cardamom brownies Recipe - bhaarat recipe

 

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Everyone loves a chocolate brownie! Add a twist to this favourite by adding spices or even chilli peppers for a unique taste. I have added freshly ground cardamom powder but feel to experiment with spice packets you would find at your local Indian store, or in the spice aisle of your supermarket.

 

Ingredients:

5 oz (140 g) bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped 

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (2¼ sticks/250 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for buttering pan 

4 large eggs 1¼ cups (250 g) sugar Seeds from 15 cardamom pods, ground 

1 cup (135 g) all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting pan 

1¼ cups (125 g) pecans, lightly toasted and coarsely chopped

How to make cardamom brownies?

1 Preheat the oven to 350ºF (175ºC). 

2 Butter a 9 x 12-in (23 x 30.5-cm) baking pan, fit the bottom with a piece of parchment paper and dust the inside of the pan with flour; tap the excess flour out and set aside. 

3 Melt the chocolate in a bowl over simmering water or with a microwave oven. Remove the chocolate from the heat and let it cool slightly. 

4 Beat the butter in a large mixing bowl with a flexible rubber spatula until smooth and creamy. Stir in the chocolate. Gradually add the eggs one at a time. Whisk and then add the sugar and ground cardamom, followed by the flour and pecans, stirring using a whisk until all the ingredients are incorporated. Do not beat or aerate. 

5 Scrape the batter into the baking pan and smooth the top with a spatula. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. The top of the brownies will be dry, but a knife inserted in the centre will come out wet with batter on it. Transfer the pan to a cooling rack and allow the brownies to cool for 30 minutes. 

6 Run a knife around the edges of the pan and unmold the brownies. Remove the baking paper, cut the brownies, and serve.