[zzze]

assalamu alaykum

i made the sharba, i was ''AMAZING.'' alhamdulilah. Suppose it balances out the gross scones i baked. Tomorrow I'm making fajitas insha Allah

[onetspvanilla]

Originally Posted by zzze

assalamu alaykum

i made the sharba, i was ''AMAZING.'' alhamdulilah. Suppose it balances out the gross scones i baked. Tomorrow I'm making fajitas insha Allah

hey my husband loves sharba, but i have no idea how to make it. recipe please?

[zzze]

assalamu alaykum

sure My mum wrote this recipe down in the recipe book she gave me (miss home) so you kind of have to guess with the measurements, what looks like the right consistency, etc. I'll give you the recipe as it's written as my mum makes it best, but i'll add what i do at the sides as i can't get it like my mums using her recipe.
This recipe would make about 4 servings, i think.

Meat - chopped small (I use chicken, about 1.5 chicken breast)
Chickpeas, handful- soak overnight or buy in a tin(i like more, but i love chickpeas)
1 small onion, diced
soup pasta, 1oz (i put in a but more than a handful)
2 tblspn tomatoe puree (put more if the soup looks a bit light)
1/4 tspn chilli powder (put in more if you like to taste the chilli )
1/2 tspn salt
1/2 tspn cinnamon
1/2 tspn tumeric
2 tblspn oil
water (boiled prior to putting in pan)
dried mint
lemon
fresh parsely

Fry the onions until slightly softened, add the tomatoe puree, chicken and spices. Cook for a few minutes and then add some water (fill a medium pan up, i think)and then the chickpeas.

Bring to the boil, put on the lid, then turn down to simmer for about an hour or until the chickpeas are soft. Add the chopped parsley and soup pasta and simmer for 15 minutes.

At the end add the dried mint (however much you like, i put in quite a bit, about 2 tblspns).
Serve with a dash of lemon juice.

We have sharba with french bread (today i made garlic bread) and recently avacadoe dip (avacadoes, lemon, pepper, garlic, salt)

[flutterz]

i needs to start taking me some notes again...

[Timbit]

Originally Posted by Asvi

very nice !! you better share some recipes with us

Well, it was only my second day on the job but I have to say the food's not really all that hard to cook. We have some things on the menu that seem fancy and all, but it's really all in the presentation.

Heh. I'm liking this job.

We made some awesome brownies today though. Ohhh man... I got to bring some home. 'Cause we were catering for this party, but people always order more than they need.

I've already become more adept with a knife.

[onetspvanilla]

zzze -- thanks so much! i'm gonna try it out this weekend, i'll let you know how it goes. btw is fresh mint okay or does dried have a different taste?

Originally Posted by Timbit

Well, it was only my second day on the job but I have to say the food's not really all that hard to cook. We have some things on the menu that seem fancy and all, but it's really all in the presentation.

Heh. I'm liking this job.

We made some awesome brownies today though. Ohhh man... I got to bring some home. 'Cause we were catering for this party, but people always order more than they need.

I've already become more adept with a knife.

wow that's pretty cool! what type of restaurant is this? meaning like, desi food, western food, italian food etc? either way, sounds fun

[Timbit]

Originally Posted by onetspvanilla

wow that's pretty cool! what type of restaurant is this? meaning like, desi food, western food, italian food etc? either way, sounds fun

It's a restaurant on campus. Mostly Western food, but we have an Indian chef who makes curries and whatnot. Asian dude does all the stir-fry/Asian fusion kind of food. It's more authentic that way.

There's some Portuguese influence from our head chef.

We have jerk chicken (caribbean) and souvlaki (Greek), and lots of salads and pastas and sandwiches/burgers and soup.

And desserts, of course. Brownies, cheesecake, cake and banana pie... lots of it with ice-cream.
Catering menu's a little different... for appetizers, a popular dish is the pita bread with hummus and/or baba ganoush so that's kinda Middle-Eastern, eh?
Oh, and we make samosas too!

All the chicken and beef dishes (and most cheeses) are halal 'cause we have a lot of Muslims on campus.

EDIT: It is fun. And I'm gonna get a camera for my birthday InshaAllah, so I'm gonna take pics and post them then, k? But not right in the restaurant 'cause I think my coworkers would laugh at me. So I'll take pics when I bring the food home... which is everyday, heh.

EDIT2: I brought some chicken kutchori and mashed potatoes home today and my mom's comment was "Did you cut those carrots?"
She doesn't understand julienne-ing.

EDIT3: Yesterday was jasmine rice with vegetable curry (with tofu, yum ) and baked chicken and she said that the rice was thick and fat. Obviously 'cause it's not Basmati!

[zzze]

assalamu alaykum

fresh mint has more of an aroma, i think. plus you cant really eat the fresh mint in the soup, you'd scoop it out...right? I don't know, try it both ways (i'll stick to the dried mint )

[sumiyia]

Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe | Recipezaar anyone tried this? any good?

also... stupid question: what's a broiler? how is it different from baking? my oven both bake and broil settings.

[Syeda]

Originally Posted by sumiyia

Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe | Recipezaar anyone tried this? any good?

also... stupid question: what's a broiler? how is it different from baking? my oven both bake and broil settings.

broil is when you put it at 500 degrees for quick jobs like melting cheese or toasting bread.

[bravotwozero]

So I was feeling seriously homesick and craving 'Mom Food', I decided to make my first attempt at cooking biryani. It would have turned out decent, if it weren't for two things:

- Me going overboard with the tomato paste, which has now given the whole dish and overbearing tomato-ish taste

- Overcooking the rice, which turned it to mush.

It also took forever for the beef to become tender.

I have a newfound appreciation for my mother's cooking now.

[ChotooMotoo]

Okay, so in the FPH thread, we started talking about breakfast food. I found these youtube videos about how to make eggs and paratha

Eggs: (fried eggs sunny side up, or over easy)

YouTube - How to Fry an Egg

Parathas

Joyce made standard roti dough, and she's basting the douth with melted butter, folding, basting, foling, and rolling it out again. She does this several times to incorporate the butter into the dough to make the paratha flaky. She also brushes the butter on the paratha durring and after cooking. The music is cool.
YouTube - Making Parathas

Roti:
from dough to cooking. To make parathas, see note above.
YouTube - Paratha - Indian Bread

Alternately, some people just roll the roti a little thicker, and pan fry it (in a few teaspoons of oil) to make parathas.

[iSHi]

I gave up on trying to be a top chef like you girls. Thats what take out is for right?!

[foozball]

sumi,

broiler helps if you want chicken to be a bit charred. with the intense heat, you have to keep a close eye. The broiler is usually the drawer under the oven. If you have a gas stove, hot flames will be right above your food...instead or a constant heat (maintained in the oven). I've never actually cooked anything in the broiler. I have finished stuff off in there after letting it cook in the oven.

[sumiyia]

Originally Posted by foozball

sumi,

broiler helps if you want chicken to be a bit charred. with the intense heat, you have to keep a close eye. The broiler is usually the drawer under the oven. If you have a gas stove, hot flames will be right above your food...instead or a constant heat (maintained in the oven). I've never actually cooked anything in the broiler. I have finished stuff off in there after letting it cook in the oven.

thanks!

my oven doesn't have a drawer under it... so i guess i just place it inside the oven? its electric btw.. i have zero experience with broilers