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Classic Hot Chocolate

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https://www.facebook.com/anamikainthekitchen/ Classic Hot Chocolate Ingredients: Milk- 1 1/2 cup Fresh Cream- 1/2 cup Chocolate Chips- 15g Sugar- 1 teaspoon (Optional) Cinnamon- A pinch Process: In a saucepan add milk and fresh cream and bring it to a simmer. Remove it from the gas and add choice chips, sugar, cinnamon and let it sit for 1 minute. Whisk everything and place the saucepan back on the gas. Once it simmers, turn off the gas and serve yourself a delicious mug of Hot Chocolate. Happy Cooking!

Irish Cupcake!

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https://www.facebook.com/anamikainthekitchen Irish Cupcake Ingredients: All purpose Flour- 2cups or 50g. Sugar- 1 1/2 cups Eggs- 2 Vanilla Extract- 2tbsp Salt- 1 or 2 pinch Baking Powder- 1 teaspoon. Butter- 1/2 cup or 25g. Milk- 1/2 cup. Process: Pre-heat the oven to 120 degrees centigrade. Line your cupcake moulds or tins with liners or spray with some vegetable oil.  In a electric mixer, blend sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla extract together to a creamy paste. Add the flour, salt, baking powder, milk and  bring everything to a smooth paste. Fill the cupcake moulds and place them in the oven for 15-20 minutes, Or, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.  Let it cool completely before the frosting. For the frosting: 1/2 cup of softened butter. 1 1/2 cup of confectioner sugar. 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract Green food colour for baking. 1/4 milk Process: In a electric mix all the ingredients together into a creamy...

Mocha Cupcakes!

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https://www.facebook.com/anamikainthekitchen/ Mocha Mini Cupcakes Ingredients for the batter: 1.         All-purpose flour- 2 cups. 2.         Butter-50gms.( kept in room temperature) 3.         Eggs: 2 4.         Vanilla Extract: 1 tablespoon. 5.         Sugar- 2 cups. 6.         Salt: ½ teaspoon. 7.         Milk-1 cup. 8.         Baking Powder: 2 teaspoon. 9.       Coffee: 1 tablespoon 10.     Cocoa Powder: 3 tablespoon. Ingredients for Fresh- Cream frosting: 1.         Fresh Cream- 50ml (kept in refrigerator) 2.         Confectioners’ sugar- 1 cup. 3. ...

Jeera Rice!

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https://www.facebook.com/anamikainthekitchen/ Jeers Rice Serves-2-3 Ingredients: Basmati Rice: 2 cups. Jeera/Cumin Seeds- 1 tablespoon. Bay leaf- 1 Cardamom- 3 pods. Cinnamon- 1/2 stick. Ghee/Clarified Butter- 2 tablespoons. Cashew nuts- 1 handful. Salt to Taste. Water- 1 1/2 cup. Preparation :  Wash the Basmati Rice and keep it aside. In the pressure cooker, heat ghee and add cardamom seeds, bay leaf, cinnamon sticks and fry them until the brown. Add rice and mix it well, stir it for 1 minute. Add cashews, add 1 1/2 cup of water and salt to taste. Wait till 2 whistles and turn the gas off! And your very delicious Jeera Rice is ready to serve. Enjoy this very Indian dish with dal fry or butter chicken :)

Simple Frothy Cold Coffee!

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https://www.facebook.com/anamikainthekitchen/ Simple Frothy Cold Coffee Serves-2 Ingredients: Chilled Milk- 2 glasses. Crushed Ice/Ice Cubes-  5-6 cubes. Coffee Powder- 2 teaspoon Sugar to taste (Optional) Hershey's Chocolate Syrup to taste Grated Chocolate/Coffee powder to garnish. Preparation: In a blending jar, add chilled milk, ice cubes, coffee powder, sugar and blend it for 10 seconds. Now take your serving glasses and pour some Hershey's Chocolate Syrup around the inside of the glass. Pour the cold coffee in the glass and garnish it either with grated chocolate or coffee powder. Try this amazing Frothy Cold Coffee this summer and I am sure you will like it! Do like and share my page with your friends and family and keep inspiring me to write more! Cheers!

Lemonade!

