Wyn makes saag paneer

Making Curry

Today I made some Yellow Chicken Curry. The recipe I used was, 3 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 small onion chopped, 2 cloves of garlic, 3 tablespoons of curry powder, 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of paprika, 1 bay leaf, a half of a teaspoon of fresh ginger root, half of a teaspoon of white sugar, 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces, 1 tablespoon of tomato paste, 1 cup of plain yogurt, 3 fourths of a cup coconut milk, half of a lemon juiced, and half of a teaspoon of cayenne pepper. When it cooked and was finished I tried the curry and it was hot( Tempature wise), spicy, and bland. It didn't have any taste in the middle.

Breads of India

Tonight we ordered some Indian food from Breads of India. We ordered Garlic Naan, Tandoori prawns, chicken tikki marsala. I liked the spices of all the foods. The Tandoori prawns were a little bland. My family and my favorite food was the very tasty Garlic Naan. I liked how it was soft, a little like pizza crusts but it had more flavor than pizza crusts. The chicken tikki marsala was great, but I think It would have been a little better in smaller pieces. Out of five I would give the restaurant a four and a half.

Making Rice Pudding

Yesterday I made rice pudding with my mom. It was a very simple progress. I started by putting the rice in the pot it sat in there for a while and then we moved to our next step and put two cups of milk in. Our next step was to put in one third cup of white sugar in and then next we put in one fourth cup of salt. I put some cinnamon in it for a sweeter taste. Next was to put in a egg and the we put two third cup of raisins. My last two steps were to put 1 tablespoon of butter  and half of a teaspoon of vanilla extract.
             About a half an hour later it came out and I tried rice pudding. I was surprised how delicious it was. It was very sweet and rich. The cinnamon was a great touch to the rice pudding. However, I didn't like the raisins. Next time I make the rice pudding I will not use raisins. My family liked rice pudding so much an hour later there was nothing left.

Saag paneer continued...

Saag paneer is a widely spread Indian dish that is sold in most Indian restaurants. It is usually ate with roti or naan. People can eat Saag paneer for breakfast lunch or dinner. Saag paneer is sometimes made with mustard leaves and other vegetables and a great amunt of spices. It can be very mild and very Spicy. It depends on the restaurant.

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Rice pudding

Rice pudding is a very popular Indian dessert.  I haven't tasted Rice pudding yet but I am reviewing it soon. It takes an hour and a half for making the whole dessert. Twenty mintues to prepare, twenty five minutes to cook it, and 45 minutes in. The ingredients and directions are very easy to follow. Here they are,

• Ingredients:
• 3/4 cup uncooked white rice
• 2 cups milk, divided
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2/3 cup golden raisins
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Directions:
• 1. In a medium saucepan, bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
  2. In another saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cups cooked rice, 1 1/2 cups milk, sugar and salt. Cook over medium heat until thick and creamy, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup milk, beaten egg and raisins. Cook 2 minutes more, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and stir in butter and vanilla. Serve warm.

  When it comes out it will taste very creamy and very delicious. It should come out to look close to this picture. Here is the final result. 

Shaan North and south India cuisine

Shaan North and South India cuisine is a great Indian restaurant and is easily accessible to my house. My favorite dish their is vegetable pakora because they do a great job in embracing the crunch on the outside and the chewiness on the inside. My other favorite dish is the saag paneer. I already talked about but they cook the spinach and they mix the spices to make a great dish. The atmosphere is casual and has a calming shade of orange. The waiters there are very friendly and you can easily start a conversation with them.

Over all I would give the 4.5 stars out of 5

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Cooking experience by Toby Frey

I learned to cook in my family taking small steps like laying jam on toast. Next we advanced to things like cracking eggs for an omelette. Then I would toast the whole thing myself. Next time, I would make the omelette alone. Learning is step by step. It became a little easier to learn through time and experience.

I did this much faster through the steps of the blog. I didn't practice before filming, I did it all in one go . I didn't feel nervous while I was being recorded because it had gotten easier to master over the many times I had been cooking. When we all sat down to eat my family we're at a loss for words because all they said was yumm. Later I felt like I created an enjoyable feast. Once I devoured the dish I felt really proud of myself.

Watch me cook two Indian recipes in the videos below:


Coconut Curry Chicken:




Curried Corn Soup:

Getting the ingredients Toby's experience

I walked to my local grocery store, and bought the ingredients for making my coconut curry chicken and corn curry soup. There was many different ingredients inside and you would think you would get lost in looking for the items but it was much easier than it looked. I found the condiment I was looking for, curry powder.

