[sally]

wow, this weekend i cooked tons...but i didnt take pics of everything cuz i had no time. and so many people were over

some things i remember...

chocolate mousse
pizzas
cupcakes
french vanilla hazelnut cake
biscuits for breakfast

and some other stuff..all of it was a total hit mashaAllah mashaAllah mashaAllah




heres crackers with cheese, garlic and olives..

and then the chinese style chicken that i sorta made up my own recipe for and it was a big hit with white rice alhamdulillah...

[thejellymill]

sally i must have some!!! I love how carrots get when they're cooked/sauteed in a dish like that. Why must you taunt us like this?!

[zzze]

assalamu alaykum

The 3 Day Diet

it's practically a no cook diet! I'll just give the mr. more of everything. Think he's probably gonna to grab a big mac by day 2.

[Variable]

Originally Posted by thejellymill

sally i must have some!!! I love how carrots get when they're cooked/sauteed in a dish like that. Why must you taunt us like this?!

Yeh. I was just polishing off a turkey sub, and now - I'm still hungry.... for that.

[thejellymill]

Originally Posted by Variable

Yeh. I was just polishing off a turkey sub, and now - I'm still hungry.... for that.

Ferreal! I'm having this strong craving for crackers with cheese and a slice of tomato.

[Asvi]

Sally: the chicken veggie looks damn good.
Jelly: i read you made chicken keema, do you have a recipe for that??

So I just cooked, rice, daal, tikka boti chicken salaan and this zucchini dish in 1.5 hrs and i'm soo damn tired. everything tastes good except the rice, i messed that up by over cooking it.

[thejellymill]

Originally Posted by Asvi

Sally: the chicken veggie looks damn good.
Jelly: i read you made chicken keema, do you have a recipe for that??

So I just cooked, rice, daal, tikka boti chicken salaan and this zucchini dish in 1.5 hrs and i'm soo damn tired. everything tastes good except the rice, i messed that up by over cooking it.

Oooh that sounds good . I need to go out and get some rice to experiment with my rice cooker.

I posted the chicken qeema recipe in this thread before and thank God I found it because I'd hate to type that all out again It's my mom's recipe, she makes it really really well mA. I've only made it once and it turned out okay...I'm sure it was because I was missing the kewra water and green chilies.

Anyway, here it is

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/red chili 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)

Defrost the meat in the microwave. While it's defrosting, fry the chopped onion on medium heat until it's medim brown (not black!). Make sure to stir it well so the onion pieces are uniformly cooked. Add the garlic paste and stir once. Immediately add the meat. Keep the heat between medium and 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 by this point. Add about 1.5 cups of water, add the coriander, kewra water, whole green chili(es), shaved ginger and lemon juice. Bring to a boil, cover it, turn it down to low 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 regular 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.

[zzze]

assalamu alaykum

chicken salan.

[comportment]

so I made potstickers and some soyasaucy-dip thing
with these chips on the side. Got any good salsa recipes anyone?

[Asvi]

Originally Posted by thejellymill

Oooh that sounds good . I need to go out and get some rice to experiment with my rice cooker.

I posted the chicken qeema recipe in this thread before and thank God I found it because I'd hate to type that all out again It's my mom's recipe, she makes it really really well mA. I've only made it once and it turned out okay...I'm sure it was because I was missing the kewra water and green chilies.

Anyway, here it is

thank you soo much!!

[Asvi]

Today i'm making Bhindi Gosht (Okra and Meat Curry)

[thejellymill]

Originally Posted by Asvi

thank you soo much!!

No problem, let me know how it turns out inshallah . I got some kewra water and green chilies yesterday so next time I make it hopefully it will be better iA.

So I had to go back home for a doctor's appointment yesterday. We just drove over in the morning and came back after dinner and my mom sent like a truckload of food - biryani, chicken qeema, kofta etc etc - back with us. Now I don't have to cook for the rest of the week inshallah...it was getting a bit overwhelming with class and all. I love my mama

[Asvi]

my mom gave me tandoori masala chicken legs, so i'm baking them w/skin on potatoes. and i also have sweet corn to go w/that.

[Nabisco007]

I'm working on a mixed vegetable salan with gobi, carrots, green beans,etc. good stuff

[bravotwozero]

Originally Posted by Nabisco007

I'm working on a mixed vegetable salan with gobi, carrots, green beans,etc. good stuff

Pfft...that's not food, that's what food EATS!