Peanut Masala Bath

You will not believe how much enthusiasm I had in making this dish. When I read Easycraft's (click here for the recipe)recipe for peanut masala bath, I decided to make it for dinner. I ran to the grocery store just to buy peanuts before dinner time and made it. I have never liked Vangibath made with brinjal or capsicum. But I liked peanut masala bath a lot. It is a nice substitute for veges. Oops I got the name interchanged in the above picture:)

Note: Grind the peanuts finely else your mouth will ache.

Some of my foodie friends know that I tried making Thattai and ended up with a few minor burns on my hand. I am so embarrassed to tell you that I couldn't make out the difference between rice flour and corn flour that day.. Yes! I was actually making thattais using corn flour. When I was kneading the dough, it was so sticky and I thought I had bought a bad quality rice flour. It did not strike me that I was using the wrong flour :) I realised it the next day when I was searching for corn flour in my pantry to make sweet corn soup. Isn't it funny?

Tomatillo(Green Tomato) Kootu

Tomatillos(also called green tomatoes) are cheap and available easily in any grocery store. I love its tangy flavor. This kootu can be made quickly and had with rice or roti.

Ingredients:
To pressure cook:
4-5 small tomatillos(husk should be peeled)
1 green chilli
Moong dhal-1/3 cup
Shredded/frozen coconut-2 tbsp
Hing-a pinch
Turmeric powder-a pinch
Salt

Seasoning:
Oil-1 tsp
Jeera-1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
Red chilli-2
Curry leaves-a few

Method:
Pressure cook all of the above ingredients for 2 whistles.
Do the seasoning and simmer the mixture for 2 minutes.
Serve with rice or roti.

Grissini

I've got another craving food here, Grisini. It's also named as "breadsticks". Other than granola, biscotti, nutty french balls, I've got this adding into my craving container recently. It could be made by different kind of flavours such as nuts, cheese, seeds, chocolate etc. I used sesame and parmesan cheese for my first attempt on this grissini. The recipe extracted from "孟老师的100道面包".

Mixture (A)
Bread flour 150g
Plain flour 50g
Sugar 15g
salt 1/2 teaspoon
water 100g
instant yeast 1/4 teaspoon (1g)
Parmesan cheese powder 20g
Mixture (B)
Unsalted butter 15g

Egg whites 20g
White seasame 1 tablespoon
Black sesame 1 tablespoon

1. Mix all the mixture (A) in a mixing bowl with a dough hook at low spead then medium speed until everything well combine and become a smooth dough.
2. Add in unsalted butter continue kneading with a low spead until the butter mix with the dough then change to medium speed until it become a very smooth and elastic dough.
3. Proof it in a large bowl cover with cling wrap for 50 minutes.
4. Roll the dough out at 0.3 cm thick in rectangular shape. Brush egg whites on the roll out dough and sprinkle with sesame. Use the hand to gently press the sesame to stick at the dough.
5. Using a roller cutter to cut longish shape at 1cm thick then twist it with your hand by holding each side of the end of the dough.
6. Place on a baking tray and bake for about 15 - 20 minutes at 150'C until it golden brown color.