Whole Spice mix

Spice powder paste (Mixed in water to make a slurry)

Method

Reference

• Instead of just butter, can mix 1/4 cup oil and 1/4 cup butter.
• Instead of just milk, can add up to 1/4 cup of lemon juice and removing as much milk. 2 tbsp is a happy  medium.
• Washblue berries and dry / pat dry so that there is no dripping water. Then can AP flour to the blueberries to coat them.
• If using Streusel topping, prepare before making batter.

Ingredients for cake 

Method

Streusel topping

Muffins

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=298pJ8G3Dj8

• Heat oil in the cooker. 
• When oil is hot, add mustard seeds and allow to splutter.
• Then add urad daal and cook for a few seconds. Add curry leaves and saute for a few seconds
• Add tomatoes, green chili, turmeric powder and salt. Cook until mushy
• Add turmeric powder and cook until raw smell is gone.
• Add chili powder and cook until raw smell is gone.
• Add masala paste and cook until raw smell is gone.
• Add butter beans and cook until butter bean heats up.
• Add 1 cup of water. Pressure cooked 3 whistles. Allow steam to release.
• Add tamarind water. Cook again for 10-12 mins in low heat.
• Add adjust salt and add chopped coriander leaves.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MOEg3hNcuI

• Grease three 9-inch pans with butter. Use cocoa poweder to coat the butter. Use parchment paper in the bottom for better and easier cake seperation.
• Pre-heat oven to 350 F.
• Heat water, at least 1.5 times the required quantity.

• In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients.
• Add wet ingredients and mix until well incorporated into a mix.
• Pour into 3 pans and bake for 35 mins. Check after 20 mins to determine baking time. You can cook in a tall enough pan to cut into three layers as well.

• Beat cream cheese, vanilla and butter a nice creamy mix.
• Add cocoa powder and mix well.
• Add powdered sugar cup by cup. Mix well.
• Add milk or fruit jelly in 1 tsp at a time and mixing well. Continue until frosting is prepared.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsJtgmAhFF4 - Stay at home chef

Ingredients

Tikka

Masala

Preparation Method

Reference

Ingredients

Marinade

• As the marinade has oil & ghee, marination in the fridge will freeze. If you are doing overnight, add oil and ghee after taking out of fridge or allow to marinate for 2-4 hours outside before refrigeration.
• All of the raw masala powder will not be used for the recipe.
• Don't overcook the tomatoes.

• Marinate the chicken for 4+ hours with ingredients under marinade.
• Heat oil in a pan. Fry chick in the oil in medium-high heat until a crust is formed. Turn to create crust as much as possible.
• In a large vessel, add oil and heat. Add oil from fried chicken as well. Add green chili and bay leaves. Fry for a min.
• Add onion and saute until light brown.
• Add butter and lower heat. 
• When butter is melted, add 2 tsp of raw masala powder. Fry until raw smell is done.
• Add tomatoes & cook without making it mushy. Do not squash tomatoes. (4-5 mins)
• Add curds and cook until raw smell is gone (3-5 mins).
• Add chicken and cook in medium heat for 12-15 mins.
• Add warm/hit water to submerge chicken. Cook until gravy is semi gravy.
• Remove from heat. Add coriander leaves for garnish.

Reference

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPGbsPqnrE8

• Heat oil in a pan on high heat. Do not let oil smoke too much. Fry sides of beef chunks to form crusts for 1-2 mins as necessary
• In a pot (Dutch oven or stew pot), place the chunks. Add all the ingredients and mix well.
• Cook-covered in low heat for 30 mins.
• Change to lowest heat and cook-covered for 3-4 hours.

• Can add onions (1 cup) made as paste or as julienne.
• Can cook in oven in a Dutch oven.