CURRY

this definitely defines my love for spices and asian cuisine! Burnz, my eating buddy and a cooking enthusiast, told me, that she'll give me some curry that i may use when i feel like cooking. i was so excited hearing it from her! hahaha :) i thought she'll just give me a an unopened sachet of indian curry from Gourmet (the brand i buy in local groceries whenever i feel like adding an international flavor to my dish- so hard to find these days that even Rustans doesnt carry such brand). i feel like a chef discussing this! hahahah.... Burnz has convinced me to try indian/malay cuisine, which i now love and drool from time to time! lol :)... to my surprise, she left me LOADS of curry before she heads for the US. I told you, she's the complete definition of a HOARDER! hahaha :P... i never knew of someone who keeps this much spice/curry in their homes, only Burnz! lol :P... look what she gave me?!!! it looks like a 6 months supply of curry! hahahaha :P ...and no, im not an indian or malay princess in my past life! maybe Burnz is! hahaha! :)

to end my excitement, i texted burnz and asked her how to use these curry. Burnz called me up and gave me instructions... i was stressed out listening to her ingredients! from being a happy face, my face began to sour! hahahah! Burnz's ingredients are expensive and very restaurant-ish, meant only for special occasions! hahaha :P my type of cooking for today is for commoner and very hawk-ish peg! hahaha... though i can whip that laddle and turn something common into international level. chos! hahaha! :P... i told her, "no way im gonna use butter for cooking today, as the only ones who'll help me consume what i'll be cooking are our househelps!" ... she gave me a big laugh! lol :P ... in all fairness to our househelps, they are my number 1 fan when it comes to my cooking prowess. hahaha! they're all eyes to what im cooking when im in the kitchen! they get really excited when they see me in the kitchen coz they're sure of a food treat, and they're always the first to try my dish! hahahaha :)... they cant afford such dish in the malls and they hardly go to malls, except when they buy their toiletries... so, i make it a point that from time to time, i treat them with what i eat from fine restos with my own version, though not made from the finest ingredients, but they are assured that its been cooked from the heart with an inernational twist. chos! lol :) ... when i cook, i share to our househelps how much the dish im cooking would cost if they eat such at fine restos in the city. so that they'll also have an idea. two of our househelps are of a diff religion. they dont eat pork! they eat beef, chicken and seafoods only.. how social (sosyal), right?! beef is expensive, that goes the same with seafood... im left with chicken, so i go with chicken all the time, and its the least expensive! hahahaha :)

so, after discarding the EXPENSIVE ingredients of Burnz (hahaha), i turned to the normal, coconut cooking oil! hahaha... i relied on my skill of sauteeing the ingredients to bring out its flavors (something i learned from the korean series "jewel in the palace" on one of jang jeums cooking episodes) hahahah... by the way, im cooking chicken curry, malay style! :P... i used eggpland and potato as extenders... copied from a BANANA LEAF resto dish! (where burnz and i had dinner last friday) lol :P... had to fry the eggplant first before mixing it with the main dish. i noticed that the indian curry has a lot of herbs in it, making the dish very aromatic, while our local curry doesn't have such. here's how my dish concluded. :P

cooking is just one of my simple joys in life... u dont know how GOOD it feels if someone/many compliments your dish! its feels like heaven! hahaha :) Bon Appetit! :)

P.S. - Burnz, THANK YOU for all these CURRY! 

tight hugs,
AC