DD got 5Bs in her SATS results and wants to celebrate, I don't

[DollopofClottedCream]

I don't want to make a fuss of govt introduced soon to be disbanded/contentious/not worth the paper it's written on/policies

Nor do I want to make a fuss because I have other dc who may not do well in exams.

But then again she thinks she worked hard and so should be rewarded.

Help please.

www.bbc.co.uk/indianfoodmadeeasy/recipes/episode_4/vegetablepakoras.shtml

this sounds like a nice pakora. i put cauliflower in mine and don't put in the spinach, but i do like anjum anand's recipes so i'd give this a try. i deffo did mine in a wok but i see she recommends a thick bottomed pan.

lol, fartspice. i like that idea.

Dollop - so great that you have taken this tack. The night will be fab.

I wish my mum had had mumsnet, and the grace to listen to its best advice as generously as you have here.

Pmsl at fartspice.

Dahl recipe - this is just how I do it, which I got from my mum which is probably broadly based on a Madhur Jaffrey recipe - fry onions, garlic and some cumin seeds, add stock and lentils, add couple of chunks of peeled root ginger and simmer until lentils have dissolved. If you like it thick add more lentils, if you like it thin add less. And add chilli or cayenne if you want it to have a kick. HTH.

Is tarka dahl 'otter than the other sorts?
[sorry, late night brings out the bad puns]

aw dollop, your 10 o'clock post was lovely

are SAT results in then?? Haven't hear a thing yet

Grimma, as I recall a tarka is a name for spices cooked separately and added at the end ..

Maybe we should take this discussion over to food ....

yyy am v interested in grimma's otter recipes.

tarka is frying whole spices in very hot oil. Can also be done at the beginning, or stirred in at the end.

I lvoe asafoetida and use it a lot in indian cooking. It tends to be used a lot in gujarati food. The vile smell disappears when it is cooked and it leaves an onion/garlic sort of aroma.

It's very cruel to otters.