Chicken & Apple Curry

This is my favourite comfort food ... Chicken Curry .  I cook curry quite often , at least once  a week . Yup, I'm a curry lover ! LOL  I like adding fruits or seasonal vegetables in my curries not forgetting extra chillis too . LOL So this is my autumn version of chicken curry with apples . We love the tartness of the apples of this chicken curry that brings it to a whole new level of deliciousness  .  Thanks to my friend Chai Leng from Gcl.Dunster.Nl  for passing me some dried curry leaves all the way from Malaysia . Thanks dear friend for thinking of me . God bless you .  

This post is linked to Little Thumbs Up event organized by Zoe of Bake For Happy Kids with Doreen of My Little Favourite DIY & hosted this month by me , Kit fromI-Lost in Austen . To join this event & link with us at this post

Chicken & Apple Curry

Recipe from I-Lost in Austen

Ingredients serve 4 

800g to 1 kg chicken breast –cut into 4 cm chunks ( I’ve used chicken thighs )

3 medium size apples –peeled , cored & cut into quarter ( I’ve used Granny Smith)

1 oinion –finely chopped

4 garlic – finely chopped

5 cm ginger - finely chopped

1 tbsp garam masala

1 tsp ground chilli or flake ( I’ve also added 3 red chillis , finely blended )

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp turmeric (I’ve used 3 cm fresh turmeric )

Handful chopped coriander ( you can replace with 1 tsp ground coriander )

5 curry leaves (optional)

2 large chopped tomatoes

Water ( I’ve added 1 cup of low fat double cream or sometimes I use coconut milk )

1 small cinnamon stick (optional)

3 green cardamom (optional)

4 cloves (optional)

1 tbsp Oil

Method:

1)      Optional : Over medium heat , add oil in cooking pan with cinnamon stick, cardamoms & cloves for 20 to 30 seconds till the spices release & fragrant aroma .  Add onion & sauté till dark golden  brown .

2)      Add in  garlic , ginger , chiili & all the spices .  Stir well about 1 minute . Add in chopped tomatoes , curry leaves & coriander cook on slow heat . Cook till the tomatoes are thicken into paste .

3)      Add in  chicken chunks  into masala paste . Coat & cook the chicken for 5 mins over slow heat . Add some water (cream)  & let it simmer for 10 mins till the chicken is tender .  Add in apples & stir well . Cook for another 5 mins . The masala should be lightly thickened & the apples should be slightly firm .  Serve with Basmati rice …. YUM

Apple Oatmeal Cookies

Back to school healthy snack – Apple oatmeal cookies . Tasty with  fresh apples & oatmeal …. YUM .

 This post is linked to Little Thumbs Up event organized by Zoe of Bake For Happy Kids with Doreen of My Little Favourite DIY& hosted this month by me , Kit from I-Lost in Austen . To join this event & link with us at this post

Apple Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe from All Recipes.com

Ingredients for 3 dozen cookies

1 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

1tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp nutmeg

½ tsp salt

½ cup shortening

¾ cup sugar

2 eggs

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup diced apples without peel

1 cup chopped walnuts

Method:

1)      Preheat oven to 175°C . Lined baking tray with baking paper .

2)      Whisk  sugar & shortening in a large bowl . Beat in eggs till well combined .

3)      In another bowl , combine flour , baking powder ,cinnamon, nutmeg & salt . Fold flour in egg mixture till well blended .

4)      Add in apples & walnuts into batter till well combined . Drop dough by spoonfuls about 5cm onto lined baking tray . Bake for 12 to 15 minutes till golden brown . Let cool on wire rack .

French Apple Cake – Gâteau moelleux aux pommes

I've been running like a ' headless chicken' the whole day as school begins today & lots of errands to run .  But since  I've  an hour to spare , I've managed to baked this guilt-free cake with fresh apples from my garden . Yes, guilt-free cake  with no fat  added & using fresh organic apples .  It's a light moist cake that makes it a  perfect  dessert . I did not realized that I've not share this recipe before on my blog as I've baked this cake quite often & it's our all time favorite .  If you have any yummy apple recipes to share , do visit this post & link with us . I'm the host of this month's Little Thumbs Up event & APPLE is my theme . Looking forward to all your apple recipes .  'Sharing Is Caring' 

This post is linked to Little Thumbs Up event organized by Zoe of Bake For Happy Kids with Doreen of My Little Favourite DIY & hosted this by me , Kit from I-Lost inAusten . 

French Apple Cake – Gâteau moelleux aux pommes

Adapted from 750g.com

Ingredients :

1 kg apple (peeled, cored & diced or sliced) 

200g flour

3 eggs

150g sugar

2 tbsp vanilla sugar or 1 tsp vanilla extract

1 lemon zest

1tbsp baking powder

Pinch of salt

Butter to grease the pan

20cm cake pan

Method:

1)      Preheat oven to 180°C & grease the cake pan . Separate egg whites & yolks . Beat egg yolks with sugar , vanilla sugar or extract & pinch of salt  . Fold in flour, baking powder & lemon zeste till well combined .

2)      Beat egg white till soft peak & gradually fold in the egg yolk mixture .  Add in diced apples & mix gently till well combined . Pour apple mixture in cake pan & bake for 40 mins till golden brown . Let to cool before removing from the cake pan . 

