Chocolate Malt Ice Cream Cake, Chana Daal With Chicken And Puffy Apple Tart by Zarnak Sidhwa

Ingredients For Chocolate Malt Ice Cream Cake:

• Flour  1-1/2 cups
• Sugar  1 cup
• Cocoa powder 1/4 cup
• Baking soda 1 tsp
• Salt 1/2 tsp
• Water  1 cup
• Oil  1/3 cup
• Vinegar  1 tsp
• Vanilla essence 1 tsp
  
• Chocolate fudge  1 cup
  
• Vanilla ice cream 1 liter
  
• Malted milk balls 2 cups
  
• Cream  1 cup
  
• Chocolate fudge  1/4 cup
  
• Malted milk balls  to decorate

Method:

1. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
2. Add water, oil, vinegar and vanilla.
3. Stir vigorously and immediately pour into pan.
4. Bake 30 to 25 minutes at 180 degree C or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
5. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
   
6. Spread 1 cup fudge sauce over cake, freeze about 1 hour or until topping is firm.
7. In large bowl, mix ice cream and coarsely chopped malt chocolate, spread over cake,
8. Freeze about 4 hours or until ice cream is firm.
9. Remove side of pan place cake  on serving plate.
10. Top with whipped cream.
11. Melt 1/4 cup fudge topping, drizzle over whipped cream.
12. Garnish with additional malt balls.
    

Ingredients For Channa Daal With Chicken:

• Chicken  1 kg
  
• Onions 3 large
  
• Bengal gram 280 gm
  
• Chili powder 1/2 tsp
  
• Whole coriander 1/2 tsp
  
• Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
  
• Oil 2 tbsp
  
• Salt  2 tsp
• Turmeric 1 tsp
  
• Cumin powder 1 1/2 tsp
  
• Sambhar powder 2 tsp
  
• Garlic paste 1 tsp
  
• Ginger paste 1 tsp
  
• Tomatoes  2
  
• Coriander 1/2 bunch
  
• Lemon  1 
• Green chilies  3

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan and fry onions until golden brown.
2. Add all the spices and cook for few minutes.
3. Add chicken pieces and cook till they change color.
4. Add tomatoes and soaked bengal gram along with the water it was soaked in.
5. Add green chilies, Stir well and cook covered till the lentil and chicken turn tender.
6. Squeeze lemon juice all over.
7. Garnish with chopped coriander and serve.

Ingredients For Puffy Apple Tart:

• Puff pastry 1 kg
  
• Apples, sliced 4
  
• Brown sugar 1 cup
  
• Salt  1/4 tsp

Method:

1. Cut puff pastry into half or thirds, place puffed pastry rectangles onto a baking pan that's been sprayed with nonstick spray.
2. Add sugar and salt to apples.
3. Stir to combine.
4. Allow to sit for a few minutes. Arrange apple slices on the pastry rectangles in a straight line, overlapping as you go.
5. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until pastry is puffed and golden brown.
6. Remove from pan immediately and place on a serving platter.
7. Serve plain, with caramel topping whipped cream or a sprinkling of powdered sugar.