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Thursday, March 13, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
The thought of moving
My apartment is on the market to be sold. That totally sucks ass. I've only lived there for almost a year (come 29 March). It's frustrating with rental market in sydney being so high and prohibitive. Sometimes, I wish that I have won the lottery and just buy myself a place to live. But like everyone, I have no such luck so I guess it's all about saving and maybe having a mortgage when I can.
I will be concentrating on moving to a place in Marrickville. Not too fussed about moving back to Newtown. It all comes down to price and availability. A lot of the places out there are dumps.
At least I can look forward to spending the weekend in Melbourne. Going there to celebrate my birthday's and M's was yesterday. So that should be nice.
I will be concentrating on moving to a place in Marrickville. Not too fussed about moving back to Newtown. It all comes down to price and availability. A lot of the places out there are dumps.
At least I can look forward to spending the weekend in Melbourne. Going there to celebrate my birthday's and M's was yesterday. So that should be nice.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Mughlai Chicken
We've been having quite a bit of rain in Sydney. And that in turn has made the weather quite cool. Cool enough for a nice warming, Indian spiced chicken curry, Mughlai Chicken. It was delicous and I have a bit left for dinner sometime during the week!
Ingredients
2.5 cm fresh ginger, peeled
4 cloves garlic, peeled
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon dried chilli
4 tablespoons of ground almond
half a cup of water
5 cardamon pods, bruised
1 cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
4 cloves
4 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
1.5 kg boned, skinned, chicken thighs, chopped into pieces
2 onions
200 ml of greek yoghurt
a cup of chicken stock
125ml cream
100g sultanas
1/2 teaspoon tumeric
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 tablespoon caster sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
75g toasted flaked almonds
Put ginger, garlic, cumin, coriander, tumeric and chilli in a mortar and pestle and pound to a smooth paste. (You can also use a food processor if you like.) Then add ground almonds and water and mix to a paste. Set aside.
Heat the oil in a large pan on medium and then brown the chicken meat in batches. Once they have a nice colour, remove and set aside. Add the onion and cook until softened and slightly browned and then add the cardomon pods, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, and cloves. Keep stirring to prevent the spiced onion mixture from catching. Add the pounded paste, and cook until everything starts to colour. Add the yoghurt, stirring gently until it becomes a thick sauce. Then add cream, stock and sultanas.
Put the browned chicken, along with all the juices that collect at the bottom of the bowl, back into the pan. The add garam masala, salt and sugar. Cook for 20 minutes or a gentle heat or until chicken is cooked through.
When serving, sprinkle with toasted flaked almonds.
Recipe from Nigella Lawson.
Ingredients
2.5 cm fresh ginger, peeled
4 cloves garlic, peeled
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon dried chilli
4 tablespoons of ground almond
half a cup of water
5 cardamon pods, bruised
1 cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
4 cloves
4 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
1.5 kg boned, skinned, chicken thighs, chopped into pieces
2 onions
200 ml of greek yoghurt
a cup of chicken stock
125ml cream
100g sultanas
1/2 teaspoon tumeric
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 tablespoon caster sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
75g toasted flaked almonds
Put ginger, garlic, cumin, coriander, tumeric and chilli in a mortar and pestle and pound to a smooth paste. (You can also use a food processor if you like.) Then add ground almonds and water and mix to a paste. Set aside.
Heat the oil in a large pan on medium and then brown the chicken meat in batches. Once they have a nice colour, remove and set aside. Add the onion and cook until softened and slightly browned and then add the cardomon pods, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, and cloves. Keep stirring to prevent the spiced onion mixture from catching. Add the pounded paste, and cook until everything starts to colour. Add the yoghurt, stirring gently until it becomes a thick sauce. Then add cream, stock and sultanas.
Put the browned chicken, along with all the juices that collect at the bottom of the bowl, back into the pan. The add garam masala, salt and sugar. Cook for 20 minutes or a gentle heat or until chicken is cooked through.
When serving, sprinkle with toasted flaked almonds.
