[sumiyia]

i made chicken makhani from that recipe someone posted a few pages back... soooooo gooood!!!

[Asvi]

Originally Posted by Asvi

i'm currently in the process of making minestrone soup.

This soup turned out really good after slow cooking for 6 hrs.

[foozball]

Originally Posted by sumiyia

i made chicken makhani from that recipe someone posted a few pages back... soooooo gooood!!!

did u try the allrecipes one?

[sumiyia]

Originally Posted by foozball

did u try the allrecipes one?

yea that was the first one i tried.. it didn't turn out so great for some reason.. it turned out well for you, right?

[foozball]

Originally Posted by sumiyia

yea that was the first one i tried.. it didn't turn out so great for some reason.. it turned out well for you, right?

yeah it was perfect. i followed user recommendations and used whipping cream and tomato paste instead of the half and half and tomatoes. b/c of the paste, i omitted the constarch too. i also ran the cooked masala through the food processor to get a smoother consistency before adding the cream, etc..

either way, glad you found a recipe that works for you

[sumiyia]

Originally Posted by foozball

yeah it was perfect. i followed user recommendations and used whipping cream and tomato paste instead of the half and half and tomatoes. b/c of the paste, i omitted the constarch too. i also ran the cooked masala through the food processor to get a smoother consistency before adding the cream, etc..

either way, glad you found a recipe that works for you

i think i'll try yours out next.. i love love love chicken makhani.. i've already had two servings...

[PhDGirl]

I made this today and it turned out well. I didn't have scallions, so I sauteed an onion with salt, pepper and garlic and then added some chicken and shrimp before mixing in the noodles. I also added some baby bella mushrooms and then the peas when the chicken was cooked (instead of using a separate pan like they did). Instead of spaghetti, I used wide Thai noodles.

Ingredients:

For the Peanut Dressing
¾ cup smooth natural-style peanut butter
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
4 tablespoons dark sesame oil
1 heaping tablespoon grated ginger
Scant teaspoon red pepper flakes
¾ teaspoon sugar

For the Noodle Salad
Kosher salt
1 pound thick spaghetti
2 cups sugar snap peas, strings removed, or snow peas
2 ripe mangos
Juice of 1 lime
2 scallions, thinly sliced
½ cup loosely packed cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped
¼ cup roasted peanuts

Instructions:

Make the peanut dressing by combining the peanut butter, vinegar, soy sauce, oil, ginger, red pepper flakes, sugar, and 1/2 cup hot water in a mini food processor. Blend well and set aside. (This can be made several days ahead of time.) Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 1 tablespoon salt and the spaghetti and cook according to package directions, stirring occasionally, until al dente.

Meanwhile, bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. Cook the peas until they turn bright green, about 30 seconds. Drain and immediately plunge into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. Once the peas have cooled, drain, pat dry, cut in half, and set aside.

Stand a mango on the stem end. Using a sharp knife, cut the mango into two large pieces, cutting as close to the large flat pit as possible. Score each half of the mango into s-inch squares, but don't cut through the skin. Next, run the knife between the flesh and the skin to release the cubes. Place the cubes in a small bowl; repeat with the other mango. Squeeze excess juice from the trimmings into the bowl. Squeeze the lime onto the mango cubes and season with a little salt.

When the spaghetti is done, drain, rinse with cold water, and drain again. In a large bowl, toss the spaghetti with the peanut dressing until well coated. Add the peas and three quarters of the scallions and toss to combine. Place the noodles on a large serving platter, sprinkle the mango over the noodles, and garnish with the remaining scallions, the cilantro, and peanuts. Serve immediately. If making in advance reserve about one third of the dressing and toss the noodles with the reserved dressing immediately before serving.

[sumiyia]

i made okra today.. took about 15 mins

fry some sliced onions and cumin seeds until onions turn golden. throw in some chopped tomatoes, and sliced okra, salt, crushed red pepper, garlic and ginger powder. cook until the water dries up.

