Quick Chicken Haleem

Ingredients:
1 lb Chicken drumsticks
1 cup Whole wheat
1/2 cup Masoor dal, Moong dal, Chana dal
1/2 cup Ghee or clarified butter
4 Tbs Shan haleem masala
Chaat masala as per taste
Julien ginger for garnish
Fried onion for garnish
Lemon juice

Preparation:
In a pressure cooker heat up ghee, then add whole chicken drumsticks(no need to cut into pieces).
Then add the shan hallem masala and fry for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile wash the lentils and wheat then add it to the pressure cooker.
Add 4 cups of water and close the lid of the cooker. That's it.
When the cooker whistle once lower the heat to medium low and let it slow cook for 1 hr.
After 1 hr let the pressure go completely then with a potato masher mash the whole haleem and separate the bone from the meat.
If you like to have really paste like consistency then blend it with a hand blender. But I like to mash with a potato masher to have little grainy consistency.
Garnish with fried onion, chat masala, ginger julian and lemon juice.
This is heaven. Sit back and enjoy your haleem.

Chingudi Poi Saga (Shrimp and Oriental Spinach Curry)

Ingredients:
1 Bunch Poi leaves washed separated the leaves from the stem and finely chopped
1/2 Cup Salad shrimp
2 Small Eggplant cut into small dice size
1 Potato cut into small dice size
1 Carrot cut into small dice size
1/2 Cup Pumpkin cut into small dice size
1 Medium Onion diced
1 Medium sized Tomato diced
1 Tbs Ginger garlic paste
1/2 Tbs Coriander powder
1/2 Tbs Cumin powder
1/2 Tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 Tsp Red Chili powder
Oil and salt as required

Preparation:

In a pan heat up some oil, add 1/2 of the turmeric powder and salt to the shrimp and fry until 80% of the fish is cooked. Keep aside the shrimp fry.
In the same pan heat up some oil, add red chilly powder wait for 5 sec then add onion and fry until onions are fully cooked and get brown in color.
Add ginger garlic paste and saute until the raw smell is gone then add tomato.
Fry the mixture for 2-3 minutes and add all the other masalas along with salt. Fry the mixture till the oil gets separated.
Now add all the vegetable except the oriental spinach leaves and mix the masala with the vegetable properly, then cook covered until vegetables are 80% done.
When the vegetables are 80% done its time to add the spinach leaves to it. Cover and cook until the leaves are done and mixed with the vegetables properly.

Then add shrimp to it and cook it for another 5-7 minutes.
This poi saga goes excellent with rice and dal.

Pepsi Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:
1/2 Cup Butter Melted
1/3 Cup Belgian truffles melted or Cocoa powder
1/2 Cup Pepsi or any cola
1 Cup All-purpose flour
1 Cup Sugar
1/2 Tsp Baking soda
2 Eggs
1/3 Cup Buttermilk or Yogurt
1/2 Tsp Vanilla extract
1/4 Cup Chopped Cashew nut


Preparation:
Preheat the oven at 350 degree.
Combine first melted butter, melted truffles and Pepsi in a bowl.
Combine flour, sugar, and baking soda in a large bowl.Stir in butter mixture. 
Add eggs, and stir until blended. Stir in buttermilk and vanilla extract.
Add 1 Tsp of flour to chopped cashew nut and mix it well until the nuts coated with flour then add this to the batter and mix.
Pour into a lightly greased baking pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean.