środa, 11 maja 2011

spookie cookie and wolves

Spookie cookie went for a school trip. She'll be away for two days, so she sends me text messages.
The first was:
"we're in the bus!"
2nd:
"our guide looks like a werewolf!"
3rd:
"we're almost there!"

but the 4th just made me think...

"Mommy, mommy! would you believe there were wolves there? And I was running and I saw THEM!!! How cool is that??!! And we were giving signs (howling, mainly myself)and we were divided into 3 groups, and me, Arthur and 3 other guys here hid very near the place, and when I was howling the wolves would answer! and even after that when I was howling some bird just flew away screaming! and the other group saw a female wolf giving birth! And after that we had to look for the group that was supposed to find us, because they got lost in the woods! and somebody stole our signs we left for them to make it easy to find us."

like... what am I supposed to think??

5th message:
"mom why aren't you answering my message?!"

Come home, child!

kokosowe barfi

maslo
mleko skondensowane, mleko zwykłe, jeśli wiórki są grubo zmielone,
wiorki kokosowe

na 250g wiórków potrzebne będzie ok 200ml mleka skondensowanego i 50g masła.
roztapiamy maslo, wsypujemy wiórki
smażymy razem, a raczej saute bo wiórki nie powinny zmienić koloru, ciągle mieszając, jakieś 5 minut na malutkim ogniu.

*jeśli nasze wiórki są grube i twardawe, dodajemy pół szklanki mleka, i ciągle mieszając, gotujemy je, aż zmiękną. jeśli zajdzie potrzeba, tj jeśli mleko się wchłonie, a wiórki nadal będą twarde, znowu dolewamy trochę mleka. i do skutku- trochę tak jak z risotto i bulionem :)*

dodajemy mleko skondensowane, mieszamy, i dalej grzejemy na tym malutkim ogniu, aż wiórki 'wchłoną' mleko. zajmie to jakieś 3, 4 minuty. w razie potrzeby, dosładzamy.
wykładamy masę na płaski talerz, i można wcinać na ciepło
można też poczekać aż wystygnie, i pokroić w romby
można zamrozić. wyjąć w czasie nagłej potrzeby- nieoczekiwani goście, PMS, a zresztą, nie potrzebujemy wymówek żeby się najeść słodkiego, prawda?

czwartek, 7 kwietnia 2011

butter chicken po polsku ;)

okradam Marię ale ponieważ zamieszczę link to się czuję rozgrzeszona.

Codzienny dylemat- co ugotować.
Ja: co by tu ugotować?
Mama: .....
Ja: chce mi się czegoś ostrego...
Mama: to idź sobie kup żyletki!

Ale nie muszę, bo będąc w stolycy zapopatrzyłam się w iście zabójcze kaszmirskie chilli ha! w postaci ogniście czerwonego proszeczku... Po powąchaniu łzy same lecą z niewinnych ocząt.

Będzie butter chicken :) czyli murgh makhani

podaję przepis -jakby nie wyszło pretensje do Maryśki :)
http://mojekuchennewariacje.blogspot.com/2009/01/butter-chicken.html

Jedno z moich ulubionych dan z kuchni indyjskiej znakomicie smakuje z chapati lub nanem (chlebki indyjskie)
2 Piersi z kurczaka
starty imbir (albo lyzka pasty ginger)
sok z cytryny
pol lyzeczki garam masali
chilli w proszku (w zaleznosci od tego jak kto lubi ostre)
pol lyzeczki zmielonej koledry
pol lyzeczki zmielonego kminu
czosnek tak 1-2 zabki przecisniete
kilka nasionek gorczycy
kilka ziarenek pieprzu
kilka ziela angielskiego
jedna papryczka chilli
listek laurowy
3 kardamony
kawalek cynamonu
2-3 lyzki masla
kubek (maly) jogurtu
przecier pomidorowy jedno opakowanie
olej
woda

Kurczak +starty imbir, sok z cytryny, garam masala, chilli, zmielona koedra, kmin, czosnek- zmarynowac kilka godzin (najlepiej przez noc) nastepnie usmażyc

