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To prepare these mouth watering batter fried squids, you would need the below listed Ingredients. 1 lb fresh squid bodies 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1/2 teaspoon lime juice 1/2 teaspoon salt Freshly ground black pepper to taste Beer Batter 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne) Freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 cup cold regular or nonalcoholic beer Vegetable oil for deep frying To prepare Garlic-Lemon Mayonnaise 1 cup mayonnaise 1 clove garlic, peeled Juice of 1/2 lemon Salt and black pepper to taste 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves. Directions Thoroughly rinse squid; pat dry. Cut into 1/4-inch rings; place in medium bowl. Add 2 chopped   garlic cloves, the lime juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt and black pepper to taste; stir to coat. Cover; refrigerate at least 30 minutes to marinate. Meanwhile, in deep bowl, mix 1 cup of the flour, the olive oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, the red pe

This Guava Cheese was made from an organically grown tree in my fathers front yard that were hand picked half ripe and left to ripen a bit. Nutritional Vaue: Guavas are often included among superfruits, being rich in dietary fiber, vitamins A and C, folic acid, and the dietary minerals, potassium, copper and manganese. Having a generally broad, low-calorie profile of essential nutrients, a single common guava (P. guajava) fruit contains about four times the amount of vitamin C as an orange.However, nutrient content varies across guava cultivars. Although the strawberry guava (P. littorale var. cattleianum), notably containing 90 mg of vitamin C per serving, has about 25% of the amount found in more common varieties, its total vitamin C content in one serving still provides 100% of the Dietary Reference Intake for adult males. Guavas contain both carotenoids and polyphenols like gallocatechin, guaijaverin, leucocyanidin and amritoside – the major classes of antioxidant pigmen

INGREDIENTS: for 1/2 kilo sponge cake condensed milk(milk maid)-- 1/2 tin melted butter/margarine---- 60 ml self raising flour--------- 125 gms vanilla essence------------ 1 tsp baking powder-------------- 1 levelled tsp water---------------------- 75 ml soda bicarbonate----------- 1/2 tsp sugar---------------------- 2 tsp METHOD: sieve the flour, bicarbonate and baking powder 3 times. dissolve the sugar in water (use wooden spoon). add condensed milk and mix well. add flour 1 tsp at a time mixing well after each addition. add vanilla essence and melted and cooled margarine , blend well grease and dust a 6-7" cake tin . pour the cake mixture into the cake tin and bake in a hot oven at 200'c for 10 minutes then reduce the temperature to 150'c and bake for a further 10 minutes . the cake is ready when it leaves the sides of the tin and is spongy to touch when ready take out of the oven. leave for 1 minute invert the tin over a rack and tap sharply

INGREDIENTS Refined flour-2 cups Baking powder-1/4 tsp Baking soda-1 tsp salt-1/8 tsp cinnamon powder-1 tsp Butter/margerine-1/3 cup Sugar(powdered)-1 1/3 cups vanilla essence-1/2 tsp Eggs-2 Bananas(mashed)-1 cup METHOD Sift together the flour,baking powder,baking soda,salt and cinnamon powder at least three times. Cream the butter/margerine along with sugar till soft and fluffy. Add vanilla essence, beaten eggs and bananas and mix well. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees centigrade. Pour the prepared batter into a greased and floured cake tin and leave to bake for about 1 hour or till done.

INGREDIENTS Chicken-1 Salt-to taste Lime-1 Garlic-1 pod Soya sauce-2 tbsp Worchestershire sauce-2tbsp Chilli sauce-1 tbsp METHOD Clean and wash chicken and cut into medium sized pieces. Sprinkle salt over it. Mix the salted chicken with lime juice,crushed garlic,soya sauce,wochestershire sauce and chilli sauce. Leave the chicken to marinate for about 1 hour and bake in the oven at 150 degrees Centigrade for about 1 hour or until done.

Ingredients: • Ragi flour • 4 Onions, finely chopped • 1 Bunch coriander • 1 Cup grated coconut • Finely chopped green chilies • Finely chopped curry leaves • Salt to taste • Little sugar How to make Ragi Roti: • Combine onions, coconut, curry leaves, coriander leaves, green chilies and salt with little water. • Add ragi flour and some more water. • Mix well and knead to make dough. Set the dough aside for some time. • Apply little oil on a griddle. • Roll out chapattis from small portions of the dough. • Smear with oil and bake the roti at low heat till well done.