Chicken Kuruma

Ingredients

• Chicken - 500 gm
• Chilly Powder - 1 tbs
• Coriander Powder - 2 tbs
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Coconut - 1/2 cup
• Curd - 1/2 cup
• Ginger - 1 inch piece
• Green Chilly - 4
• Garlic Pods - 6
• Onion  - 1 cup
• Cardamom  - 2
• Cinnamon - 1 piece
• Cloves - 3
• Coconut  Oil - 4 tbs
• Mustard - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - 2 strand
• Coriander Leaves - 1/2 cup
• Salt - to taste

Preparation

• Marinate the chicken in curd for 30 min
• Make a fine paste of coconut 
• Dry roast cardamom,cloves and cinnamon then make a fine  powder from it
• Make a fine paste of Chilly powder,coriander powder and turmeric powder

Heat oil  in a pan and splutter mustard

Then add chopped green chilly ,onion,curry leaves,ginger and garlic in it and saute it well

When the onion turns to golden color add the paste of  chilly powder,coriander powder and turmeric powder and saute it well.

Now add the marinated  chicken with  1/2 cup water and close it with a lid

When the chicken turns to half cooked add powdered  spices 

Once the gravy become thick add grounded coconut paste and coriander leaves.

Once it start the boiling , turn of the flame 

Chicken Kuruma is ready..

Black Forest Cake

Ingredients

1. For cake preparation

•    All purpose Flour - 120 gm
•    Coco powder  - 120 gm
•    Butter   - 100 gm
•    Egg - 6
•    Powdered Sugar - 1 cup
•    Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
•    Baking Powder - 3/4 tsp
•    Bicarbonate of Soda -3/4 tsp

2. For Sugar Syrup

•      Water - 1cup
•      Sugar - 1/2 cup
•      Rum or Brandi - 2 tbs

Instead of this syrup we can use tin cherries syrup

3. For Cream and Decoration

•     Whipping Cream - 2cup
•      Sugar - 1/2 cup( powdered)
•     Cherries - 1 tin
•     Choco strands 

Preparation

For cake

Preheat oven to 180 degrees .Grease and flour the baking pot

Sift all purpose flour and coco powder with baking powder and bicarbonate of soda powder

Take a big bowl and add egg,vanilla essence and sugar and beat it well, till it  become a thick  form

Then add coco all purpose flour mix and mix it with a wooden spatula ( do not beat with the beater)

Then add butter and mix it properly

Add the cake batter to the  baking pot and bake it for 40 - 45 min.

( We can make one big cake and split  it horizontally in half (2 or 3 layer).. or you can make two thin cake and do the normal cream filling)

After cooled down the cake pierce with fork all over the cake

For Syrup

Mix water and sugar then make it boil (5 min)

Then remove it  from the fire and add rum (or add 1 tsp vanilla essence and 1 tsp orange essence) after cool down the syrup

Spread this syrup all over the two cake

The cake should soak it fully

For Cream and Decoration

Combine whipping cream and sugar  in a chilled medium bowl

Beat  with an electric mixer at high  speed  until stiff peaks form.

Place the first cake in a cake plate

Brush the cake with cream ( make it thick layer)

Then place the cherries

Then place the 2nd layer and brush it with the cream 

Then decorate with cherries and choco strands.

Then keep the cake in refrigerator for make it set.

Black forest Cake is ready....