26-12-09

La Fatah Ila Ali

La Saif Ila Zulfiqar

لا فتى إلا علي لا سيف إلا ذو الفقار

[There is no youth/hero but Ali (A.S.) and no sword but Zulfiqar -the sword of Ali (A.S.)]

Foodie Experiments.

So, I tried out this this recipe for enchiladas I got from a friend. Her pictures looked amazing. About the taste, I have no idea, A =P

Mine were... Okay. Just okay. One, because I had to settle for attay ki roti instead of proper pita bread. Second, it was way too dry.

I tried it again with Pita bread later that night, smearing Peri-Peri, Barbecue sauce and cheese over the base before adding in the chicken mixture. Small improvement in taste, but not much. Still too dry.

Today. I mixed in the leftover mixture in white sauce (with seasoning) and then added it to fried swirly twirly macaroni and OH MY GOD ITS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS <3!!!

For all food lovers out there, this recipe is a must try:

Ingredients:

The filling:

1. Onion - 1 (diced)
2. Chicken - 2 breast pieces (boiled and cut into little chunks)
3. Ginger - 1 tsp
4. Garlic - 1 tsp
5. Green chilli - 2 (finely chopped)
6. Barbecue Sauce - 2 tbsp
7. Peri Peri sauce - 2 tbsp
8. Shimla mirch - 2 (cut into cubes)
9. Tomato Puree - 2 -3 tbsp
10. Oregano, salt, red chillies, white pepper, black pepper - add according to requirement.
11. Cheddar Cheese - as much as you need.
12. Chilli Garlic Sauce - 1 tbsp

White Sauce:

1. Butter - 2 tbsp
2. Flour (maida) - 2-3 tbsp
3. Milk - to make the sauce, no special quantity
4. Salt, red pepper flakes, mixed herbs, white and black pepper, paprika
5. Cheddar Cheese - very little, just for the smoothness

Take a half to a full pack of elbow or spiral macaroni, depends on how much you want to make.

Method:

Saute the onions, don't brown them. Add ginger and garlic. After a few seconds, add the chicken and green chillies and fry. Add tomato puree and seasoning. Add the sauces at the end, along with the shimla mirch. Take it off the stove, don't cook the sauces for more than a minute. Add the chilli garlic and cheese.

For the sauce, melt butter in a pan and take off stove. Little by little, add the flour till it makes a dry-ish paste. Add milk in small trickles and put it back on the stove. Mix it well, and repeatedly. If you add too much milk at once, or stop stirring, you'll ruin the sauce. Add the seasoning and continue adding small sips of milk as the sauce thickens. Keep the flame low. Add the cheese and mix the chicken mixture into your sauce. Mix it well, so the flavors blend together.

Fry boiled macaroni for a minute and then add the sauce and chicken mixture. Cook for a few seconds and turn off flame, don't cook it too much. Voila, there you have it, awesome-yummy pasta =)







Most of the credit for this recipe goes to Amber, the variations are mine =P

Oh. My. God.

This is just to tempt you guys. Check out these AMAZING recipes at this site http://simplyrecipes.com/. Most of the recipes are really simple and also - a major major major plus - most ingredients are available here. Its pretty great for the baking retarded - like me -_-.

But anyway. Check it out, they have some really good stuff - wacky stuff too like Chai Icecream - lol.

=D

Anushay talking about her sister's second (very recent) baby:
Nushay Qaiser. says:
But, he's a jaan
Nushay Qaiser. says:
and he ooowaaaan'ed over the phone yesterday
Nushay Qaiser. says:
I cried =D
Maryam says:
HAHAHAHA
Maryam says:
AWWWWW
Nushay Qaiser. says:
and Ahmed went all big brother
Nushay Qaiser. says:
"Does he want something to eat?"
Nushay Qaiser. says:
Apa"no"
Maryam says:
AWWW
Nushay Qaiser. says:
"A drink?"
Nushay Qaiser. says:
"he can't eat anything solid yet"
Nushay Qaiser. says:
"Oh but whyyy?"
Nushay Qaiser. says:
"he has to be 1 before he eats"
Nushay Qaiser. says:
"if we celebrate his birthday today, can he be one? then can he eat?"
Nushay Qaiser. says:
"No honey we can't celebrate his birthday today"
Maryam says:
Hahahahaha
Nushay Qaiser. says:
"Why? Do we have to celebrate it out of our house like a special occassion, the way we celebrate MY birthday?"
Nushay Qaiser. says:
"umm. Yes"
Nushay Qaiser. says:
hahahaha =D

False Memory.

Dean Koontz's False Memory makes me think I have a disorder. Its so creepy =/

Autophobia.

One of its definitions includes "fear of oneself".
I had no idea it even existed.
Imagine what it must be like - scared of seeing your reflection in the mirror, scared of your own shadow. Literally scared of your own shadow.
Imagine.

How do you deal with a mentally unstable person who screams at you in the public ground of a mental institution?

And then when said person apologizes with his voice still vibrating with anger?

How.

Hello, Islamabad.

There were SO MANY MORE but I think I should stop here =P

04-12-09

I miss blogging. I really do. But I just don't know what to write about anymore. December's here, and its still hot. God.

I Suck At Titles.

I really, really crave a break from this hideous rut I'm stuck in. Work, work, home, work, work. I like being busy, but I do NOT like boring and that's exactly what I am aj kal.

... And Eid.

Going to visit 'precious' family is NOT my idea of 'fun holidays'. I'd rather stay home and watch seasons on DVD. Eat Lays. French Cheese. Yummay.

Sometimes, I wish I were a hermit. Nobody would say anything to me for being antisocial. It'd just be the way I am. Was. Whatever.

Meine nai Islamabad jana =(

Smile, You.

"You're amazing. I promise."

"No. You are."

"I'm addictive maybe. Like cocaine or heroin. But you, you're addictive like salvation and goodness and wholesomeness and love. You're an angel."

23-11-09

You know what cheers me up, aj kal?

Wannabe.

You guessed it. The Spice Girls. =P

Een, please don't kill me.

21-11-09

I really, really want to work in Fountain House.

Really.

DASS 21.

If anyone knows where to get a reasonably tameez dar Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (21) form in Urdu, please email me ASAP. The one I have... sucks.

Update.

So, the 'clinical' practicals are starting. We're supposed to gather 3 patients each; interview them, apply tests on them and make a clinial case report. All of us are pretty much doing this for the first time ever and we're obviously apprehensive. We've heard about some pretty bad and freaky stuff happening during interviews: from our seniors.

I don't know. None of us knows what to expect. It IS kinda scary because we're all afraid of somehow making somebody even worse than they already are by offending them or something.

One thing.

How the hell are we supposed to interview them about their complete sexual history?! And the questions we're supposed to ask are... well. Seriously embarrassing for US, not them. Almost all of us will get male clients.

God. I hope nothing goes wrong. We're messing with people's brains, in a way =/