Perfect Orange Cupcakes ( Low sugar)

It is the first time for me to make cupcakes. 

But this is the second attempt to bake them without cracking on top.

( The cupcake cracked like a muffin for my first baking )

These cupcakes were very soft but I was just too lazy to give them some buttercream topping or any frosting.

I think a cupcake will look like a cupcake if it comes with frosting.

The recipe was origin from Glorious Treats and the one that I first came across was from Natasha's Kitchen , the Perfect Vanilla Cupcake Recipe.

Grated orange zest was cut tiny later.

 Perfect Orange Cupcakes ( low sugar , make 10 )

（ paper cup size : diametre on top 7cm , base 4.5 cm and height  3.7 cm)

Ingredients: 

160 g self-raising flour ( I omitted baking powder and bicarbonate of soda) + 1/2 tsp salt

2 large eggs ( about 70g each)

1 tbsp orange zest ( from 1 orange, grated and cut tiny) ( I will put 1 more tbsp in future as I found that it will taste even better)

50 g sugar  ( you can increase it to 100 g if you like it sweeter)

100 ml corn oil

70 ml whipping cream + 30 ml orange juice (Let stand for 5 mins , to substitute buttermilk)

Method:

1. Beat eggs with high speed for 30 seconds and set aside.

2. + sugar , beat 30 seconds.

3. + corn oil, mixed well in low speed + whipping cream and orange mixture + orange zest.

4. + flour, mixed with a stainless steel balloon whisk to beat up all flour lumps.

5.  Pour batter into a lined muffin pan.

6.  Bake in a preheated oven : 170 C. ( I usually bake cake at 180 C with my oven. Lower temperature is used to avoid cracking.)

     Baking time : 35 mins ( or until golden in colour)

Chicken Curry with Carrot and Lady Fingers

Curry cooking always becomes an active activity for preparing my meal.

I always keep some frozen curry paste in my freezer in order to overcome the thirst of craving for curry.

Using different types of leaves for cooking curry will produce different types of aroma in the curry.

This time I use turmeric leaves and kaffir lime leaves in cooking chicken curry. The taste of this chicken curry as if the rendang ayam due to the turmeric leaves.

Chicken Curry with Carrot and Lady Fingers : ( for one person)

1 chicken drumstick( cut into pieces , skinned and removed visible fat)

5 lady fingers

1 tomato, wedges

1/2 onion

1/2 carrot, slices

3 lemongrass, smashed and cut into pieces
some chopped garlic

2 pcs turmeric leaves, sliver
3 pcs kaffir lime leaves, sliver
1 tbsp curry powder
1/2 cup of ready-made curry paste


Method :
1. Marinated chicken with  salt, curry powder + kaffir lime leaves.
2. Heat oil + garlic + onion + chicken + carrot + lemongrass + curry paste ---- stir fried + 1/2 cup water. Simmer for 10 mins.
3. + lady finger + tomato + turmeric leaves , cook until  the vegetables become soft.
4. Seasoning :  salt and sugar.

Ingredients for making curry paste:

         Onion, garlic, ginger, galangal, turmeric, dried chilli, lemongrass.

 Coriander, fennel, cumin, black peppercorns, cardamons.

Cinnamon sticks, cloves, five star anise.