Cocoa - Dusted Cherry Granola Cake (THB)

It's been a while since I last bake with The Home Bakers(THB) so without delay , last Friday I've baked this month's coffee cake selected by Jasline of Foodie Baker . We at THB are baking from Lou Seibert Pappas's cookbook - Coffee Cake . This event is hosted by Joyce of Kitchen Flavours . 

 I've made half of the recipe & as usual I've reduced the sugar slighty . I've used plain yogurt to replaced buttermilk & also used all purpose flour instead of whole wheat flour  . Reason being was , I've ran out of whole wheat flour & it was raining  cats & dogs outside . Well , one word .... LAZY ! Yup! that's my current mode ! But hey, I did baked  12 mini muffins ,right ! LOL  I'm getting to 'active' mode pretty soon, just a matter of time, I soppose !!??  Anyway let's get back to this delicious cake . Oh ya before I totally forgotten to mention this , since I can't get any dried cherries I've substitide with canned cherries .  I was worried that the muffins might turned out to be a liitle wet & surprisingly they're not  . The muffins were lovely with soft texture & the  crunchy walnut cocoa streusel was great  .  Perfect little cakes for breakfast or snack with a cup of hot chocolate .... YUM ! For the full recipe please hop over to Jasline HERE & for more bakes of this yummy cake from all the THB members HERE . Thanks for dropping by & have a nice everyone . 

Little Thumbs Up : Apple

 Apples from our 70 years old tree 

I'm truly honered to be hosting this month's Little Thumbs Up event  . Thanks to the organizers of this event , Zoe of  Bake For Happy Kids & Doreen from My Little Favourite DIY for giving me this opportunity .  I guess that it’s not a surprise for most of you who are familiar with my blog  that I’ve chosen APPLE as my  theme . Well , I happened to be living in a mini apple orchard & I"m always looking for new apple recipes to use up all my apples especially during autumn/winter .  Here are some of the recipes that I've tried . I'm really looking forward to all your apple entries & sharing your recipes  .  There are more than 7000 varieties of apple worldwide  .  They come in many colors & most commonly seen in red, green & yellow  .  Apples are tasty either in baking or cooking .  They are  packed  with vitamin C , B-complex  , good source of  minerals such as potassium, iron & calcium . An apple has only 50 to 80 calories .  Lots of good reason to eat apple everyday . As the old saying goes 'An apple a day keeps the doctor away' . 

Elstar apple from our ochard

***Come join  this fun linky party by simply bake or cook  recipes using apple ,  applesauce , apple compote , apple juice , apple butter or apple cider will be accepted .  Recipes can be your own   ,  from cook books or blogs ( do give credit )  .  You can submit as many APPLE recipes  as you like .

1)      All submission must be current post of this month .

2)     Do display 'Little Thumbs Up' badge in your post .

3)      Please mention this in your post :'This post is linked to Little Thumbs Up event   organized by Bake For Happy Kids with My Little Favourite DIY & hosted this month by  I-Lost in Austen .'

4)      You can link with us at this post from 2nd September untill 30th September 2014 .

Happy baking & cooking everyone 

Apple Rose Tarts

** Do you know that apple tree is a member of the rose family too

Apple Tart Fine – Tarte fine aux pommes (Gordon Ramsay)

A favourite of our family , this classic French dessert - Tarte fine aux pommes or Apple Tart Fine . I’ve came across this version of Gordon Ramsay on YouTube . A perfect dessert that is so easy to put together with only few ingredients & ready within minutes . Usually I’ll add some ground cinnamon for the topping together with light brown sugar before baking it instead of using a blow torch to caramelized the apples .  But nevertheless this version of Gordon Ramsay were really delicious especially with ice-cream …. YUM !

.***  By the way , I’ll be hosting next month’s Little Thumbs Up event & my theme is APPLE .  This event is hosted by Bake For Happy Kids &  My Favourite Little DIY . So do stay tune to my next post & join the fun linking party which will begin on  2^nd September . 

Apple  Tart Fine – Tarte fine aux pommes (Gordon Ramsay)

Adapted from HERE

Ingredients :

 Puff pastry

2 large apples (cored, peeled & finely sliced) I’ve used Granny Smith apples

1 tbsp melted butter

Sugar

Icing sugar

Ice-cream

Method :

1)      Preheat oven to 190°C . Cut the puff pastry into a 20 cm circle  & place it on lined baking tray .

2)      Place sliced apples over the puff pastry by layering them . Brush melted butter over the apples & sprinkle with sugar . Bake till apple turned lightly brown for about 20 to 25 mins .

3)      Remove from oven & sprinkle icing sugar over the tart . Using blow torch to caramelized the apples . Served with ice-cream of your choice . YUM

***To watch how Gordon Ramsay make this tart HERE

Linking this post to Cook Like A Star – Cook Like Gordon Ramsay event organized by Baked For Happy Kids with Piece Of Cake & Eat Your Heart Out .

Pecan Streusel Coffee Cake (THB)

A delicious classic Coffee Cake with rich pecan streusel that I've baked last week . Love the sweet cinnamon crunchy topping & soft crumb cake . YUM! I've made the full recipe using low fat yogurt & reduced the sugar to 1/3 cup . Turned out great & not overly sweet .  Thanks to Mich from A Piece Of Cake who has sellected this recipe for all of us at The Home Baker (THB) to try out this month . This event is organized by Joyce from Kitchen Flavours & we are baking all the recipes from Lou Shibert Pappas's cookbook - Coffee Cake .  For the full recipe please go over to Mich & more lovely bakes from THB member HERE
 

 

 For the full recipe HERE