What's for tea tonight? (pt4)

[Ms T]

Well I'm gonna give it a go cos I spent a nice couple of hours last night, surrounde by recipe books, planning a whole month's food. That's 30 different dishes. So I went and spent about £130 on food today. Had to clear a new shelf for it. Tonight is smoked haddock with flageolet beans and mustard with spinach.

Wow! That's pretty organised. I really need to do something similar (maybe for a week ahead though), because I always seem to have too much stuff. Doesn't help that I have a fear of running out of anything.

Tonight I'm at work so it's reheated spicy chickpeas - again.

 

[Badgers]

All cooking now...

Fondue served with:

Freshly baked baguettes
Chunks of red pepper
Herby chipolata's
Silverskin onions

 

[aqua]

mmmmm fondue

bees is in the kitchen as I type - though not with tortillas cos he forgot about them

 

[Mrs Miggins]

reckon I'll be having pasta, bacon, cream, parmesan, peas again cos it's nice and quick and I'm still at work at 7:30pm

 

[kittyP]

All cooking now...

Fondue served with:

Freshly baked baguettes
Chunks of red pepper
Herby chipolata's
Silverskin onions

My mouth is watering.

 

[Dillinger4]

I had a chilli.

I had my tea really early tonight. at 5pm.

I am subsequently in my pyjamas already.

I am not even tired.

 

[aqua]

awwwws *tucks dillinger up* night night!

 

[_pH_]

I found some veggie curry in the freezer. Which was a total surprise as I'm sure you can guess So I'm having that. And two choccy brownies, and probably half a family bar of dark choccy

How come you're so bloody skinny then?

*jealous*

 

[_pH_]

mmmmm fondue

bees is in the kitchen as I type - though not with tortillas cos he forgot about them

I have numerous chapattis left over from last night - will they do instead??

*passes chapattis to aqua*

No, i dont want them back

 

[Orang Utan]

I had to scrap the aubergine and goat's cheese cos I realised that it required my non-functioning grill, so now it bulgar wheat with aubergines and mint

 

[aqua]

how do you make chapatti's?

the chilli was lovely

 

[_pH_]

Dead easy. Get some chapatti flour, add a bit of oil, add water until it's kneadable*, leave for 10 mins, then roll into golfball sized pieces, roll out with rolly pin into flat thin pancake things. Cook in a hot frying pan, no oil, turn over once they start to bubble and get brown spots. Spread with LOADS of BUTTER

*don't add too much water, like i did though or you end up with millions of them @ self

 

[moomoo]

I ended up having a Mars bar that my friend gave me.

Might have a piece of toast later.

 

[aqua]

Dead easy. Get some chapatti flour, add a bit of oil, add water until it's kneadable*, leave for 10 mins, then roll into golfball sized pieces, roll out with rolly pin into flat thin pancake things. Cook in a hot frying pan, no oil, turn over once they start to bubble and get brown spots. Spread with LOADS of BUTTER

*don't add too much water, like i did though or you end up with millions of them @ self

what ratio of oil and water?

 

[Detroit City]

Get some chapatti flour,

also known as wheat flour...

add water until it's kneadable

or use milk if you want extra soft chapattis

 

[Swearing Nonna]

A cut price ham salad sarnie and a bag of crisps from local shop cos still at work

 

[aqua]

gah make up your minds you 2! if you use milk do you also use oil?

 

[_pH_]

what ratio of oil and water?

Oh don't ask me such awkward questions!! 2 cups of flour and a tsp of oil i think I've never used milk in mine, but i spose that would be OK

If they go wrong it's not my fault

If you deep fry them they become Puri

e2a: shall I bring some flour on Saturday and teach you how to cook chapattis? I can do Onion Bhajis too but don't have any gram flour at the mo'

 

[Detroit City]

gah make up your minds you 2! if you use milk do you also use oil?

it depends....some just add the water/milk and then grease the griddle and some just mix the oil into the dough and use a dry griddle

geez

 

[aqua]

whats jeez about that? I've never made them before!

Its not like I'm asking for specific amounts to the gram is it

 

[_pH_]

whats jeez about that? I've never made them before!

Its not like I'm asking for specific amounts to the gram is it

Ignore him aqua i am the chapatti king

 

[Detroit City]

whats jeez about that? I've never made them before!

Its not like I'm asking for specific amounts to the gram is it

here you bleedin' go

INGREDIENTS
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 cup hot water or as needed

DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, stir together the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour and salt. Use a wooden spoon to stir in the olive oil and enough water to make a soft dough that is elastic but not sticky. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until it is smooth. Divide into 10 parts, or less if you want bigger breads. Roll each piece into a ball. Let rest for a few minutes.

Heat a skillet over medium heat until hot, and grease lightly. On a lightly floured surface, use a floured rolling pin to roll out the balls of dough until very thin like a tortilla. When the pan starts smoking, put a chapati on it. Cook until the underside has brown spots, about 30 seconds, then flip and cook on the other side. Continue with remaining dough.

 

[aqua]

I wasn't asking for specifics

 

[Detroit City]

Ignore him aqua i am the chapatti king

chapati king my ass

 

[_pH_]

Pffft. I can make them without C&Ping a recipe

 

[Detroit City]

Pffft. I can make them without C&Ping a recipe

i could make them blindfolded with me hands tied behind my back

 

[moomoo]

Ace!

A row about chapattis, who would have thought it?

 

[Detroit City]

Ace!

A row about chapattis, who would have thought it?

i am eating much better moomoo

 

[_pH_]

i could make them blindfolded with me hands tied behind my back

i don't even need any hands. or eyes. or anything else for that matter.

apart from the chapatti flour obviously

 

[moomoo]

i am eating much better moomoo

I know and it makes me very happy.