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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...

Chocolate Walnut Tart (the Complete Italian Cookbook) A luscious chocolaty dessert! the chocolate walnut tart features a good blend of flavours and textures, with the walnuts balancing the sweetness of condensed milk very well and the jam providing a fruity twist to a chocolate-dominated recipe. Indeed, this is a memorable treat that everyone will love and remember; and it is best made the traditional italian way – no shortcuts will do! Preparation Time:  15 mins Cooking Time:  5 mins Baking Time:  20 to 22 minutes. Baking Temperature:  200 °C (400 °F) Makes 8 tarts Ingredients For The Tart Dough 1/2 cup   plain flour (maida) 1/4 cup   soft butter 1 tbsp   powdered sugar a pinch of  salt For The Filling 1/4 cup   condensed milk 1 tbsp   jam 1 tbsp   milk 1 cup  chocolate  cake crumbs 1/2 cup   chopped walnuts (akhrot) 1/4 tsp   cinnamon (dalchini) powder Method   For the tart dough Sieve t...

Ingredients 1 / 2  cup  unsalted butter  ( plus more for pan ) 6 ozs  semisweet chocolate  ( or bittersweet, finely chopped ) 1 1 / 2  cups  flour  ( all-purpose, spooned and leveled, plus more for pan ) 1 1 / 2  tsps  baking powder 1 / 2  tsp  coarse salt 3  large eggs  ( room temperature ) 1 cup  sugar 1 / 2  cup  whole milk 1 tsp  pure vanilla extract 1 tbsp  light corn syrup 2 / 3  cup  heavy cream 1 1 / 2  cups  jam  ( thick fruit, such as raspberry ) 25  chocolate  ( Glazed Raspberry Cream Puffs, optional ) DIRECTIONS STEP 1 Make cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9-inch round cake pan (2 inches deep). In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat eggs and sugar on high until pale and fluffy, 5 minutes. In a small saucepan, bring milk and but...