Spicy Beef Mince Beer Chilli#SundayFunday

A fantastic beef mince beer chilli that pairs beautifully with a salad or baked jacket potato or potato wedges. It's packed with beans, spices, beer and beef mince. Simply the best comfort food.

Ingredients 
250 Grams Beef Mince
½ Teaspoon Cayenne pepper
1 Teaspoon Cumin powder
1 Teaspoon Smoked Paprika 

½ Teaspoon Herbs de Provence 
½ Cup Beer
1 Medium Onion - finely chopped
2 Cloves Garlic - minced
1 Green Chilly - finely chopped
3 Tablespoons Tomato puree
100 Grams Cooked Red Kidney Beans - drained, rinsed 

350 Ml Can Beer
¼ Cup Finely Chopped Coriander leaves
1 Tablespoon Sour cream
Method

Heat oil in a frying pan. Fry the onion, stirring, until softened. Add garlic and green chilly, keep stirring, for a minute. Add mince. Cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until browned. Add the tomato puree, cayenne pepper, cumin and paprika powders. Cook until all until fragrant . Add in the beer. Reduce flame to low. Simmer for 15 minutes.

Add beans. Cook, stirring occasionally, for a further 15 minutes or until mixture has thickened. Season with salt and pepper and add in half of the chopped coriander leaves give it a good mix. Let is cook for a minute or two. 

Serve hot with a dollop with sour cream, sprinkle with remaining chopped coriander leaves. Serve with potato wedges.  

Labels: Beer, Beef, Mince, Spicy, Side Dish, International Cuisine, Pinto Beans, Rajma, Sunday Funday

•  Beer and Smoked Sausage Corn Chowder from Karen's Kitchen Stories
•  Dirty Shrimp from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Beer Marinade  from Palatable Pastime
• Spicy Beef Mince Beer Chilli  from Sneha's Recipe 
• Steak & Ale Pie  from Amy's Cooking Adventures
• Stoverij - Akin to Belgian Chili Cheese Fries from Culinary Cam

Corn & Peas Pulao With Beer Chicken Tandoori#Foodieextravaganza

This is a complete meal, you will love the flavor of the beer in the tandoori chicken. 

1 Cup = 200 Ml Cup Measurement
Serves 2
Ingredients
To Marinate The Chicken
400 Grams Boneless Chicken - cut into 2" cubes
1 Teaspoon Heaped Ginger Garlic paste
¼ Teaspoon Heaped Salt
1 Tablespoon Homemade Tandoori Masala
2 Tablespoons Hung Curd
1 Tablespoon Heaped Mustard Oil
1 Teaspoon HP Sauce
¼ Cup Ale Beer
Ingredients For The Rice
1 Cup Basmati Rice 

1 Small Onion - chopped
½ Tablespoon Ginger juliennes
3 Green Chilies - diagonally sliced
¼ Cup Boiled Sweet Corn
¼ Cup Boiled Peas
¼ Cup Colored Bell peppers
1 Tablespoon Lemon juice
1 Spring onions - finely - chopped - optional
½ Tablespoon Vegetable Stock powder
¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper powder
¼ Teaspoon Salt or to taste
2 Tablespoons Heaped Oil
1 Tablespoons Coriander leaves chopped
For The Kachumber / Salad
1 Onions - chopped
1 Tomato - chopped
1 Cucumber - chopped
5 - 6 Leaves Butter Head Lettuce
Salt & Black pepper powder to taste
A Sprinkle of Vinegar to taste

Method

Boil the rice in water and salt to taste till 90% done. Drain the rice. When cooled refrigerate the rice ( since the rice should cold) then the rice remains firm and grainy.

Marinate chicken cubes with all the given ingredients, leave it for 30 minutes or overnight for best results, put on skewers, and grill in 2 tablespoons oil until chicken tender. 

It's flavor is simply divine.
To Make The Rice

Heat oil, add chopped onion, fry till transparent, add ginger, green chilies, chicken powder, lemon juice, boiled peas, sweet corn and add in the boiled rice, black pepper powder with ½ cup water lightly give it good mix, taste for salt and add accordingly, mix well. Cover and leave it on dum for 10 minutes on low flame, remove in a platter, top with tandoori chicken skewers, the oil and gravy from the pan pour it over the chicken to moisten it. 