W osobnym garnku pogrzac troche oleju i wrzucic:kilka nasionek gorczycy, kilka ziarenek pieprzu, kilka ziela angielskiego, jedno cale chili, listek laurowy, 3 kardamony i kawalek cynamonu, podsmazyc chwile (trzeba uzwazac zeby nie spalic), potem dodac usmazone kawalki kurczaka, dodac wody i przecieru pomidorowego, gotowac z pol godziny lub do czasu jak sos zgestnieje (byle nie 5 minut ;)), dodac jogurt pogotowac troche, nastpnie dodac maslo poczekac az sie roztopi i serwowac.


Ja dodaję jeszcze do sosu zmiażdżone na gładką pastę orzechy nerkowca, garść :)

co na to vah re vah chef?
http://www.vahrehvah.com/Butter+Chicken:797

moja wyprobowana wersja:
krok 1.
‎2 udka kurczaka, oddzielić mięso od kości, skore wywalic, mięso pokroić na mniejsze kawałki. Do kawałków mięsa wrzucić: czubatą łyżkę startego imbiru, 3 starte ząbki czosnku, łyżeczkę kaszmirskiego chili, sól. To wedruje na gorący olej, podsmażamy ze wszystkich stron, odkładamy do miseczki.

krok 2.
Kroimy w kostkę dużą cebulę, podsmażamy na oleju po kurczaku, dodajemy przyprawy- 3 liscie laurowe, pół łyżeczki brązowej gorczycy, garść suszonych liści curry, łyżeczkę nasion kminu, kawalek cynamonu, kilka ziarenek kopru wloskiego, 1 czarny kardamon, kilka ziarenek ziela angielskiego, chwilkę podsmażamy ale cebula nie moze zmienic koloru.

krok 3.
dodajemy ok 2 szklanki cieplej wody, puszkę pomidorów pellati, sól do smaku, łyżeczkę cukru, łyżeczkę garam masali, łyżeczkę chili, pół łyżeczki cynamonu, łyżeczkę kolendry w proszku, pół pęczka liści kolendry albo natki pietruszki; gotujemy to razem az oddzieli sie olej. Można dodać garść orzechów nerkowca, w całości albo zmiażdżonych na gładką masę. (Jak to zrobić?- włożyć orzechy do woreczka z grubej folii; położyć na blacie, wałkować jak ciasto na makaron- wałkiem po torebce- aż z orzechów zrobi się pasta. Jest to łatwe, bo orzechy nerkowca są bardzo miękkie).

krok 4.
dodajemy spory kawałek masla, kubeczek jogurtu naturalnego, miksujemy na gładki sos; nie powinien być za gęsty ani za rzadki! w razie potrzeby dosalamy, można dodać trochę soku z cytryny. Teraz dodajemy odłożone kawałki kurczaka, kilka minut gotujemy razem.

Można podać z ryżem basmati, z chlebkiem naan, posypane natką kolendry albo pietruszki. (Zdobycie świeżej kolendry graniczy w Polsce z cudem. Cudu w supermarketowej doniczce nie liczę).

środa, 6 kwietnia 2011

Imam Ali, Islam i terroryzm

Islam and Jews

Islam was the first religion that offered Jews tolerance, safety and freedom to practice their religion.
Sounds unreal? Well it's true.

"The Jews who enter into this covenant shall be protected from all insults and vexations; they shall have an equal right as our own people to our assistance and good offices. The Jews of the various branches of 'Aws, Najjar, Harith, Jashim, Tha'labah, Aws, and all others domiciled in Yathrib (i.e. Medina) shall form with the Muslims one composite nation.

"They shall practice in their religion as freely as the Muslims.

"The clients and allies of the Jews shall enjoy the same security and freedom. The guilty shall be pursued and punished. The Jews shall join the Muslims in defending Yathrib (i.e. Medina) against all enemies. The interior of Yathrib shall be a sacred place for all who accept this Charter. The clients and allies of the Muslims and of the Jews shall be as respected as the principals."


