Chandan Ka Palna II - Page 52

Originally posted by: Errantnomad

Shruti, cutting was the hard part

I soaked zafrani basmati for close to seven hrs with cardamom, cloves, javentri and Anistar whole . Cooked it to semi softness in Single texture.

Stir fried the kattal chunks in butter to semi crispness and marinated it with ginger, daniya, saunf, one small spoon of curd and tomato paste. Friends tell me the kattal cooked like this is a good meat alternative.

Fried onion cut in length is base, add the layer of rice... now important ... is add some biriyani spice liquid( it's available in amazon). That spice biriyani liquid is superb blend of kewra, rose and cinnamon extract. Just just two drops of it.. for a 3 cups of rice otherwise the rose water extract is too overwhelming flavor.

Now layer the kattal and then again some rice and then some saffron milk... ... then I used the slow cooker on high for two hrs.

Kattal is edi chakkai ? Biriyani with that 😲

Originally posted by: Ashu25

Kalpana...tell me about cutting veggies!!!

Such a pain it is!!!!

I have an ocd with the shapes and sizes of veggies when they are cut. Am not satisfied whatever said and done. Cutting takes me half hr

I see my mom chop veggies in 5 min like a pro and I am there like

Gimme tips you married women. I am married too just to make my lefe easy.

Mil says we cut veggies fresh n use them. I am like kaiko time waste karna cut them before night and refrigerate. No agreement.

Bleh life is

Ashu the biggest thing I learnt was invest in a good knife. It makes life that much easier. I go kind of crazy with shopping knives. Saves a lot of time I feel. We pick up speed gradually Ashu. It will come for you I'm very sure.

Originally posted by: kavithapraku

Kattal is edi chakkai ? Biriyani with that 😲

It's more the young tender kind, you know that we use for making a spicy thoran/curry . It wasn't exactly idi chakkai.

I wish I start practicing everyday.

Aage kya hua Nisha...

Originally posted by: Errantnomad

It's more the young tender kind, you know that we use for making a spicy thoran/curry . It wasn't exactly idi chakkai.

I know. Yummy thoran..
I stil bring those all the way to dubai when i visit home. Im from kerala 😳

Originally posted by: Errantnomad

Okay copy pasting my menu RG... no update yet so time pass noodles natter and yapping 😆
It's as long as an update . Was anyway not able to sleep much.
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Green peas chaat in a corn cup
Masala mini idlis with tomato chutney sambar( luckily I have 2 sets of mini idlis plates steamers)
Spinach Paneer samosa with mango/ basil/ mint dip
Potato tots ( Store bought)


Kattal biriyani/ raita(tender jack fruit)
Penne Au gratin with potato and jalapeos
Egg butter masala
Baby potatoes subzi( rotis I bought)
Dahi vada-

Fruit srikhand in cube 2.5 oz shot glasses
Vanilla cake with lemon icing( daughter and her friend together baked it)

RG , Big cooking is kind of passion I have developed over the years. I love trying different stuff on such occasions. I do definitely take stress but I enjoy making it. Day to day cooking is pretty much South Indian at home , so I try to keep it interesting for me when we throw a party. Yday's first attempts were tender jack fruit biriyani, egg butter masala, ripe mango basil mint dip and fruit shrikhand. I ordered this 2.5 oz cube glasses and layered shrikhand with layers of apples, grapes and mangoes. Google helps and then I try bring in my variations . Tender idi chakkai ( kattal) I got it in Patel bros


A Neighbour Punjabi friend of mine and daughter helped solid yday. Hubs did the groceries and shopping with face time specific instructions. Had a lady come in for cleaning on Friday. It's all aches and sore feet now but shouldn't complain because I take it on myself
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Oh my, that's a pretty impressive lineup of food and interesting too as I have not heard of many except a couple. Kudos to you EN! 👏 My menus are pretty standard and have never tried anything that sounds laborious 😊 .

The first wait

Beautiful ... they are falling for each other !
She waits ... he denies ... He waits to get back to his room ! Painful wait for both !

A lawyer Haan.. definitely a tough but to crack and knows his ways perfectly well. He's ensuring that when they get back to Bareilly she herself comes to his "bed" 😳

I wonder how he comes to knows everything she used to say bout him be it gay thing or boring or anything???
Is he a lawyer or a spy..
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