Peas Masala

Peas Masala

Here is another simple dish that goes very well with chapathi, naans and Ghee Rice. Yes, it it Peas Masala or Mattar Masala. I used the fresh peas for this dish.

Ingredients:

Peas - 2 cups

Onion (medium size) - 1/4 chopped

Coriander powder - 2 teaspoons

Cumin powder - 1 teaspoon

Chilli powder - 2 teaspoons

Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon

Oil -2 tablespoons

Salt to taste

green chilli- 1

tomatoes- 1 big

Garam masala powder- 1/2 tsp

salt- as per taste

water- 1 1/2 cups.

Method:

Boil peas until just done with some salt and set aside.

Heat oil in a kadai. Grind everything from onion to green chillies. Add this paste to the oil and fry until you get a good smell or until the raw smell goes away.

Then add finely chopped tomatoes and all the curry powders. Saute for 5 mins until the tomatoes gets all mashed up and the oil spots appear on top.

Then pour water. You can add more or less as needed. Bring it to a nice boil.

Then add boiled peas and boil one more time. You can add some cream or malai to make this gravy rich.

Garnish with corriander leaves and served with roti , nan or rice.

Pine Apple cake

Oh man !!.Now I love baking cake ,once I captured the skill!!.Yes,I baked cake but this Pineapple Cake is exotic flavor!! Play around the ingredient a bit, mix and match the flavor and it's turn out really good!!The texture and moistness of this cake is better than the previous one!.Hubby like cake with some icing,so I use/tried some butter icing . My hubby& my kids loved the cake. This Pineapple Cake is a delight for me!.

Pineapple cake

Ingredients:

For the cake:

1 cup -crushed pineapple with juice (NOT syrup)

1-1/2 cups- plain flour

1/2 cup -white sugar(add a little sugar if you think it isn't sweet enough).

2tsp- baking soda

1tsp -baking powder

1/4 cup- Unsalted Butter

Cornflour - 2 tbs (makes the cake texture lighter)

2 tbsp demerara sugar (or use brown sugar)

Vanilla Essence- - 1 tsp

Pineapple Essence- - 1 tsp

Filling/Topping:

Cream - 400ml

Icing Sugar - 3-4 Tbsp

Pineapple Essence - 1 tsp

Pineapple Bits -1 cup of chopped bits

Method:

1. Sift the flour + baking powder + salt + corn flour. Then Beat the butter and sugar well with beater till very thick.

2. Gently fold in the sifted flour; mix lightly so that air doesnt escape

3. In a large bowl, mix all the cake ingredients together (except the demerara/brown sugar) until the flour is incorporated. The batter will be quite thick.

4. Add vanilla essence + pineapple essence and beat for 1 min.

5. Scrape batter into a greased 6" round cake pan. Even it out with the back of a wetted spoon.

6. Then sprinkle the brown sugar over the top. Preheat oven Bake at 180C.

7. Turn gently into tin and bake for 30-35mins till done or till the cake tests done and has pulled away slightly from the sides.

Topping:

8. Chop the pineapple bits into tiny pieces,and reserve some bigger bits for the topping.

9. Whip 400ml whipping cream with 4tbs pwdrd sugar +1 tsp pineapple essence until thick and holds peaks.

10. Take about 1/4 a cup of cream(approx 4-5 tbsp), and colour it with yellow food colour.

11. Spread the remaining cream over the top and sides of the cake.

12 . Pipe a border with the colored cream. Chill well before serving.

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