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So it was raining here on weekend and begum baked some pakoras. Turned out really good. She used small size muffin/cup cake baking tray.
Made these, tasted decent pakora-ish :D but ended up frying half of batter out goes dream of healthy pakora
Need to develop a taste for it
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Made these, tasted decent pakora-ish :D but ended up frying half of batter out goes dream of healthy pakora
Need to develop a taste for it
hayee. Let me ask begum the recipe and post it here. May be something different in batter?
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Having white rice with chicken curry tonight for dinner.
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Made shami kebab and daal chawal
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Dishes I made in the past few weeks:
Chanay, saag and eggs…this is a made up dish we eat simply because its low sodium, no oil used, extremely healthy and loaded with protein.
Baked Salmon
Broccoli Fritters
Bhuna huwa Aloo Qeema
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I don’t even eat fish and that salmon looks good! I don’t like that raw look…but yours has a nice coating. I tried a tiny piece of salmon not too long ago…and it wasn 't fishy at all surprisingly. But I have like this fear that it will taste more fishy if I have a bigger piece… It’s a weird mental block.
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Reha, can you please share the recipe of Chana saag :)
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Wow! Reha got some recipes.
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I don't even eat fish and that salmon looks good! I don't like that raw look...but yours has a nice coating. I tried a tiny piece of salmon not too long ago...and it wasn 't fishy at all surprisingly. But I have like this fear that it will taste more fishy if I have a bigger piece... It's a weird mental block.
I know what you're referring to when you say the raw look. I made the salmon again tonight and it was soooo good. Like juicy and falling off the fork good. Salmon doesn't taste fishy to me when its cooked.
I used to be that way about sushi wayyy back...but now I love it. LOL
Reha, can you please share the recipe of Chana saag :)
Its suuuper simple.
Fry up one onion and one clove of garlic in a non-stick pot in a bit of cooking spray and once its golden brown, add in two chopped tomatoes. While these two are frying, you will add in your masalas which are salt (to taste), 1/4 teaspoon lal mirch, 1/4 teaspoon haldi, 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste, 1 bari elaichi, 1 tsp cumin seeds, and you can also add 1/2 tsp garam masala...I don't use garam masala at all though.
In a separate pot, I will also have my cholay cooking...I will use canned cholay but boil them further in water to get the salt out and make them a bit softer.
Once my masala is done...as in the water has evaporated...I will add in my cholay with a cup of water and let it cook until the water is halfway evaporated. At that point, I will add in chopped spinach.
This mixture will cook until the water is almost gone...at this point you can add in the eggs:
You can add in hard boiled eggs or create a few holes in your pot in the cholay and crack an egg in each one of them. Mix it in so the egg becomes part of the cholay. You can also drop in poached eggs when serving or fry a sunny side up egg in a separate pan and lay it on top when serving.
Instead of water, you can also use chicken or vegetable broth for more flavor.
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I made simple aalu gosht today :( not in mood of cooking..
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Thanks, Reha. I have a question… you added spinach in place of saag… 
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Made chicken karahi.. Forgot to take pics
Mu husband used to hate anything fishy… he only ate shrimp. I’ve recently coaxed him into trying salmon and he LOVES it. I think it’s popularity comes from the fact that it’s meaty like chicken and doesn’t smell at all. Grilled blackened salmon might be something u want to try… it’s got a nice spicy crust… good flavor.
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^What about lox...do u like it? How can that not taste fishy? Wow, did you make that? Such a beautiful looking dish with all those colors, MA. Yeah, I'm like ur husband....only seafood I can do is shrimp.
I used lox once in an omelette… it’s good but i think the fishiness is less a problem… the texture of smoked salmon/lox takes time to get used to if ur not fond of fish. Please try
And thank you, yes i did make it…it was a grilled spice-rubbed salmon w/roasted vegetable pasta salad… kinda Greek style with feta cheese.
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Wow! You must be a professional chef @S_Punk, MashAllah MashAllah, very nice. I hardly ever eat pasta but this looks divine.
Oh wow, that’s so nice of u to say, thank u so much!!! I am far far from a professional chef…a lot of the ppl on GS are probably way better than me… but thanks for the compliment.. 
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Not a fish fan but that looks delish! @S_Punk
It’s cake day here so I’m making
Chocolate cake with 2 layers of: raspberry mousse and Toblerone cream with fresh fruit and chopped dark chocolate and macarones.
Blueberry cupcakes with lemon frosting
Orange truffles (I’m cheating as I bought the pre-made cake which I will blend)
Might share pictures later or just in my blog. Will see.
Weekend 
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Made Loki chicken
