ഒരു സ്പെഷ്യൽ ബീഫ് ബിരിയാണി റെസിപ്പി | Beef Biryani Recipe

 Ingredients:

 To cook beef:-

• Beef 1 kg
• Ginger garlic crushed 1 tbs
• Curry leaves 2 sprigs
• Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
• Pepper powder 3/4 tsp
• Garam masala (homemade) 1/2 tsp
• Salt 1.5 tsp
• Chilli powder 1 tsp

 For masala:-

• Onion 4 (400g)
• Tomato 3 (300g)
• Ginger 20g
• Garlic 30g
• Green chilli as needed
• Garam masala 1tsp
• Pepper 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
• Mint leaves
• Coriander leaves
• Beef stock 3/4 cup

 For rice:

• Jeerakasala rice 4 cups (900g)
• Water 6 cups (1500 ml)
• Beef stock 1 cup (1 cup)
• Cardamom 6, cloves 3, cinnamon stick 1" piece, sajeera 1/2 tsp, mace a small piece, star anise 2 petals
• Ghee 5 tbs (75g)
• Oil 1 tbs
• Ginger garlic crushed 1 tsp
• Onion 2 tbs

 For layering:-

• Fried cashew
• Fried raisins
• Fried onion
• Mint leaves & coriander leaves

Method:

• Cook beef with ingredients listed under ' to cook beef '
• Drain from stock and shallow fry for 4-5 minutes
• Saute sliced onion until golden
• Add crushed ginger, garlic and green chilli
• Saute for 2 minutes
• Add tomatoes and cook until very soft
• Add turmeric powder, garam masala and pepper powder
• Add fried beef and stock
• Mix well and cook covered for 3 minutes
• Open the lid, add garam masala, coriander leaves, mint leaves and fried onion
• Mix well and keep aside
• To make rice, soak the rice for 30 minutes and then drain from water
•  Heat up ghee and oil in a heavy bottomed vessel
• Add whole spices, crushed ginger-garlic, and onion
• Add water and beef stock
• Let this boil
• Add salt as needed
• Add rice and cook without lid until rice and water become same level
• Cover the pot and cook on low heat for 8 minutes
• Turn off the heat and open the pot after 10 minutes
• Layer the rice and beef masala
• Add fried cashews, raisins, onion, mint laves , coriander leaves and garam masala in each layer
• Cook on low heat for 10 minutes
• Turn off the heat
• Serve after 30 minutes

ക്രിസ്മസിനും ന്യൂ ഇയറിനും ഉണ്ടാക്കാൻ ഒരു സ്പെഷ്യൽ കേക്ക് റെസിപ്പി | Yule Log Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

 For sponge cake:-

• Eggs 4
• Sugar 80g (5 tbs +2 tsp)
• Maida 80g (8 tbs)
• Cocoa powder 6g (1 tbs)
• Lemon juice / Vinegar 10 ml (2 tsp)
• Pinch of salt
• Milk 40ml (2 tbs + 2 tsp)
• Oil 40ml (2 tbs + 2 tsp)
• Vanilla essence 1/2 tsp

   Butter cream filling:-

• Butter 50g
• Powdered sugar 100g
• Vanilla essence 1/2 tsp

  Chocolate ganache:-

• Milk chocolate 50g
• Dark chocolate 50g
• Fresh cream 60 ml

  Meringue mushrooms

• Egg whites 2
• Sugar 75g (5 tbs)
• Pinch of salt
• Lemon juice 1 tsp

Method:

 Sponge cake

•  Mix together maida and cocoa powder; Keep this aside
• Separate white and yolk of eggs
• To the yolk, add salt and lemon juice
• Beat them until frothy
• Now add 40g of sugar in three batches
• Beat well until it reach stiff peak
• To the yolk, add vanilla essence and remaining sugar
• Beat well until thick and creamy
• Now add milk and oil
• Beat well
• Add flour to this mix
• Combine gently and make a smooth batter 
• Add 1/3 portion of meringue (beaten egg white) and combine gently
• Combine this with the remaining meringue 
• Transfer this to a baking tray lined with baking paper
• Spread the batter evenly
• Bake at 180 degree Celsius for 25 minutes
• Take out from the oven
• Allow the cake to cool completely

 Butter cream filling:

• Beat together butter , vanilla and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy

 Chocolate ganache:

• Chop the chocolate
• Heat the cream
• Pour the hot cream over the chocolate
• Let this sit for 2 minutes
• Then stir with a spatula
• Smooth ganache is ready
• Let it sit until thick

  Meringue Mushrooms:

• To the egg whites, add salt and lemon juice
• Beat until frothy
• Add sugar in batches and beat well
• Stop beating when it reach stiff peak
• Pipe this to baking tray lined with baking paper and make cap and stem of mushrooms
• Bake this at 120 degree Celsius for 2 hours
• Take out from oven
• Allow them to cool
• They should be stored in refrigerator

 Assembling

• Apply filling to the cake and roll it
• Cut a small piece of cake
• Place it on the side of big piece
• Apply ganache all over the cake
• Make lines using a fork to look like tree bark
• Decorate with meringue mushrooms and powdered sugar
• Delicious Yule Log Cake is ready to serve

പാവയ്ക്കാ കൊണ്ട് ഇങ്ങനെ ഉണ്ടാക്കിയിട്ടുണ്ടോ | Pavakkai Recipe

Ingredients:

• Bitter gourd 1 small (120g)
• Onion 1 small (75g)
• Ginger a small piece (8g)
• Green chilli 3
• Curry leaves
• Curd 1 cup (250 ml)
• Salt as needed

 Method:

• Heat up coconut oil in a pan
• Crack mustard seeds
• Add onion, ginger, green chilli and curry leaves
• Saute for 2 minutes
• Add chopped bitter gourd and salt
• Stir and cook on medium heat until turn golden
• Add to curd and mix well
• Adjust salt
• Serve with rice

നല്ല നാരങ്ങാ അച്ചാർ എങ്ങനെ ഉണ്ടാക്കാം | Naranga Achar Recipe | Lemon Pickle Kerala Style Recipe | Lime Pickle Recipe

Ingredients:

• Lime 10 (500g)
• Ginger a big piece (20g)
• Ginger bulbs (30g)
• Green chilli 3
• Curry leaves 3 sprigs
• Kashmiri chilli powder 3 tbs
• Spicy chilli powder 1 tbs
• Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
• Asafoetida 1.5 tsp
• Fenugreek powder 1/4 tsp
• Mustard seeds 2 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds 1/2 tsp
• Vinegar 1/4 cup
• Salt
• Sugar 1/2 tbs
• Gingelly oil 1/2 cup
  
• Cardamom 1, cloves 1, cinnamon a small piece

Method:

• Steam the lime for 8 minutes
• Remove from steamer and allow them to cool
• Once cool slice them to small pieces
• Add salt and sugar
• Keep aside for minimum 30 minutes
• Heat up gingelly oil in a pan
• Add cardamom, cloves and cinnamon
• Add mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds
• Add ginger, garlic, green chilli and curry leaves
• Fry until golden
• Reduce flame to low
• Add chilli powder, fenugreek powder , turmeric powder and asafoetida
• Add vinegar and let it boil
• Add sliced lemon and mix well
• Add 1/4 cup of water and allow to boil
• Adjust salt and turn off the gas
• Store in clean and dry bottle
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