Chicken - twice cooked...

For the marinade, I used - salt, chilly flakes, a hint of turmeric powder, curd & lemon. Let it stay overnight in the freezer.
Seared the marinated drumsticks on a griddle and transferred it to the microwave for about 5min once it was browned enough. The grill function was also on in the microwave & 5min was all it took to cook them! Served with a garnish of onions sautéed with green chillies & cashew nuts.

Scones...

Gobi Parathas

For the stuffing, I used cauliflower florets microwaved in salted water till done(helps retain the color). This was added to onions sautéed with cumin seeds,a pinch of turmeric powder, some finely chopped tomatoes & green chillies, chaat masala with additional seasoning.
Served with raita & pickle.

Jellied coconut...

You need:
1 cup freshly extracted coconut milk
1 cup milk
1 cup sugar
3 tsp gelatin
How to:
In a wok, boil the first 3 ingredients stirring constantly for about 10minutes on a low flame. You could add in 2tbsp of milkmaid - remember to reduce the sugar if you do this.
Take this away from the flame and while this cools down a bit, dissolve 3tsp of gelatin in water(about 2tbsp). Now add this to the warm pre-prepared mix and run it in the mixer to ensure that it gels well. Pour into a serving dish and refrigerate. Serve cold after it sets.
I poured them in shot glasses, sprinkled with slightly caramelized & toasted coconuts.
Source: Lil' bro got this recipe for me from our aunt. :) Thanks a heap! :)
Pointers:
If you have leftover coconut milk, pour them into ice-cube trays & store them in zip-locks in the freezer once they are set. You can then just pop them in your curries etc whenever required.

Leek & Apple Salad

Had some leek & apples. Sliced them up, added a few peeled oranges, seasoned them with salt & lime. Toss!! :)

Mini Choco-Rum Bombs

I had some leftover(!!??) gooooey choco cake that I'd made.. okay - they weren't leftover. ;) I saved some to see if I could imitate choco bombs made at a place we often wind up at.
Rolled the cake into tiny 'bombs', dipped them in rum-infused cooking chocolate and left them in the fridge for about 30min. The 'bombs' did decrease in number every 10min! And of what was left, 'T' & me polished it off in one go! :D

Parathas with chopped radish leaves & shredded coconut

We got some garden grown radish leaves from a neighbour n woooowwww!!! They were fresh, crunchy & I almost hugged them! ;)
I've never cooked with radish leaves before but after a little experiment, I am a FAN! :) Had mixed the leaves with the flour & was looking around the kitchen to see if anything else could go in. Chanced upon some freshly grated coconut & in they went!
You need:
for 1 cup wheat flour/atta,
half a cup finely chopped radish leaves
half a cup freshly grated coconut
chilly flakes as per taste
salt as per taste
warm water for kneading
1 tbsp oil
How to:
Mix all the above ingredients except water & oil. Slowly add the water, simultaneously mixing in the ingredients. Add the oil and continue kneading till it becomes smooth, pliable & comes together. Cover and set aside for about half an hour.
Roll out parathas from the dough & fry the parathas on a griddle or tava. Serve the parathas hot with raita & pickle. Enjoy! :)