DanActive Strawberry flavor shot with one apple for breakfast

Having Tea with Veg puff and Blueberry muffin...

Greek Strained yogurt with honey...

Puri sabji for b'fast
Dal, chawal, veggies and chutney for lunch
Roti and chicken curry for dinner, and then topped it with siwai...

...my mum's in town...

Hey you back... hope all is well at your end.
Looks like good stuff...

Had red pepper-allo ki sabzi, baigan ka bharta… rice and Rajhmah…for lunch burp… oh yes, finished it off with dannon yogurt with raspberry at bottom

Sporadically....As good as it gets with minimal sleep


Had an indianized version of thanksgiving dinner rather late in the day...
Roti, turkey tikias, cranberry chutney...

I had Naan, daal and kheer for dinner.

I've been doing more cooking in the past 8 weeks than in the previous 5 years because my wifes not well (in a good way )! Getting bored of desi stuff, I've been making more exotic fare recently....

Thursday - Chili Con Carne with red beans + White Rice
Friday - Fried Barramundi fish (lahori style) + wife finally made some excellent karree...
Saturday - Chicken a La Kiev + Mashed Potatoes

I had upuma and nice hot coffee.

[Faraaj great to see you are an expert in diff cuisines ]

I'll love to call myself an expert...all I do is google a dish I like + recipe and voila!

But its funny....Chicken Kiev at a decent restaurant costs $25-30 per head. I made enough for 5 helpings and the ingredients couldn't have cost more than $15-20 and it was as tasty as a restaurant (minus the fancy decor)....it was a revelation calculating the gross margin of restaurants!!!

Looks like I need to come to Australia for some Chicken Kiev and Fried Baramundi fish!
Wish your wife a speedy recovery.
Hope after all delicacies being cooked she doesn't make you the permanent cook!

Yes, restraunts really make a killing. Perhaps most of their money goes to their decor, maintenance and to pay staff.

I had Khichdi, papad, cholas and roti with curd.

I'm having egg-battered fried chicken - no prizes for guessing who made it

Faraaj, you're definitely enjoying yourself.

I had roti, daal, chawal, gajar-matar with cucumber-carrot salad.

High order 'Hallucinations' !!!

What a 'dis-tasteful' thread it is.. @#$%^&*(

Abhi Thodi Der Pehele, Kya Shandaar 'heavy' Gujrati Rice-Plate Khaa Ke Khushi-Khushi ' after full satisfaction', PC ke Aage Baitha Thaa, Aur Ye Thread Saamne Aa Gayaa..

Damn-it, all in vain !!! again feeling hungry

USR

I better grab my late lunch as well now!

wow this thread is alive again

Faraaj73, how do you do lahori style of fish

Had aalo tikki sandwich for lunch, now cup of strawberries before I go and work out.

Marcilo

You fry it instead of baking. Basically, marinate fish pieces with ginger-garlic paste, red chili flakes, onion flakes (if available), salt and a little garam masala. Leave for 30 minutes then fry (not deep-fry) for approx 10 minutes on medium-high heat - turning over at least 1-2 times. Be careful the pieces don't break. Now, take the fish pieces out and put in a flat serving dish. Add large-cut onions and big pieces of tomato (and chopped green chilli) to the same oil in which you fried the fish (and a little more red chili flakes if you want). Cook for 10 minutes on medium flame and pour the concoction on the fish in the bowl. Squeeze lemon juice on top and add mint or parsley leaves.

Look, this is just a broad formula. Make it 1-2 times and you'll know how much spice your taste buds prefer, how much onion-tomato masala you want to add, whether you like mint or parsley...you'll find variations of this formula in countless restaurants throughout punjab. Its always called Lahori machhi or Lahore-style and no two places taste the same.

By the way, my non-desi friends were shocked to find us crazy desis adding spices to fish! For them the concept was alien. But when they tasted it, they really liked it. None left-over

I have four days break due to Easter, so yesterday I cooked a full pizza for the first time (including the base) + sauce and toppings. The toppings were black olives, red peppers, chicken (small pieces) and mozzarella. It was tasty but I definitely see room for improvement. The base was too thick (almost as much as pizza hut) and I plan a really thin base next time, although getting it in a round or rectangular shape is not easy!!! I'll also add different toppings, but include the black olives which were great.

I had a fruit salad today.
After seeing Faraaj's culinary exploits feeling hungry again.

T-bone steaks, grilled veggies and salad for dinner...in the backyard...weather is gorgeous n everyone's in a holiday mood...

sourdough bread and butter, with tea and oj for b'fast

Yes, Faraaj's recipe sounds awesome, I am going to ask hubby to try it out...

What's oj madhavi?
Also let us know hubby's results!

I had chicken biryani, chicken tikka, naan and a nice casatta icecream for dinner!

Oye...mujhe Madhuri dikshit bana diya... Madhavi, Hildebrand...

OJ is orange juice.

Will do once I sample the fish.

Blame it on that heavy dinner I mentioned above.
Of course, I know you're madhavi!

Food and booze have same results on Hildebrand.. (Just kidding man! )

No Booze for me. So I make do with food.

I went for a 4 hour hike in the Blue Mountains with my son. After that we stopped at a very well-reviewed conservation hut restaurant and both ate obscene amounts of really well done food because we were famished.

I had Roast Turkey sandwiches with cranberry sauce on this amazing thick turkish bread which is soft but rich and a large vanilla milkshake. My son demolished a plate of fish and chips (pretty impressive for a 6 yo) + chocolate milkshake.

