My sister demonstrates to me how yummy masala is injected directly into the leg piece of the chicken. This she called Al-Baik chicken and was served with fries and a yummy sauce containing olive oil. A bit heavy too.
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Showing posts with label home cooking. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
Dinner: Khausa with full ingredients, Karachi
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Khausa was brought to Pakistan by Jethpur Memons from Burma. They learnt this dish while doing business in Burma and after partition brought it here. Khausa or Khausay, as the dish is known, is usually cooked for dinner but may also be consumed for lunch. It is arguably the best Memoni dish on offer and I have never heard any non-Memon becoming an expert cook of this. It's cooking requires lot of hard work, patience and intricate understanding of the masala and timing for spaghetti boiling. Garlic must always be fried and must come out crisp. Lal mirch must be fresh and so should be coriander leaves as well as chips. If chaat masala is missing or lacking in taste, it will half-destroy the entire taste of the dish. Meat must be cooked in small pieces and eaten as such.
Cooked by my good mother as a gift for all of us.
Khausa was brought to Pakistan by Jethpur Memons from Burma. They learnt this dish while doing business in Burma and after partition brought it here. Khausa or Khausay, as the dish is known, is usually cooked for dinner but may also be consumed for lunch. It is arguably the best Memoni dish on offer and I have never heard any non-Memon becoming an expert cook of this. It's cooking requires lot of hard work, patience and intricate understanding of the masala and timing for spaghetti boiling. Garlic must always be fried and must come out crisp. Lal mirch must be fresh and so should be coriander leaves as well as chips. If chaat masala is missing or lacking in taste, it will half-destroy the entire taste of the dish. Meat must be cooked in small pieces and eaten as such.
Cooked by my good mother as a gift for all of us.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Dinner: Safed Paplet (White Pomfret), Karachi
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Fried with green masala, a local recipe of my mother in a pan with oil. Eaten raw or with roti and piyaz (onions).
Pomfret is known as paplet is perhaps the most popular fish eaten among the Gujrati familes of Pakistan and India, perhaps due the fact that Gujratis have been eating this fish since last few centuries. Best season for fishing pomfret in Arabian Sea is between Sep-Jan, December being the best month. We got this fish for Rs.900/ Kg, which makes it one of the most expensive eatable fish in Pakistan. And this was rather small. Large size was Rs.1,200 / Kg. We call it 'Paplet', a lovely name.
Fried with green masala, a local recipe of my mother in a pan with oil. Eaten raw or with roti and piyaz (onions).
Pomfret is known as paplet is perhaps the most popular fish eaten among the Gujrati familes of Pakistan and India, perhaps due the fact that Gujratis have been eating this fish since last few centuries. Best season for fishing pomfret in Arabian Sea is between Sep-Jan, December being the best month. We got this fish for Rs.900/ Kg, which makes it one of the most expensive eatable fish in Pakistan. And this was rather small. Large size was Rs.1,200 / Kg. We call it 'Paplet', a lovely name.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Dinner: Chicken corn soup, Karachi
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Chicken corn soup flanked by (R to L): White vinegar with green chilies, red chilli sauce and soya sauce. Cooked by my wife.
Chicken corn soup flanked by (R to L): White vinegar with green chilies, red chilli sauce and soya sauce. Cooked by my wife.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Dinner: Zinger burger with kolslaw, Karachi
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Zinger chicken cooked by my sister, Rida whereas kolslaw was done by Sana for today's dinner. Chicken is a favourite of our house members and everyone just enjoys chicken dish. French fries were crisp and tasty alongwith Knorr Chilli Sauce. I think this recipe was perfected by my mother.
Zinger chicken cooked by my sister, Rida whereas kolslaw was done by Sana for today's dinner. Chicken is a favourite of our house members and everyone just enjoys chicken dish. French fries were crisp and tasty alongwith Knorr Chilli Sauce. I think this recipe was perfected by my mother.
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