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Comment on Teach me about biryani in ~food
Bradypus LinkIn the states and a big fan of the chicken or goat biryani from the more authentic Indian restaurants near me. No idea how authentic my recipe is but it's what I've cobbled together from online...In the states and a big fan of the chicken or goat biryani from the more authentic Indian restaurants near me. No idea how authentic my recipe is but it's what I've cobbled together from online ones to try and mimic restaurant style biryani.
Think the rice and whole spices are definitely key at least for mine. Really wanted to explore all the different varieties so thanks for the post reminding me to do just that!
INGREDIENTS
Brown Onions: (Note 1)
2 large Onions, sliced evenly
Vegetable OilChicken Marinade:
800 grams or 1.75 lbs - Chicken Thighs and Drumsticks, bone-in and skinless (Note 2)
165 grams or 3/4 cup -Yogurt (or hung curd)
55 grams or 1/4 cup - Tomato Puree
55 grams or 1/4 cup - Vegetable Oil
1 tablespoon - Ginger minced
1 tablespoon - Garlic minced
1 tablespoon - Red Kashmiri Chilli Powder (can sub with Paprika + Cayenne)
1 teaspoon - Turmeric Powder
1 teaspoon - Garam Masala Powder
2 tablespoon - Brown Onions
1.5 teaspoon - Salt
1~2 - Serrano Peppers thinly sliced (optional for some extra heat)Saffron:
2 tablespoon - Hot Milk
10–15 - Saffron strandsParboiled Rice (70% cooked):
420 grams or 2 cups - Basmati Rice (Note 3)
1400ml or 6 cups - Water
2 tablespoon - Salt
1 Bayleaf
5–6 Cloves
3-4 Cardamom Pods
1 Cinnamon Stick
1 teaspoon - Cumin SeedsOther Biryani Ingredients:
~75 grams or 1 cup - fresh Mint Leaves
~75 grams or 1 cup - fresh Cilantro (Coriander) Leaves
20 grams or 1 1/2 tablespoons - Ghee (or Butter)To Serve:
Crispy brown onions
Fresh cilantro
Lime
RaitaINSTRUCTIONS
Brown Onions:
To make the brown onions, pat the onions dry and if time permits, leave them out on a kitchen towel for 15-20 minutes to dry them out slightly.
Heat oil a few cm deep in a pan up to 180° C.
Add onions and fry for about 15 minutes until golden brown.
Keep the stove on medium low, I find once the oil temp comes up to around 130-140° C they're done.
Drain them out on a paper towel, and set aside. These can be made ahead and stored in an air tight container overnight. Burnt onions will add a bitter flavour to the biryani so be sure to take them out earlier rather than overshooting it. They tend to carry over cook and darken quite a bit once out on the paper towel.Marinate Chicken:
Mix together all the ingredients under chicken marinade and marinate for at least two hours or overnight for best results.Saffron:
When you are ready to make the biryani, soak saffron strands in hot milk and rub them slightly with the back of a spoon. Set this aside.Parboiled Rice:
Bring water to a roaring boil and add salt, whole spices and basmati rice. Cook for exactly 5 minutes and drain completely, leaving the whole spices in the rice. (Can put whole spices in a sachet and remove after entire dish is done cooking but letting them mingle is better imo)
This will cook the rice to about 70% doneness which can be checked by pressing a grain of rice between two fingers – the rice should still be raw in the middle.
Drain spices and rice into colander and set aside.Layering and Cooking Chicken Biryani:
Heat a heavy bottomed pot like a dutch oven on med/high, and add the chicken to it.
Cook for 4 minutes and then turn the chicken pieces once. Cover and cook for another 3 minutes.
Turn off the heat.
Reserve some of the brown onions for garnish.
Scatter half the remaining brown onions all over the chicken, and then half the coriander and mint leaves, finally half the rice. Repeat layering with remaining onions, coriander/mint and rice.
Drizzle saffron milk and ghee all over the rice.
Optionally seal the pot using a simple dough. (Note 4)
Cover and cook on a low flame for 20 minutes – this will help steam the rice, cook it to doneness and cook the chicken.To Finish: Once the biryani is cooked, let it rest for 5 minutes, and finish by scattering the remaining onions on top. Serve hot topped with cilantro, lime juice, and your favourite raita.
NOTES
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Brown Onions can be time consuming and tricky to make, and you can substitute them here with store bought fried onions. Just make sure that the onions are not batter fried. Usually available at Asian and Indian grocery stores.
