Happy 2024, everyone – good health and peace for all is my hope and my wish for this year.
The visitors (except me) have left, so we are shifting to recovery (and leftovers) mode. Some of the leftovers I was looking forward to have left the building, however, with Elvis (aka my sib who vacuum-sealed and took all the kababs, roast leg of lamb, kheema-stuffed parathas, and more after saying he was taking "absolutely nothing’!) – so those will work their way back onto the menu soon.
But right now we are in the low-effort / order in and use-up-leftovers phase of menu planning.
This week actuals & ideas:
– Tandoori chicken and rumali roti ordered in, supplemented by leftovers from the freezer (naan, butter chicken, paneer tikka biryani, and soya chaap / mock chicken biryan)
– Frankies (parathas coated with egg and stuffed with saucy meat or paneer) ordered in
– Assorted Momos (frozen) + tbd soup
– Assembled Kathi rolls (ordered-in rumali roti, frozen chicken seekhs and soya chaap / mock chicken kababs, pickled onions)
– Pav bhaji pasta bake (leftover pav bhaji layered with pasta in bechamel) + garlic toast
– Haleem / mixed grain and lentil stew (freezer) + Dhansak (also freezer, not enough of either) + caramelized onion brown rice + rumali rotis
Soon to come:
– Pasta night: Canneloni or ravioli (frozen) with Marcella-ish tomato sauce
– Kerala stew / ishtu (sis specialty)
– Vat of veggie ramen (ditto)
– Malvani coconut chicken (and veg) curry + rice
– Kheema parathas
– Roast leg of lamb
And a backward glance at some actuals from the past 2 weeks:
– Lots of mac & cheese (inspired by the Keller COTM version but less spiced), pasta alfredo, (beyond beef) meatballs and kababs
– Cheesetoast / grilled cheese of many varieties (closed, open, onion-chilli, masala, chutney, cheddar, Amul, …)
– South Indian at home and out – idli, medu vada, dosa, uttapam, accompaniments
– Roast chicken and potatoes
– Indian home faves – kheema aloo, mutton korma, fish curry, prawn curry, pav bhaji, dhansak, paneer matar, palak paneer, shami kababs, potato and onion bhajiyas, moong dal pakodas, puris with potato bhaji and chhole / chickpeas
– Indian takeout / restaurant faves – biryani, tandoori chicken, butter chicken, paneer makhani, palak paneer, and so much naan
– Lots of Indian Chinese and Chinese-Chinese and Pan-Asian (eaten out or takeout)
Good eats and a great start to the new year to all!
