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Chocolate muffins

Chocolate muffins Recipe

Ingredients Ingredients 125g plain flour 25g cocoa powder 1 tsp baking powder 1 large egg 60g caster sugar 2 tbsp vegetable oil 100ml whole milk 50g chocolate chips (optional) 100g

Jalebi Recipe

Ingredients Ingredients 1 litre vegetable oil, for deep-frying flaked almonds or finely chopped pistachios, to serve 200g caster sugar small pinch of saffron 1⁄4 tsp green cardamom powder, or use

portugese egg custard tarts

Egg custard tarts Recipe

Ingredients Ingredients 200g plain flour, plus extra for rolling 1 tbsp golden caster sugar 100g unsalted butter, chilled 4 egg yolks 1 tbsp cornflour 100g golden caster sugar 1 vanilla

katsu

Lighter chicken katsu

For the chicken, pour the buttermilk into a wide, shallow dish. Season with pepper and a small pinch of salt. Pat the chicken breasts dry with kitchen paper, then put

maryland 2

Maryland chicken

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and sit the chicken in a small roasting tin. Mix all the spices with 2 tsp salt using a pestle and mortar – try

ribs 0

Asian short ribs with herb salad

In a mini chopper, make a paste with the ginger, coriander stalks, onion and garlic, then set aside. Heat the oil in the pressure cooker pan and brown the meat

duck ragu 2

Venetian duck ragu

Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the duck legs and brown on all sides for about 10 mins. Remove to a plate and set aside. Add the onions

rabbit pie

Mr McGregor’s rabbit pie

Toss the rabbit joints (or diced meat) with half the flour and some seasoning. Heat half the oil in a flameproof casserole dish and brown the meat on all sides.

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Spicy chicken with rice & beans

Cut 2-3 slashes in each chicken thigh, sprinkle the spices over and turn to coat. If you have time, cover and leave to marinate at room temperature for 2 hrs,

anise chicken

Star anise roast chicken

Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Put the chicken in a large roasting tin, then put a few onion slices, garlic cloves, a small piece of the ginger and 1