Tag: Main Course

Beef Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Beef stuffed Cabbage Rolls is an authentic family recipe. It is a delicious one-skillet supper recipe that develops more flavor the longer it sits on stove-top.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

Cabbage leaves – 12, bigger the better (rinsed) *see notes

Beef mince – 200 g 

Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp

Onions – 1 medium, chopped finely

Carrot – 40 g / Small, chopped finely

Sesame oil – 2 tbsp (optional)

Tomato sauce – 4 tbsp

Water – 1 cup

Salt

 

Directions

1. In a medium heated pan with oil, toss onions and fry for few minutes till light brown. Add chopped carrots. Fry for 3 minutes. Add it to the Beef mince, 1/4 tsp salt along with sesame oil if your using at this point.

Beef Filling | for Stuffed Cabbage rolls | Delicious Sweet Aroma

Combine together.

2. Boil water in a deep-bottomed container enough to dip the cabbage leaves along with salt. Submerge the leaves for 2-3 minutes in hot water using tongs. Remove them and soak it in cold water. Do the same with the rest of the leaves.

Cabbage leaves in hot water | Delicious Sweet Aroma

Tap dry the leaves gently and remove the thick base (the center vein) of the stem into a V-shape.

3. To roll the leaves, place inner-side up. Place a portion of beef mince with 1 cm distance to the V-cut bottom and 2 inch distance from the sides. Press gently to hold the filling.

Roll up (2), bring the edges to the center (3). Roll up again (4).

Beef Stuffed Cabbage rolls | Delicious Sweet Aroma

4. Arrange the cabbage rolls in a pot. Pour tomato sauce and 1 cup water or more sauce if you prefer. Cook on medium for 30 minutes.

Beef Stuffed Cabbage Rolls in Tomato Sauce

Remove them with tongs and serve them with the sauce for delicious flavor.

Beef Stuffed Cabbage Rolls in Tomato Sauce | Hungry?! That's what I made!

 

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Notes:

*Discard the outermost leaves layer-by-layer cutting the core.

*While handing the cabbage leaves be sure not to make any holes or tears.

*I used the leftover beef mince to make patties. See here>> Beef Cutlets

 

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Curry of Drumsticks – Vegetarian

Drumsticks are not the easiest vegetable to find, and once you find it the next question is what do you do with it. They are long, rod shaped veggies that hang of drumstick trees called Moringa tree.

Drumstick on tree | Delicious Sweet Aroma Recipes

The flesh of these drumsticks impart a great flavor to the dish. They are commonly used in curries or sambar (veg-based stew) in South-India. The leaves of tender drumsticks are used for garnish as well.

Before you start preparing this recipe make sure you have all the ingredients for the vegetable curry paste. You can also prepare without the split pigeon peas like my other recipe here >> Curry with Green Bean.

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 40 minutes

 

Ingredients

Drumsticks – 2 or 3

Toor daal /Tuvar dhal / Split pigeon peas – 1/4 cup

Water

Salt

Vegetable curry paste: Anti-clockwise

Kashmiri red chilies – 3

Small Onion – 1, roughly chopped

Garlic cloves – 2

Grated coconut – 1 cup

Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp

Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp

Fenugreek seeds/Methi – 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds/jeera – 1 tsp

 

ingredients veg curry_IMG_7283

 

 

 

Directions

How to peel/cut the drumsticks?

+ Cut the drumsticks into sections of  2 inch length

+ Scrape some portions of the skin with a small knife but remember not to remove all skin. Some prefer not peeling them as it gets a bit messy if overcooked.

+Rinse in water. Now its ready to cook.

 

1. Add the toor daal in a slow cooker or pressure cooker with 1 cup of water and 1/4 tsp salt. If your using a pressure cooker take 2 whistles and turn off heat.

toor daal or tuvar dhal for veg curry | Vegan recipe

Meantime prepare the vegetable curry paste. Note that the more grated coconut you add the more masala paste you get to make a thicker gravy.

Veg Masala Curry Paste | Delicious Sweet Aroma

2. You can either use the same vessel or transfer the contents of the cooker into a medium container along with its liquid. To this, add the prepared curry paste  with salt and 1. 5 cups of water depending on you required consistency of thickness. Bring it to a boil.

