[zzze]

asslamu alaykum

If only it was, ken!

[ABCDGIRL]

Originally Posted by ABCDGIRL

Im thinking of hosting a party and need menu ideas
i want it to be desi and american..but mainly desi..

Hellooo? C'mon people!

So far all I have in mind is baked/talawa chicken..and/or Spicy fried chicken
For dessert I'm thinking mango kulfi and/or butterfinger dessert bars..

[zzze]

assalamu alaykum

Cheese cake?
I don't know any desi dishes apart from plain salan which comes out different every time I do it...but always with a strong hint of onion. yum.

[kenneth]

By the way, i am learning to cook. I am starting out with an Indian recipe book.

Indian food is my favoritest so i thought i should start there.

[The Girl]

Originally Posted by MoonStar

Today I made Curried Cauliflower or gobi ki subzi. It was pretty good, I'd make it again. I found the recipe in some mag and added things to it. It's not like normal subzi because it has yogurt added to it and curry powder, which I've never really used before. It smells like fennel seeds which I don't really like, but it imparted a nice flavor to this dish (I reduced it to 1 teaspoon).

thanks for that recipe. i bought a cauliflower this weekend and was about to look up a recipe for using it.

i found a cauliflower recipe last time that was pretty good called Gobi Manchurian. You can google it and find alot of variations of the recipe. the one i made was similar to this one.

Originally Posted by sanuri11

i didnt start cooking, like really cooking, til i got married like a couple months ago... i was learning like the first month (stuff came out real bad, my god) but now im getting good and am looking for different things. i dont cook the same thing much... i always like to look for new recipes. right now im trying to search with different things i can do with rice, besides biryanis.

heres something i cooked today. its called lemon rice. real good.

i can totally relate to you. it took me a few months after i got married to get the hang of cooking well. alhamdulillah it's become easier to cook dishes, after more than a year of trying and experimenting stuff.

this lemon recipe you tried sounds good. is it supposed to be eaten by itself or do you eat it with side dishes?

[sanuri11]

Originally Posted by The Girl

thanks for that recipe. i bought a cauliflower this weekend and was about to look up a recipe for using it.

i found a cauliflower recipe last time that was pretty good called Gobi Manchurian. You can google it and find alot of variations of the recipe. the one i made was similar to this one.

i can totally relate to you. it took me a few months after i got married to get the hang of cooking well. alhamdulillah it's become easier to cook dishes, after more than a year of trying and experimenting stuff.

this lemon recipe you tried sounds good. is it supposed to be eaten by itself or do you eat it with side dishes?

yeah.. lol. i still mess up sometimes. but im sooo much better.

and yeah, the lemon rice goes with an eggplant dish (i made it too, i loved it.. he didnt think it was too great). let me write down the whole recipe.

Lemon Rice and Eggplant Chick-pea Curry

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 1/2 cups basmati rice
4 cups chicken stock, divided
1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
1 lemon, zested
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom, optional
1 tablespoon butter
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 medium eggplant, peeled and chopped
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 (14-ounce) can fire roasted diced tomatoes, drained
1 (15-ounce) can chick peas, drained
Salt and pepper
2 rounded tablespoons mild or hot curry paste
2 scallions, chopped
1/4 cup chopped roasted cashews


Heat a medium pot over medium heat with extra-virgin olive oil. Add rice and toast for 1 to 2 minutes. Add 3 cups chicken stock and the bay, lemon zest, turmeric, coriander, cumin and cardamom. Cover pot and bring rice to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer rice 18 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork, remove bay leaf and add butter. Toss to coat the rice evenly.

While rice cooks, make the vegetables. Heat a deep nonstick skillet over medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil. Add onion, garlic, eggplant and bell pepper. Cover and cook stirring occasionally 7 to 8 minutes until tender. Uncover and add the tomatoes, chick peas, salt, pepper, curry paste and remaining 1 cup chicken stock. Simmer 6 to 7 minutes longer. Mix scallions into rice and top with vegetables. Garnish with cashews.

[kenneth]

I made some pretty good curry yesterday . . . i didn't have any tomatos though but i made do.

[ABCDGIRL]

So im thinking...

Samosay
shami kabob
tandoori chicken
khatti dal
gosht khorma
plain rice
bread
salad

mango kulfi/ chocolate mousse
butterfinger dessert bars/pineapple upside down cake

sound good?

[MoonStar]

that sounds like a feast fit for a wedding!

[muslimahpower]

Originally Posted by ABCDGIRL

So im thinking...

Samosay
shami kabob
tandoori chicken
khatti dal
gosht khorma
plain rice
bread
salad

mango kulfi/ chocolate mousse
butterfinger dessert bars/pineapple upside down cake

sound good?

yummmmmmmmmm
as long as u dont forget to make the khatti dal everything should work out :P

[MoonStar]

Today I made Provencal Chicken with Tomatoes, Olives, and Basil from epicurious. But I left out the capers, anchovies and wine. I added some red chili flakes, hot sauce, turmeric, and parsley. It was good but not great, green olives and basil don't go well together.

[hijabihoodlum]

you know what? food from south/central america and food from the indian subcontinent share (at least) three very important ingredients for me: limes, cilantro, and chile peppers. i invited people over on sunday for dinner, and rather than bother with cooking very many things i decided to make it a taco night. all i cooked was the meat; i chopped up the onions, limes, cilantro, tomatoes, lettuce, and green onions and put them in their own bowls. i also put out sour cream, cheese, taco sauce, and hot sauce. one of my friends came over and made her signature dip (sour cream, cream cheese, and other stuff i can't remember). there were hard taco shells and soft tortilla shells. oh and i put out a big bowl of refried beans (did you know that you have to buy vegetarian refried beans??? otherwise they have lard in them!). a couple people brought chips and salsa and guacamole.

when it was all over, i had a little bit of each item left over, so i made a 50 layer (slight exaggeration) "dip." and we've been snacking on it ever since. it's amazing; it reminds me of what i do with thanksgiving dinner leftovers; you can literally just layer all the ingredients, put it in bread/eat it with thick chips, and it's delicious. so i do that, shake on some hot sauce, and squeeze on a bunch of lime juice (had a lot of limes leftover) and voila- instant at-home baja fresh.

just to reiterate- i love limes, and i love cilantro.

[Timbit]

Layer and eat how?
I guess some parts of SouthAsia use limes a lot in their cooking, but I can't think of even one dish that we use limes in.

[ABCDGIRL]

Originally Posted by sanuri11

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Lemon Rice

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 1/2 cups basmati rice
4 cups chicken stock, divided
1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
1 lemon, zested
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom, optional
1 tablespoon butter

Heat a medium pot over medium heat with extra-virgin olive oil. Add rice and toast for 1 to 2 minutes. Add 3 cups chicken stock and the bay, lemon zest, turmeric, coriander, cumin and cardamom. Cover pot and bring rice to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer rice 18 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork, remove bay leaf and add butter. Toss to coat the rice evenly.

I made this. Came out really well. Its good with fish.

[hijabihoodlum]

Originally Posted by Timbit

Layer and eat how?
I guess some parts of SouthAsia use limes a lot in their cooking, but I can't think of even one dish that we use limes in.

layer and just eat with pita bread/tortilla chips.

ive seen and eaten limes as a condiment. like, sprinkled over haleem. or just put out as slices and squeezed over whatever food is being eaten. or used to make shorbot (that lime-ade drink that everyone loves). bangalis use lime a lot. also, i dont think we even use lemons.