Teach me how to cook a whole chicken pls

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:sl: Hmmmmm sounds good and i will try these bags especially if they save time!!!! And bro we have Turkey every year in December at my mums house MashaAllah my brother buys halal turkey and goes to mums house to cook it and we all go for dinner! Although Turkey is not as juicy as chicken, i find it dry...............anyway thankyou for the tip and happy cooking!!!!!!


If you have a pizza pan chicken legs/breast marinated can be cooked in that nicely!:bump1::w:
TKTony said:
could be a lazy way, but have cooked for many people and am not bad at it, chicken in the bag is time saving and if you add spuds etc is really melt in the mouth. Try it, good if you have kids etc. But ultimately a lazy chicken method. Microwave chicken (chicken ding) never sounded very appealing tho. Once cooked a turkey for over 13 hrs in my pre Muslim days, came out like a rubber sparrow, totally ruined xmas dinner !!!!
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Zahida said:
:sl: Hmmmmm sounds good and i will try these bags especially if they save time!!!! And bro we have Turkey every year in December at my mums house MashaAllah my brother buys halal turkey and goes to mums house to cook it and we all go for dinner! Although Turkey is not as juicy as chicken, i find it dry...............anyway thankyou for the tip and happy cooking!!!!!!


cook turkey upside down to keep moist
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Woodrow said:
Do not do as my first wife did the first time she cooked a chicken. Remember, it is not supposed to have feathers on it when you roast it.
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How to make tomato sauce indian/pakistani style,

Firstly cut onions and tomatos, 1 onion and 3 tomatos.

Put some oil into a frying pan or a daajki, let the oil heat then throw in a tea spoon full of mustard seeds, let them pop, and then add 2/4 tea spoon of Hing and 2/4 tea spoon of Zeera with that add the chopped onions. Once the onions are brown add the chopped tomatos, stir for about 3-5mins then add the final ingredients which are Salt 1 table spoon, Chilli powder 3/4 tablespoon and Haldi 2/4 table spoon, Mix Mix for another 2mins and DONE! TASTEY SAUCE just how i make it :thumbs_up

Oh yeah you can also add corriander to it

if you don't have chilli powder you can use chilli sauce or cut some chillis and throw them in.

This recipe is very simple and it tastes amazing, my mum learnt it from my next door neighbours which were indians and then see passed down the recipe to me :D as im always home alone and i need to know how to cook.
 
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Ingredients
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
3 x 400g cans of chopped tomatoes
¼-½ tsp dried chilli flakes
2 tsp balsamic vinegar
2 tsp sugar
1 large handful basil leaves, torn into small pieces
salt and freshly ground black pepper
grated parmesan cheese, to serve



Method
1. Heat the oil in a saucepan and gently cook the onion and garlic until softened. Stir in the tomatoes, chilli flakes, balsamic vinegar and sugar. Bring to a simmer and cook slowly for 45 minutes-1 hour. Stir in the basil and season with salt and pepper. This can be left chunky or blended in a food processor for a smooth sauce.
2. Serve spooned over cooked pasta with plenty of parmesan cheese.

Yummy yummy! :D
 
amazing Masha'Allah..

I think now that I know how to cook salmon wellington and chicken the next thing is leg of lamb.. can someone teach me how to cook a leg of lamb pls, the tangy ones with yogurt and mint..

Jazakoum Allah khyran

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For leg of lamb.

Oven temp 325F (160C gas 3)

If you have a meat thermometer the inside should reach the temps listed below.

140F rare....... 25-30 mins per pound

160F medium.. 30-35 mins per pound

170F well....... 35-40 mins per pound
 
FatimaAsSideqah said:
With bones or boneless?
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oh I don't know.. our Lebanese neighbor made it once it was amazing ... come to think of it maybe it was grilled.. I don't know :confused:..
let's see I remember something about yogurt and mint in it, and I think it was the whole leg but cut in such thin slices that it had no bones in them.. there was also a cucumber salad.. mmm

Anyhow I think I am good to go now with the few skills I acquired this month from soups to meats to rice, I may never go back to living on sandwitches and baked potatoes again :haha:

Jazakoum Allah khyran

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this thread is awesome im going to be talking notes inshallah.....because i will be cooking when i go on holiday unfortunately
 
FatimaAsSideqah said:
I just found the website that you have asked about.

http://www.grouprecipes.com/sr/30098/grilled-leg-of-lamb-with-yogurt-mint-sauce/recipe/

I think you will love to learning how to cook the meats because it is fun! :statisfie

Forget about baked potatoes and sandwiches, go enjoying yourself to cook load load of delicious foods!!:D
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oh yeah that is it alright.. how did you ever find it masha'Allah

I totally hate cooking, but I do love being self-sufficient, I have learned a few things today, I am grateful....

