Green Masala Mutton Curry, Jeera rice ,Chicken Roast was my Sunday's lunch. If you are a regular reader  follower of my blog you must have come across many green masala curry /pulao recipes.I simply love the aromatic freshly ground green masala which adds so much flavour and taste to the curries.This green masala mutton is a simple yet delectable preparation .You can serve it with rice/pulao,jeera rice paratha pavm pola or bhakri goes well with everything.

Green Masala Mutton is very simple and easy recipe which uses freshly ground green  masala roasted onion and coconut and few aromatic spices .The curry can be made in an open pot or pressure cooker I have used pressure cooker as I was in a hurry .

Ingredients
1/2 kg Mutton/goat meat
1 cup dessicated Coconut
2 onions
1medium  tomato
1 1/2 cup coriander leaves
1/2 cup mint leaves
 6 to 8 green chillies
1 tsp peppercorns
1 tsp jeera/cumin seeds
7 to 8 garlic cloves
1 1/2 inch ginger
 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp poppyseeds
1 maggi cube/stock cube
salt
oil
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp garam masala powder

Method
Cut the mutton pieces ,wash and drain excess water
Apply salt lime and turmeric powder and keep aside for 2o to 30 minutes.
Mean while prepare the masala
Fry the sliced onions till brown and keep aside.
Roast the coconut till brown and keep aside
also dry roast the poppy seeds cumin and sesame seeds .
Grind onion coconut,poppy seeds sesame seeds together to a smooth paste.
Grind chilli, onion ,ginger garlic coriander mint leaves to a smooth paste.
Heat the pressure cooker ,add oil then add bay leaves .
Add chopped tomatoes and saute until mushy
Add the mutton and saute for few minutes.
Then add the ground green masala paste and saute for few minutes
Add the coconut onion paste and mix well.
Saute on medium flame for 5 to 6 minutes.
Add  potatoes ,stock/maggi cube  garam masala powder and water.
Close the pressure cooker lid and cook until done it may take around 12 to 15 minutes or 3 to 4 whistles.
Release the pressure ,open the lid
add  garam masala powder and seasonings ,if required.
Serve with rice/paratha/roti bread

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Today I am sharing an Eggless Almond Cake/Loaf  which is soft and delicious ,eggfree too.After posting the Almond Cake ,I received many comments and messages on how to make it eggless So here is eggless and easy Almond Loaf Cake .The recipe is simple and uses pantry ingredients that are easily found .

Ingredients
125 gm butter
100 gram flour/maida
1 tbsp milk powder
50 gm Almond flour
1/4 cup buttermilk ( 1/4 cup milk +1 tsp vinegar )
1/2 cup condensed milk
1 /4 tsp almond essence or 1tsp vanilla
3/4 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda

Method
Sift flour,baking powder ,baking soda and milkpowder together and keep aside.
In a bowl beat butter and condensed milk till creamy
Add buttermilk,essence  and beat well
Fold in almond flour and mix.

Then add sifted flour  and mix
Pour in greased loaf pan
Garnish the top with some almond flakes

Bake at 180 degree Celsuis  for 40 to 45 min or until skewer/toothpick inserted comes clean .
Allow to cool ,slice and enjoy.

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Crab Xec Xec is a delicious curry made with crabs using roasted coconut and aromatic spices . Its a mild spiced thick curry that goes well with Rice or Bread.
Crab Xec Xec is very popular in Goan cuisine.  .The roasted spices and coconut adds in lovely flavour and taste.If you are a seafood lover you will surely enjoy this sumptuous Crab Xec Xec

I was lucky enough to find some crabs in this lockdown time without giving a second thought I immediately brought them and made this mouthwatering Crab Xec Xec/Crab  curry and ate to my heart's content. You can enjoy this delicious Crab Xec Xec with rice or any flat bread goes best with steamed rice or any flatbread.

Ingredient
6 to 7  mudcrabs
1 cup grated coconut
5 to 6  red Kashmiri chillies
7 to 8 peppercorns
1  inch cinnamon
5 to 6 cloves
4 to.5 garlic cloves
1/2 inch ginger
2 tsp tamarind pulp
2 med onions sliced
2 tbspOil.

Method
Clean the crabs  apply some salt and set aside.
Roast the coconut with coriander cumin seeds ,cinnamon ,cloves and peppercorn till the coconut turns brown and fragrant.
Roast the chillies onions and ginger garlis as well
Allow it to cool
adding water grind it to a paste
Heat the cooking pot/vessel thick bottomed pan add oil
Add the ground paste and fry well for few minutes over medium flame

Add the crabs and let it come to a rolling boil.
Cover with the lid and let it simmer for 10 to 12 min.
add the tamarind pulp and also check for salt add if needed
Serve it hot with steamed rice/bread/any flat bread.

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Almond Cake is super soft delicious tea time cake with an amazing texture. Almond cake is made with basic pantry ingredients and of course the important ingredients almond flour which adds  a lovely texture and flavour to this simple tea time cake .
This Almond cake is garnished upside down with blanched almonds which makes it looks so pretty. Almond Cake taste really delicious. Almond Flour makes it moist fluffy and adds a lovely texture too. I have been baking with almond flour since years now there are  other bakes  in the blog too which uses almond flour.
 Almond Cake happens to be our family favourite .We love such delicious soft tea time cakes. As mentioned in my old posts My family is  a great fan of tea time cakes. The prefer it over frosted ones  All thanks to Mom she bakes the softest and the best tea cakes .

Ingredients
125 gm butter(softened)
125 gm sugar (powdered)
75 gm flour/maida
50 gm almond flour
3 eggs
1 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp vanilla essence.
Almonds to garnish
1 tbsp jam

Method
Line a 6 inch pan with parchment.
Preheat oven at 180 degree Celsius for 10 min.
Sift together flour,baking powder also sift almond flour and keep aside .
In a bowl take butter and sugar and beat using a whisk until creamy and fluffy.
Add eggs one  at a time ,also add vanilla essence and beat well with a whisk.

Add almond flour and mix well with a whisk .
Fold in the sifted flour and mix well with a spatula/beat on lowest speed .

Pour the batter in the greased baking pan,level with spatula.
Bake for 40 to 45 min at 180 degree Celsius.
Allow it to cool then invert on a wire rack.

Heat jam in a pan adding 1 tsp water mix with a whisk
Once its warm apply the jam with a brush
Let the cake cool ,slice and enjoy

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