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https://www.facebook.com/anamikainthekitchen/ Lemonade Serves-2 Ingredients: Lemon- 2 ( juice of two lemon) Sugar/Honey to taste Salt to taste. Mint leaves- 4 leaves lightly smashed in mortar and pestle. Club Soda water- 2 glasses. Preparation: In a jug, add lemon juice, sugar/honey, salt, crushed mint leaves and club soda. Stir everything until the sugar dissolves. Taste it and make adjustments accordingly. Serve it chilled in a tall glass and garnish with a slice of lemon and mint leaves. Try this simple yet very refreshing drink to cool you down this summer! It is very much a favourite drink in India and I hope you all will like it! Cheers!

Mashed Potato!

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https://www.facebook.com/anamikainthekitchen/?fref=ts Mashed Potato Serves-2-3 Ingredients : Potato- 3-4 large boiled. Milk- 1/2 cup. Butter- 2 tablespoon (melted). Salt to taste. Black Pepper to taste. Process: Boil potatoes, peel them and roughly mash them with the help of a masher.  Add melted butter, salt, desired amount of milk and pepper and mash it until you reach a pint when the potatoes are silky smooth. And your mashed potatoes are ready in no time. It is one of my favourite with Roasted Chicken and my husband loves it as well! Make this recipe and enjoy it with your family and friends! Happy Cooking! Cheers!

Roasted Chicken!

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https://www.facebook.com/anamikainthekitchen/ Roasted Chicken Ingredients: One whole Chicken Onion- 1 large roughly diced. Potato- 1 large roughly diced. Carrots- 2 roughly diced. Butter- 2 tablespoon. Olive Oil- 1 tablespoon. Thyme- 1 teaspoon. Rosemary- 1 teaspoon. Ginger and Garlic Paste/Powder- 1 tablespoon. Salt to taste. Black Pepper to taste. Paprika/Cayenne Pepper to taste. Lime Juice- 2 tablespoon. Lime- cut into halves. Preparation:   Wash and pat dry your bird and keep it aside. Wash your vegetables as well and keep it aside. In a bowl, add butter, thyme, rosemary, ginger and garlic paste, salt, black pepper, paprika and mix it into a nice paste. Rub this paste nicely coating every bit of the chicken. Take a baking dish and grease it with little olive oil, place the vegetable in the bottom of the dish and place the chicken on top of the veggies and stuff half of the lemon inside the cavity and marinat...

Sautéed Mushroom and Penne with Baked Salmon!

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https://www.facebook.com/anamikainthekitchen/ Sautéed Mushroom and Penne with Baked Salmon  Serves-2 Ingredients for Béchamel Sauce: Butter- 3 tbsp. All purpose flour: 3 tbsp. Milk- 3 cups. Water- 1 cup. Salt to taste. Onion- 1small onion cut into half (Optional) Cloves- 3 pods. Ingredients for Pasta: Penne- 3 cups. Mushroom- 5-6 roughly diced. Onion- 1 finely chopped. Bell Pepper- 1 finely chopped. Olive Oil- 2-3 tbsp. Garlic- 5 cloves finely chopped. Salt to taste. Black/White Pepper to taste. Oregano flakes- 1 tbsp. Green chilies- 2 finely chopped (optional). Parmesan cheese as per your choice. Ingredients for Sautéed Buttered Mushroom : Mushroom- 250gms roughly diced. Garlic- 2 cloves finely chopped. Butter- 3 tbsp. Olive Oil- 2 tbsp. Salt to taste. Cilantro- 3 stems finely chopped. Black pepper to taste. Ingredients for Baked Salmon: Salmon- 2 pieces (As per the servi...

Strawberry Smoothie

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https://www.facebook.com/anamikainthekitchen/ Strawberry Smoothie Serves-2 Ingredients : Fresh Strawberry- 8-10 cut into pieces. Whole milk- 2 glasses. Sugar/Honey to taste. Strawberry ice-cream- 1 scoop. (optional). Process : In a blender, add sugar/honey and strawberries and blend them together into a smooth paste. Add chilled milk and blend everything together. Serving : Pour the smoothie in a glass and add a scoop of strawberry ice-cream on the top. Garnish it with a strawberry slit on the top of the glass. Make this for yourself, for your friends and kids. This smoothie is a favourite in all age group. Let me know if you try any of my recipe and share it with your friends. Happy Cooking!

