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Indian Restaurant-Style Curry for Chicken
Ingredients Universal Curry Sauce (click here) For the Chicken Masala 600g chicken 8 chillies slit lengthways 1 tsp sugar 1 tbsp mango...

Manique Abayasekara
Jun 28, 20231 min read
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Base for all curries - Universal Sauce
Ingredients For the base gravy 1 chopped onion 400g chopped tomatoes 2 tbsp garlic and ginger paste 1 tbsp paprika 1 tsp cumin powder 1...

Manique Abayasekara
Jun 28, 20231 min read
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Coffee Jelly
Ingredients 3 cups of cold water 4 tbsp gelatine powder 3 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp instant coffee 1 cup boiling water Method Put water in a pan,...

Manique Abayasekara
Jun 23, 20231 min read
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Pavlova - meringue with cream and fruits
Ingredients Meringues 6 large egg whites 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 2 tsp cornflour 1/2 Tbsp Lemon Juice 1/2 Tbsp Vanilla Cream 1 1/2...

Manique Abayasekara
Jun 17, 20232 min read
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Baked Alaska - Ice cream
Ingredients 1 box Chocolate ice cream 1 box vanilla ice cream 1 box strawberry ice cream 1 sponge cake base *These can be store bought or...

Manique Abayasekara
Jun 17, 20232 min read
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Substitutes - Liquid Cream/Heavy Cream
If a recipe calls for Liquid Cream or Heavy Cream and you do not have it at home, do not panic! Ingredients - To make 1 cup of heavy...

Manique Abayasekara
Jun 12, 20231 min read
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Easy Vanilla Ice Cream
Ingredients 350 ml Cream 30% cream 1 tin Condensed milk 2 tsp Vanilla Essence/scraped vanilla bean pod Method In a bowl mix the condensed...

Manique Abayasekara
May 25, 20231 min read
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Praline Cappuccino Ice Cream - without an Ice Cream Machine
Ingredients 600 ml Heavy Cream 375 g Condensed milk 30 gm of Cappuccino powder or 2 sachets Method Put the cream in a cold stainless...

Manique Abayasekara
May 25, 20231 min read
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Verrine
A verrine is a glass container, often small, in which is served a starter, main course or dessert, rather than a drink. The glass might...

Manique Abayasekara
May 19, 20231 min read
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Two Avocado Verrines one with Salmon and other with Tuna
With Salmon Ingredients 1 Avocado 1 yellow pepper 1 Shallot 1 Lemon 4 slices salmon 2 crab sticks (surimi) Sprinkle a bit of salt and...

Manique Abayasekara
May 19, 20231 min read
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White Chocolate and dried Cranberry Cookies
Ingredients 150g butter 150g plain flour 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 50 g ground almonds 50 g porridge oats 50 g dried cranberries,...

Manique Abayasekara
May 6, 20231 min read
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Coconut Pittu or Rice flour with coconut - in steamer without mould
I got inspired by watching YouTube with Pittu being made without a Pittu Steamer (Mould) Ingredients 1 1/2 cups roasted rice Flour 2...

Manique Abayasekara
May 5, 20231 min read
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Mango Cheese Cake
Ingredients - serves 15 For the filling: 1 cup (240 gm) mango pulp (I used Alphonso Mango pulp) 1 cup (240 gm) sugar Pinch of salt 4 egg...

Manique Abayasekara
May 1, 20231 min read
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Potato Pancake Recipe
Ingredients 4 cups mashed potatoes* 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese 1 large egg 1/4 cup flour (or up to 1/2 cup flour for creamier...

Manique Abayasekara
May 1, 20231 min read
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Chocolate Cake - method 3
given by my niece Hemanthi Dassanayake Ingredients 200gms Plain flour (1 1/3 cups) 2 tbsp cocoa 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp soda bicarb 200...

Manique Abayasekara
May 1, 20231 min read
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2 Ingredient Chocolate Mousse
makes 12 individual desserts Ingredients 360 g Dark Chocolate 70% 900 ml Full Fat Whipping Cream Method Take a microwave dish/Pyrex and...

Manique Abayasekara
Mar 28, 20231 min read
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Blueberry Tart
Method Bisucuit base 200 g Oreo cookies/chocolate biscuits 100 g Butter Filling 1/4 cup butter 8 ozs Sour Cream 4 ozs Cream Cheese 8 ozs...

Manique Abayasekara
Feb 2, 20231 min read
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Leek and Potato soup
Ingredients 1 ½ tbsp unsalted butter 2 or 3 leeks, white and light green parts 3 cloves garlic 6 potatoes 1 chicken/vegetable soup cube...

Manique Abayasekara
Feb 1, 20231 min read
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Mini Pizza Caprese
Ingredients 100g tomato puree 50g ketchup 2 tsp mixed Italian herbs ¼ tsp salt 100 g cherry tomatoes 40 g mini mozzarella balls Pinch of...

Manique Abayasekara
Feb 1, 20231 min read
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Quick Vegetable Bake
Ingredients 4 lasagne sheets Packet of Spinach 3 coloured peppers Cubed zucchini Béchamel sauce - recipe attached Grated cheese Tomato...

Manique Abayasekara
Feb 1, 20231 min read
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Asparagus Soup
Ingredients a bunch of asparagus 2 potatoes 1 large onion a spoon of oil or a little butter 1 chicken bouillon cube pepper salt to taste...

Manique Abayasekara
Feb 1, 20232 min read
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Easy Marshmallow Icing
Easy Marshmallow Icing This easy recipe produces a thick, glossy icing, unlike buttercream, it won't wilt or melt in the heat....

Manique Abayasekara
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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