Week 10 - Biryani
Recipe of the Week
Week 10
Biryani
This recipe is from Mark Bittman's How To Cook Everything Vegetarian. I have to admit that after last week's tamale debacle, my confidence was shaken. This recipe seemed like a nice confidence builder - I had all the ingredients on hand and the idea of cooking rice in yogurt seemed intriguing.
So how'd it go?
Pretty well. It was tasty enough, if not particularly thrilling. The yogurt gave it a nice sourness in the background, but it could have used more spices, particularly the cloves, which I would double next time.
I had a very hungry wife, who ate this (it must be emphasized that she was very hungry), but without enormous enthusiasm. A nice chutney definitely improved this, but it will take some tinkering before this is a truly successful dish.
Grade - B-minus
Week 10 - Biryani
Recipe of the Week
Week 10
Biryani
This recipe is from Mark Bittman's How To Cook Everything Vegetarian. I have to admit that after last week's tamale debacle, my confidence was shaken. This recipe seemed like a nice confidence builder - I had all the ingredients on hand and the idea of cooking rice in yogurt seemed intriguing.
So how'd it go?
Pretty well. It was tasty enough, if not particularly thrilling. The yogurt gave it a nice sourness in the background, but it could have used more spices, particularly the cloves, which I would double next time.
I had a very hungry wife, who ate this (it must be emphasized that she was very hungry), but without enormous enthusiasm. A nice chutney definitely improved this, but it will take some tinkering before this is a truly successful dish.
Grade - B-minus