Recipe: Layered summer pudding

<div class="stname arttitletxt" style="font-size:1.75em;line-height:28px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;float:left;margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 5px 10px"><br></div><div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"> <img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=30939135&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Recipe: Layered summer pudding (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images)</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14px;padding:5px"><br></div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="font-size:0.91em;line-height:20px;font-family:georgia;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"> <div class="storycontent" style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px"><em>A delicious and easy pudding filled with the goodness of berries.</em><br><br><strong>Preparation time</strong>: 10 minutes<br> <strong>Cooking time</strong>: 5 minutes<br><strong>Serves</strong>: 8<br><br><strong>Ingredients</strong><br><br>250g strawberries<br>200g raspberries<br>200g blueberries<br>100g blackberries<br>1packet quickset jelly<br> 50g caster sugar<br>10 slices white bread crust removed<br><br><strong>Method</strong><br><br>-Place all the berries except the raspberries in a pan with the sugar and the water and cook gently for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and drain the fruit, reserving the liquid. Return the liquid to heat and bring to a boil.<br> -Remove from heat and stir in the jelly until dissolved. Allow to cool. Chill the jelly in the fridge for 5 minutes or until the jelly thickens but does not set. Remove from fridge and mix in the fruit.<br>-Cut the bread slices in half and layer in the bottom of a 450g loaf tin, overlapping the slices. Place some of the fruit over the top and level off.<br> -Top with a second layer of bread and then more fruit. Finish with a layer of bread.<br>-Push down to immerse the bread in the juice. Cover the dish with foil and set in fridge for 1 hour. To serve, remove and cut into slices.</div> </div>

Recipe: Layered summer pudding

Recipe: Layered summer pudding (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) A delicious and easy pudding filled with the goodness of berries. Prep...

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Recipe: Chocolate strawberry pots Shivangani

<div class="stname arttitletxt" style="font-size:1.75em;line-height:28px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;float:left;margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 5px 10px"><br></div><div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"> <img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=32600558&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Recipe: Chocolate strawberry pots</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14px;padding:5px"><br></div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="font-size:0.91em;line-height:20px;font-family:georgia;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"> <div class="storycontent" style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px"><em>These easy to make sweet chocolate pots are going to blow your mind. the sensuous combination of soft fluffy chocolate pudding with strawberry bits is so appetizing.</em><br> <br><strong>Ingredients:</strong><br>500ml double cream<br>200ml milk<br>500g cooking chocolate, chopped<br>6 egg yolks<br>200g frozen strawberries<br><br><strong>Method:</strong><br>- In a pan heat the cream and milk together. In a separate bowl keep the chopped chocolate pieces and pour this hot mixture over the chocolate and stir till the chocolate melts. Once the entire chocolate is melted with the milk and cream mixture stir in the egg yolks.<br> <br>- In another clean pan pour the entire mixture and heat while you constantly stir. See that the mixture starts to thicken a little. Don't boil the mixture or the eggs will get scrambled.<br><br>- In small glasses divide the strawberries and pour the chocolate mixture over them. Cover the glasses with cling foil and let it set in the fridge overnight.</div> </div>

Recipe: Chocolate strawberry pots Shivangani

Recipe: Chocolate strawberry pots These easy to make sweet chocolate pots are going to blow your mind. the sensuous combination of sof...

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Recipe: Pepper prawns

<div class="stname arttitletxt" style="font-size:1.75em;line-height:28px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;float:left;margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 5px 10px"><br></div><div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"> <img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=32715317&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Recipe: Pepper prawns</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14px;padding:5px"><br></div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="font-size:0.91em;line-height:20px;font-family:georgia;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"> <div class="storycontent" style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px"><em>It's spicy, and yet delicious</em> <br><br><strong>Ingredients:</strong> - Prawns-400gms - One tbsp butter - One medium sized finely chopped onion - One medium sized finely chopped tomato - One tpsp ginger juliennes - One tbsp finely chopped garlic - Black pepper - Coconut milk - Dry chillies - Salt <br> <br><strong>Preparation:</strong> 1. Clean the prawns properly. <br><br>2. Shallow fry the prawns with salt only. <br><br>3. Pour adequate butter and black pepper in pot <br><br>4. Fry onion, tomato, garlic in it. <br><br> 5. Then put the prawns in, add salt and coconut milk <br><br>6. After the gravy becomes thick, remove it separately. <br><br>7. In another pan, give dry chillies, two or three pieces of garlic, ginger slices. <br><br>8. Once these are fried properly, pour it on the prawns and garnish it with coriander leaves.</div> </div>

Recipe: Pepper prawns

Recipe: Pepper prawns It's spicy, and yet delicious   Ingredients:  - Prawns-400gms - One tbsp butter - One medium sized finely ch...