Recipe from Nigella Lawson.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Sleepless in Sydney
My fault really. I went to bed about an hour after I've finished dinner. Indian. Needless to say, it was 2 am, and my dinner was repeating on me. So here I am awake, too late to go out, too early to go back to bed. Two hours later, I am still awake, still full and probably will be cranky tomorrow. SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT! New Years' Resolution, try to eat an early dinner. If not, then stay awake till after 3 hours to give food a chance to digest. *Burp*
Sunday, January 13, 2008
The last day of my annual leave holiday
Well, it's sunday, I've just had a shower; The bf has gone out shopping; Flickr is down; and it's a very hot day outside. Here I am lying in my darkened bedroom trying to get motivated to head out and get some lunch and some groceries. But before I do, I thought I write about the highlights of the year 2007.
Definitely an event which pops up to mind is meeting the BF. I did date a bit last year and I feel I have met a really nice guy and it going along smoothly.
Next would have to be my DJ gig at the Oxford Hotel for Bobby's 30th party. It was my first time playing at a club, even though it was for an hour only. I played after Seymour Butz but I was so nervous having a set after a well established DJ. But Seymour was very gracious and even took time to give me a little pep talk. And I was able to get into the moment and really DJ from the heart. The crowd went wild from Seymour's sexy grungy tunes to my disco house groove! I managed to beat-mix into seymour's last song and slowly increased the tempo! I could feel the crowd lift up to another level and it was incredible to have a whole club full of people dancing to my music! It was the most memorable gig I have done and I will remember it always. I have also met two people from flickr, Muzbot and Morgan Carpenter which I thought was great as I've always liked Muzbot's blog and Morgan's photos! It's great how the internet brings people together!
Now is 2008 and I have a few things I want to achieve. So, on with it! Peace to everyone.
Definitely an event which pops up to mind is meeting the BF. I did date a bit last year and I feel I have met a really nice guy and it going along smoothly.
Next would have to be my DJ gig at the Oxford Hotel for Bobby's 30th party. It was my first time playing at a club, even though it was for an hour only. I played after Seymour Butz but I was so nervous having a set after a well established DJ. But Seymour was very gracious and even took time to give me a little pep talk. And I was able to get into the moment and really DJ from the heart. The crowd went wild from Seymour's sexy grungy tunes to my disco house groove! I managed to beat-mix into seymour's last song and slowly increased the tempo! I could feel the crowd lift up to another level and it was incredible to have a whole club full of people dancing to my music! It was the most memorable gig I have done and I will remember it always. I have also met two people from flickr, Muzbot and Morgan Carpenter which I thought was great as I've always liked Muzbot's blog and Morgan's photos! It's great how the internet brings people together!
Now is 2008 and I have a few things I want to achieve. So, on with it! Peace to everyone.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
To the beach
Today, we made the trip to Cronulla Beach. The water was beautiful and it was just a perfect way to spend Sunday. I was tired but somehow, a chocolate milkshake and a very tasty sausage roll perked up my energy levels and I enjoyed a swim in the ocean. Nice and refreshing! I love being a beach bum. Also the number of hot bods around. Yeesh, I need to get back to the gym....
Friday, December 28, 2007
Christmas Holidays so far
Had a wonderful Christmas with the bf. I got a lovely french cookbook which I'd been eyeing for a while. Now I just have to try out the recipes... Oooh la la...
The days have been nice and lazy. I guess it's nice to be on holidays for three weeks and I plan to make each day eventful and fun. I have been spending the last couple of days swimming at various different baths (sea pools).
Today, I went to the Wiley Baths at Coogee. The water was initially cold to get into, but once you're in, it's wonderfully salty and crisp. I found swimming in the sea pool very refreshing and somehow rejuvenating. Only three more days to the new year!
The days have been nice and lazy. I guess it's nice to be on holidays for three weeks and I plan to make each day eventful and fun. I have been spending the last couple of days swimming at various different baths (sea pools).
Today, I went to the Wiley Baths at Coogee. The water was initially cold to get into, but once you're in, it's wonderfully salty and crisp. I found swimming in the sea pool very refreshing and somehow rejuvenating. Only three more days to the new year!
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