update -- recipe--

Well, first, the result of the antakshri. If you knew me as well as my sister does, you would have understood by now. i called her up one hour after the event and before i could tell her, she told me she knew i have mot won anything just from the fact that i did not call up right after it got over! Umm…A creature who would leave no chance to blow her trumpets, if i had done well, it would have been blogged right after the event. We came second last! And got three CDs of AR Rehman to remind me of it till i die or till i smash those CDs. Before you snicker, well, we did good. It was just that the other teams were better than us. And the prelude round did us in. i can remember lyrics but if somebody plays 4 seconds of prelude and ask me to identify the song, i go something like “Duh”. And there was the round where they showed us a picture and we were supposed to identify the song. The twist being that they blurred or cut off the identifying factor! So we were supposed to identify the Taal rain song with just Ash’s ankle showing in the picture. And there was another one with Ash’s midriff – the kaajra rey song. The other teams did well. Just proves that they spend more time watching V, MTV and the other music channels instead of Travel& Living, Discovery or BBC. Grapes are sour…

This is hopefully the last time i would fool myself into thinking that i can win everything!

Life is going good. After all the whining i did last week! Just goes to show that silver linings are still in fashion.

The new flat is almost ready. The flooring is complete. We went to check out the cooking range. Boy, are they expensive. But i dream of a kitchen where i can bake, grill, dish out all the delicacies. Talking of cooking, i prepared panang chicken curry yesterday. And it turned out yummy. It is so easy to prepare – all you need is panang paste which you can pick up at any supermarket, coconut milk and the meat. i didn’t use canned coconut milk – made it on my own. If you are pressed for time but still want to whip up something exotic, try this dish. Too bad i did not take any picture.

The recipe is actually a mixture of all the recipes i found online. All the recipes i found called for fish sauce, lemon grass and kafir lime leaves. i omitted all these from my recipe for the simple reason that I could not lay my hands on these ingredients.

Meat of your choice – (i chose chicken) 600 gms – the original recipe called for 400 gms but i hate cooking anything less than ½ kg!!
Coconut milk – 2 cups (if you have the time and patience, make it on your own)
Panang curry paste – 3 teaspoons
Sugar – 1 teaspoon (Adjust according to taste)
Salt – To taste

Fry the meat in vegetable oil till it is almost done. Drain and keep aside
Heat 1 cup of coconut milk. When it starts to simmer, add the panang curry paste. Let the mixture thicken. Now add the meat. Mix well. Add the remaining 1 cup of coconut milk, sugar and salt. Let it cook till it thickens. I added grated coconut left over after making the milk. And as an afterthought, I added sliced tomatoes and green chillies – just to stick to my character of never being able to stick to the original recipe! Garnish with chopped coriander. And viola, your panang chicken curry is ready. Try it. You would not be disappointed.