Oil & Gluten Free, Vegan Cabbage Soup#Soupswappers

This as a quick and easy soup, just add everything to the stock, stir it and it's done.

Serves 3
Ingredients
¼ Cup Cabbage - chopped
1 Carrot - cut into small cubes
1 Scallion/Spring Onion - chopped
2 Lettuce leaves - chopped 3
3 Cups Vegetable Stock
¼ Cup Sweet corn
1 Tablespoon Heaped Potato Starch or Corn flour
¼ Teaspoon All-Purpose Seasoning
Black pepper powder to taste
1 Teaspoon Dark Soy sauce Or Tamari
1 Teaspoon Lemon juice
1 Teaspoon Red Chili Sauce
1 Teaspoon Sweet Chili Sauce

Method

Heat stock, add all the vegetables, cook for 5 minutes. Add all the seasoning and sauces, give it a nice stir. Taste for seasonings , add according to your taste. To thicken soup add potato starch mixed in ¼ cup water, keep stirring as you are adding the slurry. Let it boil for 2 minutes. Switch off the flame, add the lemon juice.

Enjoy this as an appetizer, it so soothing to the throat and healthy. Perfect for a cold winter evening.

Labels: Oil Free, Gluten free, Vegan, Cabbage, Carrot, Sweet Corn, Soup, Soup Swappers, Healthy, Appetizer, Main course

December 2020 event for Soup Swapper's this month our host is Sue from Palatable Pastime , and the theme is Let's showcase a soup made with Cabbage!

Soup Saturday Swappers December 2020 Cabbage Soups 

• Cabbage Roll Soup by Making Miracles
• Caldo Verde (Portuguese Cabbage Soup) by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Chicken and Rice Soup with Cabbage by Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Cream of Cabbage Soup by Pandemonium Noshery
• Oil & Gluten Free, Vegan Cabbage Soup by Sneha's Recipe
• One-Pot Italian Sausage, Kale, & Bean Soup by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
• Stuffed Cabbage Soup by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Tofu and Bok Choy Soup by Palatable Pastime
• Vegan Curried Cabbage Soup by Magical Ingredients

Wasabi Prawn On Air Fryer Sweet Potato Roundles#FishFriday

Japanese are very artistic when comes to the  serving  their food.  Wasabi prawns traditionally are deep fried, topped with the sauce, super delicious. As you bite into these appetizers you will feel the sweet and crispiness of the sweet potato, spicy, sharp taste of the horse radish and the tingling flavor of wasabi mayo. 

They are blast of flavors in your mouth and you will not be able to stop at one or two, you'll stretch your hand to have more, that, I can assure you. So prepare more that you can imagine if you are making these for a party.

I have used Wasabi Mayo that comes in a tube which is a prepared paste. Do try these you will love them.

Ingredients
150 Grams Cleaned Prawns- tail shell intact and de-veined
3 Tablespoon Corn Flour 
1 Teaspoon Red Chilly Powder 
1 Teaspoon Lemon Juice 
½ Teaspoon salt
Oil required for deep frying

For Serving
Wasabi Mayo
Air Fryer Sweet Potato Chips

Method 

Wash and pat dry the prawns. In a bowl mix the lemon juice, salt, corn flour and red chilly powder well. Add the prawns and toss them well so that they are coated with flour. Keep them aside for 15 minutes.

Heat the oil in small deep frying pan when hot, add only two prawns at a time and fry them for just two minutes on each side ( if you over fry them they will become rubbery and dry out, they will not be juicy) . So fry them in batches. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep aside on a kitchen towel to drain the excess oil.
For serving

Arrange the sweet potato roundels in a serving plate, squeeze a teaspoon of the wasabi paste, place the prawns as shown in the pic. Pick and enjoy, makes perfect Amuse Bouche.

Serve warm with the wasabi dressing.

My Notes

Drain the prawns properly. They should be ''dry'' and not dripping in water when you begin. It is best to leave it in a colander for 10 minutes which will allow the water to drain and then pat it dry with kitchen paper before starting to fry.

