The Mock Turtle

It is the perfect excuse! Just watch re-runs of old half time shows to avoid staying up really late on a Sunday evening. I recommend Katy Perry, I really love that one

Pippedydeadeye wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:57 pm About 5? I don’t plan to actually watch the super bowl.

Oh god me either

It’s a plan.

Squirrel wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:48 pm
I’d like to make tortilla soup again, thanks for the reminder .

I thought the exact same thing earlier. I must find the recipe I used before. It had this great chilli infused oil that you drizzled on the top.

I think this is the current cookery book thread? Has anyone any new books they're using?

I've mostly been cooking from Dishoom recently - it's been a full-on fortnight! These are the recipes I have tried:
*kejriwal aka fried eggs on top of chilli cheese on toast - really nice. Their chilli cheese on toast is v simple - just spring onions and green chilli with the cheese, which is nice albeit less complex than the Mowgli Himalayan toast.
*spiced chicken livers on toast- I love this sort of thing anyway but the real reason to make this is so you can stir the chicken livers into spicy chicken keema to make the keema per eedu which is then served with a fried egg and buttered soft white buns. So good.
* bacon naan roll - love this. The naan recipe is good and the dough worked well on the second day; if you want a third day of naans I'd cook them on day two and reheat in a pan on day three. The tomato chilli jam is also delicious and the kind of thing I'd like to always have in the fridge.
*masala chai - always good.
* chole bhature - not fussed about this one although I like the different flavour profile for when I want to make a few dishes. The chickpeas are steeped in strong tea for 24hrs and there is also tamarind to add sourness.
*rajma - this is a really rich but gently spiced kidney bean dish. It has a garnish of ginger matchsticks, red onion slices and coriander (same as the chole bhature) which I think you really need to lift everything. It was one of D's favourites.
* mattar paneer - this is the one thing I made where I'll be looking for better versions elsewhere as it really didn't do it for me. The base of the sauce is an onion-tomato masala which is used in a few dishes (incl. the two above) and I think it overwhelms here. Any T&T recommendations from elsewhere would be welcome.
*chicken ruby - this was fabulous due to the makhani sauce which is just wonderful. I have some leftover sauce in the freezer and will try the phaldari kofta with it. I'll use less oil next time I make the sauce though.
* house black daal AKA daal makhani - I love this dish but I don't know that its any better than other versions I have cooked. I want to try the Made in India one next.
*paneer tikka chapati roll - this was wonderful. There is a tangy coriander & mint chutney which really lifts the flavours and this is something I'll definitely try again, including the chicken tikka version; it also uses the makhani sauce. Chapatis were fun to make too and again the dough will keep in the fridge for a few days.
*east india gimlet - this is a gimlet with the addition of dill which you bruise and shake with, as well as use for garnish. It's far too sweet for me but I love the addition of dill so have been adding it to various types of martini.

I have lots of other dishes marked up but I need a break! Having said that, the final thing I want to try is paratha, which we'll have with the remaining leftovers. A lot of the dishes I've made so far are quite rich, perhaps because they use the tomato-onion masala and makhani sauces which I made in advance. I'm hoping some of the other recipes will have lighter and fresher flavours.

I watched a good YouTube video on making paratha last night while I was investigating naan breads. It was an America's Test Kitchen one I think.

Lots of lovely sounding things there, absley. I'm I bit fed up with the Indian stuff I've been cooking so I think I'll look out a few of these. I especially like the sound of the kidney bean dish as that's not something I've made before. Thanks!

Thanks Toast, I will check them out. Let me know if you want me to post any recipes.

Maybe I need the Dishoom book! My SIL just bought a copy and we've been getting updates on what she's made from it (some kind of biryani made with potatoes(?!)

I bought a copy of Cook Beautiful before lockdown and I am OBSESSED with it. It's just the most lovely book - the styling and photography is so good. It feels a bit porny looking through it at the moment though

So far I've only made her cardamom-cognac apple cake (without the cognac - I can't have that in the house after an unfortunate drinking competition with our frat boy neighbours in DC) but it was amazing.
And her spring salad which has the loveliest vinaigrette with creme fraiche, lemon, orange, mustard, honey and herbs (I have saved lemon and orange zest in the freezer so it felt good to use it!). The salad was lovely too - fennel, radish (she specified green radish but I used regular pink - I've never seen a green radish!) watercress, fresh peas, pistachios and it was meant to have pea shoots or chive blossoms but of course I had neither.

I can't wait to make more from it, if/when I can get the ingredients.

I was looking for a biryani recipe with potatoes for last weekend! The most amazing biryani I ever had was lamb & potatoes. It can from a proper home style restaurant in Leicester.

Did you find it, Pip? I can ask her to send a photo of the recipe

I didn’t, in the end I did a side of madras potatoes because I was scared to mess it up.

A photo would be good if it’s not too much trouble, please.

I think green radish is Chinese, maybe? Might be similar to mooli?

I have the Dishoom book, but I can’t see a potato biryani. There’s a jackfruit one, lamb or chicken. The jackfruit one has new potatoes in it.

Here are the potato recipes.

I think it might be the chicken one.

I can post a picture if it’s easier?

Please & thank you!

Sorry if this isn’t right. I don’t see my potatoes in this. Maybe they used chicken in the jackfruit one, so I’ll post that too.

Also...

I have whatsapped them but they are notoriously slow whatsapper-backers.

Or responders, even