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Russian Salad

Ingredients:

Mayonnaise, fresh cream, boiled potatoes, carrots, French beans, peas, chopped pineapple

Method:

Chop carrots and French beans finely. Boil water with salt and sugar. Add French beans, carrots and peas in boiling water. Cook it for a few minutes till the peas are just done and over boil.

When done, strain immediately and refresh by putting in ice-cold water so to retain their color. Mix all the boiled vegetables, boiled potatoes and fruit in a large bowl. Add salt and pepper to it.

Mix mayonnaise with cream and pour it slowly over fruit and vegetable mixture. Mix lightly and check seasoning. Serve cold.

Fried Chicken

Ingredients:

Dressed chicken, chopped onion, ginger, garlic, Worcester sauce, oil, black pepper, table salt, refined oil for deep fry

Method:

Remove and discard the skin of chicken, Grind together onion, ginger and garlic. Add pepper powder, Worcester sauce, table salt. Mix and blend this mixture well. Keep it aside for 10-15 minutes.

Smear chicken pieces with above prepared mixture. Keep chicken pieces for marinating for few hours at least two-three hours.

Heat oil in a pot and add refined oil. Deep fry chicken pieces. Serve hot with bred rolls.


Meat Loaf

Ingredients:

Minced mutton, chopped onion, chopped Garlic, boiled eggs, raw eggs, pepper powder, table salt, breadcrumbs, refined oil

Method:

Heat refined oil and fry chopped onion and garlic for a few minutes. Add minced mutton, pepper powder, table salt. Mix and add beaten raw eggs. Keep on tossing the mixture. Remove it from fire. Moisten the breadcrumbs in warm water and add to minced meat mixture Grease bread loaf tins. Slice the boiled eggs and arrange them on the bottom of each tin. Fill the mixture Cover each tin immediately with greaseproof paper or aluminum foil to prevent moisture loss and bake at 120 degree C for an hour. When baked, remove the bake loaves from the tin.Cut each loaf into slices and stock in hot trays for serves. Serve with bread, butter and ketchup.

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