The Art of Cooking

Purple_alien · #**451** (**permalink**) 01-21-2008, 01:36 PM

My mother saw this thread title and was like, "Why haven't you gone in there? You need it!"

She is SO mean!
Anyway, I love Butter chicken. I should make an attempt to make it I suppose.

Pushpa · #**452** (**permalink**) 01-21-2008, 01:39 PM

Tonight I'm making lamb and okra curry.

Will let you know how it turns out...

iTz_NoT_Me_iTzZu · #**453** (**permalink**) 01-21-2008, 06:47 PM

is anyone else obsessed with tahini? where has it been all my life?

sumiyia · #**454** (**permalink**) 01-21-2008, 07:05 PM

today i made chicken fajitas and 7-layer dip with tortilla chips.. it was a nice change from the desi food...

hijabihoodlum · #**455** (**permalink**) 01-21-2008, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by hijabihoodlum

has anybody here ever tried making injera? if yes, please do tell: what works, do you prefer more or less sour, what kind of pan do you use, etc.

i'm bumping this.

gotmychai · #**456** (**permalink**) 01-23-2008, 12:50 PM

anyways, so ive found my subsitute. theres this thing called malt, laziza makes it too, and its basically non-alchoholic beer. it tastes like crap. but its good in batter (for fish and chips). which i will make tommorow. and then maybe take pics and post em. depending on how busted it turns out.

nectar · #**457** (**permalink**) 01-23-2008, 12:56 PM

For Hyderabadis; what is the name of the daal used in making khatti daal?

Ilikemyscarf · #**458** (**permalink**) 01-23-2008, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by nectar

For Hyderabadis; what is the name of the daal used in making khatti daal?

I believe it's toor ki daal.

Asvi · #**459** (**permalink**) 01-23-2008, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sumiyia

the worst part for me is figuring out when its actually done cooking... or "bhoon"ing..

i have the same problem.

Variable · #**460** (**permalink**) 01-24-2008, 05:17 PM

I really want banana pancakes...

flutterz · #**461** (**permalink**) 01-24-2008, 05:53 PM

i've been cooking so much more now. it's fun. esp. when things turn out yummy at the end. which they always do, alhumdulillah. but it kinda conflicts with my ADD. it's like i HAVE to pay attention to what i'm doing in order to have a yummy end result.

umm, it's like food is a baby. you hafta baby-sit it if you want it to live and thrive and grow up to be yummy...
mmmm, babies!!!

so i've finally overcome my fear of chicken, i think. skinless, boneless is THE way to go. i have yet to venture into the world of red meat. which is fine with mr. flutterz cuz he prefers we keep our intake of red meat minimum. plus, every time we visit either of our parents, there's at least one meat dish and sometimes our moms pack us food to go, so i may never have to bring raw meat into our house EVER, inshaAllah!

onetspvanilla · #**462** (**permalink**) 01-24-2008, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by flutterz

i've been cooking so much more now. it's fun. esp. when things turn out yummy at the end. which they always do, alhumdulillah. but it kinda conflicts with my ADD. it's like i HAVE to pay attention to what i'm doing in order to have a yummy end result.

umm, it's like food is a baby. you hafta baby-sit it if you want it to live and thrive and grow up to be yummy...
mmmm, babies!!!

so i've finally overcome my fear of chicken, i think. skinless, boneless is THE way to go. i have yet to venture into the world of red meat. which is fine with mr. flutterz cuz he prefers we keep our intake of red meat minimum. plus, every time we visit either of our parents, there's at least one meat dish and sometimes our moms pack us food to go, so i may never have to bring raw meat into our house EVER, inshaAllah!

lol i never got how people are grossed out by raw meat -- it's just meat! i mean, you eat it, what's so weird about it being uncooked?
this statement may sound strange, but because i enjoy the whole process of cooking, i take a great deal of interest in the meat before it's cooked. haha our butcher used to give me strange looks when i'd strain my neck to see how he's cutting up the chicken pieces into three pieces instead of the regular two made from leg & thigh and what made one piece of steak better than the other (hi, my husband is embarrassed of me when we go meat shopping). no problem though, being friends with your butcher totally pays off -- you always get the best pieces

sumiyia · #**463** (**permalink**) 01-24-2008, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Asvi

i have the same problem.

mannnn!!! today i bhoondeded properly but i accidentally put too much meat tenderizer and my karhai gosht (yes! gosht! not chicken!) turned out too salty.. imna have to turn that into some sort of fake biryani so it doesn't go to waste..

zakk · #**464** (**permalink**) 01-24-2008, 07:31 PM

why are you putting tenderizer in karhai gosht? Just cook it before you karhai-ify it.

sumiyia · #**465** (**permalink**) 01-24-2008, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by zakk

why are you putting tenderizer in karhai gosht? Just cook it before you karhai-ify it.

i was trying to follow my mom's recipe, she dumps all the stuff into the pot from the get go and just lets it cook (the box said to boil the meat in a couple cups of water and then karhai-ify it)... but i was using the qurbaani gosht my MIL gave us. last time i cooked it, it took like 3 hours for it to gal-ify...

i guess i wanted to hurry it along a little bit.. sigh..