the takeaway secret

claregre

We used Tesco large pittas instead of the regular ones and they were spot on.

What we DID find though, was that the whole thing was a bit cold, so we made up 2 kebabs in pitta with the salad & sauces then zapped them in the microwave for 30 seconds before eating. No surprise really, we usually end up doing that with the takeaway ones!!

It never occurs to me to go to Aldi for stuff like pittas, just for all the gorgeous meats and cheeses!

Thanks for the suggestion of cooking 3 at once and freezing them, will try that.

gsarah14

I bought the book last week and the weekend I made the kebab meat with lamb's mince. The smell when it was cooking was gorgeous, but it tasted even better. When I asked the kids if they could tell the difference between home-made and shop bought, they said what they had eaten was better.
That made my evening, having a party next Saturday so am going to make some more.
Thanks everyone for the advice on here!

brooklyn07

just had this delivered and was going to make the chicken tikka massala tonight but the book says about chicken tikka pieces and tikka marinade.. is this something i have to buy out of the shops or is this another recipe out of the book that i seem to be missing?

beerqueen

brooklyn07 wrote: »

just had this delivered and was going to make the chicken tikka massala tonight but the book says about chicken tikka pieces and tikka marinade.. is this something i have to buy out of the shops or is this another recipe out of the book that i seem to be missing?

The recipe for the chicken tikka pieces and marinade is earlier in the book - the same chapter I think. So you make those first and then carry on with the chicken tikka massala recipe.

iwannanicerlife

Got this book at the weekend and been mighty impressed with the doner kebabs and cookies. I want to do the sweet and sour chicken at the weekend but don't have a deep fat fryer - has anyone made them without? Can you give me any tips please?

flea72

iwannanicerlife wrote: »

Got this book at the weekend and been mighty impressed with the doner kebabs and cookies. I want to do the sweet and sour chicken at the weekend but don't have a deep fat fryer - has anyone made them without? Can you give me any tips please?

i dont have a deep fat fryer either - i just use a saucepan with oil in, and a slotted spoon (fill pan about half full with oil)

however, as fat on the hob scares the life out of me, i always have a damp teatowel to hand, and the rest of the family are kept well away

when finished cooking, i put the pan of oil in the oven to cool down (its safely out the way then)

only problem tho is, greasy cooking oil tends to permeate the house, so make sure you keep all doors shut, and remove anything you dont want to smell of chip-pan from the area

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flea72

made the sausage mcmuffins for the first time tonight - resounding success - just loved the way the cheese stuck to the wrapper as it does in Mcds, and you have to gnaw it off

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frenchflowers

iwannanicerlife wrote: »

Got this book at the weekend and been mighty impressed with the doner kebabs and cookies. I want to do the sweet and sour chicken at the weekend but don't have a deep fat fryer - has anyone made them without? Can you give me any tips please?

I don't have a deep fat fryer either. I made them by heating a couple of inches of oil in a wok and carefully turning the chicken over with a slotted spoon.

2boysmum

Hubby's on all holiday this week so today he trawled down to the Indian supermarket and bought the ingredients for the Chicken Pakora, had them tonight and they were lovely, made red kebab sauce to go with them as we didn't have the right stuff for pakora sauce. Hubby's verdict-10/10

princess_loki

ordered the book and it should be here by 12th feb - cannot wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!