After Prophet's Mohammad's coming to Yathrib (Medina) 14 centuries ago, Jews were invited to sign such an agreement with Muslims. In Europe, 60 years ago, Jews were persecuted and murdered only because they were Jews.
How short our memory is...

poniedziałek, 4 kwietnia 2011

springtime makeover :)

The world is being transformed and so am I.
And this blog. Just imagine it does reflect my mood nowadays :)

MM (modest myself) is going to be busy all spring travelling places and talking about henna... but most important thing is I will also have the opportunity to grow spiritually. Badly needed as recently I constantly feel I am on my way down.

New hopes, alhamdulillah :)

sobota, 26 marca 2011

all the joys of henna

Recently I read on henna tribe forum topic
*you know you're a henna artist, when...* and here I will be stealing some funniest stuff.

so,you know you're henna artist when...:

*Your second best advertising comes from strangers noticing your own hands.

*Your niece comes over and says, "Mmmmmm! I forgot how nice your house smells!"
Because of course you've been mixing henna and doing henna crafts for days! :)

*you never go swimming in the summer, for fear of fading your henna.

*your butter always tastes like lavender oil.

*you have paisley prints all over everything you own, cause you love the inspiration.

*you take pictures of the prints you can't buy in the store.

*your freezer has been taken over by hoarding henna paste and powder.

*people assume you have vitiligo because of your weirdly colored hands....

*strangers come up to you in grocery stores to talk really loudly about how you "did" them .. causing grandmas to stare...

*people assume you are in a band or a bellydancer casue who else would look so ridiculous....

*people ask you to work every event for free casue its not a "real" job...

*you are repeatedly told you smell like incense....

*you are followed by throngs of teenagers whenever go to the mall.....

*your name as far as the world knows you is "Henna Lady".....

*you always find glitter in your hair and bra....

*The skin on your non-dominate hand grows twice as fast as the skin on any other part of your body, since exfoliation is the best way to make room for new henna....

*You have hair that glows red in the sun (not true for everyone, but a disproportionate number of us can't help but put our product on our head!)

*You dress in "foreign" clothing to go grocery shopping

*You can say "thank you" in 9 languages and 6 different dialects

*The word "Auntie" sends involuntary shivers down your spine and creates a knot in your stomach

*when you excitedly dance out to the mailbox to retrieve "several kilos of killer powder," and neither your housemates nor your neighbors wonder any more.

*You pick pillows that will both match your couch and hide any henna oopsies from bridal feet.

*You have several dedicated dark towels for either your head or the scrubbing off phase.

*Your house sometimes has random little dark thingies on the floor and the cats no longer chase them and your housemates no longer scream "BUGS!"

*The soles of your feet are occasionally speckled from the above darned dark thingies.

*You find your major concern before surgery is to henna "Not this arm" on the wrong side and "Cut up there" on the right side, complete with circle-slash and little squiggly arrow. And flowers.

*Every time you walk into the grocery store/local pub/farmer's market and the staff just yells "show!" and you don't remove your top/bra.

*when your hand without henna on makes you feel naked and uncomfortable

*there are random cones lying about the house and usually have one in your handbag as well.

*You now have a special cabinet in the kitchen, a drawer in the fridge, and a shelf in the freezer, all devoted to henna...

*You know you're a henna artist when hearing someone say "henna tattoo" makes you cringe, and hearing "you got any of that black stuff?" makes you want to scream, throw up, or hit someone.

*... When you've heard this phrase at least 104 times: "My people invented that, you know."

*when you can draw the love, dragon, friend or warrior kanji without thinking.

*when you think tattoo artists get the easy job casue they get to trace. (its true- dont let them fool you. easy as pie)

*when the middle eastern grocery store cheers when you walk in- cause apparently they consider you the first sign of spring. and you realize you are the only one buying the rose and lemon water......

*when you have the fanciest ostara eggs of all. and everyone looks like a henna masterpiece... and then we destroy them without thinking....

*when we accept all things are temporary becasue our art is. its a daily reminder to love what we have now. henna is a life lesson.

thank you Crone, Dagstar, Elizabeth, Aurora, ladytetsu, Ajnahenna, MyshMash :)



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