Went shopping on Friday, like I said and spent a good deal getting all the stuff I needed for now, to tide me over until I get my burner down from the in-laws, along with the yoghurt maker and a few other things.
Here's the haul
I got a pan, a spoon and ladle, a tawa, chappati fluffer, a load of spices, herbs, dhals, flours, oils and pastes, along with some nice mutton and some lovely chicken from the in-store butcher
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So today, after unpacking, repacking and generally faffing quite a bit, the time came to do something with it all and the girls democratically decided on Garlic Coconut Chicken, Samosas, Onion Bhajis and Chappatis, along with Pilau Rice.
The first job was the samosa filling and for that I used a bit of chicken I had left in the berth we call the fridge. I also had a bit of minced beef left so it went in too. With the meat, I put some carrot, potato, sweet red pepper and mango.All this was then spiced, fried and left to cool while I did the pastry.
Once the pastry was done, it was then on to chappati dough, which was also left to do its thing for a few hours. I used Chris' (H4ppyleaders) recipe from his amazing Chappti 101 video - so easy and worked like a dream - thanks Chris
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Then I made the onion bhaji mix, which was CBM's vol 1 OB's and made the only blunder of the day
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Then it was on to pre-cooking the chicken pieces for the main dish. This went well, using CBM's Vol 2 recipe for the pre-cooking. Very VERY nice it is too, Mick
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After all this and washing up FIVE TIMES - you must clean as you go on the boat, or you very quickly get swamped with dirty pans, plates, bowls and so on.
I sat and had a nice coffee and chilled for a little before the final job which was to cook the curry!
All went smoothly, as I had preset all the stuff in order, in the little stainless shotglasses I showed on another thread.
So, we ended up with something eminently edible, tasty and above all - completely home-made. My chappatis, or rather - Chris' recipe went down a storm and when everyone watched them puff up with steam, it was a golden moment for me :lol:
It was a little on the oily side, but personally, I like this, as it give my chappatis something to saok up and get all fluffy for
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Overall, I am very pleased with the equipment, the ingredients, the recipes and the tastes. I have a few things to tighten up and make sure I learn, but I am pleased with what I achieved in the time and space I have available.
Hope you enjoyed this, recipes that I can share will be added when I can.
Bests,
Pete