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corey.taylor · 2020-04-28 19:58:24

Lamb Biryani

800g lamb
2 tbsp olive oil
2 x onions
1 x lime
150g natural yoghurt

1/2 tsp tumeric
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cadamom
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2tsp chilli powder
2 tbsp garam masala (if can't can't find this, there's tons of recipes out there to make your own - it's mainly cumin + a few other spices but there are regional variations, etc.)
2 x cloves garlic
1 tbsp ginger

3/4 cup basmati rice (I use a mix of basmati, brown and black rices but this is the traditional way and definitely gets the fluffiest results)
1 1/2 cup water

1 big handful of nuts
1 big handful mix dried fruit

1. Brown the meat in half the olive oil first then set it aside
2. Cook the onions in the other half of the oil until soft then add the spices until they smell nice (30sec or so)
3. Add lime and yoghurt
4. Simmer ~10 mins
5. Add rice and water then transfer to an oven dish with a lid. I've tried clay and glass - either is good.
6. Bake in the oven for ~40 mins. 45 mins if you used a rice other than basmati.
7. Add fruit and nuts and let them sit for a couple of minutes before eating.

This is meant for 4 meals based on the usual RDI for stuff like this but I generally get 6+ from a batch. Just remember that it's a biryani so meant to be a relatively dry curry when you're deciding whether it's cooked enough. That aside, it's a pretty easy, healthy meal that works veggie too (just substitute the meat for 200g haloumi and 200g fetta, for example)

johnraff · 2020-04-30 03:28:31

^That looks delicious. I get so envious of Europeans with ovens sometimes - everything is done on top of the gas here in Asia. Well, my wife has a small portable oven she uses for baking cakes but it's too much bother for me for a curry etc. But for something like that biriani it looks much easier than trying to cook it in a heavy pot.

corey.taylor · 2020-04-30 11:15:33

Yeah it's a solid recipe. Largely stole it from here, I've just made it so often it's in my brain forever. Science-based* meals are the best meals.

When I first landed in in Germany, all I had was a small room and two-element bedsit to cook this stuff. It wasn't bad without the oven step (just cook the rice separately and mix after) but wasn't awesome either. Really needs that baking time...

*yes, yes, they have been criticised, correctly, for lack of veggo recipes.

ovum · 2020-05-02 02:30:07

I'm on a ramen kick lately, nice with kimchi and stir fried portabello.

johnraff · 2020-05-02 04:34:05

^Sorry, but what's "portabello"?

MAC the Bloody · 2020-05-02 21:22:12

johnraff wrote:

^Sorry, but what's "portabello"?

Brown mushrooms that have been allowed to grow larger and open up.

Tasty imho.

johnraff · 2020-05-02 23:37:44

^Ah they're nice, yes.

m1rr0r5h4d35 · 2020-06-14 02:24:24

I was recently gifted the Firefly-themed Cookbook -
https://www.amazon.com/Firefly-Damn-Coo … 1789092418
- and I have to say that many of the recipes inside look damn tasty. I haven't had the chance to actually make any of them yet, so I will have to report back, but there are several videos on youtube of some of the items being made.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q … CfGaiundCS

obscurant · 2020-11-09 17:54:57

If I ask myself what I want to eat, if I could have anything, the answer is always nachos.

sleekmason · 2020-11-09 19:36:58

oooh Good topic!

Diced potatoes or hashbrowns cooked in a decent olive oil. Those Or-ita square hashbrowns were the best, but they quit making them.

spread potatoes or hashbrowns out on plate, add fresh diced tomatoes, and fresh choppped Serrano peppers, cover with a white shredded chedder cheese, and microwave to melt the cheese for about 45 seconds or so:)
This is our goto after a hard hike, bike, or day at work. Broccoli or fresh green beans on the side.
Simple and filling:)

ohnonot · 2020-11-10 21:44:57

Sauteed leek, root vegatbles (kohlrabi, rutabaga, sweet potato etc.) and pumpkin. It's a phase.
Also self-made wakame salad - it's easy!

trilobite · 2020-11-11 00:30:27

Root vegetables. A few weeks ago I dug up some dandelions, ate the flowers and leaves, but forgot the roots: they'd sprouted. I chopped them up and cooked them for breakfast today. It made me happy on a cold snowy day (-22°C this morning), and we got close to 50cm (2 feet) of snow in 2 days. Time for skiing.

hhh · 2020-11-11 01:14:25

Blackened or Cajun spiced fish and Carolina red rice...

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Nick · 2021-02-09 21:50:11

I have been trying out curries. Need to go to the store so using some substitute ingredients. This is now:

No rice so grits for base.

The curry is: coconut oil, curry paste, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes, cocoa powder, vanilla extract... chickpeas, broccoli, edamame, peas... tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, half and half, sriracha, lime juice, fish sauce

Smells good so far! We'll see what happens :-)

ohnonot · 2021-02-10 05:20:43

Some experimental curry!
How was it?
In any case, I love cooking with what's at hand, as opposed to going shopping for a specific recipe.

Nick wrote:

grits

Had to look that up. So it's polenta? I never knew. (*)
Sounds like the swedish word "gröt" and the german word "grütze", both meaning any kind of (coarse) porridge.

(*) edit: oh crap, I saw a reference to Charleston somewhere, so somebody who "knows about these things" will be along shortly. To take the wind out of their sails: yeah, it's not exactly polenta, because there's, you know, regional cultural differences. And apparently the Italians didn't bring polenta to America with them, it already was a native thing before anyone came there from Europe. But still, it's polenta.

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Nick · 2021-02-16 19:46:19

ohnonot wrote:

Some experimental curry!
How was it?
In any case, I love cooking with what's at hand, as opposed to going shopping for a specific recipe.
Nick wrote:
grits
Had to look that up. So it's polenta? I never knew. (*)
Sounds like the swedish word "gröt" and the german word "grütze", both meaning any kind of (coarse) porridge.

It was good! Back from shopping, rice next time. As far as grits goes, I know grits come from corn and oatmeal comes from oats :-) That's about it

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