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Recipe: Tomates Rellenos

<div class="stname arttitletxt" style="font-size:1.75em;line-height:28px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;float:left;margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 5px 10px"><br></div><div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"> <img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=32715533&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Recipe: Tomates Rellenos (Thinkstock Photos/Getty Images)</div><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:14px;padding:5px"><br></div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="font-size:0.91em;line-height:20px;font-family:georgia;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"> <div class="storycontent" style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px"><em>Tomatoes here are used as a container for a delicious Spanish stuffing</em><br><br><strong>Preparation time: </strong>20mins<br> <strong>Refrigeration time: </strong>1hour<br><strong>Serves: </strong>4<br><br><strong>Ingredients:</strong><br><br>8 small tomatoes<br>4 hard-boiled eggs<br>6tbsp garlic mayonnaise<br>1tbsp chopped parsley<br>1tbsp white bread crumbs<br> Salt and pepper to taste<br><br><strong>Method:</strong><br><br>-Cut out the core with a sharp knife and making a '+' incision on the other end of the tomatoes. Put the tomatoes in a pan of boiling water for 10 seconds, remove and plunge into a bowl of iced or very cold water to stop the tomatoes from cooking and going mushy. Slice the tops off the tomatoes, and just enough of their bases to remove the rounded ends so that they will sit squarely on the plate. Remove the seeds and insides, either with a teaspoon or small, sharp knife.<br> <br>-Mash the eggs with the allioli -or the mayonnaise, salt, pepper and parsley. Stuff the tomatoes, firmly pressing the filling down. Replace the lids at a jaunty angle. If keeping to serve later, brush them with olive oil and black pepper to prevent them from drying out. Cover with cling film and keep. If you use shop-bought mayonnaise or allioli, add white breadcrumbs until the mixture reaches the consistency of mashed potatoes. Refrigerate for 1 hour, and then slice with a sharp carving knife into rings. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.</div> </div>

Recipe: Tomates Rellenos

Recipe: Tomates Rellenos (Thinkstock Photos/Getty Images) Tomatoes here are used as a container for a delicious Spanish stuffing Prepa...

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Recipe: Egg bhurji curry

<div class="stname arttitletxt" style="font-size:1.75em;line-height:28px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;float:left;margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 5px 10px"><br></div><div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"> <img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=32715693&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Recipe: Egg bhurji curry (Thinkstock Photos/Getty Images)</div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="font-size:0.91em;line-height:20px;font-family:georgia;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"><div class="storycontent" style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px"> <em>Bhurji, onionIt is one of the easiest dishes to whip up.</em> <br><br><strong>Ingredients: </strong>One finely chopped big onion, one tomato cut into big pieces, two eggs, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, chilly powder, garam masala, oil, salt to taste. <br> <br><strong>Preparation:</strong> Saute the onion in a kadai with oil. Now add ginger garlic paste, add tomato, turmeric powder, chilly powder, garam masala and salt. Saute it for some time, then keep the mix aside. In another vessel, break the eggs and prepare bhurji (scrambled eggs). Add this bhurji to the mix that has been kept aside. You can add coriander leaves if you want.</div> </div>

Recipe: Egg bhurji curry

Recipe: Egg bhurji curry (Thinkstock Photos/Getty Images) Bhurji, onionIt is one of the easiest dishes to whip up.   Ingredients:  One...

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Recipe: White butter

<div class="stname arttitletxt" style="font-size:1.75em;line-height:28px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;float:left;margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 5px 10px"><img border="0" src="http://images.photogallery.indiatimes.com/images/spacer.gif" style="color: rgb(111, 111, 111); font-family: arial;" width="5"><br> </div><div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"><img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=32716451&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Recipe: White butter</div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="font-size:0.91em;line-height:20px;font-family:georgia;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"><div class="storycontent" style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px"> <em>White butter was my childhood fantasy and I'm sure kids today also just love the taste of it. It reminds me of my grandmother. Here's how you can make that Nani's style white butter. </em><br><br><strong>Ingredients:</strong> - 2L buffalo milk with full fats (not skimmed) - 1tbsp curd <br> <br><strong>Method:</strong> - Boil the milk, let it cool for a day in the fridge. <br><br>- Collect the cream layer that forms on top of the milk in a small bowl. Leave it outside till it reaches room temperature. <br><br> - Take the homemade curd and mix it with the cream that you collected from the milk. Let it set overnight in a warm place. <br><br>- The next day mix the set curd with a hand blender until solids can be seen separating from the liquids. This is your butter.</div> </div>

Recipe: White butter

Recipe: White butter White butter was my childhood fantasy and I'm sure kids today also just love the taste of it. It reminds me o...

