Pita bread with Garlic yogurt sauce

Ingredients:

Pita Bread

• Dry yeast 2 Tsp
• Warm water 1 cup
• Flour 3 cups
• Salt 1 Tsp

Dissolve the yeast in 1 cup warm water. Sift together the flour and salt. Add yeast and water into the flour and make it into a dough and knead for several minutes. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place for 3 hours.

Preheat oven to 350°. Divide the dough into 6 equal portions. With a rolling pin, pat and press each portion of dough into a thickness of 1/2-inch. Place on an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes or until the pita are light golden brown.

Garlic Yogurt Sauce

• Plain yogurt 1 cup
• Garlic 2 pods grounded
• Pepper pdr 1 pinch
• Olive oil

Beat yogurt gently with a fork or whisk until it's smooth and creamy. Add all the other ingredients and mix well. Cover and chill until needed.

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Thai Fried Fish

Ingredients:

• Fleshy boneless fish 5 to 7 pieces
  
• Pepper pdr 1/2 Tsp
  
• Chilly sauce 1 Tbsp
  
• Soy sauce 3 Tbsp
  
• Cornflour 2Tbsp
  
• Maida 1/2 cup
  
• Egg 1 
  
• Salt
  
• Oil
  

Combine together all the ingredients except oil and fish. Marinate fish in this thick batter for 10 to 15 mins. Heat oil in a pan. Fry it well and serve it with dip sauce.

Dip Sauce:

• Ginger chopped 1 Tsp
  
• Garlic chopped 1 Tsp
  
• Tomato Chopped 1/2
  
• Soy sauce 1Tbsp
  
• Sugar 1 Tsp
  
• Salt
  

Mix together all the ingredients well.

[Courtesy: Vanitha]

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Home Made Plain Cake Donut.

Ingredients:

• All Purpose Flour 2 cup
  
• Butter (melted) 2 Tbsp
  
• Cinnamon 1/4 Tsp
  
• Baking pdr 1 Tbsp
  
• Nutmeg 1/8 Tsp
  
• Egg (beaten) 1
  
• Sugar 1/2 cup
  
• Milk 1/2 cup
  
• Salt 1 Tsp
  
• Oil
  

Sift together flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking pdr and sugar. Mix it with melted butter. Add beaten egg and milk into it and stir well. Make it into a soft and smooth dough. Roll this dough into 1/4 inch thickness. Dip the cutter in flour before using it. Cut out the dough with one large and one small round shaped cookie cutter.  Then fry it in oil. Sprinkle the fried donuts with powdered sugar.

[Courtesy: Carroll Pellegrinelli, About.com]

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Chocolate Covered Snow Peaks

Ingredients:

• Egg Whites of 4 large egg at room temp
• Superfine granulated sugar 1 cup
• Dark chocolate chips 1 1/2 cup
• Cream of tartar 1 Tsp
• Vanilla Essence 1 Tsp

Preheat oven to 225 degree F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. In a bowl beat egg whites on low-medium speed until the whites become foamy. Add the cream of tartar and turn speed up to medium, beating until just fluffy. Add the sugar gradually, so it incorporates into the whites slowly without collapsing them. Once all the sugar has been added, add the vanilla and increase the speed to high, whisking until the meringue is firm and glossy, about 5 to 7 minutes.

Place meringue mixture into a piping bag with a medium-sized nozzle attached. Pipe 24 bite-sized meringues onto the trays and place in the oven. Bake it for 1 hour undisturbed then turn off heat and leave in the oven overnight to really dry out.

Melt chocolate over a double-boiler or in the microwave on medium power for 30 seconds. Holding each meringue by the peak dip the bases in chocolate so the bottom half of the meringue is coated. Let any excess chocolate drop off before placing on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Allow to set at room temperature - do not put in the fridge. Once set, store in an airtight container.

[Courtesy: Tyler Florence, Food Network]

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Bulgarian Ice Cream

[This is an international dessert which can be served hot or cold.]

Ingredients:

• Egg white (of 1 egg)
• Sugar 3 tsp
• Vanilla essence 1/2 tsp

Separate the egg white. Beat the egg white well till it turns thick and fluffy (creamy white mixture). Add sugar and vanilla essence. Beat for another couple of minutes. Coat the inside of the bowl with butter so that it forms a non-stick layer. Transfer the beaten mixture into the bowl. Then steam it for 10 minutes (like you steam idly). Garnish it with chocolate syrup and nuts. This can be served hot or cold.

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