SWEET RAISIN BUN

SWEET RAISIN BUN

Sweet Raisin Bun

Ingredients:

Plain flour                       -  1kg

Whole milk                      -  1 cup

Unsalted butter               -  1/2 cup

Sugar                              -  1/4 cup

large eggs                       -  2

Salt                                 -  1 tsp

Yeast                              -  3 tsp

Water                             -   1-2 tbsp  [if needed]

Sultanas                          -   10 tsp    


METHOD:

Warm the milk [lukewarm]

Mix all of the ingredients together (except the water). If the dough seems dry add 1 tablespoon of water. Add the second tablespoon if really needed.

Once all of the ingredients are fully mixed place the dough on a lightly floured surface.

Knead until the dough for approximately 10 minutes. Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a damp towel. Place the bowl in a warm area.

Allow the dough to rise until it has almost doubled in size (about 1 hour).Grease your  pan.

Split dough in half and then split those halves in half again so you have 4 even sections.

Divide each section in half again and then divide into 3 even balls. You should then have 24 balls of dough.

Shape dough balls in your hand by rolling. Continue until all rolls are smooth and ball shaped.

Place the rolls in your buttered pan. 

Cover the rolls with a damp towel and let rise in a warm area for 15 to 20 minutes. You can let them rise for up to an hour if needed. The rolls should have doubled in size.

Remove the damp towel and give egg wash and bake at 375 degrees  for 14 to 17 minutes or until the rolls are light golden brown.  The color will be very light and  make sure you don’t over cook.

Remove from oven and brush each of the bun’s top with melted butter immediately to keep the buns soft, even after cooling down. 

Sweet Raisin Bun

DIAPER CAKE

DIAPER CAKE 

 I made this Diaper Cake for our neighbour's newborn girl baby  ............. My friend was very much surprised to received this diaper cake   she told me  this was  her first time to see a  diaper cake in her lifetime............. I too felt very happy to see her surprising face..........I  got the idea while browsing a long time ago and now got the chance to do it ...........And friends here I have posted it for your view...............

DIAPER CAKE

KOFTA CURRY [ OR ] KOLA URUNDAI KULAMBU

KOFTA CURRY [ OR ]  KOLA URUNDAI KULAMBU

KOFTA CURRY

Ingredients for Kofta or  Kola Urundai:

Mutton Keema                                                  - 250 grams

Roasted Chana dal                                         - 1 cup                  
(pottu kadalai/udaitha kadalai)                                    

Fennel seeds               - 1 tsp

Salt                                -  to taste

Green chilies              -   3

Garlic                                 - 5  pods

Red Chilies                        - 2

Fennel seeds                    - 1 tsp

Cilantro leaves         -  1/4 bunch

Mint leaves                -  1/4 bunch




Ingredients for Gravy:


Onions finely chopped                -    2

Tomato finely chopped              -    2

Ginger  & Garlic paste                -   2 tsp
                           
Shallots                                             -  8

Green chilies                                    -   2

Curry leaves                                     -   3 twigs

Turmeric powder                             - 1/2 tsp

Chili powder                                      -  2 tsp

Cloves                                                  -   5

Cinnamon                                          -   2 inches

Cardamom                                        -   3 pods

Fennel seeds                                     -   2  tsp

Bay leaves                                         -   2

Poppy seeds                                      -   1 tsp

Fresh coconut milk                        -  2 tbsp

Oil                                                          -  for deep frying

Salt                                                        - to taste

Cilantro leaves                                 -  1/4 bunch 

Curry leaves                                      - 1 twig

Method:


Method Kola Urundai/Meat Balls:

Grind minced meat  using your blender to thick paste.

Powder the toasted chana dal...... set aside.

Wet grind chilies, onion, cilantro, mint and fennel seeds together.

Now combine, ground meat, salt, wet-ground paste and powdered chana dal

Make equal parts out of it and small balls

Method Gravy :

In a pan heat oil, add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, fennel seeds, bay leaves, curry leaves and green chilies. Saute them for a while.

Now add shallots  and saute till golden brown.

Add ginger & garlic paste to it. 

Add tomatoes and saute for a while

Now add  salt, turmeric and chili powder. Add 2 cups of water. Cover and cook over medium heat.

When the gravy boils  well, add poppy seed paste and  thick coconut milk to it.

Now add kola-urandai one by one in the gravy. They should be immersed in the gravy. 

Cover and cook for 20 minutes or so. When the meat balls are done and yet intact in the gravy…remove from heat.

Garnish with cilantro leaves.

KOLA URUNDAI KULAMBU

KARI VADAI OR KEEMA VADAI

KARI VADAI OR KEEMA VADAI

Kari  Vadai

INGREDIENTS:


Minced meat                                               - 250 gms

Onion                                                         - 1 large

Green chillies                                            - 4

Ginger piece                                              - 1 inch

Garlic pods                                                - 3 

Turmeric powder                                      - 1/4 tsp

Fennel seeds                                             - 1/4 tsp

Roasted gram dhal Powder                      - 1/4 cup

Coriander leaves                                      - 1 tbsp

Garam masala powder                             - 1 tsp

Salt                                                           - to taste

Oil                                                            - for deep frying

METHOD:


 Pressure cook the mutton kheema, green chillies, ginger piece, garlic and  turmeric powder. 

 Once cooled, grind coarsely  along with the roasted dhal powder and fennel seeds.

 Now mix the chopped onions, salt, garam masala powder chopped corriander leaves to the mixture.


 Heat oil in the deep frying pan........., take a small amount of mixture....... make small ball then flatten to get vadai shape.  Deep fry them on medium flame till golden brown.........

Serve it hot................

Keema Vadai

My Recent White Doily

My Recent White Doily

One of my  recent doily..............nothing much special in this doily ..... even then this doily pattern attracted me and I finished it in 4hrs without break.................simple but a satisfied work for me..............

White Doily

FISH FRY

FISH FRY 

Fish Fry

INGREDIENTS :


Fish [seer fish, Barracuda  or king fish]   -  1/2 kg

Chilly Powder                                            -  3  tbsp

Turmeric Powder                                       -  1/2 tsp

Ginger & Garlic Paste                              -  1 tbsp

Lime juice of                                             -  1/2 lime

Salt                                                            -   to taste

Oil                                                             -    for frying 


METHOD :

Mix all the ingredients together with  2 tsp of water and make a paste and apply it on the fish slices.

Marinate for 1/2 hr. 

Take a  frying pan and  pour the oil and fry it till golden brown.

Your fish is ready to taste.

Fish Fry

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ONE MORE ROSE DOILY 

Here comes my next rose doily made recently with my left out roses.............

MY ROSE DOILY