Comments on: Almost cooking like a chef http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/02/23/almost-cooking-like-a-chef/ Fast and easy ways to spice up your life with Mallika Basu Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:31:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Mallika http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/02/23/almost-cooking-like-a-chef/#comment-45169 Mallika Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:56:48 +0000 http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/02/23/almost-cooking-like-a-chef/#comment-45169 Oh Nooooooo, this is something I frequently warn about. Asafoetida should go in in the beginning and garam masala and amchoor (mango powder) at the end to prevent it from going bitter. Unfortunately, you can't rectify it. But you have learnt a valuable lesson and must keep going. Please promise me this won't put you off Indian cooking for the rest of your life??? Oh Nooooooo, this is something I frequently warn about. Asafoetida should go in in the beginning and garam masala and amchoor (mango powder) at the end to prevent it from going bitter.

Unfortunately, you can’t rectify it. But you have learnt a valuable lesson and must keep going. Please promise me this won’t put you off Indian cooking for the rest of your life???

]]> By: ping http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/02/23/almost-cooking-like-a-chef/#comment-44414 ping Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:03:42 +0000 http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/02/23/almost-cooking-like-a-chef/#comment-44414 Hi Mallika, Love your site - your recipes are fantastic but your sense of humour and wonderful style of writing are just as enjoyable to digest! We're halfway through cooking your recipe RIGHT NOW. Saw it and had to do it! However, I made a bit of a mistake and wanted to check how much it matters (more for the next time, rather than this one!). Not being sensible enough to read through the whole recipe, when we came to the bit where we had to add the spices, I threw in the garam masala with the rest. It was only later I saw that I should have added it separately, at the end of the cooking. Does it go bitter or ruin the taste in some way to add at that early stage? Is there some way to rectify a mistake like that? Or are hungry ignorami like us likely to enjoy it just as much? Hi Mallika,

Love your site - your recipes are fantastic but your sense of humour and wonderful style of writing are just as enjoyable to digest!

We’re halfway through cooking your recipe RIGHT NOW. Saw it and had to do it! However, I made a bit of a mistake and wanted to check how much it matters (more for the next time, rather than this one!).

Not being sensible enough to read through the whole recipe, when we came to the bit where we had to add the spices, I threw in the garam masala with the rest. It was only later I saw that I should have added it separately, at the end of the cooking.

Does it go bitter or ruin the taste in some way to add at that early stage? Is there some way to rectify a mistake like that? Or are hungry ignorami like us likely to enjoy it just as much?

]]> By: Radhika http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/02/23/almost-cooking-like-a-chef/#comment-2920 Radhika Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:53:15 +0000 http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/02/23/almost-cooking-like-a-chef/#comment-2920 Loved this recipe. I cooked the meat in my pressure cooker (25-30 mins after the whistle) and then added the canned chickpeas at the end. It was delicious! Loved this recipe. I cooked the meat in my pressure cooker (25-30 mins after the whistle) and then added the canned chickpeas at the end. It was delicious!

]]> By: Spandana http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/02/23/almost-cooking-like-a-chef/#comment-1035 Spandana Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00:24 +0000 http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/02/23/almost-cooking-like-a-chef/#comment-1035 Hi Mallika.... Nice Blog and Nice recipes... I tried out the Achari Aloo recipe and it came out so well that, everyone were licking their fingers :) Thanks for sharing such nice recipes!! Hi Mallika….

Nice Blog and Nice recipes…
I tried out the Achari Aloo recipe and it came out so well that, everyone were licking their fingers :)
Thanks for sharing such nice recipes!!

]]> By: nandita http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/02/23/almost-cooking-like-a-chef/#comment-1030 nandita Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:18:23 +0000 http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/02/23/almost-cooking-like-a-chef/#comment-1030 Mallika-went over promptly to vote and then find these 1. Technology 2. Sport 3. Fashion 4. Politics 5. Arts and Entertainment 6. Travel 7. Youth* 8. Weird and Wonderful** Food comes closest to 5 but still not sure it fits in. May be you should write to them and find out! Mallika-went over promptly to vote and then find these
1. Technology
2. Sport
3. Fashion
4. Politics
5. Arts and Entertainment
6. Travel
7. Youth*
8. Weird and Wonderful**

Food comes closest to 5 but still not sure it fits in. May be you should write to them and find out!

]]> By: sandeepa http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/02/23/almost-cooking-like-a-chef/#comment-1022 sandeepa Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:44:55 +0000 http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/02/23/almost-cooking-like-a-chef/#comment-1022 Hi Mallika Enjoyed reading your post. Shall check out and nominate And yes a can of chickpeas is indeed a better choice Hi Mallika
Enjoyed reading your post. Shall check out and nominate
And yes a can of chickpeas is indeed a better choice

]]> By: mallika http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/02/23/almost-cooking-like-a-chef/#comment-1019 mallika Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:44:41 +0000 http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/02/23/almost-cooking-like-a-chef/#comment-1019 Hi Sam The dinner party sounds wonderful. I will read all about it - i do like Kochhar's love for the real thing. I believe food blogs fit within the entertainment category (weird, yes, i know). Any help with this would be hugely appreciated. Thanks v much! M Hi Sam

The dinner party sounds wonderful. I will read all about it - i do like Kochhar’s love for the real thing.

I believe food blogs fit within the entertainment category (weird, yes, i know). Any help with this would be hugely appreciated.

Thanks v much!
M

]]> By: sam http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/02/23/almost-cooking-like-a-chef/#comment-1004 sam Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:33:56 +0000 http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/02/23/almost-cooking-like-a-chef/#comment-1004 that sucks - no food category! that sucks - no food category!

]]> By: sam http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/02/23/almost-cooking-like-a-chef/#comment-1003 sam Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:32:21 +0000 http://www.quickindiancooking.com/2007/02/23/almost-cooking-like-a-chef/#comment-1003 Hi Mallika! I know you like to get your cooking over and done with quickly and so do i most of the time, but since I have little else other than cooking and blogging to occupy my free time I sometimes do it slowly. A few months I cooked up an entire Atul Kochar dinner party. You can read the the results <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2006/10/cookbook-review-indian-essence-by-atul.html" rel="nofollow">here </a>. I'd like to try more of his stuff, it's interesting. OK - now I'll go and check out the awards as instructed. good luck! sam Hi Mallika!
I know you like to get your cooking over and done with quickly and so do i most of the time, but since I have little else other than cooking and blogging to occupy my free time I sometimes do it slowly. A few months I cooked up an entire Atul Kochar dinner party. You can read the the results here . I’d like to try more of his stuff, it’s interesting.
OK - now I’ll go and check out the awards as instructed.
good luck!

sam

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