In
the last few days I have had a few nice dishes sent to me by friends and neighbours
for iftar (fast breaking). I get really excited when the bell rings at iftar
time, in the hope that I get to try something nice, after so many days of
lockdown, I get tired of the taste of my own cooking.
So
when the weekend arrived, I wanted to send something back. I ended up picking
things that I think taste really good and can be staggered so that I am not cooking
everything at once.
The
first dish I made was Fauzia’s Saucy Baked chicken, a staple in or house sing a
fool-proof and delicious recipe. I marinated
in the morning and left in the fridge. The smell of this dish alone as it cooks
is a treat.
The
next thing I made was this chicken filling (recipe
here)
I
ended up using it with ready made puff pastry to make filling chicken pasties:
The
leftover filling got used to make spring rolls:
Also
easy to make and store in the fridge beforehand is my Macaroni Salad (recipe
here), a healthier version of the classic.
One
of the most popular things I have learned to make in recent years is the lovely
Halima Saleem’s Yummy
Mithee Malai Dahi Poolki’s – gran flour and plain four dumplings in a mixture
of yoghurt and cream:
Garnish:
Frying
the dumplings:
The
finished dish: dumplings layered with yoghurt and topped with a drizzle of
tamarind sauce and a garnish of finely chopped spring onion and coriander:
Ingredients
for green chutney (recipe
here):
We
packed everything in trays and then forgot to take pictures, managed this one
of the last tray:
Our
share:
And
is if there wasn’t enough food alhamdulillah, we got sent a lovely plate of food
by my very sweet neighbour:
I
enjoyed cooking and trying everything, and I got lots of good feedback on the Malai
Dahi Poolki’s, but by the end I was tired enough to leave any ideas if sending
out iftar again until the end of Ramadan when I have a week off work, perhaps I
will try something different then. Till
then, lots of leftovers to tide us over for a few days.
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updates and stories (including what we get up to during our days and what’s
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