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Birth of a blog and a royal dish - Dum Aloo Kashmiri
2005-12-23 00:58:00
The seeds were sown on day four. Should I? Can I? Will anyone be interested? What do I write about? Do I have the time? How long can I keep going? and on and on.Day five -All doubts settled for the time, I hesitantly took a step towards creating my own blog, Food for ThoughtDay six -Today! My first post.I decided to celebrate by cooking a dish fit for kings - Dum Aloo Kashmir i. According to legend, Dum cooking was discovered when the Nawab Asaf-ud-daulah decreed that the builders of the Imam Bara Mosque should have access to food all through the day and night. Since cooked food grew cold, and chefs couldn't keep whipping up meals every hour, they hit upon an innovative solution. They set giant pots on gentle fires and filled them with rice, meat, vegetables and spices. Then, they sealed the lids with dough, and topped them with hot coals to slow-cook the food and keep it warm around the clock. The Nawab was so impressed with the taste of the final product, that he ordered the royal...
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