A Chef's Melody

Ingredients 1 lb broccoli-cut into medium florets with long stalk 5 cherry tomatoes,cut in halves 1 TBSP lemon juice 3/4 tsp ajwain/carom seeds 1 tsp red chilli powder 1 cup plain greek yogurt(or any hung yogurt) 1 tbsp cornflour 1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste 1 tsp tandoori masala 1 tsp sugar salt What you need to do Boil 6 cups of water with sugar and 2 tsp salt. Add the broccoli florets and boil for 2 mins. Drain and pat dry on a kitchen towel or napkin. Marinate the florets for 15 mins with lemon juice,ajwain,1/2 tsp chilli powder and 1 tsp salt. In a mixing bowl,add yogurt,cornflour,ginger-garlic paste,1/2 tsp chilli powder,3/4 tsp salt and tandoori masala.Add the florets and tomatoes. Cover and keep refrigerated until ready to grill (atleast 30 mins). Grill it on a grill or in oven. Preheat oven at 400 deg F and arrange the florets mixture on a grease cookie sheet and drizzle some oil on it.Bake for 10 mins. Serve steaming hot.

Ingredients 1 1/2 C Whole Wheat Flour 1 TBSP Cocoa powder 4 overripe bananas,mashed 1/3 C white sugar 1/3 cup oil 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/8 cup raisins 1/4 cup walnuts,chopped 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 1/8 tsp all spice(optional) 1 TBSP rolled oats 2 TBSP Flax seeds What you need to do Grease a loaf pan (9"X 5") and set the oven to preheat at 350 deg F. In a mixing bowl,add the mashed bananas,sugar,oil,vanilla extract and all spice.Combine well. Sift all the dry ingredients-Wheat flour,cocoa,baking soda and baking powder. In a bowl combine raisins,walnuts and 1 tsbp flax seeds.Add 1 tbsp of the dry ingredients to this all combine well.This will prevent the raisins and walnuts from sinking in the cake. Add the dry ingredients in batches into the banana mixture.Fold gently. Once done,add the raisin-walnut mix and give it a gentle fold. Pour this batter in the loaf pan and give it a gentle tap to release all the air bubbles in the ...