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Malai Posto Chicken ( Chicken in Coconut Milk and Poppy seeds)

By Joydeep Pal, Joydeep's World of Food
Malai Posto Chicken is a dish which can be found in the state of Bengal, where poppy seeds are used widely in cur...
- 1 kg Chicken (washed and medium pcs)
- 200 ml Coconut Milk
- 3 or 4 Green Chillies
- 20gm Finely Sliced Ginger
- 2 tablespoons of Ginger Garlic Paste (Optional)
- 4-6 tablespoons of Oil : Mustard (preferred)/Sunflower oil
- Medium Size Onion: 2 nos
- Spices:
- Poppy Seeds: 100gm (Paste)
- Cummin Whole(Jeera): 1/4 teaspoon
- Cinnamon (Darchini): 1/4 of a stick
- Cardamom (Elaichi): 3 small one
- Clove (Labongo/laung): 3
- Black pepper powder (Golmorich) : 1/4 teaspoon
- Garam Masala: ½ teaspoon
- Cumin powder (Jeera): 1 table-spoon
- Turmeric powder (Halud/Haldi): 1 tea-spoon
- Sugar: 1 tea-spoon
- Water
- Salt to Taste
Mum's Shepherd Pies

By panandi
Filling and cheap. Nutritious too!
- Beef mince
- Onion
- Garlic
- Seasoning (salt and pepper at least)
- Carrots
- potatoes
- tin of tomatoes
- butter
- Milk
- Beef stock
- Breadcrumbs
- oil
Pasta Neapolitan

By JessBess
First of all boil the pasta!
- Pasta
- Vegetarian Frankfurters or sausages
- Onion
- Green pepper
Koftas

By rob
Grate apple and squeeze to remove excess juice
- 1 small apple
- Lamb mince
- Mint leaves
- Garlic
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground corriander
Winter Vegetable bake in cheese sauce

By K.huète du blog La Cahuète is back !!!
Preheat the oven to 180 ° C
- 30g flour
- 30g butter
- ¼ litre of semi-skimmed milk
- 2 tbsp thick double cream
- 100g of cheese, any cheese works, it's up to you: grated cheese, blue, goat cheese...
- Filling:
- Vegetables, depending on the season and what you like. Here, I have used frozen carrots, cauliflower and broccoli. For the quantity it depends on the number of guests and the size of your dish.
- Salt and pepper
Savoury Flan

By Sbdiva
Make pastry from flour, butter, grated cheese, a pinch salt and the water
- 6oz plain flour
- 3oz butter
- 2oz cheese, grated
- salt
- 2-3tbsp water
- 3 eggs
- salt and pepper
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1tsp parsley, chopped
- 1/4pt milk
- ham, sliced and chopped
Spicy Pumpkin Soup

By Jonespe
A warming comforting soup for cold nights
- 1 medium onion
- 2 sticks of celery
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 carrot
- 1 medium sized pumpkin
- 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp hot paprika
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp cracked black pepper
- 1 tsp tomato puree
- 2 Bay leaves
- Chicken stock
- Dash of Worcestershire sauce
Brown Stew

By Dee
A beef stew with potatoes, onions & vegetable with a impossible to ignore gravy
- 1 1/2 lbs diced beef
- 1 1/2 oz Margarine
- 1 heaped tablespoon Flour
- 1 lb button mushrooms
- 1 large sliced onion
- 3 large sliced carrots
- 1 swede diced
- 1 large parsnip diced
- small skin on potatoes (about a pound)
- 1 large leek diced
- 2 pints beef stock (from cube or bullion)
- Glass red wine
- Salt and pepper
- Oregano
- Mild chilli powder - to own taste
- Mixed Herbs
- For the Dumplings::
- Suet (beef or vegetable)
- Plain Flour
- Water
Welsh rarebit

By Sophie H
Melt a little butter in the pan, add all ingredients (except the bread) and stir over a low heat
- Cheddar cheese (grated)
- Mustard
- Seasoning
- Worcester sauce
- Bread
- A little milk
Chicken parmigiana

By hanzvallance
Place the chicken breasts between cling film sheets and bash out with a rolling pin until they are the thickness of...
- 2 large, skinless chicken breasts, halved through the middle
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 75g breadcrumbs
- 75g Parmesan, grated
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- half a 690ml jar passata
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- half a 125g ball light mozzarella, torn
Chicken Stew

By AdzDalton
A warm healthy stew perfect for a winter's day
- 6 maris piper potatoes
- 3 chicken fillets diced
- Half bag of carrots
- Onion diced
- 2 garlic gloves
- 3 chicken stockcubes
- Knob of butter
Pisttachio-crusted rack of lamb with a duo of peas and beans in lemon confit

By Agneau Presto
Beans and peas: Rinse the lemon confit under cold water
- 1 rack of lamb (4 ribs)
- 30g breadcrumbs
- 50g green pistachios
- A few sprigs of parsley
- 150g shelled peas
- 150g peeled broad beans
- 1/2 lemon confit
- 2 tbsp of olive oil
- Mint leaves
- balsamic vinegar
- butter
- Salt and pepper
- new mint leaves
- green raffia
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