneer, corn starch, salt, chopped cilantro, finely chopped green chillies and a pinch of garam masala. Make small round koftas and fry on a slow-medium flame. For the gravy, blend together boiled onions, soaked cashewnuts and khuskhus, ginger-garlic paste and a green chilli. Heat oil, fry the white paste, add water, salt, sugar and cream and boil on a medium flame. Add koftas and serve.

White summer cake with Berries and Lemon Curd

One of my best friends defended her PhD thesis. I baked this cake for celebrating. The frosting did not cooperate much due to the crazy summer heat, but the flavors were perfect for the summer. Parts : Cake, lemon curd, frosting, berry filling and toppings. Cake : I cheated and used boxed mix. I used Betty Crocker classic white cake. Follow the instructions on the back, but add a few tbsps of lemon juice and some lemon zest. Either make three layers, or bake two uneven layers, and slice the larger one into two to make three layers. Lemon Curd : This recipe came from David Libovitz. It took longer than expected, but note to self - do not overcook, or the butter will separate. http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2009/12/improved_lemon_curd.html 1/2 cup (125 ml) freshly-squeezed lemon juice 1/3 cup (65 g) sugar (or 1/2 cup, 100 g, if using regular lemons) 2 large egg yolks 2 large eggs pinch of salt 6 tablespoons (85 g) unsalted butter, cubed 1. Place a mesh strainer over a bowl, and se

Veg. Biryani

This recipe comes from vahrevah.com with a few modifications. Soak rice for about half an hour. Soak saffron in water. Chop veggies in big chunks (green beans, carrots, cauliflower, mushrooms. Make chunky chips of the potatoes. Slice onions (horizontally to get fine slices). In a pot, heat oil+ghee, add small ilaichi, big ilaichi, bay leaf, black pepper, cloves, cinnamon (and shahee jeera, which I forgot). Add ginger + garlic paste and add the vegetables. Saute for a long time, till the veggies are slightly underdone, and browned on the outside. Add some green peas right at the end. Then, add turmeric, red chili powder, coriander powder and garam masala and saute for a few seconds. Then add salt and yoghurt and cook for a bit. Remove half the vegetables and then add more yoghurt. In the mean time, in a big pot, boil water with oil, salt, bay leaf, green ilaichi and cloves. Add the rice and cook till slightly underdone, then drain out. Brown onion slices on a slow flame till dark brown