Duo Winnie The Pooh ( Yulia, Cengkareng)

Huaaa uda lama ya ga update blog. Iya abis tukang kue nya lagi kena sindrom males ngetik..Hahaha.Tapi ga males bikin kue kok.Hehehe.

Ini orderannya dari Ci Yulia, duo winnie the pooh.Kenapa 2? Karena yang 1 buat anaknya, yg 1 buat anak sodara nya.. Wih kompak bgtttt yaaa...Kerennn

Coriander Chicken / Cilantro Chicken / Dhania Murg

If you love the freshness of coriander leaves and its taste, then this chicken gravy is for you.



I love coriander flavor a lot. Whenever I see fresh coriander, I pick it without fail and prepares this thogayal which is my family favourite. After making the thogayal this time, I used the left over coriander to make coriander chicken gravy. I didn't add any other aromatic spices to the gravy to maintain the flavor of the coriander.



Basic Information:

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Idle Time: 30 minutes

Cooking Time: 30-40 minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients:



For Marinade:



Chicken drumsticks / Boneless chicken - 400 grams

Plain Yogurt / Curd - 3 tablespoons

Ginger garlic paste - 1 teaspoon

Red chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Turmeric powder - a pinch

Salt - 1/4 teaspoon



For Gravy:



Fresh coriander leaves - 1 cup, finely chopped, very tightly packed

Onion - 1/2 cup, very finely chopped

Tomato - 1 no, small size, cubed

Ginger garlic paste - 1 teaspoon

Red chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Coriander powder - 1 teaspoon

Salt - to taste

Green chillies - 2-3 nos, slit

Oil - 2 tablespoons

Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoons

Curry leaves - 1 string



Method:



For Marinade:



1) Mix all the ingredients given for marinade in a large bowl or Ziploc bag.

 

2) Mix well so that the masala coats well to all sides of the chicken pieces.

3) Keep inside the refrigerator for 30 minutes to 8 hours(overnight).



For Gravy:



1) In a kadai / non-stick pan, heat oil.

2) Throw cumin seeds and allow them to splutter.

3) Add onion and 1 slit green chilli and fry till they are translucent. Make sure onions are completely soft.

4) Add ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute or till the raw smell of garlic disappears.

5) Add chicken marinade along with the curd in it.

6) Stir and cover. Cook in low flame for 10-15 minutes. Chicken pieces will leave out water at this stage.

7) When the chicken is cooking, grind the curry leaves along with coriander leaves and remaining green chilli. Keep it aside.

8) Check the chicken now. If it is half done, then add tomato, red chilli powder, coriander powder and salt. Stir well.

9) Cook till the raw smell of masala disappears.

10) Add coriander leaves paste to the chicken and stir well. Make sure not to burn the gravy.

11) Cover again and cook in low flame until the chicken is completely soft, well cooked and the oil separates from the gravy. You will get chicken in medium consistency gravy at this stage.

12) Taste and adjust the seasoning as per preference.

13) Serve hot with chapathi or steamed rice.

Note:

1) Add more coriander leaves if you like.

2) You can also grind all the green chillies along with coriander leaves.

3) Add roasted poppy seeds while grinding if you prefer.

4) Instead of tomato add a small pinch of soaked tamarind and grind with coriander leaves. Or skip both if you dont' like the slight sour taste in the gravy.



Linking this recipe to Julie's event EP Series ~ Herbs and Spices monthly series titled "Coriander and Cumin"

Eggless Ragi Cookies / Eggless Finger Millet Cookies

I love any kind of whole grains. Ragi is not an exceptional. Starting from my childhood to till now, I am using it frequently.

My Mom used to prepare ragi butter milk, athakoozh (I really don't know why the recipe got this name.I'll update the recipe soon), ragi pakoda, ragi dosai, ragi adai and so on...



I thought of using the ragi in western dishes and searched in web as a first step. Got this recipe from Sanjeetha's place and prepared it immediately without altering anything as it was my first try with whole grains in baking. Visit her place if you need more yummy and healthy bites. The ragi cookies were very good on the healthy side.



Basic Information:

Preparation Time: 25 minutes

Cooking Time: 12-15 minutes

Makes: 12 cookies

Ingredients:



Ragi flour/Finger millet flour - 1 cup

Cornflour - 1 tablespoon

All purpose flour - 1 tablespoon

Cocoa powder - 1 tablespoon

Dark brown sugar - 1/2 cup

Butter - 1/2 cup, melted

Plain Yogurt / Curd - 1 teaspoon

Cinnamon powder - 1 teaspoon

Baking Powder - 1 teaspoon

Chocolate chips - to decorate



Method:

1) Dry roast the ragi flour for few minutes till the raw smell disappears. Use wide pan to do this. Try to avoid using chimney for this step.

2) Take a large mixing bowl and mix corn flour, all purpose flour, baking powder and cocoa powder one by one. I have shown all the steps below. This time, I sincerely clicked each step carefully. :-)

 

 

 

 

3) Mix all the ingredients well and keep it aside.

4) Now go ahead and mix the wet ingredients. Use another wide pan to do this.

5) Add melted butter,sugar and then curd to the bowl.

 

6) Mix it well it sugar dissolves. I got something dark as shown in the picture.

7) Now, slowly add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and make a smooth dough.

8) Preheat the oven to 190°C / 375°F  and line the baking tray with baking sheet.

9) Divide the dough into small balls and arrange them in baking sheet. Slightly press the cookies

10) Sprinkle few chocolate chips on top of it.

11) Bake it for 10-15 minutes or till the cookies slightly change in colour. It took 12 minutes for me.

12) Once done, transfer  the cookies to a wire rack and cool completely.

13) Serve with hot tea or coffee.

Note:

1) I added cinnamon powder as my family is great fan of it. If you have not used it much before, give a try starting with low quantity. It might sometimes give strong flavour. Or use cardamom powder as sanjeetha mentioned.

2) Try to use chocolate chips which is only for baking to avoid melting during the baking time.

3) I used Ghee instead of butter as I didn't have butter at my pantry when  I prepared this cookies. It was totally yumm.



Linking this event to the event, Priya's Fast Food is NOT Fat Food event which is going on here.