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Pieces like chicken breasts dry out during the long cooking process, and that’s why I recommend using only chicken thighs and drumsticks while cooking biryani at home. You can ask your butcher to cut each chicken leg into two parts to divide it into thighs and drumsticks. Leaving the bone in keeps helps keep the chicken juicy.
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While buying basmati rice, make sure you buy rice that’s labelled basmati and not just long grain rice. Basmati Rice is fragrant and has slightly thinner grains than long grain rice.
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One extra step you can take here is making a simple dough out of water and flour to seal the pot. Don't really have amounts, just shoot for something that holds together well after kneading a couple minutes. Form a thin log of dough long enough to coil around the rim of the dutch oven. Place the dough around the rim ensuring there aren't gaps and place lid on top pushing down on the dough gently to seal. Just helps keep all the steam in for more even cooking and makes for fun meal presentation.
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Wool and fabrics - Online retailer recommendations?
Hey everyone! Currently trying to make sewing more of a hobby by creating things rather than just tailoring/repairing clothes I already own. I've dabbled but haven't done much (fanny pack humble...
Hey everyone! Currently trying to make sewing more of a hobby by creating things rather than just tailoring/repairing clothes I already own.
I've dabbled but haven't done much (fanny pack humble brag here). Thinking a good first project to get back into it would be making a winter cloak for my gf, this one in particular. Hoping to make it with wool or another warm, fairly snow or proof fabric, open to suggestions for alternatives too.
I'm aware making clothing tends to be more $$$ than buying premade, but having trouble justifying the price on some of the sites I've seen and hesitant when I can't see or touch the fabric before purchasing.
Curious if anyone here would have a recommendation for an online retailer that ships to the US that they think is a good deal? I was hoping to spend a max of $40-50/yard but would be willing to spend more if I got some friendly assurance of a seller's quality and customer service.
Thanks!
(P.S. chronic lurker and think this is my first post on Tildes so just let me know if there is a better group or tags for this!)23 votes -
Comment on Edge-like vertical tabs in Vivaldi browser in ~comp
Bradypus LinkI do something similar in Firefox using the userChrome.css and an extension called Sidebery. Here's what mine looks like: https://streamable.com/hfa2g8 Cobbled the css together from some different...I do something similar in Firefox using the userChrome.css and an extension called Sidebery.
Here's what mine looks like: https://streamable.com/hfa2g8
Cobbled the css together from some different places like r/FirefoxCSS/ so it might not be the best, or have some unnecessary parts, but I finally got it how I wanted it. Looks similar to what you are showcasing so thought I'd share.
For the Sidebery extension, I had to disable the "Tabs Tree" so I could see all the site icons with it collapsed. Also had to enable the Title Bar in FF's Customize section so I had somewhere to grab the window. That might be specific to Windows though.
Here's my userChrome.css in case anyone wants it.
@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"); :root{ --uc-window-control-width: 138px; /* Space reserved for window controls */ --uc-window-drag-space-width: 4px; /* Extra space reserved on both sides of the nav-bar to be able to drag the window */ --uc-toolbar-height: 32px; } #nav-bar::before, #nav-bar::after{ content: ""; display: -moz-box; width: var(--uc-window-drag-space-width); } toolbar#nav-bar::after{ width: calc(var(--uc-window-control-width) + var(--uc-window-drag-space-width,0px)) } :root:not([uidensity="compact"]){--uc-toolbar-height: 38px} #TabsToolbar{ visibility: collapse !important } :root:not([inFullscreen]) #nav-bar{ margin-top: calc(0px - var(--uc-toolbar-height)); } #navigator-toolbox { border-bottom: 0 !important; } #sidebar-box:not([hidden]) { display: flex; flex-direction: column; overflow: hidden; width: 30px; position: fixed; z-index: 1; transition: all 0.2s ease; border-right: 1px solid #333; /* Adjust to fit your theme */ } #sidebar-box:hover, #sidebar-header, #sidebar { width: 20vw !important; } #sidebar-splitter { display: none; } /* * Adjust to your settings! * You need to subtract the height of the panels above sidebar: nav bar, * bookmarks bar, etc. -- whichever is enabled/displayed. * * You can see which mode (normal, compact or touch) you’re in by going to: * Firefox Menu ? Customize… (at the bottom of the screen) ? Density * * | normal | compact | touch * Menu bar | 27px | 27px | 27px * Tab bar | 33px | 29px | 41px * Nav bar | 40px | 32px | 40px * Bookmarks bar | 23px | 21px | 27px * * Example: * - tab bar is hidden with CSS above (0px) * - menu and bookmarks bar are hidden by default (0px) * - that only leaves nav bar = 40px in normal mode (default) */ #sidebar-box { height: 100vh; } #sidebar { flex-grow: 1; } #sidebar-box:not([hidden]) ~ #appcontent { margin-left: 30px; } #main-window[inFullscreen][inDOMFullscreen] #appcontent { margin-left: 0; } #main-window[inFullscreen] #sidebar-box { height: 100vh; } #sidebar-header { display: none; } #pocket-button-box, #pageActionButton, #pageActionSeparator, .urlbar-go-button { display: none !important; } toolbarspring { -moz-box-flex: unset !important;} /* Remove back button circle */ #back-button:not(:hover), #back-button:not(:hover) > .toolbarbutton-icon { background: transparent !