Buttermik Cornbread

I am in the process of cleaning my pantry now. I am leaving to India next week after my seven months long stay in the United States. When I look back it just feels like yesterday that I entered this country. I was very sad when I had to quit my job in India and to come here , that too for a very short stint. I knew that I won't be able to work in the States due to the visa formalities. Before leaving from India I started cribbing to 'A' about it. I am a person who can't sit inside the house even for few minutes. I am always on the run. When we reached here 'A' put a suggestion to me to start blogging. I didn't even know abot the term then. I started hopping through different blogs and found very interested in it. One fine day morning I told him that I am planning to start a food blog. He was very enthusiastic and encouraging about it. He knew how much I loved my job and how I am missing it now. He wanted me to be happy in every possible way and he was the first follower in my blog which is now followed by 59 people within 5 months. I am super duper happy and excited about it. All cheers to 'A' the man behind the scene. Without his inspiration and motivation I would have never done this.

I am going to introduce a recipe with corn meal. I am trying out quiet a few recipes with it. I am following Vrinda's recipe to the dot. My first attempt was corn meal crusted chicken and now I made a butter milk corn bread. I don't like to waste anything whether it is stuffs in my panty or my clothes. I will never throw any of my clothes which in turn makes my mom always crib about my never ending wardrobe. I have little bit of butter milk left  which I have used for the chocolate muffins. The end result was a sweet, soft, moist and a  little corn bread.

Recipe source : http://www.reciperoll.com/

Ingredients :

1/2 cup butter

2/3 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 cup cornmeal

1 cup all purpose flour

1/2 tsp salt

Directions :

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Melt butter in a large skillet. Remove from heat and stir in sugar. Now add eggs and beat well until well blended. Combine buttermilk with baking soda and stir into mixture in pan. Stir in corn meal, flour and salt until well blended and few lumps remain. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

 Notes : If you want your cornbread to rise nicely, let as little time as possible elapse between combining the dry and liquid ingredients and putting it in the oven. Once the  baking soda and buttermilk get together, the rising action begins.Your cornbread is done when the edges turn a wee bit brown. There may be a few slight cracks closer to the edges of the pan.

I am sending this over to the week long celebration at Magpie Recipes for the grand winning of Team India winning the Cricket World Cup .

Poori Masala

I am sure all my readers are aware of my love for cereals. I can eat cereals for any meal of the day. Sometimes if I don't have any leftovers in the fridge I used to have cereals for lunch. I know it's weird !!! But eating it any time of the day is fine with me. We usually take cereals for breakfast everyday. But only during weekends I cook something else. Once 'A' got so bored of cereals and asked me whether I can make his favorite poori masala. As usual I couldn't deny his request and started myself preparing it.

Recipe Source : My Mom

Ingredients:

For poori

Wheat Flour - 1 cup
All purpose Flour - 1 cup
Oil - 1 Tbs
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Water - 1/2 cup

For Masala

Potatoes - 1/2 kg
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Onions - 2
Green chillies - 4
Ginger - 1 small piece
Dry red chilli bits - Few

Method :

To make poori: Add the water and mix the dough. Make small balls. Then roll in flour and roll out into thin rounds and deep fry in oil ( preferably coconut oil ).

To make Masala: Wash the potatoes well. Put in pressure cooker with level water and cook with weight for 10 minutes. Peel and mash coarsely. Heat Oil. Add onions. When the onions are transluscent, add little water and salt and boil. Add the potatoes and mix well.

Ps: For any measure you use, remember equal quantities of wheat flour and All purpose flour.

I am sending this over to The Kerala Kitchen hosted by Magpie

Egg Roast

Egg roast/ Mutta roast is one among the favorite accompaniments for breakfast dishes in Kerala. This dish is very popular in thattukada's (street shops) as well. I love to have it along with bread. This dish is super easy to prepare and you will be out in couple of minutes from the kitchen. Each households in Kerala have their 

own recipes for egg roast. This is one dish which can be prepared in many ways. By adding coconut milk you will get a thick gravy . I have seen some people shallow fry the hard boiled eggs. Like I said each one has their own way of making it. I am penning down my way of doing it.

Recipe Source : My Own

Ingredients :

Eggs - 6 (Hard Boil for 10 minutes)

To Crackle:

Mustard Seeds - 1 1/2 tsp

Jeera - 1/2 tsp

To Fry :

Onions - 2

Green Chillies - 4

Ginger - Garlic Paste - 1/2 tsp

Tomatoes - 2

Powders :

Corriander Powder - 2 Tbs

Chilli Powder - 1/2 Tbs

Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt - To Taste

Method :

Heat oil. Crackle the items. Add the onion mix and fry. When light brown add the powders and roast. Then add the ginger garlic paste and roast. Add the tomatoes and fry till oil separates. Add salt and little water and mix well.  Add the eggs. Mix gently and set down.

I am sending this to The Kerala Kitchen  hosted by Magpie

Bread Upma

An easy peacy breakfast for you and the best way of utilising bread before they stale. I am a huge fan of bread. I have mentioned about it in my earlier posts. I am not saying about it all over again. The Indian store near our apartment have all the basic stuffs. It is a bliss that we get canned coconut milk and shredded coconut over there. Our traditional kerala snacks like achappom, murukku everything is available. But I have found that both bread and milk they provide will be almost close to expiry. During several trips of Indian grocery store this has happened and we have even told the manager about it and of no use. Here you will get milk in one big can and it will take us atleast one week to finish it. Both of us are not active coffee drinkers. The bread craving inside me compelled me to have a sandwich for dinner and not with a second thought I put the bread packet into my shopping cart. When I came home I made the sandwich and next day morning the bread packet is looking at me and saying "you can use me fast or else you can throw me away". Then I got down myself to make one of my favorite breakfast item.

Recipe Source : My Mom

Ingredients :

Bread - 8 slices

Onion - 1

Green Chillies - 4

Dry chilli Bits - 4

Carrot Grated - 1

Salt - To Taste

Milk - Little (To sprinkle on the bread cubes) 

To Crackle : 

Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Urad Dal - 1/2 tsp

Method :

Cut the bread into cubes and sprinkle enough milk on the bread cubes. Add a little salt also. Mix gently with hand or toss and keep for 10 minutes. Heat Oil. Crackle the items. Add the onion mix and fry. When the green chillies turn color add the bread pieces and mix. Add little more oil as required and fry the bread pieces. 

Upma

I wanted to post a simple dish after posting the two choco - licious beauties. This is a dish which is very popular in all kerala households. It's none other than our Upma. It's a healthy breakfast meal and it is very easy to prepare. I should give a heartfelt thanks to the person who invented cereals. Myself and 'A' have cereals for breakfast for almost five days of the week. It's during weekend that we will have a break from the routine. When comes to food 'A' is not at all fussy. We usually eat this with sugar or pickle. Today 'A' told me that he will help me in kitchen and made this dish. My mom adds milk in it instead of water. It gives more taste for the dish. So I thought of sharing it with my blogosphere family. 

Recipe Source : My Mom


Ingredients:

Roasted Rava - 1 Glass

Milk - 1/2 Glass

Water - 1/2 Glass

Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Urad Dal - 1 tsp

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Onion - 1 big finely chopped

Green Chillies - 2

Ginger -  1 small piece finely chopped

Grated Carrot - 1 medium

Red Chilli Bits - 4 pieces

Method:

Crackle the mustard seeds. Add the onion mix. When green chillies turn colour, add the measured liquid and salt . As soon as it boils, lower heat and add the rava and mix quickly and close it with a lid. After a little while remove the lid and mix well.