Had a bit of a lazy day today. Went out for a short walk and started regretting offering to come back to work earlier. I am actually exhausted and struggle to sleep more than 5-6 hours. Well, we’ll see what happens.
I think my stomach has started going down. I don’t want to be disappointed so I haven’t weighed myself but it is quite visible (to me). I still have 2 fibroids in there that the doctor said he will not remove (“if we go on the hunt for everything, it will weaken your womb”) so I doubt it will ever be flat. Another thing I have noticed is that I cannot suck in my stomach since the surgery.
I tried to make chicken Biryani today since I really like this dish. My friend Shaz sometimes makes it for me and it’s always delicious. I try to keep an eye open when she prepares it but I am hopeless.
So here is my take on chicken Biryani. I more or less used all the curry spices I had in my cupboard so I don’t know have exact quantities.
I browned 6 onions in olive oil, fennel seeds, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, ground coriander, a cinnamon stick and garlic.
When my onions reduced and formed a paste, I added the chicken pieces. Mine were too big for a Biryani…
Do you wash your chicken? I keep being told not to do that because it spreads bacteria but old habits die hard. I’ve always seen my mum and grandmother wash their chicken in water and vinegar. Nothing ever happened to us. Anyway…
Here's my chicken in cold water and vinegar.
I covered the chicken and the onions with garam massala, grated ginger, coriander powder, cumin powder, curry powder, salt, 3 clovers, chilies snd coriander leaves. I then covered the whole thing and left it for about 20 minutes.
In the meantime, I cooked some basmati rice.
In a pot, I layered the chicken + onion paste ( managed to do 2 layers of each) and covered the pot on low heat for 10 minutes.
I am quite happy with the results. It was quite nice and tasty.
Next time, I think I’ll use more onions so I have more paste. It makes everything more moist.
kikiruns 