Favourite Fruits with Whipped Almond Creme

This has to be one of my all-time favourites!

Ingredients:
Any fruit of your choice... I chose the low-cal ones though - Strawberries, Kiwis, Purple Seedles Grapes, Marshmelon.

Honey: 2 tbsp
Almonds: A Handful
Whipped Creme

Soak almonds overnight. Peel them and put them in a mixer. Whip it up with some fresh creme.

Dice all the fruits into bite-sized pieces and refrigerate. Before serving, place fruits in a bowl or in a glass (like I prefer). Drizzle it with honey.

Now put a dollop of the whipped almond creme on the fruits and serve!

Doesn't take over 20 mins and guarantees lotsa love in return!

Daddy's Special Grilled Chicken

First, let's make the Tandoori Masala

Ingredients:
Cumin seeds: 2 tsp
Coriander seeds: 5 tbsp
Cloves:5-8 pods
Cinnamon: 4 sticks x 2 inch long
Fresh Ginger: Finely Chopped 2 inch medium piece
Fresh Garlic: 8-10
Red chilli powder - 4 tsp
Turmeric powder - 2 tsp
Mace powder - 1 tsp
Salt
Orange Food Color: 1 tsp

Grind the above to a thick paste and store in the refrigerator.

To make the Grilled Chicken

Ingredients:
Chicken - 1 kg (Breast & Leg pieces preferably without skin)
Tandoori Masala: 8 tbsp
Yogurt: 1 tub / 2 tea-cups
Lemons: 2
Ginger Garlic Paste: 2 tsp
Salt

Wash, clean and cut the chicken into equal pieces. Beat it to even the pieces so that they all cook at the same temperature. Now marinade the chicken in the tandoori masala, yogurt, ginger-garlic paste and lemon juice. Refrigerate this overnight or roughly for about 12 hrs.

Now, place the chicken on a grill stand, apply a little butter on each piece and put it in a micro-wave. Let this cook on grill / convection mode for about 20 mins. Turn each piece and let it cook for another 20 mins again.

Serve hot with a salad of onion rings, mint leaves and lemon wedges and ofcourse some Old Monk & Rum too. Oh and don't forget to call me :)

Stewed Peaches with Whipped Creme

Ingredients:

Fresh Peaches: 6 nos
Sugar: Half tea-cup
Water: 2 tea-cups
Cloves: 6 buds
Cinnamon: 2 medium sticks
Whipped Creme: Optional

Use peaches that are neither too hard (or you may not be able to judge the cooking time) nor too soft (or they get pulpy while peeling & de-seeding them)

Rule No 1: Thoroughly wash peaches before consuming them. I've overheard that vendors use shoe brushes to polish them off.

Peel the peaches, de-seed them and cut them into fours.

Take 2 tea-cups of water in a pan and gently place the peaches in it. Add sugar, cloves and cinnamon and boil this for about 20-25 mins on slow flame. Once done, keep it to cool and then refrigerate it for atleast an hour before serving. Top it with a dollop of whipped creme if you like..

Believe me.. you just can't go wrong on this one!!!

And like I always say.. Tastes best when shared with someone you love!