I hope she'll forgive me in advance, but this isn't going to be nearly as in-depth as it deserves to be. The other night, (Monday, I think...?) we invited our friends Laura and Brandon over for a dinner Sarah was making. She had felt a particular craving for Indian food and asked me if there was any dish I preferred. Not ever being one to turn down chicken tikka masala, I named that as the dish of choice. She said it would pair nicely with saag paneer and naan (Indian flatbread), so we set about the Strip District to shop. We then came home, and to work she got.
Seen here, the various ingredients that went into the dish. I can't be sure, but I think it's just canola oil, yoghurt, vinegar, tomato...paste(?), red pepper, garam masala, garlic-ginger paste and some wicked tandoori seasoning we found at Penzey's Spices in the strip. Essentially, these things were combined over some chunked chicken, which was then given over to me to grill. I'd post a picture of it grilling, but I don't want to steal thunder. Once it was all marinated, it looked as such:
At this point, she began making the saag paneer. To the uninformed, saag paneer is simply pureed spinach with some assorted spices and garlic which is mixed with paneer (a very mild Indian cheese). We had one slight mishap in which somebody may have overloaded the food processor with spinach which found its way to the counter in grand fashion, but we overcame and moved onward. The finished product looked a bit like this:
At this point, dinner was pretty much ready to go. This post has already gone past the attention of most blog surfers, so I'm cutting to the chase; dinner was absolutely fantastic. The best part about dating a girl who can cook is trying your hardest to make her happy, as this yields to only more wonderful eats. In closing, a summary in pictures of the finished product and the lovely cook herself.
bth
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