Thursday, February 28, 2019

Janeiiong ( Black Sesame Pulao )




For this month's Ssshhh secretly cooking , we are cooking from Indian State Meghalaya . I was paired with Aruna  of Aaharamonline.com . She gave me sesame and ginger as secret ingredients . 

     Shillong also known as ‘the abode of clouds’ is capital of Meghalaya in North East India.The state is the wettest region of India, recording an average of 12,000 mm (470 in) of rains a year. Meghalaya has predominantly an agrarian economy with a significant commercial forestry industry. The important crops are potatoes, rice, maize, pineapples, bananas, papayas, spices etc. Like its beautiful climate and scenery and friendly people the dishes are also unique and with different taste.

   Khasi Cuisine of Meghalaya is famous cuisine and uses mostly pork as meat  and sesame , ginger are commonly uses. I prepared this simple and easy Janeiiong with sesame seed . It is the black sesame seed pulao of meghalaya cuisine. There were few vegetarian options to cook.




Recipe Source : https://www.indiamike.com/india/indian-cooking-and-cuisine-f12/khasi-cuisine-t214839/3/

Requirements :

      1 cup cooked Rice 
       Quater cup Black sesame seeds
      1 onion chopped 
      2 Green chilli chopped 
      1 tsp ginger paste 
      1 tbsp oil 

Method  :

 Dry roast the black sesame seeds , it will splutter when roasted . Switch off flame when the splutter stops . Keep stirring while roasting.

 Grind the roasted sesame seeds with little water to a smooth paste.

Heat oil in a pan , saute onion , green chilli and ginger paste for five minutes.

Add in the sesame paste and saute for another five minute.

Now , add the cooked rice and mix well.

Keep stirring for five minute and take off flame .

I garnished with cut onion and capsicum.

Serve hot. This tastes similar to south Indian Ellu Sadam.



Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Coriander Garlic Pull apart Bread#BreadBakers

  For this Feb 2019 the theme given by Pavani Nandula was Bake any bread from previous themes you might have missed or repeat a theme just because  you loved it that much . It's a catch up theme - you are free to bake anything , it has to be from one of the previous themes. 


Bread Bakers themes - past and future, with links to event

2014
September - Favorite breads
October - A touch of the grape
November - Thanksgiving
December - Quinoa

2015
January - Rye
February - Bagels
March - Seeds
April - Easter, Passover and Springtime Breads
May - Stuffed Breads
June - Yeasty flatbreads
July - Oatmeal
August - Summer bounty
September - Whole grains
October - Hearty Fall breads
November - Family feast breads
December - Overnight breakfast bread

2016
January - Ancient grains
February - Griddle breads
March - Cacao, cocoa or carob
April - Garlic
May - TBA
June - Stone fruit
July - Natural Sweeteners
August - Peppers
September - Pumpkin/Pumpkin Spice
October - Fall fruit and veg 
November - Root Vegetables 
December - Sweetened Holiday Yeast Breads


2017
January - Healthy Breads 
February - Pancakes from around the World 
March - St. Patrick's Day Breads 
April - Breads from Italy 
May - Flower or Mother's Day Inspired Breads 
June - Breads with Nut Meals and Nut flours 
July -  Braided Breads
August - Steamed Buns/ Bread 
September - International Breads 
October - Breads with a starter 
November - Pull Apart Breads 
December - Whole Grained Holiday Breads 

2018
January - Pretzels 
February - Creative Pancakes
March - Crackers 
April - Flat Breads 
May - Breads with Seeds
June - Naturally Colorful Breads
July - Gluten Free Breads 
August -  Breakfast Breads 
September - Breads with Grapes
October - Middle Eastern bread 
November - Yeasted Cakes
December - Fresh Fruit/No White Sugar

2019
January - Good Luck Breads 
February - Bake any bread from Previous themes 



 I choose to bake from  April 2016 - Garlic - Bread with Garlic.  I 
made this Coriander garlic pull apart bread on a evening for my niece's snack . 






Requirements : 

 4 cup all purpose flour

2 tbs Instant dry yeast 

2 tbs butter 

1 tbs sugar 

1 tbs salt 

1 cup luke warm water 

1 cup luke warm milk 

Oil

For Topping :

4 tbs unsalted butter  

1 tbs minced garlic 

2 tbs chopped coriander leaves



Method : 

In a bowl , mix the flour , sugar ,salt and yeast together .

Add in the luke warm milk and mix well.

Add in little water at a time and knead the dough.

Knead the dough for ten minutes with hand or stand mixer.

Add the butter and knead again for two minutes.

Place the dough in a oiled bowl and cover with a damp cloth.

Let the dough rise for about two hour.

Punch in the doubled dough and divide into equal parts.

Roll each part of dough into smooth round balls and place in a

round baking pan. You can use bundt pan / ring baking pan for this.

Rest  the rolls for the second rise . In the mean time mix the butter 

minced garlic and chopped coriander leaves .

  Apply this butter mixture on each bread roll in the round baking 

tray and bake in a preheated oven for 30 minutes at 180*C.

  Let the bread cool and demould from round pan.

Coriander Garlic Pull apart bread is ready to be served. 

 Serve with any spicy dip of your choice........




This month, we are catching up on old ‘Bread Bakers’ themes we missed out on. Our host of the month is Pavani at Cook's Hideout. Check out what the Bread Bakers have baked up.





  • Adjaruli Khachapuri from A Day in the Life on the Farm


  • Big Batch Dinner Rolls from Karen's Kitchen Stories


  • Breudher Cake from Passion Kneaded


  • Coriander Garlic Pull apart Bread from Sara's Tasty Buds


  • Cranberry English Muffins from Cindy's Recipes and Writings

  • Eggless Oats Banana Bread from Gayathri's Cook Spot


  • Fig Jam Friands from All That's Left Are the Crumbs


  • Herbed Wholewheat Garlic Knots from Sizzling Tastebuds


  • Keema Naan from The Schizo Chef


  • Peperoncini Focaccia Bread from Sneha's Recipe


  • Savory Almond Meal Bread from Palatable Pastime


  • Sourdough Cinnamon Buns from Baking Sense

  • Steamed Apple Date Bread from Food Lust People Love


  • Vegan Gluten-free Banana Bread from Cook's Hideout


  • Whole Wheat Palak Naan from Cook with Renu


  • Yeasted Lemon Bundt Cake from Anybody Can Bake


  • #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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