Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour 100-125 gm unsalted butter, at room temperature 5 tbsp cocoa powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp sugar 1 egg, at room temperature 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp M & M baking bits Preparation: […]
Year: 2018
Mast-o-Khiar / Persian Yogurt And Cucumber Dip
For Muslim Food Bloggers group challenge, this month’s theme is ” Cooking from a Country – Iran”. I chose a simple dip named as Mast o Khiar – the Persian yoghurt and cucumber dip. “Mast” means yoghurt and “Khiar” means cucumber. Mast-o-Khiar is a […]
Kaada Roast / Quail Roast
Ingredients: 4 quails/ Kaada, cleaned 3 big onions, sliced 1 big tomato, chopped 1 1/4 tbsp ginger-garlic paste 3 green chillies, slit 4 tsp kashmiri chilli powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp garam masala 1 sprig curry leaves salt to taste 2-3 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped 4 tbsp oil Preparation: […]
Dragon Paneer
Ingredients: 200 gm paneer, cubed 1 egg white 1 onion, finely chopped 1 tbsp ginger, chopped 1 tbsp garlic, chopped 1 tbsp dried red chillies, crushed 3 dried red chillies, chopped into rounds 1/4-1/2 cup capsicum, chopped 2 tbsp spring onion, chopped 50 gm butter 1-1 1/2 tbsp tomato sauce 1 tsp soy sauce 1/4 […]
Ice cream Sandwich
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tbsp plain flour 1 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder 3 tbsp sugar 2 eggs a pinch of baking powder 2 tsp butter vanilla ice cream , as required Preparation: In a bowl, add plain flour, cocoa powder and baking powder and mix well and keep it aside. Add eggs to another bowl and […]
Raisin Pickle /Unakka Munthiri Achar
Ingredients: 1 cup raisins 1 tbsp ginger, finely chopped 1 tbsp garlic, finely chopped 1 tbsp green chillies, chopped into rounds 2 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp turmeric powder 1/2-3/4 cup vinegar 2 tbsp sugar salt to taste 2 tbsp oil Preparation: Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add chopped ginger, garlic […]
Methi Chicken Curry
Ingredients: 1 1/2 kg chicken 1 bunch fresh methi leaves/ fenugreek leaves 2 tsp heaped kashmiri chilli powder 1 1/2 tsp heaped coriander powder 2 cup thick less sour yoghurt 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 2 big onions, thinly sliced 2 tbsp ginger, finely chopped ( 1 1/2 tbsp ginger paste) 2 tbsp garlic, finely chopped […]
Ulli Batura / Onion Batura
Ingredients: 3 cups plain flour 1 tbsp butter 1 cup warm milk 1/2 tsp yeast 2 tsp sugar 1 egg yolk 2 tbsp yoghurt ( as required for kneading) salt to taste 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped oil Preparation: To warm milk add sugar and yeast and mix and keep it aside. In a large […]
Mango Salsa
Ingredients: 1 ripe mango, peeled and cubed 1/4 cup red capsicum, chopped 1 small onion, chopped 1/2 tomato, deseeded and chopped 3 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped 2 tsp lemon juice 2 tsp olive oil 1 tsp crushed black pepper 1/4 tsp red chilli flakes 1/4 tsp sugar salt to taste Preparation: In a bowl, combine […]
Pavakka Theeyal / Bitter Gourd Cooked in a Roasted Coconut Gravy
Ingredients: 1 big bitter gourd/ pavakka/ kaipakka 1/4 cup shallots 2 green chillies, slit small lemon sized tamarind / 3-4 tbsp tamarind juice 3/4 cup grated coconut 1 tsp chilli powder 1 1/2 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 1 sprig curry leaves salt to taste oil, as required Preparation: Wash and slice pavakka […]
Smiley Idli
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup idli batter green peas, for eyes carrot, for mouth beetroot, for nose Preparation: In an idli cooker/ steamer , take enough water and allow to boil. Grease the idli moulds with little oil and pour the idli batter in the moulds. Then top/ decorate it with green peas for eyes, a […]
Kaada Fry / Quail Fry
Ingredients: 2 big/ 3-4 small kaada/ quail 2 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1/4 tsp garam masala 1/4 tsp pepper powder 1 tsp ginger paste 1 tsp garlic paste 1 tbsp lemon juice salt to taste few curry leaves oil for frying Preparation: Clean the kaada and make slits on them. In […]