Check for salt. Add the drumsticks

Curry Recipe | Drumstick | Delicious Sweet Aroma, Vegan

3. Cook for 15 minutes on medium-high. One of the simplest and easiest curry one can prepare.

Curry of drumstick_IMG_7598

 

 

Storage tips:

Additional paste can be stored in a sealed container in the freezer. Stick a label to identify and its ready for next time.

 

Enjoy! Thanks for stopping by Delicious Sweet Aroma.

 

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Mutton Ghee Roast

I have always had sides of mutton recipes in Indian restaurants and it never occurred to me how easy it was to cook at home. Its not so often that I prepare mutton at home because its not available everywhere, especially in supermarkets where pork, chicken or beef is easily available.

Mutton Ghee Roast is another recipe from Mangalore where the spicy freshly ground chili paste is roasted in ghee and then tossed with cooked mutton which imparts a rich delicious flavor of the spices to the meat. You can also prepare this with chicken where I have posted a recipe of Chicken Ghee Roast. This recipe has a mild spice, so do not be afraid to use the chili’s as much as I used.

Before you prepare this, make sure to check the ingredients needed for this recipe. These spices are always available in Indian supermarkets.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 35 minutes

Required appliance : Pressure cooker / Slow cooker

Blender/Mixer

Ingredients

Mutton with bones – 1 kg, cut into 3-inch chunks

Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp

Ginger-Garlic paste – 1 tsp

Salt – 1/2 tsp

Ghee – 5 tbsp

 

For the masala paste

Kashmiri dry red chili – 10 (for red color, although it has a bit of heat)

Red chili powder – 2 tsp (depending on the spice level, you can skip this or add later in step-5)

Black peppercons – 1 tsp

Coriander seeds -1 tbsp

Star anise – 1

Cloves – 5

Cinnamon stick – 3 to 4 inch long

Cumin seeds -1 tsp

Fennel seeds – 1 tsp

Cardamom pods – 3

Garlic cloves – 5

Tamarind pulp, half the size of table tennis ball mixed in little water

 

Directions

1.To the cut meat, add turmeric, ginger-garlic paste salt. Mix together to coat the pieces and set aside for 10 -15 minutes.

marinating mutton before cooking

2. Meantime while the mutton is retained, prepare the masala paste.

Heat a small pan on high heat. Add the spices of dry red chili, peppercorns, coriander seeds, star anise, cloves, cinnamon, cumin,fennel seeds, cardamom (except for garlic & tamarind). Lightly toast them for 2 to 3 minutes.

mutton spice paste for dry frying

Then, remove the pan from heat.

 

3. Transfer the toasted spices into a small blender or mixer. Now, add garlic cloves, tamarind water and red chili powder. Grind into a fine paste. If necessary add some water and make a smooth paste.

Mutton Ghee Roast recipe ingredients

blending the spices

 

4. Cooking mutton:

Heat a pressure cooker on high with 2 tbsp of ghee. Add the mutton pieces and fry them for 1-2 minutes.

Mutton Ghee Roast recipe

Add 1/2 cup of water, not too much. Cover with the lid and the whistle. Take 6 whistles and turn off heat. Wait until the pressure is all gone before opening.

mutton in a pressure cooker

Taste the mutton to check for salt to add later.

mutton in a pressure cooker

 

5. Heat 3 tbsp of ghee in a wok or pan, add the masala paste, salt, and fry on high heat for 30 seconds (if you haven’t added chili powder earlier you can taste the spice level and add now).

Red spice paste for mutton ghee roast

Add the mutton pieces (if there is water, you can use it to make soup) without the water or fat content, and stir-fry the mutton to coat the meat pieces. Sprinkle curry leaves and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes until the gravy turns thick and roasted.

Mutton Ghee Roast

Mutton Ghee Roast with curry leaves

The longer you toss, its color changes and becomes more like a dry gravy. Serve piping hot with any rice recipe. It can also be served as a main course with bread.

Mutton recipe, ghee flavor

 

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