Daawat Newsletter      March 11, 2002      Issue # 40

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Ingredients:

1 whole chicken cut up into pieces.
2 tomatoes (blended)
2 onions chopped
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
15 cashew nuts (made into a paste using water)
2 tbsp butter
3 tbsp thick cream
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp oil
Cilantro for garnishing
Marinade:
1 tbsp tandoori masala
1/2 tbsp garam masala
2 tbsp lime juice
1/2 tsp cumin powder
5 tbsp yogurt
Salt to taste
Mix all the above ingredients well in a bowl

Butter Chicken
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An Indian spicy and tasty chicken dish made with chicken, tomatoes, butter, cream, yogurt and cashews

Method:
  1. Marinate the chicken in the marinade for one hour
  2. Heat oil in a pan and fry the chicken for 10 minutes. Remove the chicken and keep aside.
  3. In the remaining oil, fry the chopped onions till golden, then add the ginger-garlic paste and fry sprinkling some water now and then till oil separates.
  4. Add the cashew nut paste, chili powder, tomato paste and cook for 10 minutes.
  5. Add the butter, cream and chicken. Mix well and cook until it is done.
  6. Garnish with cilantro.

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Tip of the week
Cooking:

Use the water strained from the curdled milk (paneer) to soak your dull silvers for15-20 minutes. Wash well. They will shine like new.
Health:
Did you know that wearing worn out or improper shoes for walking can increase the risk of injury to your hips, knees, ankles and feet? Think of proper shoes as sporting equipment. You can't play tennis without a racquet. Invest the time and money in the right shoes for your sport - even if it's walking!

Cookery term
Char-Basket Fuel Holders:

Hold charcoal against sides of grill to provide a larger cooking area when Indirect Method is used; charcoal rails serve the same function.


Cooking For Health: Spinach

spinach.jpg (50456 bytes)Remember Mom’s admonition to eat carrots because they’re good for your eyes? Mom probably should have promoted spinach instead. Dark green leaves like spinach, collard greens and kale contain lutein and zeaxanthin, phytochemicals that may protect your eyes as you age.
A study in the journal of the American Medical Association found that, people 55 and over who ate 5 to 6 servings of spinach or collard greens a week were one-eighth as likely to suffer from macular degeneration (a leading cause of blindness) as those who ate one serving or less a month.
How much do you need? Try to eat 5-6 cups a week.

No Diets: Just Say No To Diets
As we ring in the New Year, many people resolve to start new diets. The only problem is: diets don’t work. So, What is the best way to reach your weight goals? Don’t be so concerned about how much you weigh. Instead be concerned about how much of that weight is fat. You want to make sure you are losing fat, not muscle or water. To lose body fat you need to burn more calories than you take in. This should be done through lifestyle changes, not dieting.