Strawberry and Vanilla Cupcakes!

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https://www.facebook.com/anamikainthekitchen/ Strawberry and Vanilla Cupcakes Ingredients for the batter: 1.        All-purpose flour- 2 ½ cups. 2.        Butter-250gms.( kept in room temperature) 3.        Eggs: 2 4.        Vanilla Extract: 1 tablespoon. 5.        Sugar- 2 cups. 6.        Salt: ½ teaspoon. 7.        Milk-1 cup. 8.        Baking Powder:2 teaspoon. Ingredients for butter-cream frosting: 1.        Butter- 50gms (kept in room temperature) 2.        Confectioners’ sugar- 2 cups. 3.        Salt- A pinch or two. 4.        Vanilla extract- 1 teaspoon. 5.   ...

Banana and Choco chip Muffins

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https://www.facebook.com/anamikainthekitchen/ Banana and Choco chip Muffins: Ingredients : 1.        Banana: 3 ripe or over ripe. 2.        Sugar: 1 cup. 3.        All-purpose Flour: 2 cups. 4.         Eggs: 2. 5.        Vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon. 6.        Oil: 1 cup. 7.        Choco chips: ½ cup. 8.        Salt- A pinch. 9.        Cinnamon powder- ½ teaspoon (Optional) ·        I do not like to use the electric mixer for combining this batter. As it is a very simple batter, I would stir it with hand. But if you want, you can always use the electric mixer. Preparation: Ø   Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees centigrade. ...

Veggies and Potato Sandwich

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www.facebook.com/anamikainthekitchen . Veggies and potato Sandwich Ingredients : 1.        Potatoes- 2 big boiled. 2.        Onion- 1 big finely chopped. 3.        Bell Pepper- 1 finely chopped. 4.        Carrots- 1 finely chopped. 5.        Coriander leaves- 4-5 strands finely chopped. 6.        Green chillies- 1-2 finely chopped. 7.        Turmeric powder- ½ teaspoon. 8.        Salt. 9.        Tomato ketchup- 4 tablespoons. 10.    Olive oil- 2 tablespoons. Preparation : Ø   Roughly mash the boiled potatoes and keep it aside. Ø   Take a pan and heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Add chopped onions and fry them until they are pink and translucent. ...

Pan Chicken with mustard and fresh cream

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www.facebook.com/anamikainthekitchen . Pan Chicken with mustard and fresh cream Servings 2-3 Ingredients : 1.        Chicken Breast/Chicken Drumsticks- 2 2.        Carrot- 3 diced into medium sized cubes. 3.        Broccoli- ½ cut into small florets. 4.        Bell Pepper- 1-2 diced into medium sized cubes. 5.        Black/Yellow Mustard- 1 Tablespoon. 6.        Garlic- 5 cloves finely chopped. 7.        Leek- roughly diced. 8.        Thyme (Fresh or Dried) - 1 tablespoon. 9.        Fresh Cream- 2-3 tablespoon 10.    Chicken Stock- 2 cups. 11.    Salt 12.    Butter/Olive oil- 1 tablespoon Preparation : Ø   Wash the chicken, pat d...

Creamy Spaghetti with Prawns

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www.facebook.com/anamikainthekitchen . Creamy Spaghetti with Prawns Serving- 2 Ingredients: 1.        Spaghetti- ½ packet, Or, As much as you wish to make. 2.        Prawns- 500gms 3.        Fresh Cream- 2-3 tablespoon 4.        Olive Oil- 3 tablespoon 5.        Garlic- 4 cloves finely chopped. 6.        Parsley (optional) - 3 stems finely chopped 7.        Oregano- 1 teaspoon 8.        Green chilies- 2 finely chopped. 9.        Onion- 1 finely chopped. 10.    Tomato- 1 pureed. 11.    Tomato Ketchup- 4 tablespoon. 12.    Chicken/Vegetable stock- 1 cup. 13.    Salt to taste. 14.    Sugar- ½ teaspoon. Preparation ...