Guest guest Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 DH and I went to our local Indian Market the last week to pick up some lentils and dried beans, spices, tahini, etc. and DH boasted to the owner (a friend of his) that our whole family is vegetarian now! I was so pleased that he actually seemed proud, LOL! I don’t know why I was ever concerned about him adjusting, so far he has been wonderful and very supportive!!! Anyway, the market owner (also a vegetarian) suggested that we buy a pressure cooker, and that was it. It was in my head. So, I purchased a pressure cooker the other day – the Fagor™ Splendid Pressure Cooker Multi Set. Laura or Melody, did you ever have a problem with your yellow indicator button popping up? Mine seems to need a nudge or poke before it goes up and closes the opening completely – or am I inadvertently correcting a loose seal when I push down on the lid? Anyway, so far I have managed with it and thoroughly enjoyed a vegetable ‘edam’ on Wednesday, a curried chick pea and carrot ‘edam’ yesterday for lunch, and a great potato/cauliflower biriyani last night for dinner – DH is out of town so I thought it would be good to practice so I can impress him with my new purchase when he gets home – but when he sees a biriyani that takes only 15 minutes from start to finish he will definitely roll his eyes because I didn’t spend all day slaving in the kitchen, LOL!!! I love it!!! Also, a tip – if you have an Indian market nearby, stop in and pick up some of the premixed spice packets they have! On Wednesday I fried some onions in ghee, threw in some veggies (red potatoes, green beans, chick peas, cauliflower) a can of tomato sauce, pinch of salt and about 2 tablespoons of a masala mix, and closed the pressure cooker. Ten minutes later, ta’daa, a wonderfully, perfectly spiced edam! (Edam is the general Arabic word for mixed vegetables, sorry, I use it a lot). It really was as good as something I’d get in the expensive Indian restaurant we have here! And for my peace of mind, vegan. Now, what can I make tonight? LOL Lisa www.pbase.com/aljuwaie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 Hi Lisa....Oh, those boxed masalas are great. They usually have them divided (well where I shop) by types of meals (dals, bryanis, tikka, kabob, etc). On the back, it conveniently lists the recipe...I love it. Only one thing to beware...I believe " Shan " is the biggest producer and exporter of those spice mixes. They tend to have msg listed as an ingredient. If you or any others get headaches and what-not then check those masala ingredients listings. Anywho, I think those suckers are great and makes things so fast when you need it. I can't even imagine using a pressure cooker on top of that with the dals and rices and such and voila..presto, gourment in minutes. Congrats on your dh bragging about yalls diet...Too Cool! Cheers, Shawn , " l. a l j u w a i e " <aljuwaie@c...> wrote: > > Also, a tip – if you have an Indian market nearby, stop in and pick up > some of the premixed spice packets they have! On Wednesday I fried some > onions in ghee, threw in some veggies (red potatoes, green beans, chick > peas, cauliflower) a can of tomato sauce, pinch of salt and about 2 > tablespoons of a masala mix, and closed the pressure cooker. Ten minutes > later, ta'daa, a wonderfully, perfectly spiced edam! (Edam is the > general Arabic word for mixed vegetables, sorry, I use it a lot). It > really was as good as something I'd get in the expensive Indian > restaurant we have here! And for my peace of mind, vegan. > > > > Now, what can I make tonight? LOL > > > > > > Lisa > > > > www.pbase.com/aljuwaie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 Lisa, Great! I love mine and use it at least once a week. I don't have any problems with my pop-up button. When it gets to pressure it doesn't snap up, it slowly rises if that makes sense. Takes a few seconds. Are you using a gas or electric burner? I have gas so high heat is instantly high heat. I've seen that for electric stoves they recommend sometimes that you get the burner to high before you start. If you have to saute first, use a different burner for the medium heat and switch to a ready burner on high when it's time to bring up the heat. Also, adding boiling liquids instead of room temp or cold can bring the temp up swifter. Don't know if that's the issue or not. Laura On Mar 5, 2004, at 10:08 AM, l. a l j u w a i e wrote: > So, I purchased a pressure cooker the other day – the Fagor™ Splendid > Pressure Cooker Multi Set. Laura or Melody, did you ever have a > problem > with your yellow indicator button popping up? Mine seems to need a > nudge > or poke before it goes up and closes the opening completely – or am I > inadvertently correcting a loose seal when I push down on the lid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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