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Recipe: Papad curry

<div class="stname arttitletxt" style="font-size:1.75em;line-height:28px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;float:left;margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 5px 10px"><br></div><div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"> <img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=32716671&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Recipe: Papad curry</div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="font-size:0.91em;line-height:20px;font-family:georgia;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"><div class="storycontent" style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px"> <em>Papad is not just a starter, you can make delicious papad curry too.</em> <br><br><strong>Ingredients: </strong>Two or three papads, two medium-sized potatoes, one teaspoon kala jeera, half teaspoon chilli powder, half teaspoon turmeric powder, half teaspoon coriander powder, salt to taste, four tablespoon cooking oil, one and half cup of hot water. <br> <br><strong>Preparation:</strong> Peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes. Heat the oil in a pan and add kala jeera. After a while, add potatoes, stir. Then add all the ground spices, stir and fry for five minutes on medium flame. Add salt, stir, then add water and bring it to boil. Now fold and break each papad into about six or eight pieces. Add them in the boiling curry, cook until the potatoes are done.</div> </div>

Recipe: Papad curry

Recipe: Papad curry Papad is not just a starter, you can make delicious papad curry too.   Ingredients:  Two or three papads, two medi...

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Recipe: Jeera aloo

<div class="stname arttitletxt" style="font-size:1.75em;line-height:28px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;float:left;margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 5px 10px"><br></div><div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"> <img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=32718873&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Recipe: Jeera aloo</div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="font-size:0.91em;line-height:20px;font-family:georgia;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"><div class="storycontent" style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px"> <em>It is extremely easy to make.</em><br><strong>Ingredients:</strong> - Four large sized potatoes (boiled, peeled and cut into pieces) - Four tbsp oil - One tsp jeera/cumin seeds - One tsp red chilli powder - On tbsp coriander seeds (coarsely powdered) - One tbsp jeera/cumin seeds (roasted and crushed) - Half tsp dry mango powder - Two tbsp fresh coriander leaves (chopped) - Salt to taste <br> <br><strong>Method of Preparation: </strong>Heat oil, add jeera in oil. Let it crackle. Then add salt, red chilli powder, crushed jeera and coriander seeds and dry mango powder in the oil. Stir for a second. Lastly, add the potatoes and mix well. Cook for some time. Add fresh coriander leaves. Mix well. The dry masala should coat the potatoes well. Serve with parathas.</div> </div>

Recipe: Jeera aloo

Recipe: Jeera aloo It is extremely easy to make. Ingredients:  - Four large sized potatoes (boiled, peeled and cut into pieces) - Four...

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Recipe: Vermicelli

<div class="stname arttitletxt" style="font-size:1.75em;line-height:28px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;float:left;margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 5px 10px"><br></div><div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"> <img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=32718938&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Recipe: Vermicelli (Thinkstock Photos/Getty Images)</div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="font-size:0.91em;line-height:20px;font-family:georgia;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"><div class="storycontent" style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px"> <em>It will take over half an hour to cook</em><br><br><strong>Ingredients: </strong>Half lb vermicelli (angel hair nests), half cup of olive or grape seed oil, half yellow onion (minced), two fresh tomatoes (peeled and chopped), two cups of chicken broth, salt and pepper.<br> <br><strong>Method</strong>: In a frying pan (with lid), fry the vermicelli on both sides in hot oil until it becomes golden brown in colour. Remove from pan. In the same oil, brown the minced onion, add the chopped tomato and add chicken broth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. When broth is boiling, add vermicelli and reduce heat to a low simmer. Cover and cook until the vermicelli has soaked up the liquid, it will take about half an hour. Your dish is ready, serves four.</div> </div>

Recipe: Vermicelli

Recipe: Vermicelli (Thinkstock Photos/Getty Images) It will take over half an hour to cook Ingredients:  Half lb vermicelli (angel hai...

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