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Custard Cake Recipe

Ingredients: 125g butter 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 tablespoons custard powder 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 cup self-raising flour Pinch of salt  Methods: 1) Preheat oven to 180°C and grease a cake tin. 2) In a mixing bowl, add butter, milk, vanilla, custard powder, sugar, eggs, flour and salt. And beat for 3 minutes, until the mixture turns pale and whitish. 3) Transfer mixture into the greased cake tin. 4) Place into the oven and bake for 45 minutes. 5) Cool completely and serve.   

French Toast Recipe

Ingredients: 3 eggs 2/3 cup milk 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder 25g butter 8 slices of white bread Maple syrup for serving Methods:   1) In a mixing bowl, add milk, eggs and cinnamon powder. Mix to combine all the ingredients. 2) Add half of the butter in a frying pan or griddle and melt. 3) Place a bread slice and apply the prepared mixture. Turn the bread slice and apply the mixture on the other side. 4) Toast the slice until crispy and golden brown. 5) Immediately transfer the slice of bread on a plate and repeat with other slices of bread. 6) Sprinkle icing sugar and serve french toast with maple syrup, fruits and/ or ice cream.   

Chicken with Black Bean Sauce Recipe

Ingredients: *Sauce 2 teaspoons cornflour 1 tablespoon dark sauce 1 tablespoon light sauce 2 tablespoons black bean sauce 1 tablespoon chilli sauce 1 cup chicken stock  *Chicken Marination 500g chicken breast pieces 2 tablespoons light soy sauce Pinch of salt Pinch of black pepper 1/4 cup olive oil 5 cloves of crushed garlic *Stir-fry 1 onion (finely chopped) 1 green capsicum 5 cloves of crushed garlic 1cm ginger (crushed) Salt to taste Pinch of black pepper A handful of spring onions (finely chopped) Methods: *Sauce 1) In a mixing bowl, add all the ingredient and mix to combine. Set sauce aside. *Chicken Marination 2) In a mixing bowl, add chicken pieces, garlic, soy sauce, salt and pepper. Mix and combine all the ingredients with chicken pieces. Marinate chicken pieces for 15 minutes. 3) In a heated frying pan/ wok add 1/4 cup oil. Add and cook chicken until light brown. Remove chicken from the oil and set aside.   *Blac

Classic Bread Pudding Recipe

Ingredients: 1 cup milk 1 cup thickened cream 6 slices of bread 1 teaspoon vanilla Pinch of salt 3 eggs 1/2 cup sugar 50g butter  Methods:  1) Preheat oven to 180°C and grease a cake tin. 2) Place the pot over low heat and add milk, cream and vanilla. Mix to combine and bring mixture to simmer, then remove from heat. 3)  Then, beat eggs and sugar until well combined. Add the prepared mixture and beat further to combine. 4) Apply butter on bread slices on both sides and arrange bread slices on the greased cake tin.  5) Gently, pour the mixture over the bread slices. Then, place the cake tin over a bigger cake tin. Pour hot water into the bigger cake tin until half full. 6) Bake pudding for 30 minutes. 7) Cool completely, sprinkle icing sugar and serve.   

Green Chilli Pickle Recipe

Ingredients: 200g green chillies (slit in halves) 3/4 cup mustard or canola oil Pinch of cumin seeds Pinch of black mustard seeds  10-15 curry leaves 1 teaspoon turmeric powder 1 tablespoon masala powder Salt to taste Pinch of asafoetida Methods:  1) In a heated pot, add canola/ olive oil. 2) Once the oil has heated, add cumin and black mustard seeds and splutter. Also, add the curry leaves. 3) Throw in chillies, turmeric powder, masala powder, salt to taste and asafoetida.  4) Stir all the ingredients and cook for 5 minutes over medium-to-low heat until aromatic. Ensure to stir occasionally. 5) Cool completely and transfer in an air-tight container.  

Masala Lobster Curry Recipe

Ingredients: 250g lobster tails (chopped and washed) 1/2 lemon juice 1/4 cup olive oil Pinch of cumin seeds 10-15 curry leaves 3 cloves 3 cardamoms 1-star anise 1/2 cinnamon quill 1 onion (finely chopped) 5 cloves of garlic (crushed)  1 chilli 1 teaspoon turmeric powder 1 tablespoon masala powder Salt to taste Pinch of asafoetida 1 cup hot water A handful of coriander leaves Methods: 1) Chop lobster tails to desired sizes and marinate in lemon juice for 15 minutes. 2) In a heated pot, add olive oil and splutter pinch of cumin seeds. Also, add cloves, cinnamon quill, cardamom and star anise. 3) Add onions and garlic and saute' until light brown.  4) Then, add turmeric powder and masala powder. Saute' for few seconds. 5) Add lobster pieces, a pinch of asafoetida, chilli and salt to taste. Mix and cook for 5 minutes. 6) Then, add hot water, stir and cook for 15 minutes until the curry sauce becomes thick. Ensure to stir, occasio

Chocolate Hot-Cross Buns Recipe

Ingredients: 7g yeast 1.5 cups milk (warm) 3/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon sugar 4 cups plain flour 1/2 cup cocoa powder 60g butter An egg (beaten) 3/4 cup choc chips *Flour Paste 1/4 cup plain flour 2 teaspoon sugar 4.5 tablespoons water (room temperature)   Methods: 1) In a jug add, yeast, milk & 1 tablespoon sugar. Mix and set aside for 10 minutes until frothy. 2) In a mixing bowl, add flour and cocoa powder. Also, rub/mix butter into the flour mixture. 3) Make a well, add yeast mixture, beaten egg and sugar. Stir and combine to form a dough. Knead the dough for an hour and set aside for an hour (cover with a cloth) over the warm surface. The dough should rise after an hour. 4) Then, punch the dough and knead for 5 minutes, further.  Add choc chips and knead to combine.  Divide dough into 16 parts and make into ball shapes. Place dough in the greased cake tin, cover with a cloth and set aside for 30 minutes. *Flour Paste 5) In a mixing bow