lisakelsey's Profile

From: Pawling, NY U.S.A

Joined: December 31st, 2009

About me: I'm the art director of Family Circle and a food department groupie. I have been collecting cookbooks for years and now have a substantial collection of old and new titles which I am looking forward to entering and reviewing here.

Favorite cookbook: How to Cook Everything

Aromatic Minced Pork, Shan Style from Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia

It's amazing how good this tasted considering I was missing a few of the ingredients. I used ginger instead of galangal and onion instead of shallots and squeezed on some lime juice instead of lemongrass.... read more >

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At Home with Madhur Jaffrey: Simple, Delectable Dishes from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka

By Madhur Jaffrey
Knopf - 2010

The recipe specifies only chicken legs--not whether they should be boned and skinless. I cut some breast piece up instead. I followed the recipe except I only used 1/2 cup of vinegar as one cup seemed excessive. Even so, after simmering for twenty minutes, there was so much liquid left it would have taken another twenty minutes to reduce it and "brown" the chicken. The result didn't taste like chicken vindaloo to me at all. It was just okay, teh chicken was rubbery and I added yogurt to the sauce to thicken it slightly. I love Jaffrey and I have many of her books but this one is not working for me.

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I made this recipe with the following substitutions: chilli flakes instead of whole chillies, dried curry leaves instead of fresh and canned tomato instead of fresh. My husband liked it but I thought it came out an unattractive color and I didn't taste the coconut milk enough for my taste. I will attempt this again with the proper ingredients and perhaps I will like it better

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I made the exact recipe except I used cooked lentils instead of chick peas--it turned out great but I think i should have added more salt while it was cooking. Otherwise very good for a hearty healthy side dish. Served baked chicken rice and raita with it.

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I followed this recipe pretty closely although i did double it. The taste was good and it came together quickly, the only thing I wasn't sure of is the yogurt curdled when I added it. I wasn't too crazy about the way it looked and the flavor was good but nothing spectacular. I might make it again if I want a quick Indian dish, but I might tweak it a bit.

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I didn't have any fresh ginger so I just left it out and this was still amazing. I removed the skin and marinated the chicken for four hours.

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