Awesome Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake
 

Ingredients:
 

1 cup plain flour
2 cups shredded carrots
3/4 cup oil
2 eggs
2 tsp cinnamon powder
1 tsp cardamom powder
1/2 tbsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
 

For Icing:
1 cup fresh whipped cream
3 tbsp powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cups sugar few strands of saffron
1/8 tsp orange colour
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
1/4 cup pistachios, chopped

Method:
Beat the cream over a tray of ice cubes with a hand beater.
Do not over beat. It should form soft peaks.
Fold in the sugar and essence.
Mix gently.
Put in the refrigerator.

Banana Bread

                      Single Loaf Banana Bread Recipe

Banana Bread ingredients:
 

1 full stick of butter, softened to room temperature
3 to 4 large, ripe bananas mashed
2 cups rice flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup of chopped nuts, optional
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/4 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla extract
 

Method:

Preheat oven to 325. Grease and rice flour a 9-inch loaf pan. Blend butter and sugar in a large bowl until creamy. Add vanilla, eggs and bananas. 

Mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl; add slowly to banana and butter mixture. 

Add nuts, if desired. Blend batter until well
mixed and then turn into loaf pan. 

Bake for 70-80 minutes or until edges are browned.      

Bunny Chow

We Have had many requests to post the Recipe for Bunny Chow

So here it is for you all. We do hope you try it & enjoy it as we do.

BUNNY CHOW (serves 4) 

Ingredients:

1 kg lamb, cubed
1 medium onion, sliced thinly into rings
2 large tomatoes or 1x400g tin chopped tomatoes
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
2-3 curry leaves
1 stick cinnamon
4 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed
1.5 tsp crushed ginger
1.5 tsp crushed garlic
4 tsp Durban masala (or substitute shop-bought curry powder,as hot or mild as you like)
1 tsp ground turmeric 2 tsp gar-am masala
3-4 potatoes, cubed
Salt
1 or 2 (depending on the size) crusty, square loaves of bread
Fresh coriander leaves to garnish

Method:

Cube the meat and slice the onion; peel and dice the tomato.

Heat the oil and add the cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, onion and curry leaves. Fry until the onion is light golden brown in color.

Add the masala mix (or curry powder), turmeric, ginger, garlic and tomato.  Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the mix resembles a puree.

Add the meat and cook for about 10 minutes. Then add the potatoes and about 1/4 cup of water.  Lower the heat and simmer over low heat until the meat is tender and the potatoes cooked.  Keep an eye on it to make sure the bottom of the pot does not burn.

When the meat is cooked through and the potatoes are tender (about 30 minutes), add the gar-am masala mixture. Test for seasoning and add salt if necessary. Simmer for a further 10 minutes on a low heat.

In the meantime, take a fresh loaf of white bread  - it needs to be crusty on the outside with a nice, soft crumb.  Little farmhouse loaves half the size of standard loaves are ideal.  Halve the loaf and scoop out the soft white crumb, leaving the crust to form a "bowl". 

Spoon the curry into the half loaf and serve, garnished with coriander leaves.  The soft crumb can be dipped into the curry and eaten as well.