Crab Roast

 

• Clean the crab well and keep aside. 
• 1 kg crab

• For the masala. Heat a pan.
• Add ghee/oil, then add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds,  pepper, fenugreek seeds, cloves and cinnamon and fry well.
• 1 tbsp ghee/oil  
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp fennel seeds
• 4 pepper corns
• 1/4 tsp methi seeds
• 1 small piece cinnamon

• Then add garlic, ginger and dry red chillies(mangalore) and fry for few minutes.
• 5 cloves of garlic
• 1 inch of ginger cut into thin slices
• 15 dry chillies

• Once it is cooled , grind to a smooth paste with tamarind and turmeric.
• 1 small lime size tamarind
• 1/4 tsp turmeric

• Heat oil/ghee in a pan, add garlic, small onion and curry leaves and fry for few minutes.
• 5 tbsp oil/ghee
• 5 cloves garlic chopped into small
• 4 small onions chopped
• few strings of curry leaves.

• Now add the paste into it with water, roast until the oil bursts out.
• 1/2 cup water

• Add the crab with water and salt. Cook and then fry well.

Enjoy Cooking

S

Channa Masala

• Let us soak channa in water overnight or for a 5 to 6 hours.
• 1 cup Channa/Chickpea

• Make a paste of the following ingredients, grind well.
• 2 tomatoes
• 2 onions medium
• 4 garlic
• 1inch ginger
• 3/4 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp gram masla
• 1 cardamom
• 3 cloves
• 1 tbsp coriander powder
• 1 tbsp chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp kastori methi 

• In a pressure cooker add the paste, channa,  pinch of baking soda, oil and salt.
• 2 tbsp oil
• pinch of baking soda
• 2 tsp salt

• Close the cooker and cook for ten minutes and turn  of the fire. Wait until the pressure cools down.

• Once it cools, open the pressure cooker add garam masala and kastori methi.
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp kastori methi

• Heat oil  and add green chilies and few slits of ginger. Pour it into the curry and mix well.
• 2 green chillies
• 1or 2 thin slices of ginger
• Finally, garnish  with coriander leave.

Enjoy cooking.

S

KattiPettiappam

• 2 cups flour
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup semolina
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
• 2 tbsp ghee

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Method:

1. Powder the sugar.
2. Beat the eggs with powdered sugar well.
3. Add the flour & semolina.
4. Add the baking powder & cardamom powder.
5. Add the ghee and mix well. 
6. Cover and set it aside for 20 minutes.
7. Take small portions, rolled out about 1/2 cm thick and cut into diamond -shaped pieces.
8. Deep fry in hot oil( on medium flame) till light brown.

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Enjoy Cooking

S

Note:Tried out in air fryer it also came out perfect.

Easy Brownies

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 Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 eggs at room temperature
• 1 tsp vanille essence
• 3/4 cup oil
• 11/2 cup sugar

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Method:

1. Add oil, sugar and vanilla essence in a large bowl and mix together until well combined.
2. Add eggs and mix well.
3. Then add the dry ingredients into it and mix well. Do not over beat.
4. Line a square baking tray with parchment paper and pour the batter into it.
5. Preheat the oven to 175C for 10 minutes.
6. Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
7. Allow the brownies to cool and then cut into squares.

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Enjoy Baking

S

Adapted from https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/