You cling off the lid with your nails and you experience an explosion of scent. The smell scatters all over the house and out the window to nearby pedestrians. The foreign pungent of rice, beans, naan, and hot pepper spice all stay in your house for days. It smells not hard, but corrosive to the soft scents. You look at the brown pumpkin sawdust and wonder what it tastes like. Try it, if you dare, but without something with it, it will be too volcanically spicy. Do eat this with meats and wheats, but not with soft fruits like banana or custard, because curry powder devours all the flavor in the soft tasting foods.

Brown rice was another ingredient I needed, and if you don't know what rice is, it smells like evaporated nothing, and tastes like the slightest bit of egg, water, and sugar. Brown rice looks like 100% water marshmallow minis, roasted under the light of a microscope.

Don't forget to watch my two videos. Find the links further in my blog entries.

Corn Curry Soup pow! Toby's Video

Attention! this is a magic corn curry soup recipe right from the sorcerer chef's enchanted book!! Enjoy as you brew this secret soup just like that wizard did himself!

Click on the video for step by step directions.

Coconut Chicken Curry pow! Toby's Video

Enjoy and maybe cook this fun recipe as I walk you through it step by step.

Click on the image below to view the video.

Curry

Curry is a mouth watering, delicous, Indian dish. I haven't eaten curry a lot, but I am looking forward to reviewing curry soon.  Some Curry is very spicy and they use many different kinds of spices to make Curry tasteful.. Personally, I like Curry better with some meat for a better taste.

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons curry powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root
• 1/2 teaspoon white sugar
• salt to taste
• 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 3/4 cup coconut milk
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Coconut Chicken Curry recipe

RECIPE:

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1/2 inch chunks
2 tablespoons curry powder
1 tablespoon salt & pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons veggie oil
1/2 yellow onion slices
2 crushed garlic cloves
14 0z coconut milk
14 0z stewed diced tomatoes
8 0z tomato sauce
3 tablespoons sugar
coconut chicken curry instructions:

1. slice the onions into small bite-size pieces on your cutting board. crush two cloves of garlic and add it to the onions. 2. while you have your veggies sliced, grab a pot and turn on your stove. pour your vegetable oil in the pot then use your knife to scrape the onion garlic mix into the pot. add the curry sauce. stir the mixture. 3. rinse dry, and pepper the chicken and add it to the mix. stir

this took about 45 minutes total

Samosa

Samosa is a fantastic dish from India. It generally consists of a fried, baked, triangle shell with a delicous filling, which mostly inclueds potatoes, peas, onions, coriander, and lentins You can also use ground beef or chicken.









2 medium sized potatoes (I use Yukon gold)
½ cup sweet green peas
1 cup thinly sliced onions
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp minced green chili
1 ½ tsp coriander powder (optional)

Flavors of India: restaurant review by T. Frey

A few weeks ago, I told my mom "we havent had much Indian food" and so she picked up Indian food from Flavors of India. We chose what we wanted on line in the menu section. it was easy to find what we wanted because the web had many guiding headings. Chicken tandoori was like a coconut curry. And i knew that the samosas would be good. Knowing what curry and coconut is helped me make the choice. They taste kind of spicy but not that spicy. The samosas and tandoori chicken were beautiful! I ate it at my local park. It seemed the food added to the natural feel of the park, but a little different. anyways, Try the great restaurant FlAvoRs Of IndIa

their link to website: http//www.flavors-india.com/

Naan

Naan is a great Indian food! Naan is special bread wihich you can eat plain or stuff it with, saag paneer, navratan korma, and more foods like rice and daal. Also, pepper and garlic can be sprinkled on top.

2 cups lukewarm water (about 100°F)
1 tsp. active dry yeast
1 cup milk
27 oz. (6 cups) unbleached all-purpose flour; more or less as needed
1 Tbs. plus 1 tsp. coarse salt
Vegetable oil for the bowl
3 to 4 Tbs. unsalted butter, melted
Cornmeal or flour for dusting the peel
1 tsp. nigella (black onion) seeds or 1 Tbs. sesame seeds for sprinkling (optional)

recipe source: http://tinyurl.com/2964cfv

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Saag paneer,

Saag paneer is a popular food in India and also Pakistan. It is made of spinach and cubes of cheese. Personally I think that the spinach is the best part of the dish because you can taste the cream and its not too spicy.

1 large onion

6 cloves garlic
1 oz fresh ginger
1 lb frozen spinach, thawed
1 cup plain yogurt
4 oz buttermilk
2 teaspoon red chili powder
2 teaspoon garam masala
1 cup half and half
6 oz paneer, a homemade cheese
1 salt to taste

Ingrediant source:

http://tinyurl.com/4vxx9ww

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