raspberry cupcakes

fresh out the oven!
oh my god, the whole kitchen smells amazing!!
it's CUPCAKE TIME !!

I simply added frozen raspberries to my cupcake batter (flour, brown sugar, olive oil, eggs, plain yogurt, baking powder, zest and lemon juice) and baked it !
I also added a bit of dark chocolate in the middle of the cupcake, so when you slice it, you can see that melted chocolate in the center, d e l i c i o u s !!!

you can pretty much add any fruit you like to your cupcake batter, bluberries, raspberries, bananas, strawberries, grapes... it's your choice!

chicken curry

dinner yesterday, the most delicious chicken curry!

for a super easy and amazing curry:

1. to marinate the chicken, don't mince the garlic and ginger, just grate it, otherwise it will burn. and, in addition to marinate the chicken with the garlic and ginger ( beyond the lemon, salt and pepper), I also add them along with my super minced onions and white eggplant, to start off my curry paste.
2. to my spice mix, I add dried cumin powder, saffron, 5 peppers and, of course, curry powder. (add this mix after the onion, white eggplant, ginger and garlic paste is cooked.)
3. after that, just add half coconut milk, half milk to make the sauce and let it cook for about 5 to 10 minutes.
4. add the chicken (already cooked) to the curry sauce and let it cook for just 2 to 3 minutes. add parsley and a squeeze of lemon right at the end and serve it with basmati rice and naan bread.

believe me when I say this.. this was the most perfect curry I have ever made and ate, it is THAT good!