Faraaj, Nice to see you make the most of the easter break. And by the way that doesn't seem like an obscene amount. Am I missing something here?

I had such a horrible lunch in hostel that I don't even remember what it was!

[EDIT] I recall now. Rice, poori, cholas, cucumber/kakdi salad, mango pickle. There was also some white water like substance masquerading as curd which I ignored.

Thats what I thought when I was ordering!

I ordered two sandwiches and was about to order dessert when the lady asked if someone else was joining. She said our sandwiches are pretty big, order dessert after seeing how it goes. If one fills you up, you can pack the second. I finished both and didn't order dessert, but honestly these were the largest sandwiches I've ever eaten or seen! One would generally make for a filling meal.

Sounds interesting. I could use a pic!
looks like the fish also must have been huge!

Pizza, thin crust and diet coke for dinner

Made a pizza base of wheat flour (atta used for chappati) instead of white flour. Wheat flour is a healthier option and in my opinion just as tasty. For toppings had a minced meat-bolognese sauce followed by cheese topped with spanish black olives. It was really good.....I'm beginning to think restaurants are a scam!

khichdi, butter, papad, cucumber salad, curd for lunch.

Roti, rice, chana, salad, gulab jamun for dinner.

Love khichdi, especially the runny one (the one you get when you are sick )


mixed veggie rice, salad, n left-over raita for lunch.

aaj yeh lunch. Kal pizza thin crust-diet coke tha!

You're on some diet, madhavi?!

Lazy logon ke diet pe...

bored of "TV Dinners"?!

Had really nice fish (baked) on spinach....put raw spinach on aluminium foil. Put fish fillet on top to cover the spinach, added olive oil, lemon juice extract, salt, black peppers and slices of red chilli (large cuts not flakes) all on top of the fish and closed the foil. Put the packet in the oven at 190 degrees for 30 minutes. Open it, remove the red chilli and eat. Its really simple but damn tasty!

sounds good! Thanks for the recipe.

Made some meatloaf and mashed potatoes last night.....its not difficult to make but there are a dozen ingredients so I won't repeat the recipe here......it includes minced meat, egg, whipped cream, stale bread, milk, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper etc....quite an easy dish to make actually and a pretty good meat fix if you're ravenous....(I really hit the gym and pool hard yesterday so deserved a big meal )....

I had chicken momos and a meat ball submarine sandwich for dinner with a Fanta and cookie.

Hildebrand

What's a momo? And is the meat ball submarine a Subway meal? I used to love their chicken fillet sandwiches (Italian BMT bread) with 1000 Island dressing....and macadamia nut cookies....

Faraaj,
Momo is basically a dish supposed to be originally from Nepal/Tibet/Sikkim. It is made with a stuffing (vegetable, chicken etc) wrapped in wheat flour dough and then usually steamed. It is supposed to be quite healthy due to the fact that its steamed although some people also like fried ones. Its usually served with a spicy chutney.
I am attaching a picture of it for your reference.
I also found a recipe in the Nepali way for it here:-
http://newafood.blog.com/2006/7/

The meatball sandwich is what they call Meatball Marinara. Here they usually give it as a sub and one can convert it to a meal (or even a salad) by adding some more money. I am attaching a pic of the sub as well!
Here's a recipe for it:-
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Recipes/story?id...2447&page=1

Momo resembles Chineese Dumpling. Does it taste similar too?

Exon

Hildebrand

Thanks. I like to try different nations cuisines but somehow I've never eaten Nepalese or Mongolian food although there are good restaurants of each nation 10 minutes drive from home.

This momo looks great! I'm going to try the recipe (or a variation of it) fairly soon....

Kind Regards
Faraaj

They do resemble the chinese dumpling jiaozi but momos are native of Tibet. The refugees have of course taken it to many other places like Nepal, Sikkim etc. (also Delhi, Dharmshala among other places). In traditional Tibet staple being barley flour (called tsampa) it is used for the flour (instead of wheat) and its heavier than the dumpling.

Looks like you have a great international food court nearby!
I also haven't tried these cuisines much. Some day perhaps.

Not a food court Hildebrand. Food courts would have subway, pizza hut, mcdonalds, kfc, indian, chinese, thai, salad bar, lebanese, greek and italian. Thats about it.

I'm talking about proper sit-down restaurants with varied menus and chefs (and owner) from that country and specialising in that cuisine. Sydney is a melting pot of different cultures and you can find many, many cuisines here. I don't think such exotic fare would be available at food courts anywhere.

The only one I found missing strangely was Afghan food, which I do enjoy once in a while when available.....

Sounds lovely. Must visit sometime.

For some reason I haven't seen an Afghan restraunt here at all.
I do love Caribbean though. I used to visit this restraunt which served a fabulous Jamaican Jerk Chicken among other dishes. They had a lovely buffet too in the weekends.

Its a regular food festival at my place. The greatest cook in the world - my mother - is visiting her grandkid (not me ) and my wife and I are enjoying her culinary abilities....aloo ke parathe (an art form with her), karhi, dumm wale kebab etc....I've doubled my exercise routine because I've kind of doubled my eating for the past week!!!

Sounds lovely. My grandmother was the best artist in that art form! I envy the kid though

Have been having lots of great food lately courtesy visits elsewhere. But this thread is about last meal I guess.

I had a lovely breakfast today including cutlets, fruits etc. Also ate away the milk powder somebody gave me. Its best not mixed with water.