Monday 28 April 2014

Recipe- Persian Chicken

Time for kasaMaT has come to share some great cooking recipes with you! 

Persian chicken for 3 people


cut 1 big onions and place in a pan, then turmeric

6 pieces chicken thigh salted side down and salt plus turmeric 

sandwich style, olive oil on top

temperature mid-high

put the lid and leave it for five mins or so until you see the chicken juice then lower the temperature to low-mid to cook for a long time till the chicken is soft. keep the lid. while cooking you can add black pepper.

at the end when everything is cooked, pour the "saffron+ a bit of hot water". 

basmati rice two cups. wash till water is clear. one finger up from the top of rice for water. half a table spoon of salt, depending on how salty the salt. a finger of butter or so. no oil. all in a pan. cook in high temperate till water dissapear and put paper or towel on your lid and lower the temperature till low. use non sticky pot. lick your finger and touch the lower part of the pot and when it makes shooooowww noise it's crispy. add saffron water. turn around and the rice cake done.

two hand fulls of barberry soak in water half an hour. wash again and put in pan and add 1/3 cup of saffron water to be cooked in a liquid. 2-3 spoons of sugar. let it cook till the point it's still saucy and moisty but not watery. 

Friday 14 March 2014

MITSUBA- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The best sushi place found in Brazil!!!

It is the smallest simplest corner place in Rio which serves the best fresh fish/ sushi ever. Worth a taxi ride from those famous beach areas to this restaurant in a rather remote area. Ask for fish of the day!