Glazed Carrots With Cinnamon & Honey#Improv

Made this for dinner, but before I could take a pic, half of them were over.  These are so delicious and easy to make.

Ingredients

1 Teaspoon Sea Salt
250 Grams Baby Carrots
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 Tablespoon Heaped Honey
A Dash Freshly Ground Black Pepper

1 Teaspoon Heaped Cinnamon powder
Chopped Coriander leaves to garnish

Method

In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add salt and then carrots and cook until tender, 5 minutes ( do not cook the carrots fully they should have a bite). Drain the carrots and add back to pan with butter and honey. Cook until a glaze coats the carrots, 2 minutes. Season with salt, cinnamon and pepper.  

Garnish with coriander leaves

Labels : Easy, Honey, Carrot, Main course, Side Dish, Cinnamon, Gluten free, Improv Cooking Challenge, Salads

October Improv Cooking Challenge

Carrots and Cinnamon
• • El Salvadorian Pollo en Chicha by Pandemonium Noshery
  • Banana Carrot Muffins by Making Miracles
  • Curry Roasted Carrots by Palatable Pastime
  • Glazed Carrots With Cinnamon & Honey by Sneha’s Recipe
  • Candied Carrot Coffee Cake by Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
  • Carrot Cake Overnight Oats by Cookaholic Wife

Tandoori Prawn Biryani For One#FishFirday

This is  mouth-watering , yummy and super delicious dish it's an exotic biryani for sea food lovers.  This does not require any grinding it's so easy.

Ingredients 
150 Grams Cleaned Prawns
½ Teaspoon Freshly Minced Ginger
½ Teaspoon Freshly Minced Garlic
½ Teaspoon Level Sea Salt
½ Teaspoon Red Chili powder
½ Teaspoon Heaped Coriander powder
½ Teaspoon Level Cumin powder
1 Teaspoon Heaped Homemade Tandoori Masala
2 Whole Green chilies
3 Tablespoons Heaped Yogurt - beaten
1 Large Onion - sliced
½ Cup Oil
¼ Teaspoon Garam Masala powder
1  Teaspoon Lemon juice 
1 Teaspoon Kasuri Methi
2 Tablespoons Coriander leaves - finely chopped
A Pinch Yellow color
1 Large Potatoes - cut into small cubes and parboiled
For the Rice 
1 Cup (150 ML Cup Measurement) Level Basmati Rice
1 Teaspoon Heaped Sea Salt
1 Bay Leaf
Method
For the Prawns

Marinate prawns with salt, chilly powder, ginger garlic, cumin, coriander powder, kasuri methi, yogurt, and tandoori masala. Mix it well and keep it in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

As the prawns are getting marinated. Let's cook the rice.

For the Rice

Wash and soak the rice for at least 15 minutes. In a sauce pan bring a liter of water to a rolling boil add the, bay leaf, salt and the rice, lightly give it a stir and then cook till done but firm. Drain and keep aside to cool.

To Assemble the Biryani

In a thick bottom pot / vessel heat oil, add the sliced onions till golden and crisp ( remove a little for garnishing) drain the oil and keep about 2 tablespoon oil in the pan,

add the , parboiled potatoes, fry till the potatoes are lightly browned, 

Add half of the fried onions

now add marinated prawns, 

cover and cook for just a minute. 

Add the lemon juice, whole green chilles , half the coriander leaves and garam masala powder, give it a quick stir. 

Spread the boiled rice on top of the prawn mixture, topped with yellow color and remaining coriander leaves and browned onions 

drizzle a tablespoon of onion oil on top, cover with a tight lid, I covered it with aluminium foil, leave it on dum, on high for 3 minutes then reduce the flame and keep it on low for 10 to 12 minutes . 

Give it a stir lightly and serve 

Enjoy!!
Labels :  Prawns, Shrimps, Biryani, Easy, Seafood/Fish, Fish Friday, Main course, One Dish Meal

Fish Friday Foodies June 2020
Fish/Seafood Biryani Recipes
Hosted by Sneha

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Instant Pot Shrimp Biryani from Making Miracles

Prawns Biryani + Homemade Naan from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Shrimp Biryani from Karen's Kitchen Stories
Bay Scallop and Shrimp Biryani from Food Lust People Love
Tandoori Prawn Biryani For One from Sneha's Recipe
Seafood Biryani from  A Day in the Life on the Farm

Magic Crust Custard Pie - A No Fuss Baked Dessert

As promised posting  this  easy and delicious dessert Magic Crust Custard Pie  which is a Crustless Pie recipe.

As already mentioned in my  Chicken Shepherd’s Pie  post.  Took this aslo a dessert  for a potluck at my friend's place.  This was relished by all.  So easy, quick and a absolute no fuss baked dessert, just blend, pour it into Pyrex pie dish and bake.  After 45 to 50 minutes ta da.. dessert is ready.

Ingredients  

2 Tablespoons Heaped Margarine
4 Eggs
¾ Cup Sugar
Pinch of salt
500 ML Full Cream Milk
1 tsp heaped Vanilla essence
½ Cup All Purpose Flour
¼ Teaspoon Nutmeg powder

Method

Place all the ingredients into a blender except the nutmeg powder, blend for a minute, pour into greased 10 inch deep pie pan (mine was not so deep had to pour some of the batter in another small pyrex dish)

Sprinkle  nutmeg powder.  Place this dish on a baking tray. 

Bake on 180 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes. The flour will settle to make its owns crust. 

When it's ready you will see the sides have loosened.  

Cut into slices and serve.  This is a mouth melting dessert. You will love it.

My Notes

Do not fill the pie dish upto the rim, fill it only 3/4th as this rises while baking and it was spill and may cause fire in the oven.  Once out of the oven this will fall flat like a souffle.

Labels : Baked, Crustless Pie, Tart/Pie/Quiche, Magic Crust Custard Pie, Eggs, Sweets & Desserts, Milk, Easy

Easy Plum Cake #BakingBloggers

This is a moist cake, with a tangy taste of fresh juicy plums.  Do try this cake when plums are in season.

Ingredients
3 large Eggs
1 Cup Granulated Sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla essence
1/3 Cup Vegetable oil (I used olive oil)
1 ¼ cups All Purpose Flour
1 ¼ Teaspoons Baking powder
8 Fresh Plums - pitted and halved
2 Tablespoons Brown sugar

Method

Preheat oven to 180 deg C, lightly grease and line a pan with parchment paper.

In a mixing bowl,  whisk eggs and sugar until sugar almost dissolved. Add in vanilla essence and oil, mix well. 

Sieve over flour and baking powder, whisk till the flour mixture is fully incorporated and the batter becomes smooth. 

Pour half of batter into the prepared pan and arrange the plums cut side down, sprinkle with brown sugar.

  Pour the remaining batter , tap the pan lightly and bake for 45 to 50  minutes, or until golden brown and skewer inserted come out clean.

My hubby and friends simply loved this oozy plum cake. It is so moist and soft,  try it and Enjoy!!!

Sending these to Baking Bloggers, theme for the month is 

Filled Cakes, Host is Sau.

Labels : Cakes, Fresh Plums Cake, Easy, Healthy, Baking Bloggers
Check the bakes of our fellow baker's.

Bûche de Noël by Palatable Pastime
Chocolate Cherry Jelly Roll by A Day in the Life on the Farm
Chocolate Mint Torte by Karen's Kitchen Stories
Easy Plum Cake by Sneha's Recipe
Espresso Chocolate Cream Cake Roll by Cindy's Recipes and Writings
Triple Layer Chocolate Mousse Cake by Hardly A Goddess
Twinkie Bundt Cake by Making Miracles