Chocolate Lime Pie – No Bake

This summer why not start off with this no bake chocolate lime pie? It is an all time favourite of our friend and cooking expert Mr. William (Wullie) Callan and has been specially sent for Best Desi Cooking. For the taste of this delicious English summer pie here’s what you will need to do:

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Soup Making Techniques

MAKING OF SOUP
Always use soft water for making soup and be careful to proportion the quantity of water to that of the meat. Somewhat less than a quart of water to a pound of meat, is a good rule for common soups. Rich soups, intended for company, may have a still smaller allowance of water.

PRINCIPAL INGREDIENTS
The making of the stock that is used in soup is the most important of the soup making processes; in fact, these two things soup and stock may be regarded, in many instances, as one and the same. It is important to keep in mind that whenever reference is made to the making of soup usually stock making is also involved and meant. Before the actual soup making processes are taken up, the nature of the ingredients required should be well understood; for this reason, suitable meats and vegetables, which are the principal ingredients in soups, are first discussed.

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Soups – A Primer

ALL ABOUT SOUPS
Soup is a liquid food that is prepared by boiling meat or vegetables, or both, in water and then seasoning and sometimes thickening the liquid that is produced. It is usually served as the first course of a dinner, but it is often included in a light meal, such as luncheon. Soup is an easily made, economical, and when properly prepared from healthful and nutritious material, very wholesome article of diet, deserving of much more general use than is commonly accorded it. The purpose of this Section is to acquaint you with the details of making appetizing and nutritious soups that make for both economy and healthfulness.

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Original Homemade Pizza Sauce

This Original Homemade Pizza Sauce recipe works wonders transforming a homemade pizza into a professional one. You gotta try this one out.

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Masala Lamb Chops

Having a small party tonight? Try these delicious lamb chops and pose yourself as a great chef! These mutton chops are prepared with spices and yogurt and are yummy. Wait till you taste them. Whats more they are quite easy to prepare and are ready realatively quickly. Come on guys, get your hands on a couple of lamb chops and you’ll be drooling soon.

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Curried Meat Balls – Mince Koftas in Gravy

An all time favourite of my nephew, who would go to any length to make his demand for koftas being met the very same day! Traditionally cooking koftas has been considered more of a hassle by desi women, here we prove it to be a delightfully simple and delicious recipe. Go for the leanest choice minced lamb and you will end up with real suave and succulent koftas. Try not to make the meat balls (koftas) too hard while forming them.

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Whole Wheat Flour Pizza Dough

If you are one of those health conscious guys, why not settle for this whole wheat flour pizza dough? It offers a great tasting chewy base to your favourite toppings.

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Basic Pizza Dough

Who can resist the great aroma of a pizza being baked nearby? Probably no one, specially not me. Well, here we start off with teaching you how to be an expert pizza chef. In this series of recipes you will learn how to do the basics of pizza – the dough or the base which houses all those great tasting pizzas from all over the world. The pizza base can be thin or crispy, medium, or lastly thick and chewy. It is up to your liking to go for a particular one. Ok, lets get started.

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Kashmiri Style Lamb Curry – Rogan Josh

A Kashmiri style mutton delight permanently featured by Pakistani and Indian restaurants all over the world. Rogan Josh is hugely popular with the Westerners just as well. In fact, this recipe is on a special request of a long time Welsh friend of mine. Once you get the hang of it, you’ll love to cook this delicious curry again, sooner than later.

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Ginger Chicken with Mushrooms

Another tasty variant of the chicken clan is Ginger Chicken. In this delightful recipe chicken shreds with mushrooms are prepared in soya sauce with a dose of ginger, which imparts it a typical flavour.

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