Chocolate cake

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour (Maida)
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup vegetable oil or melted butter
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
• Chopped almonds 3-4 tsp

Method:

• Preheat oven to 180 degree /350º F.
• Grease  cake tins or tray with little bit of butter. 
• Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder  to a large bowl and  whisk the mixture until combined well.
• Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, almonds and vanilla to flour mixture and make a fine batter. 
• Pour the batter in the cake tin for baking. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until done. 
• To check the cake is baked insert a metal skewer into the center, it should come out clean with crumbs on it, not cake mixture.

Potato Paneer Stuffed Capsicum

Ingredients:

• 4 green capsicum (cut into half horizontally)
• 2 cup boiled and mashed potato
• 1 cup boiled and mashed paneer ( cottage cheese)
• 1/2 cup boiled green peas (optional)
• 1tsp black pepper power
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp red chilly powder
• 23 tsp melted butter for greasing
• Salt to taste

Method:

• For filling mix potato, paneer, peas, red chilly powder, black pepper, garam masala and salt in a bowl and keep them aside
• Grease the cut pieces of capsicum lightly using a little melted butter.
• Sprinkle a little salt on each deseeded capsicum half.
• Stuff each capsicum half with a portion of the filling and place them on a greased baking tray.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 C (360 F) for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Serve hot