Recipe for Chicken Reshmi Kebab

Ingredients:
•1 kg boneless chicken cut into 2" cubes
•2 tbsps garlic paste
•1 tbsp ginger paste
•1cup fresh coriander leaves
•2 large onions chopped
•1/2 cup fresh yoghurt (should not be sour)
•1/2 cup almonds
•Juice of 1 lemon
•Salt to taste
•Butter or vegetable/ canola/ sunflower cooking oil for grilling kababs

Preparation:
•Soak the almonds in hot water for 10 minutes so that the skins loosen. Now press each one between your thumb and index finger so that the skin splits and can be removed. Do this for all the almonds.

•Mix the almonds, coriander, onion, ginger and garlic pastes and grind in the food processor to form a smooth paste. Add salt to taste, the lemon juice and mix well.

•Pour this paste and the yoghurt over the chicken and mix well to coat all the pieces. Cover and keep to marinate (in the refrigerator) for 24 hours.

•Put the marinated chicken pieces on skewers and grill. Lightly brush with oil to keep from sticking.

•When the chicken is cooked, remove from the skewers and serve with Mint-Coriander Chutney, thinly sliced onions and hot Naans (tandoor-baked Indian flatbread).

Recipe for Coffee Bananas

4 Small ripe bananas	2 tbsp dark brown sugar
1 tbsp Instant coffee granules or coffee powder	1 1/8 cup strained plain Yogurt
1 tbsp hot water	1 tbsp toasted silvered almonds

• Peel and slice one banana and mash the remaining three with a fork
• Dissolve the coffee in the hot water and stir into mashed bananas
• Spoon a little of the mashed banana mixture into 4 serving dishes & sprinkle with sugar.
• Top with a spoonful of yogurt, then repeat until all ingredients are finished.
• Swirl the last layer of yogurt for a marbled effect.
• Complete it with a few banana slices and silvered almonds.
• Serve cold.

Calories per portion about 200. Serves 4. Cooking time About 2 minutes

Variation:
You can sprinkle some cinnamon powder also.
For special occasions you can a tsp of brandy or Rum to the bananas (about 50 calories extra)