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; } #back-button:hover, #back-button:hover > .toolbarbutton-icon { border: none !important; border-radius: 2px !important; } #back-button { fill-opacity: 1 !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; } .toolbarbutton-1 { opacity: 1 !important;} -
Comment on Republican Mitt Romney sides with Democrats calling for $12 hourly raises for essential workers in the USA in ~news
Bradypus Link ParentI believe "up to a total of 12" is referencing the bonus pay amount. The example this article has is a bit weird because it says "workers getting a bonus from worker". I'm pretty sure the employer...I believe "up to a total of 12" is referencing the bonus pay amount.
The example this article has is a bit weird because it says "workers getting a bonus from worker". I'm pretty sure the employer would provide an additional $3/hr to employees on top of their normal pay. Then the government would provide an additional 9/hr on top of that, for a total of $12/hr bonus added to a worker's normal pay.
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Comment on She took her amputated leg home, and you can too in ~health
Bradypus LinkReminds me of this Reddit AMA of a guy who took his amputated foot home and made tacos out of it.Reminds me of this Reddit AMA of a guy who took his amputated foot home and made tacos out of it.
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Comment on Amazon changed its search system to boost more-profitable listings, including its own brands in ~tech
Bradypus LinkI feel like I recall seeing a similar article not too long ago and I pretty much had the same initial thoughts after reading the headline. Amazon's a private company so of course they'd try to be...I feel like I recall seeing a similar article not too long ago and I pretty much had the same initial thoughts after reading the headline. Amazon's a private company so of course they'd try to be as profitable as possible?
After reading about antitrust concerns, I suppose it is a bit odd that Amazon is simultaneously the platform for and a competitor to sellers/merchants. Not familiar with the legislation at all but definitely seems like some sort of weird grey area.Interesting how they have removed "Relevance" as a sort by option in favor of "Featured".
For what it's worth I've never really liked Amazon's search.
Would much prefer looks around on forums etc. to find a good product or brand then see if it's available on Amazon.Also wanted to plug this neat site I found a while back that I use for searching Amazon > https://so.cool/.
I like the filters and sorting a lot more and it even includes links to ReviewMeta and Fakespot inline with the results. As far as I know, it is just one guy who maintains it with no ads or affiliate links, so if you like it consider donating. -
Comment on We've been sure that the Earth is round for a long time, so what's driving the recent resurgence of flat-Earthers? in ~science
Bradypus Link ParentDoes anyone have any more information on the actual survey? Link? Sample size? Anything? Always a bit suspect when I see statistics in an article that doesn't link to the actual results or info...Does anyone have any more information on the actual survey? Link? Sample size? Anything?
Always a bit suspect when I see statistics in an article that doesn't link to the actual results or info from the survey.
Literally doesn't mean a thing if I don't know the number of total people surveyed, actual questions asked, demographics, etc.
Like if 25 people were surveyed that's only 4 flat earthers.
I've really only ever used my mom's old expensive Singer brand sewing machine and then a cheap Brother sewing machine I picked up from a dept store like a few years back for like $80 when I moved out. She never really cleaned or maintained her Singer well and the Brother has been worlds better. Despite the Singer being an old, metal, reputable model, you couldn't pay me enough to go back to it.
Totally anecdotal, but I'd say from my limited experience, to just buy a cheaper one new and you'll have the warranty and be able to buy replacement parts if need be. As you or your wife sews, you'll get a better idea of what features you might want (or not want) in a future more expensive machine.