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Yep. Hundreds of different recipes and I don't have the time or inclination to cook from scratch. And heaps of conflicting pieces about pastes, sauces, etc.
I currently use the Cassia At Home brand. I think their Makhani is basically Butter Chicken in terms of spice and taste.
I use that or Madewell. I like both. Just be careful getting Madewell's Sambal Chilli. The recipe on the bottle recommends only adding half the 500g bottle to whatever you're cooking. All their other bottles say to use the whole 500g and I didn't read the bottle before pouring the whole thing in. HOT AS! Lesson learned!
This threads going to morph into best conquests now isn't it...
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Interesting stereotype eh? I think it may be a generational thing that has (in my experience)flipped.
I do all the cooking in our house as the wife can barely boil the jug, from my experience it’s overwhelmingly the men (albeit of similar age group, the older generation tend to still have their wife cookin) in the relationship that tend to do the cooking.
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When I got one I thought it might be a dad but use mine regularly- can do all sorts from roast chickens and have even baked a cake in mine. One tip would be invest in one of those washable silicone liners- they can be a bitch to clean.
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If your local supermarket has the ethnic aisles try one of the Indian branded recipe based they usually need cooking cream
too. Also use Chicken thigh meat-the rest tend to dry out
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I make lots of bread, main recipe I like is the no-knead one, takes about a day but most of the time the dough is just sitting in the bowl. Comes out with a crunchy crust and soft on the inside.
I can vouch for that, my husband cooks too
Most pre made curries are best bought in paste form. Also no ethnic cook would ever use a sauce that is used up in 1-2 goes. It’s simply watered down.
Mae Ploy has made the best red/green/massaman curry paste forever. Pretty sure that is still available in NZ.
As for butter chicken paste, look for an Indian store, or section in supermarket. Look for one that recommends using tablespoons instead of cups. That will be nice and strong. Water it down with canned tomatoes and cream during cooking.
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Asian Home Gourmet Paste Spice Butter Chicken Gluten Free 1 Kg Tub
Asian Home Gourmet Paste Spice Butter Chicken Gluten Free 1 Kg Tub
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This stuff is legit from memory. Always buy curry in these 1kg tubs.
This is where I disagree. If you are on a diet, sure. Plus I dont eat processed meat so a bit healthier there, but fatty meat is the flavor. Mince at 15% fat (pork fat added) for bolognaise, +5 waygu, beek cheek, duck fat potatoes...
Please dont eat this is if you struggling with weight, or have heart issues... Adding excess calories in the form in dietary fats, on top of excess carbohydrates is the sole cause of obesity, and the leading cause of diet related heart attacks.
Get a decent spice rack - no need for those unhealthy ready-made pastes and sauces!
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You making everything from Makhani to Molle paste from scratch ? Fk that your spice rack must be bigger than my kitchen. The ingredient list for just negro Molle is massive. Let alone the others. Same for Indian curries.
My spice rack is pretty huge to be fair, but a lot of spices like curry powder and garam masala are pre-blended spice mixes anyway.
For me to cook curry requires 3 bottles of red wine, Spotify and about 3 hours
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And a lie down in my caseMy spice rack is pretty huge to be fair, but a lot of spices like curry powder and garam masala are pre-blended spice mixes anyway.
For me to cook curry requires 3 bottles of red wine, Spotify and about 3 hours
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Sounds like my fish bin filleting regime, anything up to a dozen beers, a tonne of waving away flies, and some reliving of ''the hunt.My spice rack is pretty huge to be fair, but a lot of spices like curry powder and garam masala are pre-blended spice mixes anyway.
For me to cook curry requires 3 bottles of red wine, Spotify and about 3 hours
I watch a lot of fitness content. A lot of influences bark on about calories. Either how much they take in daily or recommend for people. Then they also discuss how the break down the macronutrients depending on their goals.
Not many of them discuss their meals, meal planning etc.
I have always felt if you want to get fit being interested in exercise is one part of the equation but you also need to learn about food and more importantly know how to cook. Have different meals you can prepare to keep things fresh so you can stick to your goals.
Not many of them discuss their meals, meal planning etc.
I have always felt if you want to get fit being interested in exercise is one part of the equation but you also need to learn about food and more importantly know how to cook. Have different meals you can prepare to keep things fresh so you can stick to your goals.
I bro I can eat the same breakfast everyday if I can help it.
Greek yoghurt + oat milk + hcp protein powder
Granola
Frozen red berries. Pref cherries.
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Pretty similar to what we used to have….. frozen strawberries or raspberries covered in yoghurt and chopped Pistachios.
My pie and coke goes down well. Got to be a quality pie though
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