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i thought the purpose of that paper on top of the pot was to collect all the water that steam leaves so it doesnt drip later.. 
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No cause I can just go down and buy fresh meat and not worry bout defrosting.
and he’s not good looking 
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Shay: I dont do it this way, but i think the purpose of having it soaked is to increase the presense of steam, which i guess is good for cooking rice
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use less glue next time 
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Yaar these days the rice they sell are soo good that you dont need dam sham.
They cook always to perfection and are always fluffly.
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You do realize that the chicken already starts to cook in hot water and loses all its taste and nutrients once you throw that water out.
Best way to defrost is decide what you wanto cook and take it out in the morning before leaving home, by the time you are back its defrosted.
Or buy that weird board that defrosts meat in minutes.
Lol no i dint realize, hence the thread :p
yesterday i took it out, but it was only a tiny bit...and it defrosted pretty qickly, like in a half hour it was completely thawed. but i dint know it actually Cooks..
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lol sara you are so funny... it does change if in hot water...
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how bad is it to defrost chicken in hot water. Sometimes I have done that when you need to make chicken quickly and it wasnt taken out before. I am still feeling fine :) Hmm.
As for the rice, the "dum" thing kind of changes the flavor, rather than just mixing the masala with boiled rice, you put it in "dum" for that baked taste. You can also place the parboiled rice & meat/masala in a metal pot/pan and cover & put in the oven for "dum". The cloth soaked in water is just to retain moisture so the rice doesn't dry out in dam and it can cook thru. Sometimes I add a mixture of yogurt with milk in it to form less thick consistency...
and drizzle that over the rice before putting it in dam, it also gives it a tangy flavor. :)
Another thing you can do is add tandoori masala to the yogurt mixture...and drizzle that..it gives flavor plus color :)
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Afro when you are in hurry then it is ok but you should make sure that you don't keep it in hot water too long. Try to partthe meat so you don't have to keep it in hot waterfor long. And as they always say that prevention is better then cure.
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True :) Now I am craving Chicken Biriyani.
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wat abt microwave defrost? anyone evre do that? im guessing its no good haina?
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wat abt microwave defrost? anyone evre do that? im guessing its no good haina?
hehehe....i have done that....its really not a good idea...:(
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wat abt microwave defrost? anyone evre do that? im guessing its no good haina?
Couple semesters back I got really sick and my mom told my dad to make soup for me though I insisted her that I can make it myself but she didn't listen to me and went a head and told him to make it for me...lol (she was away from home at that time.) That was also the first week we were unable to make small packets of chicken. So what my dad did was take out the big pack of chicken, submerged in it a big pot of water and microwaved it. Don't ask me the results and don't ask me how I had finished the final product lol... But that gives you the answer "NEVER" even if the microwave booklet says you can.
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wat abt microwave defrost? anyone evre do that? im guessing its no good haina?
it's not a good idea...chicken turns white and red meat also loses its red color and taste just blah...
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and it smells gross... sorry but it does...
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So if i have a bunch of keema....i can just put it in the fridge overnight so its ready to cook tomorrow afternoon...i don't need to water or anything do I? How long can it stay in the fridge before it goes baD?
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No just leave it in the fridge and it will be ready to cook tomorrow afteroon. Many ppl like running their keema under water once, many don't. It is up to you. But to thaw you can leave it in fridge over night and it should be thawed by tomorrow afternoon. It can stay in friadge for atleast 2 days before it would go bad.
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IT WAS A SUCCESS!
Oh well!
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u were the only one to eat so hence the success.