Aaj kya pakaaya/khaaya

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Re: Aaj kya pakaaya/khaaya

@Shab-e-Hijar

Birdie I made degi qorma with your recipe , it turned good not as good as yours but everyone loved it.. Thanks for sharing the recipe

@chips6

Shab e Hijar…Did you use desi ghee?

I have never cooked with desi ghee,excpet for some on my daughter’s paratha and I feel it has a very distinct smell.Will the daighi chicken have the smell of desi ghee or will that be masked by spices etc?

@Gemini_the_Great

chipsy.. do you want to try it just so you can use your hand blender

I am trying this with butter… sorry birdie but I cant stand the smell of desi ghee but I really like the method described here so I will follow that using butter

Shab, that looks great! so glad you liked it.

butter is a perfectly acceptable substitute for ghee in the recipe. just avoid using cooking oil or banaspati, because that will not deliver the richness of flavour that brings the *deyg waala *taste to the quorma.

i used 4 tb of ghee, which is a relatively moderate amount. the final product wasn’t oozing ghee, and the smell of the ghee melded very well with the spices and remaining ingredients to create a lovely warm aroma.

it’s a very simple method involving no unnecessary putzing around, and authentic enough that it did quell my homesickness for just a bit when we had it for dinner.

all the best!