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Spicy Chicken Pizza

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Ingredients 3 cups (about 1 pound) skinned, boned and cubed chicken 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon peanut oil 3 1/2 tablespoons lime juice 2 teaspoons chopped jalapeno pepper Pinch chopped cilantro Salt 3 cups grated mozzarella 2 cups grated fontina 1 pound (about 6) plum tomatoes, ends removed and cut into thin slices 1/2 cup eggplant, cubed and sauteed or grilled 1/2 cup onion, sliced, grilled and chopped Chopped chives, for garnish 4 teaspoons Parmesan, grated Pizza Dough: 1 package active dry or fresh yeast 1 teaspoon honey 1 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees) 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus additional, for brushing Directions Arrange the cubed chicken in a medium bowl and toss with 1/2 cup olive oil, lime juice, jalapeno and cilantro. Season lightly with salt. Let marinate for about 1 hour, refrigerated. In a skillet large enough to hold all of the chicken in 1 layer, heat the remaini...

Khasta Kachori – Urad Dal Kachori

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Ingredients Dough 1.25 cups all purpose flour 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon semolina, also known as sooji pinch of ajwain ⅓ teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons oil water, to knead [little more than ¼ cup] Filling ⅓ cup urad dal, also known as split black gram without skin 1 tablespoon fennel seeds 1 tablespoon coriander seeds 4 peppercorns 1 tablespoon oil 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1 teaspoon chopped ginger ¼ teaspoon red chili powder ¼ teaspoon dry mango powder, also known as amchur powder ½ teaspoon salt 2 cups water, to cook the dal Vegetable Oil, For Deep Frying Instruction Make The Dough To a large bowl, add flour, sooji, ajwain seeds and salt. Mix till well combined. Now add oil and mix with your fingers. Now take some flour mix and press it tightly between your fingers. The dough should hold it's shape and not crumble apart. If dough crumbles, you need to add little more oil. Add water little by little to form a tight but smooth dough. I ...

Rasmalai

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Ingredients For The Rasmalai Balls 1 liter whole milk 4 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon cornflour 4 cups water 1 cup sugar For The Ras [Syrup] 500 ml whole milk 5-6 green cardamom pods, peeled and crushed to get the powder saffron, a pinch 3-4 tablespoons sugar finely chopped pistachios Instructions Rasmalai Balls Boil milk in a heavy bottom pan.Once it comes to a boil, switch off the flame and add ½ cup of water to bring the temperature of the milk down a bit. Wait for 5-10 minutes and then start adding lemon juice till milk curdles. Add lemon juice till the milk curdles completely. Using a strainer drain the water and collect the chena. Rinse it under tap water so that there's no trace of lemon juice in it. Leave it in the strainer for 10-15 minutes and then take the chena in your hand and squeeze out remaining water slowly. Add cornflour and start mashing the chena till it’s smooth. Set the clock to 10 minutes and mash constantly for 10 minu...