Air Fryer Sweet Potato 

Lables: Starters, Seafood/Fish, Prawns, Shrimps, Fried, Japanese, Fish Friday, Amuse Bouche, Party pleasers

December 2020 Fish Friday event the theme is Amuse-bouche, our host is Camilla M. Mann of Culinary Adventures with Camilla 

• An Amusing Mouthful: Grilled Prawns with Caviar Lime by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Crab Bites by Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
• Drunken Shrimp by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Egg and Tapenade Toasts with Anchovies by Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs by Making Miracles
• Wasabi Prawn On Air Fryer Sweet Potato Roundles by Sneha's Recipe

Avocado Bundt Cake With Strawberry Glaze#BundtBakers

Avocado in cakes might sound a little strange but this was a wonderful cake! Avocado does not interfere with the cake flavors, it actually adds a subtle flavor.

Strawberry Glaze is so easy frosting and it’s paired perfect for this bundt. This Avocado Bundt Cake is soft, moist and so delicious!

For December's Bundt Bakers, our Host Rebekah Rose Hills  of Making Miracles asked us to bake up a cake that utilizes the colors red and green. 

Cup Measurement - 250 ML Cup
Ingredients 
1½ Cups All Purpose flour
1½ Teaspoon Baking powder
½ Teaspoon Baking soda
¼ Teaspoon Salt
¾ Cup Caster Sugar
2 Large Eggs
1 Ripe Avocado  -  used Hass 
¾ Cup Vegetable oil
¾ Cup Milk
For the Strawberry Glaze
2 - 3 Tablespoons Strawberries Crush
1 Teaspoon Lemon juice
1 Cup Icing Sugar

Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C..

Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together and set aside.

Mash the avocado very well in a small blender jar along with 1/3 cup milk. Set this aside.
Beat the sugar and eggs, until light and fluffy. Continue to beat on lower speed pouring a little oil at a time till all the oil is well combined. Now add the avocado mash.
Alternating, beat in dry ingredients and the remaining milk on low speed. Starting and ending with dry ingredients.

Pour the batter into the greased bundt pan.

Bake for 40 - 45 minutes. Do a toothpick test to make sure it comes out clean.

Cool completely before frosting.

Combine the ingredients for the glaze in a bowl. Mix until well combined and it's pouring consistency.  

Pour this over the cooled cake.

 Slice & Enjoy!!

Labels :American,  Avocado, Bundts,  Bundt Bakers, Dessert, Strawberry

#BundtBakers is a group of Bundt loving bakers who get together once a month to bake Bundts with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all of our lovely Bundts by following our Pinterest board. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient. Updated links for all of our past events and more information about BundtBakers can be found on our home page.

December 2020 - Bundt Bakers -Red & Green  Bundts and our host is
Rebekah Rose Hills  

• Avocado Bundt Cake With Strawberry Glaze by Sneha's Recipe
• Christmas Bundt Cake with Almond and Orange by Patyco Candybar
• Christmas Marble Bundt Cake by Making Miracles
• Christmas Wreath Bundt by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Kentucky Butter Cake by Sweet Sensations
• Matcha Mochi Bundt Cake by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Pistachio Rose and Tutti Fruity Bundt Cake by Magical Ingredients
• Red Velvet Cream Cheese Bund by Palatable Pastime
• Sour Cream Vanilla Bundt by Food Lust People Love

Baked Veggie Bread Roses In Muffin Pan#BakingBloggers

This is a quick and easy appetizer. Have fresh bread slices at home and have guest or you feel like having something different then make these. You can make whatever filling you want with the veggies or meat in your refrigerator. No hard and fast rule about the filling.

Ingredients
9 Fresh Bread Slices
1 Small Onion - sliced
1 Cup Diced Coloured Bell Peppers/Capsicum
½  Cup Crumbled Cottage Cheese
1 Tablespoon Butter/Oil
Tomato Ketchup as required
Salt to taste
½ Teaspoon Black Pepper powder
Cheese as required for topping
Butter for greasing the muffin pan
Method
For the Filling

In a pan heat oil, add the onion and sauté till they are just translucent, add the coloured peppers and sauté for a minutes, add salt and black pepper powder to taste, add the cottage cheese and mix well. Switch off the flame, let this cool.

For the Bread Roses

Take a bread slice and lightly first roll it with rolling pin. 

Cut it on the four edges leaving space for the filling

Place the filling

Start to bring one side of the bread rolling it like a rose

:Likewise bring all the sides together to form a rose.

The rose is complete

Grease a muffin pan with butter well, place the bread roses. Now drop a teaspoon of ketchup and then top it with shredded cheese.  Likewise make the rest.

Bake in a preheated oven for 12 - 15 minutes at 180°C.

Enjoy!!

