It was crappy weather and a good day to stay inside and cook. So I made minestrone for later in the week, gulab jamun, samosas, and cilantro chicken (from Made in India). I just found a random recipe for gulab jamun on the internet, but they are all very similar. I was having a very bad day for dough (is our house too cold?) and I could feel that it just wasn't going to be right. My dough was crumbly and greasy, and they fried up craggy, not smooth. I think the syrup also cooked too long and was too sticky to penetrate well? Anyway, Jason professed to love them, but I think there is a lot of room for improvement.
My other tricky dough, for the samosas, was so stiff and difficult to roll out that Jason ended up using the pasta machine! They weren't pretty, but fortunately fried up nicely (thank goodness; I was getting very tense) . I had made cilantro and date chutneys the day before (also Made in India) and the chicken was quick and easy. All in all a successful meal. Except for those damn gulab jamuns.
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