Wheat and Dry Fruit Bread

Wheat and Dry Fruit Bread

Preheat 180C

Baking time: 30-35 minutes

Ingredients 

• 1/2 cup of Jaggery  (Can be reduced to 1/4 cup if you want less sweetness )
• 1/2 cup of yogurt 
• 3/4 cup of oil
• 2 cup wheat flour 
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder 
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon 
• 1/4 of chopped dry fruits(I personally used cashew nuts, raisin and almonds)

Picture of the Wheat and Dry Fruits Bread

Method:

1. Grease the bread pan with melted butter
2. Mix the jaggery, oil and yogurt thoroughly so that the jaggery dissolves.
3. Sieve the wheat flour, baking soda, cinnamon and baking powder together.
4. Add the sieved ingredients to the wet mix(oil, yogurt and jaggery) and mix using cut and fold method.
5. Add 1/2 cup of water gradually to obtain pouring consistency. Instead of water you could also use milk at room temperature.
6. Add the dry fruits to the batter and stir it.
7. Pour the mixture to the bread pan.
8. Spread some  dry fruits on top of the batter too. (Note: Don't put raisins on top as it burns)
9. Bake for 30 minutes.
10. Insert a toothpick to check whether it comes out clean, if yes, the bread is ready. Some ovens may take an extra 2-3 minutes. Always check before taking the bread out of the oven.

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Masala Chicken for Roti

This chicken gravy goes very well with Roti/ Chapati .

Ingredients:
 1/2kg chicken pieces (I prefer medium sized pieces).
2 medium potatoes cut into half.
3 medium size onion sliced .( Indian size)
11/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1tsp cumin powder
1tsp coriander powder
1tsp red chili powder
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
1tsp roasted masala powder ( 2tbsp  of cumin and coriander 1 1/2 inch  cinnamon stick, 4 cardamom  and 4 clove and 4 red chili. Dry roast it and make powder. Your roasted masala powder is ready)
1tsp turmeric powder
3tbsp oil( mustard oil or any refined oil)
Salt to taste
1/2 cup yogurt

Method:
In a heavy based skillet put oil on high flame. Add onion slices and fry till it golden brown and then add the ginger garlic paste. Fry for 2 min.
Reduce the heat to low medium.
Put all the spices. Mix it with the onions and put 1/4 cup water. let it cook stirring occasionally. When all the water evaporate and the masala release the oil put the chicken pieces. Mix it well with the masala. Add the potatoes and cover it.
When the chicken pieces coated with the masala add the yogurt and let it cook in low flame.
Adjust the salt.
The yogurt should be cooked properly. Chicken will be ready when it released the oil.
Serve hot with roti or naan.