more comfort cooking

My Barossa Tourism Region presentation has been rescheduled. That gives me another four full weeks of procrastinations. Today's method? Indian bread.

Aloo Parantha
Filling
1 small potato, mashed
three slices of onion, then finely diced
half bunch coriander, finely chopped
1 red chili, finely chopped

Dough
Put about this much plain flour out on a bench (note my canny placement of standard objects in the background to give perspective. Old archaeologists trick).



In this well add about two tablespoons of the yogurt and a generous splash of milk and pinch of salt. Then add enough water to make a firm dough, after kneading for about 3 minutes.

Make the filling..... well.... by mixing all the filling ingredients together.

This amount of flour makes about three parantha, so divide the dough into three bits.

Push each bit out with the ball of your hand to make a small circle. Place a large pinch of filling in the middle, and fold over the dough to enclose the filling. Then roll out on a floured bench. Some of the filling will break through, this is normal so don't worry.

Then heat a heavy based fry pan and fry the bread on both sides in butter or ghee.



My suggestion is to serve with the absolutely fantastic dahl they serve at raj on taj. Exquisite food, shocking service.



Next on the menu? I have roast veg in the oven. Then rhubarb and apple crumble.

where's the draino?

Slush at quirky cupcake (slush, what a fantastic name. one day i want to know how she came up with it), is having bloggers block. she's been blogging much long than i, so she is probably excused, along with the fact that she's the CCH chick, mother, all round great girl by the sound of it. i have no excuse. well, i have a couple

1. i organised 150 high school art students into getting all their work to the one place at the one time and then putting on an opening event and dealing with narky parents. this is actually quite exhausting! there was also a bloke who collapsed during the opening. i thought he'd had a stroke and was cactus. the ambos turned up and got him going again and i am forever thankful to them. i have a policy with my events: people turn up. at least one person has a good time. no one dies. equals successful event. this guy nearly spoilt my perfect record!

2. i have a really pesky report i have to write for uni that's getting on my wick.

that's a couple. right?

there's fun stuff too. JC came for dinner saturday and after a lack-lustre thai curry i made a version of the crumble cake i made easter weekend, but put a rhubarb layer in it this time. delicious. i love this cake. really. i'm working on a quince one now (it's quince season and i've been given lots). saturday was also earth hour. JC and I lost track of time, so we did it from 9.00 until 10.00, an hour late. candles and stuff. was v romantic. if only JC was a bloke!!!

but now i've written it, i'm pondering quinces. any suggestions. help me de-block!