Beer Bread n Spiced Up Squids

Beer Bread

I had to try out this beer bread ever since I stumbled across this recipe. I've always used rum in my plum cakes. I ventured into whisky and beer cakes. The bread was the next on the list. And to say how easy baking bread using beer is, would be another story. It's a no-knead bread and you can't go wrong if you follow the steps correctly. Make sure you give it enough time and temperature to rise. So go ahead, pour some of that beer into your bread... Enjoy it for it's pure wholewheat with just a tablespoon of butter and a teaspoon of honey. And what better lunch than beer bread teamed with spiced up squids. 

Ingredients

Beer (mild small can) - 250 ml

Yeast – 1 ½ tsp

Sugar or honey – 1 tsp

Wholewheat flour - 3 cups (approx.)

Baking powder – ½ tsp
Butter - 1 tbsp

Method

Step 1

Take yeast and sugar or honey in a bowl

Add warm water and swirl the bowl

Add 3 tsp wholewheat flour and give a quick mix

Don’t disturb the yeast by over mixing

Cover and keep in a warm place for about 20 mins or till the mixture looks frothy and bubbly 

Step 2

Pour the beer into the mixture and stir

Sieve the flour with baking powder and salt

Add little at a time to the mixture and stir with a spatula to form soft dough

You may need more or less flour depending on the moisture content of the flour

Keep in a warm place for 2 hours till the dough has almost doubled in size

Step 3

Add little flour on a smooth surface and roll the dough gently on it to firm it up

Add little melted butter and mix

Keep adding flour slowly to form springy dough that can be shaped

Oil a baking tray and place the dough in it

Keep in a warm place again for about 30 mins

Step 4

Preheat oven to 160 degrees C

Make a slit in the middle of the dough and bake for about 35 to 40 mins

Let it cool in the oven a bit

Brush the top with a milk and honey mixture for that gloss

Bite into this crunchy crust bread for breakfast or lunch

Squids Spiced Up

Ingredients

Squids (washed, cleaned and cut into rings) – 1 cup

Onions (medium) – 2

Tomato (medium) – 1

Ginger (grated) – 1 tsp

Garlic (cut fine) – 1 tbsp

Green chilies (slit) – 2 or 3 (according to taste)

Red chili powder – 2 tsp (according to taste)

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Lime juice – 1 tbsp

Curry leaves – 4 to 5 sprigs

Oil – 2 tbsp

Butter – 2 tbsp

Method

Marinate the squids in lime juice, salt, turmeric and chili powder for 15 mins

Heat butter

Add 2 sprigs of curry and fry the squids for about 5 mins

Masala

Heat oil

Add grated ginger and fry

Add onions and fry well

Add tomatoes and fry again

Add salt, masalas and ¼ cup water and cook the masala well

When it’s done, add the squids

Mix well, cover and cook for about 3 mins

Serve hot with beer bread