[onetspvanilla]

vegetables, that looks really good!

[Asvi]

Vege: that looks soo good.

my mommy is over, she's making all these yummy food for us.

[thejellymill]

I cant wait til I get all this homework outta the way and can feel well enough to go on a major shopping trip to walmart to get all the spices and stuff. I have this huge recipe card box my mom gave me and I'm just itching to try a whole bunch of things out of there.

Vegetables, would you mind sharing the recipe for that chicken? It looks sooo good.

Here's a recipe for chicken qeema my mom taught me. It turns out awesome when she makes it but I've only made it once and it was okay. I just need more practice.

1 lb minced chicken (chicken qeema)
1 level tbsp garlic paste
1 medium sized onion, chopped
6 black peppercorns
1 clove
2 cardamoms
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/4 tsp cumin powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper powder
1/4 tsp salt
cilantro/coriander, chopped finely
1/2 - 3/4 tsp kewra water
1 or 2 green chilies, whole
lemon juice from a slice of lemon
shaved ginger (very small amount, use your own judgment)

Fry the chopped onion until it's medium brown on medium heat. Make sure to stir it well so they're uniformly cooked. Add the garlic paste and stir once. Immediately add the meat (which should have been defrosted at least halfway before this point). Keep the heat at medium or just barely medium-high. Cook until almost done and add the peppercorns, clove, cardamom seeds, garam masala, cumin powder, turmeric, cayenne pepper and salt. Stir together and cover for 5 - 10 minutes.

Make sure the meat is cooked and turn the heat down to low. Add about 1.5 cups of water, add the coriander, kewra water, whole green chili(es), shaved ginger and lemon juice. Cover and simmer for 10 - 15 minutes, check and stir once or twice. Taste test to see if it needs more salt.*

Optional: Decorate the top with shaved ginger and chopped coriander.

*Once when making beef qeema I taste tested it at the end and ended up adding too much salt. It turned out terribly salty and nobody but me ate it...so be careful.

I haven't made it with the kewra water and green chilies because I didn't have them at the time. Maybe that's why mine didn't turn out as well as mom's.

[vegetables]

i dont really have a set recipe, i used a combination of a few different ones.

2 lbs of chicken:

for the chicken i just threw in 2 eggs, a pinch of black pepper and cornstarch. i kept adding cornstarch until all the chicken was covered in it and it was semi-thick. most people dip the chicken in cornstarch, then in the egg then back in the cornstarch but i saw someone else do this... its easier and gets the job done . fry until light brown. take out of wok and set aside. you can use flour instead of cornstarch.

for the sauce:

2 tbsp of dark soysauce
2 tbsp of light soysause
2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp corn starch
pinch of black pepper and salt
2 tsp of hoisin sauce
4 tbsp of sugar
2 tbsp of vinegar
1/4 cup of water

mix until everything is dissolved. if it doesn't look like theres enough sauce add a little more of everything, if theres extra you can always save it for later.

on a seperate plate:
5-10+ dried chili peppers, break open and let the seeds come out <--optional depending on how spicy you want it
5 scallions, cut to about 1 inch pieces
4 cloves crushed, minced garlic
a few slices of ginger

put about 1-2 tbsp of oil of in the wok, give it a few seconds to get hot. add the red peppers, scallions, garlic and ginger for about 15-20 seconds until you can really smell the aroma . add the sauce, as soon as it starts to bubble put in the chicken in and mix the saucey goodness with the chicken for about 1-2 mins. serve with white rice

[iTz_NoT_Me_iTzZu]

I made swiss mushroom burgers tonight

[sanuri11]

i got the in-laws coming to visit on wednesday. the menu is simple but nice.

cornish hens stuffed with burghol (cracked wheat)
yellow rice (a rice mixture with lentils and ground beef)
shrimp bisque with home made croutons
potato scallop
salad

[sumiyia]

Originally Posted by iTz_NoT_Me_iTzZu

I made swiss mushroom burgers tonight

recipe?

[iTz_NoT_Me_iTzZu]

Originally Posted by sumiyia

recipe?

It was kind of a thing where I winged it. but I'll try to type up what I did after I finish my paper iA

[Variable]

Originally Posted by sumiyia

recipe?

Burger
Mushrooms
Swiss Cheese.

Barbecue burger, place on bun.

[iTz_NoT_Me_iTzZu]

Originally Posted by Variable

Burger
Mushrooms
Swiss Cheese.

Barbecue burger, place on bun.

Nope. I made my own tangy sauce, and I used peppers and onions.


You fail!

[zzze]

assalamu alaykum

did you not make the burgers? i want a good burger recipe...mm..for when i can no longer eat BK

[foozball]

have you guys tried allrecipes.com? i really like the site since users rate recipes and give their own $.02 on how it can be improved.

[sumiyia]

i like allrecipes.com... but i don't think its too great for desi foods. for the CTM, review after review said it was too spicy. i thought it was bland.

[fahmed]

Originally Posted by sumiyia

i like allrecipes.com... but i don't think its too great for desi foods. for the CTM, review after review said it was too spicy. i thought it was bland.

For desi cooking, some of the good websites I know of,

Recipes from India & the World | Party Planner | Vrat Ka Khana
Indian Cuisine Recipes, Indian Recipes, South Indian Recipes.
Modern Hyderabadi Cuisine » Zaiqa - has some good hyderabadi dishes

[Variable]

Originally Posted by iTz_NoT_Me_iTzZu

Nope. I made my own tangy sauce, and I used peppers and onions.


You fail!

Oh yeh. Well I made my own cheese. In Switzerland. and then put it on my burger.