[Ayooshi]

Asalamu Alaikum,

Okie so I bought this cute Chinese steamer thingy, made of cane.

Now can someone please post a good recipe for Steamed Dumplings?

Jazaak Allahu Khair

[amina9183]

White Cheese Chicken Lasagna (I made this once, and it was really really good. Im going to make it again tommorow for a party, insha Allah, and I'll post a picture of it then. I changed a few things--I'll put that at the end of the recipe)


INGREDIENTS:

9 lasagna noodles
1/2 cup butter
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 cups milk
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups ricotta cheese
2 cups cubed, cooked chicken meat
2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese for topping

DIRECTIONS:

1.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, and rinse with cold water.

2.

Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook the onion and garlic in the butter until tender, stirring frequently. Stir in the flour and salt, and simmer until bubbly. Mix in the broth and milk, and boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Stir in 2 cups mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Season with the basil, oregano, and ground black pepper. Remove from heat, and set aside.

3.

Spread 1/3 of the sauce mixture in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer with 1/3 of the noodles, the ricotta, and the chicken. Arrange 1/3 of the noodles over the chicken, and layer with 1/3 of the sauce mixture, spinach, and the remaining 2 cups mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Arrange remaining noodles over cheese, and spread remaining sauce evenly over noodles. Sprinkle with parsley and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.

4.

Bake 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven.

*changes* I didn't hav 4 cups of shredded mozarella, I only had 2. In the white sauce recipe it says put 2 cups in the sauce--i put 1.5 cups and then saved the other .5 cup to sprinkle on the top.

*I also beat one egg into the ricotta cheese and mixed it w the spinach.

*I used ground chicken instead of using chicken cubes(cooked the chicken: fiiinely chopped onion and garlic/ginger paste in oil, then added groudn chicken with a litl salt, pepper, paprika and worcestshire sauce. Make sure u chop the onion really nice in the chopper)

*I layered it like this: white sauce, pasta, white sauce, spinach/ricotta mixture, pasta, white sauce, chicken, pasta, white sauce, mozarella and a litl parmasean.

[khadeeja29]

Originally Posted by foozball

did u try the allrecipes one?

i've tried the allrecipes one in the past.. didn't come out well for me, either. i even tried it twice, thinking maybe I didn't follow it to a T the first time around. it still wasn't good. the other one i posted, though, is delicious!!!

[MoonStar]

Have some friends coming over, I made Fettucine with Brussels Sprouts (posted already) and Chocolate Passion Bowl (posted pre crash) and some Broccoli with Parmesan/Garlic/red chili flakes (pre crash) for myself for lunch.

[heba]

Originally Posted by MoonStar

Have some friends coming over, I made Fettucine with Brussels Sprouts (posted already) and Chocolate Passion Bowl (posted pre crash) and some Broccoli with Parmesan/Garlic/red chili flakes (pre crash) for myself for lunch.

why dont i have friends like you

[DramaRani]

Originally Posted by MoonStar

Have some friends coming over, I made Fettucine with Brussels Sprouts (posted already) and Chocolate Passion Bowl (posted pre crash) and some Broccoli with Parmesan/Garlic/red chili flakes (pre crash) for myself for lunch.

Can you post the recipe for the Chocolate Passion Bowl again, please?

[MoonStar]

Originally Posted by DramaRani

Can you post the recipe for the Chocolate Passion Bowl again, please?

- sure, you bake a batch of brownies, cut into small squares.
- Buy a 8 oz tub of Cool Whip, thaw it out. (I forgot that so made some by whipping heavy cream with 1/4 cup powdered sugar) (Also the original recipe said to use French Vanilla cool whip but I couldn't find that)
- buy 8 cups of chocolate pudding in those pudding cups, scoop them out into a bowl and mix it a little til smooth. You can add a little bit of cool whip to this too.
- a pint of raspberries.

Layer brownies on bottom of bowl, then choc pudding, cool whip, and berries. Repeat. Yumminess. The recipe said to chill this for an hour but I don't like the brownies to get cold so I assemble it right before serving.