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Wonton Crisps with Seedless Fruit Chutney Crisply fried wonton sheets served with a delicious fruit chutney. Cooking Time:  25-30 minutes Servings:  4   Preparation Time:  15-20 minutes   Category:  Veg Ingredients • Wonton sheets 8 • Fruit safari (mix of exotic fruits) 1 tin • Oil to deep fry • Ginger 1/2 inch piece • Salt to taste • Cinnamon powder a pinch • Cornflour/ corn starch 2 tablespoons • Crushed black peppercorns 1/2 teaspoon • black sesame seeds (kale til) 1 teaspoon • White sesame seeds 1 teaspoon • Brown sugar 1/4 cup • Lemon 1/2 • Fresh red chilli 1 Method Heat sufficient oil in a wok. Strain the syrup from the tinned fruits into a bowl. Put half the fruits in a non stick pan. Put the remaining half into a mixer jar. Roughly chop ginger and add to the fruits in the mixer jar and grind to a puree. Pour the puree into the pan. Add salt, a pinch of cinnamon powde...

Sharbati Shahi Tukda Rooh afza adds a variety to shahi tukda. Cooking Time:  15-20 minutes Servings:  4   Preparation Time:  15-20 minutes   Category:  Veg Ingredients • Bread slices 8 • Oil to deep fry • Sugar syrup with saffron as required • Cashewnuts,roughly chopped 1 tablespoon • Pistachios,roughly chopped 1 tablespoon + to garnish • Charoli/chironji 1 tablespoon • Pear 1 • Apple 1 • Banana(elaichi) 2 • Rooh Afza 2 tablespoons • Green cardamom powder a pinch • Blueberry jam 4 tablespoons • Fresh cream 3 tablespoons Method Heat sufficient oil in a non stick kadai. Cut the bread slices into rounds, slide them into hot oil and deep fry till golden and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper. Heat saffron sugar syrup on low heat and dip the bread slices in it for 1 minute. Take them out of the syrup and arrange them on a serving plate and keep aside. In the remaining saffron...