The Famous Rajasthani Laal Maas.

Lamb Meat in the not so fiery but Red Mathania Chilli Gravy:

 INGREDIENTS:

• Mathania Mirch paste of 20 mathania mirch for 1kg mutton.
• Ghee (Clarified butter)
• Khara (Whole) garam masala consisting of Cardamom (green)-4 nos. (black) 2nos.0
  Cinnamon 2 largesticks
  Bay leaf and Nutmeg is optiional
• Sliced onion -250gms
• Ginger Garlic Paste- 2 Tbsp.
• Yoghurt  with a dash of Mustard oil and coriander powder (Optional)- 4 Tbsp
• Salt
• Sugar

Method:

Marinate the Mutton with salt and Ginger garlic paste

Temper the ghee with khara garam masala 

Add the sliced onion

Fry till onion slices turn transluscent

Add the mutton and cook till the mutton changes colour.

Meanwhile Soak the Mathania Mirch in warm water and make a smooth paste with 2 cloves of garlic.

Add the mathania mirch paste and cook on low flame till mutton turns tender and oil separates from the gravy as the mathania gravy caramalises to a startling scarlet in colour.😊

Add in the Yoghurt paste and adjust the seasoning. Cover and allow to simmer for a few minutes.

Finish off with a Dash of ghee and garam masala powder. Cover for a minute or too.

Serve Hot with warm handmade tandoori Rotis or Naan.

A Quick Evening Choco Tea Cake

Choco Chip Cake

Ingredients:

Self Raising Flour(Flour 1cup, Baking powder 1tsp and Baking soda half Tsp mix) : 1 Cup 

Cocoa Powder : 1Cup 

Milk: 1 cup

Vinegar: 2Tsp

Oil: 1/2 cup

Sugar : 1 Cup

Salt:a pinch

Chocolate Sauce 1/2 cup

Crushed Roasted Nuts : 1/2 cup 

Method: 

• Mix the vinegar with the Milk and keep aside for a minute or two.
• Whisk the Sugar and white Oil.
• Mix all wet ingredients together
• Dust the choco chips and crushed nuts with a little castor sugar and flour
• Add the Flour Mix to the wet ingredients and mix all ingredients through cut and fold to incorporate enough air.
• Add a part of the crushed nuts and choco chips to the batter.
• Oil and Dust a Baking pan with flour.
• Pour in the batter / mixture. Leave a quarter of the baking tray unfilled to allow easy raising of the cake batter. 
• Microwave for 4 mins. Dip in a knife to check whether it comes out clean.
• Rest for two minites before taking it out.
• De-mould the cake and pour the  Chocolate sauce and sprinkle the rest of the crushed nuts as garnish.

Serve with Hot English Tea.