Monday, 25 November 2019

Mutton Gravy - Chettinad Style #2

Ingredients:

Mutton - 250 g (boneless)
Onion -  1 (fine chop)
Tomato - 1
Small Onion - 15 (fine chop)
Garam Masala - 1 tsp
Green chilly - 1
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Sambar thool - 2 tbsp
Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp
Kashmiri Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves - a sprig
Coriander Leaves - Fine chop
Salt, Oil, Water - As reqd

For Masala:
Coriander seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Pepper corns - 1/4 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp
Dry Red Chilly - 3
Small Onion - 6-8
Garlic - 4
Ginger - small piece
Coconut - 1/2 tbsp (grated)
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon stick - small piece
Green Elaichi - 2

Method:

  • Heat oil in pan and add items under "for masala" one by one and saute.
  • Set this aside to cool.
  • Once cool add water and blend it to a fine paste.
  • Clean and wash mutton pieces and take in a bowl.
  • Add salt, turmeric powder, blended paste and mix well.
  • Add 2 cups of water and pressure cook for 6-7 whistles.
  • Heat gingely oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.
  • Add in cumin seeds, curry leaves.
  • Add in chopped onion, green chilly and saute for a while.
  • Add in tomatoes and cook till it turns mushy.
  • Now add boiled mutton pieces and other spice powder.
  • Add salt if needed.
  • Cover and cook in low flame for 25 - 30 mins.
  • Garnish with fresh curry leaves and coriander leaves.
  • Serve hot with rice.


Egg Rava Dosa


Ingredients:

Egg-3
Dosa batter - 2 cup
Rava - 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Onion - 1 (fine chop)
Curry Leaves - a sprig (chop)
Idly podi - 4 tbsp
Water - 1/4 cup
Oil - As reqd

Method:

  • In a bowl beat eggs, add pepper powder,turmeric powder and salt.
  • Whisk this well.
  • Add in dosa batter, rava, onion, curry leaves and whisk well.
  • Add water to adjust consistency (not too runny).
  • Heat dosa tawa and pour laddle of batter and drizzle oil.
  • Sprinkle idly podi
  • Cover and cook in low flame.
  • Serve hot.








Campfire Brownies #7



Ingredients:

Wheat flour - 130 g
Brown Sugar - 190 g (powdered)
Thick Curd - 1/2 cup
Dark Chocolate chips - 120 g
Unsalted butter - 100 g
Chocochips - 2 tbsp
Nutella - 2 tbsp
Milk - 2 tbsp (optional)
Baking powder - 1/4 tsp
Vanilla esc - 1 tsp
Oranges - As needed

Method:
  • In a bowl add dark chocolate chips and cubed butter.
  • Using double boiler, melt them till butter and chocolate blends together.
  • Set this aside to cool.
  • Take orange and cut the top part.
  • Scoop the pulp carefully without damaging the orange.
  • Remove the white pith if any.
  • Set this orange cups aside.
  • In a bowl cream curd and sugar.
  • Add in melted chocolate and butter mix and mix well.
  • Add in flour, esc, baking powder and mix well.
  • If batter is too thick , add little milk to adjust consistency.
  • Fill the batter in orange cups (fill 1/2 or else it will overflow).
  • Refer picture for the same.
  • Top it with chocolate chips.
  • Bake this in a preheated oven (OTG) at 180°C for 30-32 mins.
  • Once cool, drizzle nutella and serve.
  • Each weighed 100g.
Note:
  • If you want to use eggs, you can replace 1/2 cup curd with 2 eggs.
  • Also skip using baking powder.

Brownie #6



Ingredients:

Wheat flour - 130 g
Brown Sugar - 190 g (powdered)
Thick Curd - 1/2 cup
Dark Chocolate chips - 120 g
Unsalted butter - 100 g
Chocochips - 2 tbsp
Nutella - 2 tbsp
Milk - 2 tbsp (optional)
Baking powder - 1/4 tsp
Vanilla esc - 1 tsp

Method:

  • In a bowl add dark chocolate chips and cubed butter.
  • Using double boiler, melt them till butter and chocolate blends together.
  • Set this aside to cool.
  • In a bowl cream curd and sugar.
  • Add in melted chocolate and butter mix and mix well.
  • Add in flour, esc, baking powder and mix well.
  • If batter is too thick , add little milk to adjust consistency.
  • Pour the batter in bakeware and dap it.
  • Top it with chocolate chips.
  • Bake this in a preheated oven (OTG) at 180°C for 25-28 mins.
  • Once cool, drizzle nutella and serve.
  • Small brownie weighed 79 g and mini loaf weighed 179 g.


Note:

  • If you want to use eggs, you can replace 1/2 cup curd with 2 eggs.
  • Also skip using baking powder.

Sunday, 17 November 2019

Cafe Latte Marble Loaf




Ingredients:

Wheat flour - 160 g
Unsalted butter - 114 g
Sugar - 130 g
Cocoapowder - 11 g
Egg - 2
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Cinnamon powder - 1/4 tsp (optional)
Green Elaichi powder - a pinch (optional)
Hot Milk - 120 ml
Coffee powder - 1 tsp
Vanilla esc - 1 tsp

Method:
  • In a bowl add flour, baking powder, baking soda and mix well.
  • In other bowl cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Now add one egg at a time and mix well.
  • Add in esc and dry ingredients and whisk well.
  • Now take 120 ml hot coffee(to hot milk add fresh decocotion and mix well).
  • To this hot coffee add a tsp of instant coffee powder and mix well.
  • Add this to flour and mix well.
  • Now take about half of batter in other bowl.
  • Add in cocoapowder and mix well.
  • Take a loaf pan and add a spoon of cocoabatter.
  • Top it with plain batter.
  • Repeat the above two steps to fill in pan.
  • Now dap it.
  • Use toothpick and make patterns.
  • Bake this in a preheated oven (OTG) at 180°C for 30-32 mins.
  • Yields 12-14 pieces, weighed around 255 g.
Note:
  • With the same batter made 3 cupcakes (weighing 45 g).
  • Also make two square cakes (weighed 48 g) and one round cake (weighed 117 g).