Re: Freezing
I dont understand why you would want to freeze the tomatoes though? is it so it's readily available or because of convenience? or both?
GEMINI....I also hate peeling garlic cloves because of the smell....which is why I started buying the already peeled cloves that come in a plastic container.
in Pakistan, the tomatoes rates vary almost everyday.. one day it will be Rs. 30/kg and the next day it can go as high as Rs.75/kg.. in fact, in off seasons, I have seen it going up to Rs.200/kg!Hence, freezing is the best option. I also buy the tomatoes paste but use that only for the color since we dun use red chilies in the salan at all!
now considering how germ-o-phobic I am, I never bought the peeled garlics in Pakistan.. I wonder if they wash their hands before peeling it off.. I would rather suffer from the smell than bring those germs home intentionally. However, as I mentioned, rubbing your hands on stainless steel removes the smell so no biggie!
Sara..your rice looks good... you know it took me a while to make khilay-huway chawal but yours look good.. to make it darker, you just have to brown the onions really dark instead of golden brown.. chicken looks good too. :-)