LIGHT MEAT CURRIES, WELL COOKED ARE WELCOME!
Our mother tends to cook dry curries accomplishing her mission towards "koshaoing" a dish! I do not find the need to "bhunaoing" so much in most of the recipes! I never boil and throw off the water of the spinach greens, she does it & then cook after tempering! She cooks cabbage over a longer period of time than I do! Once I read over cooking may kill vital nutrients of the raw materials, and thats what we South Asians do! Although I prefer soupy, clear textured curries, specially of meats; they cannot remain undercooked! But mutton & chicken kosha; I cannot even forget ever their taste; I do not have enough words to explain how priceless had been that one piece of "kosha mangsho" in an average looking kitchen of a two roomed rented home; that on a Sunday! If it was mutton; 750 gm would come; no way you could claim few pieces more; that would mean depriving others of a single piece! Today, I can have as much I want; but where is that taste, flavour? In those days it was "ghanir shorsher tel, shiley bata moshola" used! I use half the oil & spices preparing a meat curry, where to get the taste of the bygone days? Our mother always works with minimal oil, potato, onion, garlic; yet she was generous while cooking the mutton! I also miss that variety here! So, I get home more of chicken! In those days, it was also more of chicken than mutton in our middle class home!In the grand parent's era; Sunday meant mutton; chicken cooking meant once in a year may be in the garden in earthen pots; then cleaning the area with cow-dung! In the paternal grand parent's home, it was perhaps fish 90% to 10% of meat cooking! Today's chicken curry is soupy, light textured! So far I can remember it is sourced from an Afghani recipe video!
A CHICKEN SHARE ON MIND; MORNING BAKES; MIRACULOUS NEWS!
That is how I can explain the day as until now! The day before, I decided to dig up the pictures of this soupy meat curry from May 9th, 2020 and blog about it! I would want to change the pictures sooner; no worries; it would come with the salmon I do not like! This morning, I was into changing the pictures of another blogpost LEMON ZEST BUTTERCUP BAKES, followed by some coconut cookie making!
Without their permission, I cannot make public their picture! I cannot explain the happiness seen in the parent's faces; baby boy is wearing a light pink dress and wrapped in a white & grey piece of cloth! I remember their days with us in Kolkata; and our days with the Keralite couple in Vijag! How much of love Anjana had shown our son, how much she loved any kid.The son used to call her "Ananna"! Now, they stay in Abu Dhabi and speaking from my heart, I wish to fly with T to Abu Dhabi to witness the miracle, their happiness! Anjana wanted her own child, a boy or a girl! She is a hardcore Catholic and always told me "S, by God's Grace we will get one when he wishes"! In Vijag, Mitti took us to the Shiva temple, before heading back home he told me not to offer the prasadam to Anjana, she would deny & I would feel bad! Both of their faith on God did get them what they prayed for! I wish I could personally forward this message to our brothers & sisters. Then, its a very sensitive issue; T asked not to! Of Bidisha-Bhai; Jhum-Anirban; only Bidisha still would allow to talk on the matter; the rest of the three do not want to entertain me! I wish they read my post and know there still has hope! Our son can have siblings around!
WHAT IS THIS SOUPY CHICKEN BROCCOLI CURRY?
With all the above activities, high on emotion, a swimming session; I had my lunch at 3:25 pm; a humble brown rice; butter with powdered nigella seed, bengali cabbage sabzi! Actually, my family used to make "kalojeerer bhorta" to have whenever we caught cough & cold, prescribed to eat also after giving birth; do not know why! Now I would have tea with store bought frozen spring rolls; the filling of which is totally bland! At night, I wish to recreate & update an old blogpost; Borboti Aloor Torkari O Dal Porota! Now, what is this SOUPY CHICKEN BROCCOLI CURRY? It is a gluten-free meat curry double cooked in a spiced broth, along with broccoli! Its a very healthy non-vegetarian side dish recipe indeed! I might have seen a similar recipe in an Afghan recipe video or read about it in Sushmita Banerjee's "Kabuliwalar Bangali Bou"! I do not remember; what I remember is the recipe was done with lamb; I did it with chicken. The broccoli might have been got for blanching and force eat as a salad; it found a better use in a chicken soup!
Few other Chicken Recipes from the Blog :
INGREDIENTS :
CHICKEN : 1KG [MEDIUM CUT]
BROCCOLI FLORET : 1 COFFEE MUG
CHOPPED TOMATO : 1 SMALL TEA CUP
SLICED ONION : 1 SMALL TEACUP
SLICED GINGER : 1 TBSP
GARLIC CLOVE : 2 TBSP
SLITTED GREEN CHILLI : 2
LEMON JUICE : 3-4 TBSP
BAY LEAF : 1
CLOVE : 4-5
CINNAMON STICK : 3-4 ONE INCH SIZE
GREEN CARDAMOM : 4-5
TURMERIC POWDER : 2 PINCH + 2 PINCH
CUMIN POWDER : 1 TSP
CORIANDER POWDER : 1 TSP
BLACK PEPPER POWDER : 1/2 TSP
SALT : AS REQUIRED
OIL : 2 TBSP
PROCEDURE :
We would take 2-3 coffee mugs of water in a wok & put for boil!
We will add the washed garlic, ginger, cloves, green cardamoms, cinnamon sticks, bay leaf, some salt and bring it to boil!
God Blessing the new born boy baby! Soupy chicken broccoli Curry looks great. I love it.
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