Aaj kya pakaaya/khaaya

[Dubaiwali]

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Cooked Suji ka halwa using mum’s special recipe and home made ghee. The fragrance and the taste were killer.

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[Dubaiwali]

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That looks nice and you took an amazing photo!

@SUFNA

Aloo qeema with tanoori roti

[SUFNA]

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thanks : )

[nabz]

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@Dubaiwali

Cooked Suji ka halwa using mum’s special recipe and home made ghee. The fragrance and the taste were killer.

recipe please~

[Krypton]

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you guys are such chefistas!!

[Dubaiwali]

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I actually am a pro chef so that helps. :D

[Dubaiwali]

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Desi ghee ka zarda, doesn’t look so appealing because I was out of yellow food colour and used orange instead.

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[S08]

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^oh looks so yummy...recipe plz.

[birdie]

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club sandwiches.

[Light_Bulb]

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@birdie

club sandwiches.

They certainly look appealing :k:

[chips6]

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@birdie

of course!

here we go, then:

birdie’s deygi chicken

• in about 4-6 tablespoons of (don’t-you-dare-use-anything-but-) desi ghee, fry 2 large onions golden-brown.

• add **a heaped tablespoon of ginger-garlic paste **and fry til fragrant.
  (at this stage, for a nice smooth masala, i usually take a hand-blender and blitz the onion-ginger-garlic mixture to a nice golden paste)

• add about **400g bone-in pieces of chicken **(i used breast pieces and drumsticks because that’s all that gets eaten at my place) to the masala. add salt to taste, and a 2" stick of whole cinnamon. fry the chicken til it changes color and is very lightly golden on all sides.

• add the following:** 8-10 whole black peppercorns**; 4 cloves; 1 black cardamom, 1 green cardamom; and 1/2 tsp crushed cumin. stir through til the spices are fragrant – about 2-3 minutes.

• add 2 pureed tomatoes (i puree them with skin),** 1 heaped tsp red chili powder**, and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, and bhoon, baby, bhoon. be careful not to get too jazbaati with the stirring lest your unbridled enthusiasm cause the chicken to disintegrate, because *that *would be a crying shame.

• once the ghee separates, add about 200 - 250ml water to the pot; lower heat to a bare simmer, and leave the saalan on dumm for about 20-30 minutes.

• after 30 minutes, turn off the heat but do not yet uncover the pot. let it be for a further ten minutes.

• uncover pot; add a pinch of dried fenugreek leaves and stir through. (if,at this stage, the saalan is too thin for your liking, feel free to turn the heat up to zap out the excess liquid til desired consistency is achieved.)

• dish out; garnish with fresh chopped cilantro,** julienned ginger**, and** sliced green chili**.

et voila!

I made this today and it was yummy!!
I did skimp on the butter (mostly because I didn’t have it and I had forgotten to get it on my last grocery trip…:/),but the rest of the recipe I followed exactly as told…and I did remember the *bhoon baby bhoon *bit too…
I am making this again for a dinner party next weekend.
Thanks again.

[sarah_09]

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@birdie

club sandwiches.

 yummyyy pls share the recipe

[birdie]

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I made this today and it was yummy!! I did skimp on the butter (mostly because I didn't have it and I had forgotten to get it on my last grocery trip...:/),but the rest of the recipe I followed exactly as told...and I did remember the *bhoon baby bhoon *bit too...:D I am making this again for a dinner party next weekend. Thanks again.

my pleasure! glad you liked it; i knew it'd be a dinner party staple at my place the first time i made it. :D

sarah, i'll post the recipe for the sammiches later today iA.

[Dubaiwali]

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Summer Fresh Salad with Tamarind Vinaigrette.

Steak & Cheese Sandwiches with Home made french fries.

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[Krypton]

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i should've taken a pic og my rice bowl

anyways i just had

a rice bowl
a mango/pineapple smoothie (medium)
about to have
chocolate chip cookie

[Niksik]

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Blackened fish

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[Lusi]

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[Krypton]

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dude. stop.

YUMMMMM

[sarah_09]

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hyderabadi chicken dum biryani

[muslimah118]

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@sarah_09

hyderabadi chicken dum biryani

Why do you torture me so?