Dear Reader, it’s been too long and I only have myself to blame. Oh there was definitely cooking happening during the silence, but my lazy self did not have the energy to blog. Shame, shame. With winter upon us, I can get back to the kitchen (or grill) and get some work done. Read the rest of this entry
Sorry gentle Readers. I’ve been behind in my blogging due to the sunshine, warm weather, and lack of semi-entertaining Sunday t.v. programming. Usually, I write on Sunday evenings while watching t.v. And, well, summer is here and I’m sure you all know how it is. Read the rest of this entry
Alright… Now that you’ve got all the jokes and snickers out of you let’s talk about this biryani. Dum is a technique where you allow the dish to cook in its own steam. So when your mother rattles off a recipe and ends it with “…and put the pot on dum for 20 minutes,” it means cook on low heat with the lid on. However, as you will read here, the dum in this recipe is going to be baking. You can keep the pot on the stove top for the entire cooking process, but I don’t know how long you would cook it on low heat – so you’re taking your chances with that way. Read the rest of this entry
Kitchen Experiments 