Your Best and Worst dish

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I think i’m pretty good with chinese (noodles, fried rice, etc) Sometimes my biryani and chicken salan come out alright, but for me the hardest are vegetable dishes believe it or not. haven’t had much experience making desserts but when I do, its not that great. Oh and rice scares me..lol

You guys share your best/worst.

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I don't know what my best dish is, I think I'm pretty good with most meat, pasta, and rice dishes.. My worst dishes are eggplant or cauliflower curry(I either overcook them or undercook them!!) and rotis..Yeah, these are quite difficult for me!

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I can make some mean chicken enchiladas.

I can't make desi food for the life of me or rice, I even mess up rice when made in a rice cooker. :(

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best dish- i've excelled most rice dishes... at least that's what I like to believe. And anything requiring grilling, frying etc

worst dishes- hmmm that'd have to be anything that requires baking. and fish. oh and breakfast dishes. cant do that whole channa, puri, halwa, nihari thing.

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just as a side note.... im the worst Lahori there..cz i hate that stuff!

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best: sweet and sour balti chicken, baked ziti, cream of red pepper soup

worst: any baking from scratch :(

Full Time Masti - May 2013
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RV:baqi sub baad may..pehlay give us the recipe for balti chicken.sounds delicious :)

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exactly .. i was gonna ask for balti chicken recipe

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Best: tandori chicken pizza, and Mahru's chicken.

Worst: As much as I love chicken biryani and keep trying to make it.. I haven't mastered the skill yet!!!

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Best AND Worst = Kheer, dulhan wali.

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WORST:..anything that has anything to do with any kind of pasta...no matter what recipe I try it always turns out not so good.
Also I am terrible at baking....:(

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I’ve cooked it several times and it’s a success at home. It’s very convenient to make on those days when you have many things to get done and don’t have the time for peeling and chopping. I got this recipe from a Shahzad Husain cook book. And I’ve pasted it below. I tend to use more tomato paste because I like more curry/gravy with my chicken. I’ve also made this recipe using regular yogurt and it turns out great. BUT…not too long ago, I tried making it with **Greek-style yogurt **(easily found from local grocery store) and it have a richer texture to the gravy. Greek-style yogurt is more creamier, tangier, thicker, and healthier than the reg yogurt. Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lb Chicken, skinned,boned&cubed

  • 4 tb Corn oil

  • 3 tb Tomato paste

  • 1 ts Garlic paste

  • 1 1/2 ts Garam masala

  • 1 ts Chili powder

  • 1 ts Salt

  • 2 tb Light cream

  • 2 tb Greek style yogurt

  • 2 tb Fresh coriander(cilantro),

  • 2 Fresh green chilies, chopped

  • 1/2 ts Sugar

  • 2 tb Mango chutney

  • 1/4 pt Water

                                                              **Instructions**

             
             In a mixing bowl, blend the tomato paste, yougurt, garam masala, chilli powder, garlic, mango chutney, salt and sugar. Heat the oil in a kahari. Lower the heat slightly and pour the spice mixture. Bring to the boil and cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the chicken pieces and stir until they are well coated. Add the water to thin the sauce slightly. Continue cooking for 5-7 minutes, or until the chicken is tender. Finally, add the fresh chillies, cilantro and cream, and cook for a further 2 min until the chicken is cooked through.

(The end result looks a bit like butter chicken/chicken tikka masala with a reddish-orange creamy gravy).

Wht r u doing ?
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I think I'm pretty pro-ish at Aalu gosht, chicken karrhai and aalu ki sabzi, mostly cuz my hubs can eat either of this everyday, so this is what I mostly cook,

Umm, I think I SUCK at making omelettes. (But then again, hardly ever make those, cuz we're both not exactly andaa fans). Oh and also seekh kabab. No matter how hard I try, they're always crap and dark..

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Best: Parathey, roti (always rise and are round :snooty: , naan and bathooray - I love bread stuff.

Worst: Kheer. Its useless, completely useless. oh and egg, I cant fry an egg to save me life!

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Milly: tell me your secret!!! My roti’s always turn out the shape of Italy!!! :hinna:

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No secret, practice. Try making 10+ rotiyaan twice a day from the age of 14-18. Soon teach yer!

I have to have to have to start of with the most perfectly round 'pera' and then you just kind of make sure that as you are rolling the roti it moves in a circluar motion as you roll it. I would say its simple, but it took me ages to figure it out. My mum actually taught me how to make parathey first, then naan and then rotiyaan.

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See, it’s the strangest thing, cos my parathey come out perfect, but my rotis so so…

It’s embarassing cos my hubby can make them better than me, and this is not even his cuisine! He’s taught me on many occasions, and 1 out of 5 will turn out ok…

Interesting about the circular thing… so when you’re actually using the rolling pin, the roti should be moving around also?..:hmmm:

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Yes thats what I mean, the roti should move in a circular motion as you are rolling it, it is strange, but it works for me. Plus, I like my atta to be very hard, I cant be dealing with droopy atta, freaks me out!

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Its easier than it sounds.. just try move the rolling pin in light circular motions instead of forward and backward also use a light hand while rolling, don’t press the rolling pin too hard on the roti..

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thanks RV :) will definitely give it a try