Thank you all for helping me, I'll post on this thread from now on about this, maybe someone can merge the thread where I asked about cooking shrimp lo mein with this one insha'Allah so it will be cooking made simple for those of us who don't know how :-[

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I just made one for myself and took some photos, which I'll post here eventually.
Delicious as always.
 
Aabidah has been busy all day and has not gotten around with writing her pasta sauce recipe. so you get stuck with mine. It does taste similar to hers, I just make a bigger mess making it.

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef or ground turkey

1 cup very fine bread or cracker crumbs

Assorted spices including but not limited to:
salt
black pepper
Red pepper flakes (Pizza Pepper)
oregano
basil
thyme
fennel
anise seed
coriander
celery seed

Coarse chopped veggies, pieces should be about the size of a small button mushroom:

Roma tomatoes
onions
bellpepper
mushrooms
celery
more muchrooms
fresh chopped garlic maybe even a few whole cloves also

Fresh shredded cheese preferably a mixture of mozzerella, romano, Parmesan

2 cans tomato paste
1 can tomato sauce
1 can tomato juice
1/2 cup white vineger
1/4 cup fresh red grape juice, or fresh made from concentrate, although in a pinch the bottled welch's will work
juice of 1/2 half lemon
sprig of tarrogan

Utensials
jar or bottle
small mixing bowl
large mixing bowl
large frying (saute0 pan
large sauce pan (at least 3 quart

Olive oil

Step one

throw the vinegar, grape juice lemon juice and tarragon sprig in the jar or bottle, put it in the refrigerator.

Step 2 mix equal amounts of all the spices in the small mixing bowl, set aside, but in reach, you will be reaching into it often

Step 4

put the bread or cracker crumbs in the large mixing bowl, mix in a handful of the spices add the ground beef or turkey, if using turkey add a spoon of olive oil. At least a teaspoon, but no more then a tablespoon
Mix well ad a small amount of tomato juice and a handful of the shredded cheese. Mix again. Shape into small meatball, no bigger then a golf ball but at least the size of a large marble.

Step 5

heat up about 1/4 inch of olive oil in the large sauce pan. Add in the meat ball and try to keep them as just one layer on the bottom of the pan. when they start to brown turn the heat way down and cover.

Step 6

add a small amount of olive oil in the saute pan. When hot throw in all of the veggies except the onions, tomatoes and mushrooms.

Saute until the celery is soft. Add the onions saute just until the onions become translucent reduce the heat add the tomatoes, cover and cook until the tomatoes get a little mushy. Add a good size handfull of the spice mixture, mix and pour in the big sauce pan that you were cooking the meatballs in.

add the vinegar mixture from the fridge, add the tomato sauce and paste add enough tomato juice to cover the veggies, add enough water to cover them if you run out of juice. throw the mushrooms on top.

cover and cook gently until it comes to a boil, stirring occasionaly, taste and throw in more of the spices if needed

It is done, serve over your favorite pasta.
 
haha I love the mushrooms and more mushrooms akhi

now that is what I am talking about the idiot's guide from what you need to how to use it.. if only I had paid attention during my undergrad chem classes, I'd not have had the class evacuated and under the hall showers every day for using the wrong size beakers ;D

Baraka Allah feek, I plan to employ this..

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:sl: Here is something i made today for all of you that like tuna!!!!!!!!!

You will need potatoes, tin of tuna and some grated cheese........... and puff pastry........................

Peel slice and cook the potatoes, I like them quite mushy.......... cool and add the tuna, add cumin seeds, ground corriander salt and red crushed chillies........you can also add finely chopped fresh corriander - gives it some colour............

Roll out the puff pastry and make parcels add spoonfulls of the mixture, and add some grated cheese.When you secure the parcels use a beaten egg also brush the top of the parcel lightly with the egg mixture...........

Cook until golden brown and the puff pastries are ready to eat!!!!!!!!!!!

This is not a usual pakistani type dish but the kids are always looking for something different to much on!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy!:w::bump1:
 
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Oven-baked Thai chicken rice

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1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion , chopped
400g chicken fillets (sliced)
4 tbsp Thai green curry paste
250g basmati and wild rice mix, rinsed
2 red peppers , deseeded and cut into wedges
finely grated zest and juice 1 lime
400g reduced-fat coconut milk
handful coriander leaves, to serve

1.Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat the oil in a shallow ovenproof casserole dish, then soften the onion for 5 mins. Add the chicken and curry paste, then cook for 3 mins, stirring to coat.

2.Tip in the rice and peppers, then stir in the lime zest and juice, coconut milk and 250ml boiling water. Bring to the boil, then pop the lid on and bake for 20 mins until the rice is fluffy. Scatter with coriander before serving.

Voila! Thats was good balanced nutritious! :D
 

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