[hijabihoodlum]

Originally Posted by Variable

Isn't gruyere that really really smelly cheese? Or am I thinking of another one?

you're probably thinking of a blue. roquefort, gorgonzola, stilton?

anybody else a fan of blue cheeses?

[onetspvanilla]

Originally Posted by hijabihoodlum

you're probably thinking of a blue. roquefort, gorgonzola, stilton?

anybody else a fan of blue cheeses?

i <3 blue cheese and gorgonzola. it drives my husband crazy, because he cannot STAND the taste, and he doesn't want to "acquire" it, as i say he's like "why would i want to learn to like disgusting cheese?" but honestly, i love blue cheese anything -- crumbled in alfredo pasta, as a dressing, and just with a nice piece of bread.

[MoonStar]

Originally Posted by Variable

Isn't gruyere that really really smelly cheese? Or am I thinking of another one?

I was eating melted gruyere on a bagel and both my brothers asked what the smell was and "what smells like crap?" And once I was making garlic bread with gruyere and they said the same thing (but they liked the taste). It smells fine to me but apparently it's stinky to some. Maybe it smells when it's melted and not encorporated into a dish? Definitely doesn't smell in a pasta or soup.

[Timbit]

Damn, I want some of that fettuccine. And that soup.
And don't keep recipes secret. Post them in here!

[Deel]

i cooked mexican rice and chicken [YUMMAY] and tacos the other night.
my sister made the garlic bread *licks lips*
we bought fruits and made our very own homemade smoothies. delicious.







i'll post recipes up when i'm not too lazy to find them. promise.

[vanillawafer]

Originally Posted by Laimuun

sure, I'll PM you it tomorrow probably, but just to warn you.. you kinda have to guess on the measurements depending on how much meat you have. my mom in law doesn't give exact measurements, heh.

Do you mind posting it here? or sending it in a PM, whatever you feel comfortable doing.

[sumiyia]

so like.. my chicken jalfrezi didnt look exactly like the picture... but it tasted good

[Laimuun]

ok, so this is the biryani recipe I used.. I'll try to explain it properly.

Fry a bunch of onions (I used already fried onions so I didn't have to cut a bunch up) in oil.
Add about 4 cups of yogurt, cook for about half an hour or until it thickens a bit (or until the oil separates from yogurt, I don't know what that looks like though, heh, I just cooked it till it got a bit thick).

For the meat (I used about 3 lbs of chicken), cover in:
Ginger/garlic paste (about one BIG tbl)
Salt (about 1 1/2 big tbl)
Red chili powder (about 1 big tbl)
tumeric (1 big tbl)
garam masala (1 or 1 1/2 big tbl)
cardamom powder (about 1 tsp)
Mix all together, let it sit for a few mins.

Add the cooked yogurt, mix it up really well. Add 2-3 whole green peppers and a bunch of cilantro and mix. Let it sit for a few mins.

In the meantime, boil about 4-5 cups of rice for 5-10 mins. don't cook it all the way through, the rice should still be 'hard'.

Layer chicken at the bottom of a pan/pot (whatever's big enough and can be stuck in the oven).
Pour the drained and half cooked rice on top.
Stick a bunch of chopped carrot chunks into the rice.
Add some orange food coloring into a small cup of milk, pour over the rice.
Squeeze about 3 lemons or limes into a bowl, pour over the top of the rice.
Add some butter chunks to the top of the rice as well.

Put the (covered) pan into the oven, bake at about 375 degrees for an hour.

Voila!

after it's done, make sure to mix the bottom chicken with the rice so that the 'masala' mixes in with the rice.

[sumiyia]

oo sounds good! can't wait to try it

the problem i have whenever i make biryani is that i end up cooking the rice too much.

[sally]

Originally Posted by sumiyia

oo sounds good! can't wait to try it

the problem i have whenever i make biryani is that i end up cooking the rice too much.

ughhh same here!!!

WE'RE LYK TWINS.

[PhDGirl]

Thanks for the recipe! So are you using raw chicken and then it bakes in the oven? Or do you cook it a bit first?

[zzze]

assalamu alaykum

Originally Posted by Laimuun

sure, I'll PM you it tomorrow probably, but just to warn you.. you kinda have to guess on the measurements depending on how much meat you have. my mom in law doesn't give exact measurements, heh.

thank you, can't wait to try it insha Allah jazakallahkhair

Originally Posted by sumiyia

lol.. zzze - yesterday we had pizza for lunch and were invited to dinner at a friend's house.. they had this really yummy yellow rice with rosemary and stuff with oven roasted chicken, salad, mashed potatoes and gravy

today for lunch we'll probably have leftover pizza, and for dinner i think i'll make the chicken jalfrezi finally

thank you today I cooked some quick basic pasta with cumin, coriander, chilli sweetcorn, and tuna (i recooked mr.zzze's as i dont like tuna in food) .

Originally Posted by sumiyia

so like.. my chicken jalfrezi didnt look exactly like the picture... but it tasted good

that one looks like it has a lot of oil in it? Mine was dry compared to that one, maybe because i couldnt add the ghee as we didnt buy a can opener till now. Was delicious (the husband said, i don't like eating too much of my own cooking after frikin inhaling it for half an hour), but a basic salam i think? just has a special name. The biryani should be fun?

[sumiyia]

Originally Posted by zzze

assalamu alaykum
that one looks like it has a lot of oil in it? Mine was dry compared to that one, maybe because i couldnt add the ghee as we didnt buy a can opener till now. Was delicious (the husband said, i don't like eating too much of my own cooking after frikin inhaling it for half an hour), but a basic salam i think? just has a special name. The biryani should be fun?

yea mine was drier.. but i also added bell peppers so it gave it a nice kick... i dont think that recipe called for it though..

WHAT SHOULD I MAKE TODAY??

[onetspvanilla]

laimuun -- that sounds good, i'm going to give it a try! it's interesting, i've been making biryani for a while now, but never made it with the meat uncooked; but MIL does that when she makes beef/mutton biryani and it turns out delicious.
btw, has anyone made biryani with sella basmati rice instead of regular basmati? i find that it's way, way easier because the rice doesn't get too mushy or hard, it always has a perfect shape. i'm so dependent on it, i always get nervous when i make biryani with regular basmati rice, i'm always breaking it between my forefinger and thumb every minute to make sure i'm not overcooking it.

[zzze]

assalamu alaykum

Originally Posted by sumiyia

yea mine was drier.. but i also added bell peppers so it gave it a nice kick... i dont think that recipe called for it though..

WHAT SHOULD I MAKE TODAY??

some vegetables in it sounds good. Do u have everything u could possibly need in ur kitchen or do u go out and buy the ingrediants when u figure out what to cook?

here's an idea:

Nigella.com

I dont think i'll add THAT much cheese as I refuse to get to the stage where I begin wondering whether I should work out.

maybe you could put in a few sheets of pasta in there? Don't think it'll be filling for ur other half otherwise??