Food Journals: September 2018 - Heaps of panicked cooking and dining out

#LaborOnLaborDay ♨️ FOOD JOURNALS: I was busy making Daal Chaawal (Moong bean curry and boiled rice seasoned with curry leaves) ••• a homemaker gets zero days off my friends. There is very little appreciation and no rewards! Unconditional labor. pic.twitter.com/1x6znBgH3W

— The Abbie (@theabbies) September 4, 2018

RECIPE CARD: CHICKEN KOKUM CURRY MASALA

It had been a very long time since I had purchased Kokum for Kokum Curry! So, I found a recipe online and got to it. Of course, I did some tweaking! My version does not include hing (asafoetida). Get the recipe HERE.

FOOD JOURNALS: COOKERY OF THE WEEK - PLAY VIDEO 

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Last week I cooked: Okra (Bhindi) Stew, Moong Dal, Chicken Kokum Curry, Chicken Masala, Beef Masala, Peas Pulao, Mix Veggies (Italian seasoning), Bailay (Gattay) ki Sabzi. ••• special dine in was at BK Grill.

 DINING EXPERIENCE: BUNDOO KHAN GRILL IN MARYLAND

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FOOD JOURNALS: COOKERY OF THE WEEK
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The past week’s been a mad cooking rush! ••• Dad’s visiting and well ••• he’s very picky with food! ••• He’s banned wheat and rice for the most part and that makes me a very anxious person. I’m highly overworked!
I have been rolling Barley and Baisan (chickpea flour) rotis (flatbreads). And yes, it’s a whole Kitchenaid mixer dough hook performance!
I have been putting rice dishes on the table for the rest of the family! Tehri (turmeric rice) was the main dish and sugar free Zardah was dessert.
Yam kheer (pudding) was another sugar free dessert!
There were 2 kinds of Dal (lentils): Tadka Channa Dal and Urad Dal fry
And let’s not forget Bhindi (Okra) fry! ••• Phew!!! ••• and Dad’s been using his skillet skills as well, frying up his chicken fillet! ••• There’s been more!
There have been roti making disasters too! Hilarious! The Barley flour soaked much oil and became shortbread like! Crumbled!

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The cooking madness continued •••
▪️ Chicken Biryani
▪️ Palak Paneer
▪️ Barley Puri (didn’t turn out well)
▪️ Baisan Halwa
▪️ Siwaiyyan
▪️ Cod Fish Fillet

DINING EXPERIENCE: ROYAL TAJ - AN INDIAN DINER

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September ended with a family dinner cum drama at the Royal Taj, an Indian diner. Good food, over-priced small portions. Will return for a buffet perhaps. I had Malai Kofta, Chicken Biryani, BBQ.