Sinful Curry

The other day, my preschooler picked up the word ‘humongous’ from Sesame Street’s word of the day and threw it into every possible sentence he could make. He managed to use the word fittingly at most times. Picking up the fat Oxford dictionary he quipped “ Mama, this book is humongous” . Looking up at his dad he admiringly declared “ Papa is humongous”., “I have a humongous thomaph ache” he whined, calling for attention. I was pretty pleased at his newly adopted vocabulary until, he caught me while cleaning up his toys, sprawled on my fours with my rear end jutting right into his face. “ Wow! Mama has a humongous bum ” he exclaimed, sending me fleeing to the bathroom’s full sized mirrors, glutted with self doubt and loath, wondering and checking if it was a pertinent use of his new lexis or was it his inexperience. Like the time he called the ant or his pinkie humongous?  Or, was my binge eating finally catching up on me? Nah!! The eternal optimist ...

The other day, my preschooler picked up the word ‘humongous’ from Sesame Street’s word of the day and threw it into every possible sentence he could make. He managed to use the word fittingly at most times. Picking up the fat Oxford dictionary he quipped " Mama, this book is humongous" . Looking up at his dad he admiringly declared " Papa is humongous”., “I have a humongous thomaph ache" he whined, calling for attention. I was pretty pleased at his newly adopted vocabulary until, he caught me while cleaning up his toys, sprawled on my fours with my rear end jutting right into his face. " Wow! Mama has a humongous bum " he exclaimed, sending me fleeing to the bathroom’s full sized mirrors, glutted with self doubt and loath, wondering and checking if it was a pertinent use of his new lexis or was it his inexperience. Like the time he called the ant or his pinkie humongous?  Or, was my binge eating finally catching up on me? Nah!! The eternal optimist in me...

The most popular Indian dish around the world, the Murgh Makhani, it is said, has its recipe traced backed to the Mughal rule in India. I can’t vouch for its history but I’d surely say that this dish is as magnificent and grand as the Mughals were. Traditionally this dish is prepared using grilled or pan roasted boneless chicken marinated overnight in a spiced yogurt mixture. I however like to use chicken with bones because I hate to lose out on the flavor the bones impart to the meat. Ingredients -for the tandoori chicken 2 lbs skinless chicken, cut into desired size 11/2 tbsp fresh ginger garlic paste 3/4 cup fresh yogurt 1 tsp paprika/kashmiri mirch (mainly for color) 1 tsp [amazon-product type=”text” text=”cayenne pepper/red chili powder”]B0001UQVUM[/amazon-product] 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 1/2 tsp kashmiri garam masala 1/2 tsp [amazon-product type=”text” text=”fenugreek powder”]B000JMBEGS[/amazon-product] 1/2 tsp [amazon-pro...

The most popular Indian dish around the world, the Murgh Makhani, it is said, has its recipe traced backed to the Mughal rule in India. I can’t vouch for its history but I’d surely say that this dish is as magnificent and grand as the Mughals were. Traditionally this dish is prepared using grilled or pan roasted boneless chicken marinated overnight in a spiced yogurt mixture. I however like to use chicken with bones because I hate to lose out on the flavor the bones impart to the meat. Ingredients -for the tandoori chicken 2 lbs skinless chicken, cut into desired size 11/2 tbsp fresh ginger garlic paste 3/4 cup fresh yogurt 1 tsp paprika/kashmiri mirch (mainly for color) 1 tsp [amazon-product type="text" text="cayenne pepper/red chili powder"]B0001UQVUM[/amazon-product] 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 1/2 tsp kashmiri garam masala 1/2 tsp [amazon-product type="text" text="fenugreek powder"]B000JMBEGS[/amazon-product] 1/2 tsp [amazon-product ty...