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 M. Is almost five and cooks truly instinctively… she wanted a cool dessert today and she asked me to make this .. the only modification I made was in whipping the cream .. the rest is exactly hers .. blend and strain the blueberries, melt the chocolate and I whipped the cream with some sugar and vanilla. Mixed all three in roughly equal proportion and we got the awesome Abuzulu from the fabled land of Abu .. I have no idea how she came up with this .. but as always, she was very clear about what she wanted and made sure that she got it …  A couple of days ago, she made an apple blue berry salad with shredded lettuce and Dalia for crunch. I made her some honey dressing, but it was a good salad. Entirely her invention. 

 Wash and chop a bunch of methi. Add it to about half a cup of atta, half a cup of AP flour, 2 tbs of sooji and 2 tbs of besan. Can also add some rice flour. Add salt, turmeric, red chilli powder, corriander powder and a handful of sesame seeds. Also add about 1 tbsp of oil. Mix everything and add about half a cup of water and make a semi soft dough. Let it rest for about half an hour. Roll, dock and cut into small squares and fry in medium hot oil. Sprinkle some black salt and pepper powder. 

 Heat oil in a pan, add a few whole black pepper, 1 clove and a small piece of cinnamon. Add chopped onion and a bit of crushed garlic and sauté until onion gets soft. Take out the cinnamon, and blend it with a handful of cashews.  Heat some ghee, add cumin, one bay leaf and add the onion cashew paste. Add milk, and let it boil. Add salt, a big spoon of yoghurt, cream if you have and a tiny pinch of garam masala. Add pieces of paneer, and let everything cook for a few minutes. Serve with Parathas.  https://youtu.be/qtGz5Ve_wRk?si=Q1CVyKn8rS2UcA_g

 Peel and dice about a cup of pumpkin and steam until soft. Take it in a bowl (make sure to avoid getting any water in). Mash it wish a fork. Add about 1/2 cup finely chopped or grated gud. Let the two sit together for a few minutes and mix. Add a quarter cup of sooji, a pinch of salt, coarsely crushed fennel seeds and ground cardamom. Add whole wheat flour - around two cups, to form a semi-soft dough. Let it sit for a bit, knead and then roll into medium size puris and fry. Tasty by themselves, but also with some lime pickle.   https://snehasrecipe.blogspot.com/2016/09/lal-bhoplyachya-gharge-fried-red.html

 Take the puff pastry out for thawing and preheat the oven to 475. Boil three big potatoes in the pressure cooker, peel and mash. Dice a small onion. Heat the pan, add oil, jeera, onions and let it soften. Add turmeric, reg chilli powder, dhania powder and add the potatoes. Add salt, garam masala, chat masala, anchor powder, kasuri methi and fresh cilantro. Mix everything and let it cool down. Cut each pastry sheet into four. Make an egg wash with some cream. Put the filling, paint the edges with the egg wash, fold in a triangle, crimp the edges with a fork, paint on top with egg wash and make two slits with a knife. Bake them in an oven for about 10-12 minutes and serve warm.  https://youtu.be/PZcKNiFwd58?si=WbR9QcM86DEHfd1k

 1 tbsp butter, 2 cloves of garlic crushed, pinch of chilli flakes, oregano, salt and pepper, add 1/4 cup chopped sun dried tomatoes, and can of chickpeas, sauté for a bit, add about  cup of veg stock and 1/2 cup cream. Let it all cook. Add a big handful of chopped basil.  https://www.liveeatlearn.com/marry-me-chickpeas/