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Skriven 2012-03-30 16:33:00 av DAVE DRUM (1:261/1381)
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 DD> The meat was mushy in a soggy Wheaties sort of way. The service was
 DD> inattentive at best and the attitude seemed to be "eat it and beat it
 DD> so we can go back to screwing off." Not a particularly welcoming sort
 DD> of place and located pretty far off the beaten track.

 ML> How long did it take for its reputation to improve to the
 ML> point where you took me there (actually, as I recall, I asked
 ML> for Q and we hazarded it, but you did bring up its existence).

I really don't know how long it took for the recovery to begin. I was quite
pleasantly surprised at the service and the quality of the Q, to tell the
truth. My expectations, based on my previous visits were quite low.
 

 DD> Oddly the yellow pages show 31 listings for Mexican restaurants -

 ML> Shifting demographic?
 DD> Not really - our Latino population is under 2% - unlike Beardstown
 DD> where it is 25%. And Indians make up the majority of the Asian
 DD> population (a smaller group than the Latinos).

 ML> But only two Indian restaurants, that's interesting.

According to a non-inn-keeping Patel of my acquaintance Indians are a lot like
Italians in that if you ask one where the best place for Indian food is they
are likely to say "my wife's/mother's/grandmother's kitchen."

There was a third called "Taj Mahal" but I didn't care much for it - as well as
thinking the name choice for a restaurant odd - after all, what westerner would
name his eatery Marilyn Monroe's Crypt?

Apparently most people discovered that they didn't care for the the food there,
as there was a tragic fire and the Illinois Fire Marshal still has some pointed
questions for the owner -- who decamped to Pakistan rather precipitously soon
after the conflagration.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Prawns w/Spinach & Paneer
 Categories: Asian, Seafood
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      2 tb Sunflower oil
    1/4 ts Black mustard seeds
    1/2 ts Fennel seeds
      1 lg Onion
      1 ts Ginger paste
      1 ts Garlic paste
    1/2 ts Chilli spice
  1 1/2 ts Ground coriander
    225 g  Paneer cut into 2.5cm; (1")
           - cubes (8 oz)
    225 g  Fresh or frozen leaf
           - spinach; (8 oz)
    300 ml Makhani gravy; (1/2 pint)
    225 g  Shelled prawns (8 oz)
      1 ts Salt
      1 ts Sugar
     50 ml Double cream; (2fl oz)
    1/2 ts Balti Garam Masala
 
  Preheat a karahi (balti pan) over a medium heat and add
  the oil. When hot, but not smoking add the mustard seeds
  followed by the fennel. The oil must be hot enough for
  the mustard seeds to pop. To test this just add one or
  two seeds to the hot oil. If they start popping straight
  away then the temperature is just right.
  
  Add the onion slices and stir fry for 6-7 minutes, until
  they begin to colour, then add the ginger and garlic. Stir
  fry for 1 minute, then add the ground coriander and chilli
  spice. Stir fry for a further minute then add 75ml (3fl
  oz) of water and continue on the heat until the water
  evaporates and the oil floats on the surface.
  
  Add the paneer and spinach and stir fry until the spinach
  begins to wilt. Add the gravy. Bring to the boil, reduce
  the heat to low and simmer, uncovered for 2-3 minutes.
  
  Add the prawns, salt and sugar. Cook uncovered for 3-7
  minutes depending on the type of prawns used. Add the
  cream and garam masala, stir fry for 1 minute and serve.
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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