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This  white fruit cake on the left  was so good at making a special day memorable. Our friend cooked chicken liver. When he was boiling it with turmeric for a while, I thought he was done. That was just prepping for the next stage. Farm chicken. My pista burfi debacle now makes up for the lack of coffee in the house. In the afternoon, I am having pista milk like badaam(almond) milk. Another friend made  Pineapple kesari

tamarind in capsicum . I used almond powder that I had and whole peanuts.

A relative of mine likes  Naan khatai . She asked me for a recipe. I tried the recipe in the link and she seemed to like it. The egg wash after the baking gave the naan khatais fall- pumpkin look. Why does steam make bread light and crusty it slows down the cooking process

Halal fried chicken Chicken korma  by Burmese. The restaurant owner talked about the preparation of  kheema paratha .

At potluck for Diwali, I had pulihora with mustard powder in it. Wow, the texture and the taste jump a little. I made curry puffs with Safeway phyllo sheets without buttering the insides for the first batch. It didnt seem right. So the next batch went with oil in between layers. Safeway mini pastry shells can be served without baking. It was a quick and pretty dessert when I filled them with sweetened shredded coconut mixed with condensed milk. Murkulu, pheni, pav bhaaji, tomato curry

that flows into the Indian ocean. Its well that  Juba  in Tempe used to be Blue Nile Ethiopian restaurant has now turned into a Somalian restaurant retaining its Ethiopian menu too. We tried  Chicken sukhaar . the rice with it too was very flavourful. we introduced a friend to the Injera bread made from Teff. He is a runner, so we took pride in introducin him to the magical grain. The injera bread with its aerated voids would soak up the gravy of the curry, when I placed some tzaziki sauce on it, I could see the white seep to the other side. It all ended in the Indian belly as much as an ocean.

Today my husband made a chutney with tomatoes. Recipe soon to come. It looks like what his mom and sis make and tastes different but I am not afraid its not going to last long. I want it with everything. Khasta keema naan at The Dhaba, Tempe is flavourful with coriander seeds, fennel, minced lamb. I didnt know that  khasta- kachori  has moong dal stuffing in it. Khakhra Ragi murukku . Store bought had lots of spice in it.

Mint and Cilantro Chicken. Had this ersion at a friends house. Chicken curry with tamarind Chicken with Guava Marinade Tomato basil pulao and a review Authors site Italy - boot shape - ciabatta