Fig Date Walnut Bread #BreadBakers


This is a beautiful bread,  the figs and dates  makes it chewy and the walnuts give a  nutty taste and flavor.  This is a dense bread yet soft and fruity bread.  I loved the taste of figs in this bread.  This is quick bread.  

Makes one Loaf
Ingredients
1 Cup Buttermilk
1/2 Teaspoon Finely grated Lemon rind
1/4 Teaspoon Ground nutmeg
A pinch of Cloves powder
110 Grams Chopped Dried Figs
75 Grams Chopped Pitted Dates
1/2 cup Packed Brown Sugar
1/4 Cup Oil
2 Eggs
3/4 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
3/4 Cup All Purpose Flour
1.1/2 Teaspoon Baking soda
1/8 Teaspoon Salt
1/3 Cup Chopped Walnuts
A few halved Walnuts

Method 
In a saucepan add the buttermilk, figs and dates and keep it to soak for at least 30 minutes 
 or until fruit softens.
In the meantime sieve the whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.  Mix in the chopped walnuts well, keep aside.
In another bowl whisk sugar, oil, and eggs until well blended. Add the lemon rind, nutmeg, cloves powder,  then stir in butter milk figs and date mix, give it a quick whisk. Then add the  flour, folding it with a spatula until combined . 

Spoon batter into a greased and lined loaf pan. Sprinkle few  halved walnuts  evenly over batter. Bake it in a preheated oven at 200 degrees C for 45 to 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean . 
 Cool for 15 minutes in a pan.

After 15 minutes lift the paper and place the bread  on a wire rack to cool completely . 
Slice it ..
Enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee.
Perfect ...

Labels : Walnuts, Figs, Date, Breads, Bread Bakers, Healthy

This month's BreadBakers' theme is Breads with Nut Meals and Nut Flours inspired bread, hosted by Cindy at Cindy’s Recipes and Writings.
Enjoy all these creative breads using nut meals and nut flours from The Bread Bakers Group!
Almond Blueberry Banana Bread by Stacy at Food Lust People Love.
Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins by Pavani at Cook's Hideout.
Almond Flour Bread by Robin at A Shaggy Dough Story.
Almond Flour Sandwich Buns by Gayathri at Gayathri’s Cook Spot.
Almond Pear Bread by Cindy at Cindy’s Recipes and Writings.
Carrot Nut Bread by Mayuri at Mayuri's Jikoni.
Citrus Bread with Macadamia Nuts by Wendy at A Day in the Life on the Farm.
Fig and Walnut Bread by Karen at Karen’s Kitchen Stories.
Fig Date Walnut Bread by Sneha at Sneha's Recipe.
Mixed Berry Almond Loaf by Namita at Ambrosia.
Peanut Brittle Ring Bread by Sharanya at Sara’s Tasty Buds.
Peanut Butter Breakfast Loaf by Sue at Palatable Pastime.
Quick Almond Bread by Kalyani at Sizzling Tastebuds.
Whole Grain Date Walnut Bread by Sona at Spill the Spices.

#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our of lovely bread by following our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated after each event on the #BreadBakers home page.

We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient. If you are a food blogger and would like to join us, just send Stacy an email with your blog URL to foodlustpeoplelove@gmail.com.

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Jamuntini /Jamun With Gin -Cocktail#FoodieExtravaganza

Jamuntini is Jamun with Gin which is a cocktail with a desi twist.  Jamun or Java Plum /Black Plum is an Indian Blackberry fruit that is purple in color and has a sweet and sour taste. 

When this theme was given by our Host Caroline Williams, for this month's 
Foodie Extravaganza,  this martini drink immediately  came to my mind and decided to make it, since this fruit is available only during this month.  
A twist to the regular cocktails for all those gin drinking ladies and gentlemen, here is a martini with a sweet and sour taste. This does not require any aerated drink. This is a delicious summer drink and it has a awesome color. Serve this Jamuntini for your weekend party and watch your guest relish in the beauty of this rich purple pinkish color.

Ingredients
60 ML London Dry Gin
7 - 8 Jamuns/Indian Blackberry- pitted
15 Ml Lime juice: 10 ml
20 Ml Simple syrup
Salt, Pepper and Chilly powder to rim
Ice to fill shaker


Method 

Muddle the jamuns in a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice, add the gin, lime juice and sugar syrup. Shake and double strain into a chilled salt rimmed cocktail glass. Serve immediately.
To Rim The Glass 

Run a slice of lemon over the rim of the glass.
Mix red chilly power to the salt as well and then rim the glass 

To make Simple syrup check here
Labels: Jamun, Gin, Foodie Extravaganza Party, Cocktail, Juices, Simple Syrup, Java Plum, Indian Blackberry

See all the other gin-spiration for today's Foodie Extravaganza:
Bulago Gin Breeze from Food Lust People Love
Gin-Steamed Bratwurst with Kraut Slaw from Palatable Pastime
Grapefruit Salty Dog with Fizz from Hardly A Goddess
Jamuntini from Sneha's Recipes
Raspberry Collins Cocktail from Caroline's Cooking
Shrimp Martini from A Day in the Life on the Farm

Posting day for #FoodieExtravaganza is always the first Wednesday of each month. If you are a blogger and would like to join our group and blog along 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! Looking for our previous parties? Check them out HERE.