Labels : Appetizer, Eggless, Vegetarian , Coloured Belll Peppers, Cheese, Bread Slices ,Baked, Breakfast, Savory Snacks, Healthy, Baking Bloggers
Baking Blogger December 2020:

Baked Holiday Party Appetizers

• Baked Savory Crackers by Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
• Baked Veggie Bread Roses In Muffin Pan by Sneha's Recipe
• Crab Puffs by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• French Bread Cheese Puffs by Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Merguez-Wrapped Duck Eggs by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Panela Tarts by Magical Ingredients
• Shrimp Scampi Flatbread Bites by Making Miracles
• Spicy Bacon-Wrapped Sweet Potato Kebabs by Palatable Pastime

Chicken Lapeta#SundayFunday

Lapeta means a covering or coating around the chicken, the masala coats the chicken so the name is Chicken Lapeta.

This is a delicious dhaba style dish found mostly in Mumbai Goa highway dhabas. Adding roasted and ground masalas gives it a rich flavour. The exotic aroma of masalas coating the chicken makes it an irresistible dish and best enjoyed with tandoori roti,naan or pulao. You can adjust the spice level according to your taste.

Ingredients
For the Chicken Marination
750 Grams Chicken - cut into curry pieces
½ Teaspoon Turmeric powder
½ Teaspoon Ginger paste
½ Teaspoon Garlic paste
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
To Fry Then Grind to fine paste
1" Chopped Ginger
8 Cloves Garlic
2 Medium Onions - sliced
3 Green Chilies
4 Dried Bedgi Red Chillies
1/3 Cup Packed Grated Dry coconut
1 Bay Leaf
1½ Teaspoon Fennel seeds
1 Small Stick Cinnamon
5 Grains Fenugreek seeds
5 Black Peppercorns
1 Tablespoon Poppy seeds  
1 Tablespoon Sesame seeds
1 Star Anise
3 Green Cardamoms
4 Cloves
Other Ingredients
2 Teaspoons Chicken Masala Or Malvani Masala  
1 Teaspoons Red Chilly powder
2 Tablespoon Yogurt  
1 Medium Onion - Finely Chopped
Salt to taste
1 Tablespoon Kasuri Methi
Oil as required
A Sprig Curry Leaves
Coriander Leaves for garnishing

Method 

Marinate chicken with lemon juice, turmeric powder, salt and ginger garlic paste and keep it in the refrigerator for an hour.
First we cook the chicken
In a pan heat 4 tablespoons oil , then add the marinated chicken and sauté till it changes color on high flame for 3 -4 minutes. Now add the ½ cup water and let it cook on medium high flame, till chicken is ¾th done. Separate the chicken pieces from the stock and keep aside.
In the meantime let's prepare the masala
Heat a pan with 2 tablespoons oil the sliced onions till it turn light golden and remove it on to a plate. 

In the same pan now add a another tablespoon oil, fry bay leaf, fennel, fenugreek seeds, poppy seeds , sesame seeds, peppercorns, star anise , green cardamoms, cloves for just 2 minutes remove this along with the onions. Next add the bedgi chillies, fry till the chillies release an aroma remove this on to the same plate. Then add the dry coconut, fry till it start to change color. Cool, then place all the ingredient in a blender jar along with yogurt, green chillies, ginger and garlic,  grind to a fine paste, if required add a little water. Keep this aside.
To Make the Gravy- Chicken Lapeta
In another pan heat 1/3 cup oil and then fry the finely chopped onions till light golden then add a sprig curry leaves , add the ground paste and fry till oil surfaces. Then add a ½ teaspoon salt, Malvani Masala , red chilly powder, then add the chicken and fry till it coats the chicken. Then add all the stock and cook till full done. This gravy should be thick consistency coating the chicken. Then add kasuri methi, chopped coriander leaves.

 Enjoy this with Jeera Rice or East Indian Hand Breads (Apas)

Labels : Spicy, Main course ,Chicken ,Dhaba Style, Maharashtra, Street food, Sunday Funday

In our today's event for Sunday Funday, wherein we share recipes our families will love to enjoy on a Sunday. I thank our host for this week's event
Rebekah Rose Hills of http://rebekahrose.blogspot.com/the theme is "Holiday Side Dishes".

• Charred Green Beans with Cranberries and Crisped Onions by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Chicken Lapeta by Sneha's Recipe
• Creamed Spinach Gratin by Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Golden Marquis Potatoes by Food Lust People Love
• Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Cinnamon Butternut Squash by Making Miracles
• Sicilian Salad by A Day in the Life on the Farm