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
For The Kachumber/Salad

This is a lovely salad or kachumber mix all onions, tomatoes and cucumber seasoned with salt, pepper and a sprinkling of vinegar, done! 

Enjoy the complete meal !! 
Labels: Foodie Extravaganza Party, Serves Two, Corn, Pulao, Rice, Beer, Chicken, Salads, Vegetarian, Main course

Foodie Extravaganza is where we celebrate obscure food holidays or cook and bake together with the same ingredient or theme each month. If you are a blogger and would like to join our group and blog with us, come join our Facebook page Foodie Extravaganza. We would love to have you! If you're a spectator looking for delicious tid-bits check out our Foodie Extravaganza Pinterest Board. 

Posting day for #FoodieExtravaganza is always the first Wednesday of the month. This month our theme is in honor of St. Patrick's day. Since April 6th is celeberated as New Beer's Event , we are posting recipe for the same. 

• Wendy from A Day in the Life on the Farm grilled up Bratwurst Burgers.
• Sneha of Sneha’s Recipe served up Corn & Peas Pulao With Beer Chicken Tandoori.
• Karen of Karen’s Kitchen Stories baked up some Double Levain Pilsner Bread.
• Sue of Palatable Pastime shares Michelada.
• Camilla from Culinary Adventures with Camilla shared her Porter-Caramelized Onion Dip.
• Ann of Simple and Savory whipped up some Spicy Beer BBQ Sauce 

Veg Chessy Beer Soup For Two#Soupswappers

When Kathy Altman gave us Carft Beer for this month theme my first reaction was yuck! Beer in a soup! Since I, am not a beer drinker, so as to say hate the smell and taste of it. But since this theme was given decided to try using it in the soup.

 After the soup was made and I had it .. it was delicious. Thanks to this group who pushes me try different recipes.

Cheesy Veg beer soup is the perfect comfort soup for grown-ups! No Not all you can even serve this to your adult kids since most alcohol, burns off during cooking and there will be vague beer tang that adds an oomph and flavor to the soup. Absolutely delicious, a must try recipe

Serves Two
Ingredients
1/2 Cup Macaroni - optional
1 Tablespoon Salted Butter
1 Tablespoon All Purpose Flour
1 Cup Milk
3 Tablespoons Shredded Cheddar cheese - or to taste
500 ML Water
1 Small Veg Stock Cube
1 Small Carrot - chopped
1/4 Cup Sprouted Fresh Green Peas
1 Scallion / Spring Onion
2 Cloves Garlic - chopped
1 Teaspoon Heaped Hot & Sweet Sauce
1 Teaspoon Red Chilly Garlic Sauce or to your taste
2 Teaspoons Sugar
2o0 ML Beer
1 Teaspoon Oil
1 Tablespoon Each Chopped Red, Green & Yellow Bell peppers
Method

Boil the pasta according to package directions, till al dente. Drain, and set aside.

Chop the the white and green part of scallion and keep them separately.
Heat oil in a large sauce pan, add the garlic and saute for a minute or till it releases an aroma, add the white part of the scallion and saute for a minute add the carrot and peas, saute till for a minute only, add the water and stock cube and let it come to a rolling boil. 

Increase heat to medium-high, and add the beer and bring all to a low boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 15 minutes. Now add the bell pepper, all the sauces, sugar and taste for flavors add more sauces according to your taste if required ( for us the quantity was perfect), stir it well and bring it to a boil.

In the meantime, in a another pan let's make the Bechamel Cheese sauce as per this method. When the sauce is ready add the cheese stir it well till it melts, keep aside.

To finish the soup

Pour the cheese sauce into the soup and stir until thickened. Add the drained pasta. Serve immediately and enjoy!!

Labels : Beer, Soup, Vegetarian, Vegetables, Soupswappers, Bechamel Sauce, Cheese
Do check on other Beer Soups

Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm: Fasolada
Karen of Karen's Kitchen Stories: Pressure Cooker Beef and Beer Soup
Sue of Palatable Pastime: Ale Onion Soup
Sid of Sid’s Sea Palm Cooking: Øllebrød (Danish Rye Porridge)
Sneha of Sneha’s Recipe: Veg Chessy Beer Soup For Two
Kathy of A Spoonful of Thyme: Ale and Cheddar Soup
Cindy of Cindy’s Recipes and Writings: Boozy Potato Soup