liamsaunt, glad your thumb is better! I would love to have the recipe for naan! It would thrill my DH if I made it from scratch. I have never heard of an egg curry though! What is it!
Naan
4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/4 cups milk
1 package dry yeast
2 tsp. nigella seeds (optional--I use them becuase I think I own every spice known to man--I'm a Penzey's freak)
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg, beaten
2 tbsp. oil or ghee (clarified butter)
3/4 cup plain yogurt
melted butter or ghee for brushing
sift the flour into a large bowl and make a well in the center. Warm the milk until it is the temperature of your hand. Mix a little of the milk with the yeast and set aside to let it get frothy.
add the yeast, nigella seeds, baking powder and salt to the flour. In another bowl, mix together the egg, ghee, and yogurt. Pour this mix into the flour, along with 1 cup milk. Mix to form a soft dough. If the dough seems dry add the rest of the milk. Turn onto a floured surface and gently knead for five minutes, until smooth and elastic. Put dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover, and leave to rise until doubled in size.
preheat the oven to 400 (if you are using a pizza stone, put it in to heat now--put it on the top rack of the oven). place a roasting pan half-filled with water at the bottom of the oven (make sure the pan has water in it through the cooking process).
punch down the dough, kneading briefly, and then divide into 10 portions. using the tips of your fingers, spread the dough out to a teardrop shape. using a floured peel, transfer the naan to the oven, 1-2 pieces at a time. If you don't have a pizza stone, cook the naan on a greased baking sheet placed on the top rack of the oven. Bake for seven minutes, then flip the naan and bake for 5 more minutes. Remove the naan fro the oven, brush with butter or ghee, and cover with a cloth to keep warm, Repeat with remaning dough. makes 10.
An egg curry is just hard-cooked eggs in a spicy sauce. There are lots of different recipes. Here is the one I am using:
Egg Curry
4 eggs
1 large ripe tomato
1 tbsp. ghee
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
6 ounces coconut milk
1/2 tsp. ground tumeric
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
salt to taste
cilantro for garnish (optional)
Put the eggs in a saucepan of water and bring to a boil. Boil six minutes, then cool quickly in a bowl of cold water and peel.
Score a cross in the tomato and submerge in boiling water for 30 seconds, then drain and peel the skin off. Seed and core the tomato and coarsely chop the flesh.
Melt the ghee in a heavy bottomed frying pan over low heat and then add the onion and garlic. Cook until soft. Add the tomato, cook until soft. Gradually stir in the coconut milk, then add the tumeric and cayenne. Season with salt to taste, bring to a boil and simmer for a few minutes, until the sauce thickens slightly. Add the eggs and reheat gently for about 3 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and serve with naan. Serves 2.
Sorry your're upset. I agree with Nancy, I was a bridesmaid in my brother's wedding 2 weeks ago. I was happy and honored when SIL asked me, but to be totally honest I would have rather been just a guest and not in the wedding party. It was a big headache. The dress was an odd color and it didn't look good on me. I'm about 15 lbs overweight and the other 2 girls are super thin and model-like. SIL hired a makeup artist to do all our makeup and he made us all look like clowns. I was very uncomfortable the whole time. I would have enjoyed the wedding so much more not being in it.
for DS. You should be very proud!!
and that is not a good thing! My niece played for CCSu as will her sister in September, so I need to remember to yell "GO Wildcats" if I don;t want two angry athletes after me!
Yesterday I got home late and didn't have dinner. I'm not sure what I'm going to have for dinner tonight. I'll probably end up eating cake
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