Is sauté and bhoonna the same thing?
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Ok, i'm no expert, but to me:
Bhoona means - when the masala mixture is all amalgamated and the oil starts separating a little.
Sauté means - to quickly fry...so like when you sauté onions in a little oil etc.
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^Agree with Roushie.
Sautee is a light fry and the the ingredients (let's say its onions) don't mash up. Whereas when you "bhoonify"...the ingredients (onions, tomatoes, garlic) do mash up and become finer.
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aah, thanks guys. Very nicely explained.
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Maroushie I am so proud of you 
… that was very well explained 
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just a question...i have always wondered what is the english for bhoona? thanks :)
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nida...i think its only us pakis and them indians that bhoon our food hehe :D wonder if they even have an english word for it!
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^ This is correct. There is no English substitute for bhoonna. The internet search gave me nothing. This is why I thought I should ask the experts. :)
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yeah right . they simple said , cook the food for 10- 15 min (or whatever time) till the food separates from pot and oil appears.
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^^ thanks :D
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Frying can be an equivalent but it does not carry the spirit of Bhoona. Bhoonofy is done to amalgamate various ingredients and give out a different aroma and taste then the original ingredients. I do not know any other cuisine of the world has bhoonofy as a step for cooking.
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Mirch , mashallah sai our desi food is the only food with so much bhoonnna involved ..
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I just received praise from a competent cook…my life is now complete 
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Far from competent my dear .. still a long way to go :hinna: …
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But doing this process brings you bad names by people here. Currey eating animals!!! - even by some of the BBCDs!. Anway if you want to go outside after the desi cooking you need to take a shower and change clothes as your hair takes the smell of fried onions and your clothes that of the masalas.
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Bhoonna has English .. its called stir to death
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But doing this process brings you bad names by people here. Currey eating animals!!! - even by some of the BBCDs!. Anway if you want to go outside after the desi cooking you need to take a shower and change clothes as your hair takes the smell of fried onions and your clothes that of the masalas.
Everybody is offended with everybody else's food aroma. It does not mean you stop eating the food you like and are used to. You yourself mentioned the steps to take after you are done cooking to get rid of that aroma . I refuse to call it a smell. It is aroma not smell. :)
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Bhunafying = Parching in english?
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Not really , when your parch something you dry out on intense heat. While you bonofy something it becomes thick but does not get dry.