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Basic Simple Syrup


With warm, hot or humid weather drinks are in season like -  Mojitos, Caipirinhas, Mint Juleps, this is a good time to make the key ingredient in many refreshing summer cocktails, mocktails, coffee, tea, and homemade sodas or juices as well.

Also known as bar syrup, sugar syrup, or gomme, simple syrup plays well in any chilled drink calling for a dash of sweetness. Simple syrup blends in smoothly and easily in many classic cocktail recipes, including Daiquiris 
Mojito,  Hurricane etc.. and simple syrup is just that: "Simple". 

While several commercial brands are available at gourmet stores (priced highly - for what is literally just a mix of sugar and water), it takes only a few minutes - to stir up a batch.


Makes approximately 1 1/2  Cups
Ingredients
1 Cup granulated sugar
1 Cup water

Method

Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan and simmer over medium heat, stirring until sugar is completely dissolved. Allow this to cool, then strain this into a clean container with a tight-fitting lid. Keeps in the refrigerator for several weeks.

A Simple Variation

For a deeper, richer flavor, use brown sugar - for rum or any brown drinks.  This is cannot be used for white based cocktails as it will give the clear liquid a brownish tint.


I have just added a spring of mint for a great pic..

Labels :  Sugar, Syrup, Juices

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Mushroom Do Pyaza

Mushroom do pyaza uses the onion in double the quantity hence the name "do pyaza".   This mushroom dish is tasty and can be made in a jiffy.

Ingredients

500 gms mushroom (quartered)
2 Tablespoons Oil
1/4 Teaspoon Cumin seeds
1 Capsicum - sliced
12 Baby White Onions
1 tomatoes (chopped)
1 Medium Onion - sliced
1.1/2 Teaspoons Kacha Masala
1 Cube Veg seasoning
1 Teaspoon Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Lemon juice
1 Tablespoon Coriander leaves -chopped
Salt to taste

Grind to paste

1 Large Onion
2 Medium Tomatoes
8 Black Pepper Corns
4 Cloves Garlic
1 Inch Piece Ginger
Method
Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seed and when it starts to splutter add the sliced onion . Fry till the onions are translucent.
Then add  the ground paste and  Kacha Masala, mix all the ingredients well and saute till oil  leaves the sides.

Add tomatoes and cook, till tomatoes are little pulpy and oil 
 leaves the sides.

Add the baby onions, sugar, veg cube and capsicum, fry till capsicum is little soft.

Now add the mushroom pieces along with salt to taste  fry for 2 minutes then add 1/2 cup water bring it to a boil. Cover it with a lid and cook till done. Cook on low flame.
When mushrooms are cooked add finely chopped coriander leaves and lime juice. This is a semi dry gravy and goes very well with chapatis or parathas.   Granish with suate onions and capsicum.  Serve hot.

My Notes : 
If you do not have white baby onions then use shallots or ordinary onions(cut them in big pieces) .
Labels : Mushroom, Side Dish, Vegetables

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Strawberry Cold Soup #soupswappers

For the month of May, event for Soup Saturday Swappers,  theme is "Fruit Soups"  and our Host is Camilla M. Mann.  Thank you Camilla for hosting this event.

Fruit soup is a soup prepared using fruit as a main ingredient, it may be served warm or cold, this can be served as a welcome drink too. 


Summer is in and it is so hot,  this chilled fruity soup is so cooling, light and refreshing, perfect to beat the heat. It's so easy to make that it doesn't make you sweat while preparing it.

Serves 3 to 4 

Ingredients

1 Cup Strawberries - chopped
1 Cup Yogurt
1 Cup Ice Cubes
1 Tablespoon Sugar
1 Large Orange  - segmented and deseeded


Method

Place the orange segments, strawberries and ice in a blender jar and blend well,  then sieve it.  Pour this into glasses. 

Keep in the refrigerator to  get really cold. When ready to serve, garnish it with strawberry slice and mint sprig. Enjoy..

Labels : Strawberry, Orange, Cold Soup, Soup, Soup Swappers, Healthy

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