Batter Fried Mushroom (Good for Bites)

1 Mushroom packet

Gram floor (kadala piti) ~ 5 table spoons (depending on the quantity)

Flour (paan piti) 1 tablespoons

pinch of salt to taste

curry leaves (Karapincha) chopped
chili pieces 1 teaspoon

water

oil for frying

Wash mushroom and squeeze the water out. Add some salt and keep aside

Take a bowl and add Gram flour, flour (paan piti), curry leaves, chili pieces and a pinch of salt and add a small quantity  of water and mix well to become a thick batter. Then add the mushroom  to it and mix with  the batter.  Leave it for several minutes.

In a frying pan add some oil and fry the mushroom. Add little  by little when frying so that it will not stick.

Serve when hot so that it will be crispy.

Chocolate Lava Cake

5 tbsp butter
50g dark chocolate (this is one standard chocolate bar)
2 extra large eggs
1 extra large egg yolk
3 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp flour
2 tsp cocoa powder
pinch of salt

Method

Melt the butter and chocolate together over a double-boiler (or microwave for a short time) and stir.

Whisk together the eggs and sugar until the mixture is light yellow in color and the sugar is dissolved (for About 3 minutes)

Stir the warm chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and whisk until combined.

Add flour, cocoa, and salt to the above mixure.an And mix for it to be combined for couple of minutes.

Spoon into 4 buttered 5-oz ramekins. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Place ramekins in a baking dish and add water until it is halfway up the sides. Bake for 15 minutes. The cakes can be turn out, or served in the ramekins.

Note
ramekins - A small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual portions

Cheese Roti

500g flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
Butter
warm water
Butter
cheese slices (or grated)


Method

Mix the flour, baking powder, salt with warm water well to make a smooth dough.

Make into small balls. Flatten two balls of dough into even size. On one flattened roti, place a slice of cheese or two, depending on the size of the roti.

Then place the other one on top of this and slowly roll down with a rolling pin. Put a little butter on a roti pan and then bake the roti in slow heat.