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Gobi Manchurian: Ingredients: 1 whole Cauliflower. 1 large or 2 small onions. 2 green chillies. 1 medium sized green bell pepper. 6 cloves of garlic. 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder. 6 Tbsp of cornflour. 4 Tbsp of a.p flour. 1 tsp of red chilli powder. Vegetable oil. 1 and a 1/2 Tbsp of soy sauce. 1 Tbsp of ketchup. 2 tsp hot sauce. 1 tsp of MSG. 1 tsp of lightly roasted sesame seeds. 3 Tbsp of chopped spring onion greens. Method: Cut the cauliflower into bite sized pieces and wash thoroughly. To a pot, add 4 and a 1/2 cup of water with 2 Tbsp of salt and bring it to a boil. Before the water completely boils, add in the cauliflower florets and boil for 4 minutes or so. Turn off the flame, add 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder, stir it around, drain and rinse again. To a large bowl, add 3 Tbsp of cornflour,3 Tbsp of a.p flour, 1 tsp of salt and stir it in. Then stream water in little by little until you get a somewhat loose consistency. Add the cauliflower florets

Orange Cake: Ingredients: 2 oranges. 2 cups a.p flour. 1/2 tsp salt. 1 cup white granulated sugar. 2 tsp baking powder. 1 tsp baking soda. 2 eggs. 1/2 cup vegetable oil. Method: To a small plate, zest the 2 oranges, while making sure only a thin outer layer is zested and the white pith does not show as it is quite bitter in nature. Cut each piece of orange into 2 and remove the seeds, then remove the upper white part and repeat for all pieces of orange. To a large bowl, add the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and whisk well. To a blender, add the pieces of orange and blend to a paste. Add 1/3 cup of water and make a fine puree, of sorts. Then add the sugar and again blend for a min. Then add the eggs, orange extract and the oil and blend well but not for too long. Pour the wet ingredients to a large clean bowl. Add 1/2 of the dry ingredients and fold them till just combined. Then add the remaining dry ingredients and orange zest and again fold till