What aboot those of us on a pixel diet? /s

Oh. No, it didn’t curdle.

Yeah for authenticity ghee is probably preferred.

The main reason why I don’t use ghee is because I don’t cook enough indian food to buy it regularly and I didn’t want to commit to an entire jar of it just to make a couple of dishes.

I would say another thing I saw again and again during my research was the insistence of using bone-in chicken. I’m certain it would taste better but I’m too lazy for it 😅

As for the marinading, I would say half the recipes I found marinaded and the other half didn’t. From a food science perspective it made sense to me to marinade the chicken. You could experiment with and without and see if there is a significant difference. I didn’t feel like it was that much more work for me which is why I marinaded.

From my research it is a North indian vs south indian thing.

I chose to build the recipe around the north indian style. I also liked that lactic acid from the yogurt tenderizes the meat from a food science perspective.

You add yogurt before boiling, and it didn’t break?

Not sure what this question means. Could you please clarify?

Also thank you for the affirmation 😃

Chicken Korma

Ingredients

For marinade

• 1 kg chicken thigh
• ⅓ cup full-fat greek yogurt
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1 tbsp minced garlic (~2 cloves)
• 1 tbsp minced ginger
• 1 - 2 tsp kashmiri red chili powder (less for less spicy)
• 1 tsp salt

Rest

• 4 medium onions or 2 really large ones
• ½ cup full-fat greek yogurt
• 20 cashews (raw is preferred) (can also substitute some cashews for almonds)
• 1 - 2 tbsp oil
• ½ - 1 tsp garam masala
• 3 tsp coriander powder
• Water as needed.
• Salt to taste
• Cilantro (chopped)

Aromatics (optional) (add as many or as few)

• 2 cassia bark (cinnamon) sticks
• 2 bay leaves
• 8 cloves
• 5 green cardamom
• 2 black cardamom

Instructions

1. Marinate chicken with yogurt, turmeric, garlic, ginger, chili power and salt for 30 minutes to 2 hours max. Over 2 hours, chicken can get rubbery.
2. In a pot over medium high heat, add oil, green cardamoms, onions and salt. Caramelize onions (~10 - 15 minutes). Onions should be brown but not burnt.
3. Take pot off stove and allow onions to cool to room temperature.
4. Using a blender, blend the onions, green cardamom and cashews into a paste. Add water as needed.
5. Add oil to pan, along with aromatics (cinnamon, bay leaves, cloves, black cardamom). Then turn heat to medium - high. Cook until cloves puffs up (~30 seconds).
6. Add chicken and cook for another 5 - 6 minutes until the marinade has broken up and chicken is opaque on the outside (doesn’t need to be cooked through yet).
7. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add onion paste, yogurt, coriander powder. Add water as needed to achieve preferred thickness. 1 cup of water is a good average.
8. Bring to boil. Add salt/pepper to taste. Simmer for ~20 - 30 minutes.
9. Turn heat off, add garam masala.
10. Top with cilantro and serve with rice.

Actually the app tracks all of this locally and never sends the data anywhere. So, yea you can definitely be tracked but it won’t be due to Summit.

This is a feature in Summit (a Lemmy/PieFed app). If you are using Summit you can view these stats in You > Local account stats.

Disclosure: I am the developer of Summit.

I guess that’s possible? But when I’m at my desk sometimes my computer isn’t even on. When I work I only use my laptop so my desktop is usually off. I work with my laptop in multiple spots in the house.

If it was a problem with my laptop I woukd imagine he’d bother me in other spots around the house as well.

I understand though that just because a computer is off does not necessarily mean it’s quiet. The peripherals could still be receiving power, etc. I would be difficult to test this theory though without a lot of effort. I guess ai coulf unplug everything.

The number is the number of posts viewed that belonged to that community. A view is defined as either opening the image or tapping on the post.

And it’s not even close

Since posting this I started to think more about what was actually happening.

So basically he only acts strange when I sit in a particular spot in the hoose.

I ruled out all of the basic needs so unless it’s something medical it doesn’t seem to be related to a need.

Thus I have to consider the area itself. I think he simply doesn’t want me to be there.

I then considered why. What type of activities did I engage in when I sat at my desk?

One of the activities that I only engage in at my desk is attend work meetings.

I wonder if that is the cause. He doesn’t like it when he hears the voices of strangers. Furthermore I’ve observed him getting annoyed whenever I’m on the phone with anyone, even off loud speaker.

This is my best theory so far.

The way he bites/tries to bite me definitely looks more like an “I am annoyed bite”.

If I play with him, he just comes back once we are done. Basically all of the tests I’ve conducted seem to suggest that’s not the reason he keeps coming back.

We also have an insane amount of scratching posts. Something like 3 per area of the hoose. Then the cat trees alao have scratching areas. They get use too. Basically every need I can think of has been met.

I have some theories that I will comment on the main post.

We have an insane amount of scratching posts. There’s like an average of 3 per area of the house. 80% of them get used too.

I have started to use the opportunity of him coming to me to groom him.

True.

Yeah I get that but it does not explain his scratching behavior :/.

Anyways I think it rules out that he was looking for pets.

I think they are called himbos

“I’m excited for winter”

Winter arc is likely taken from anime. In a lot of long running anime, the story is organized into multiple sub stories called “arcs”.

These arcs are typically given names that reference what happens in them or the setting where it takes place.

Marinading raw meat in the fridge overnight is a pretty common practice.

In this case though, I meant cooking the curry and then letting the cooked chicken marinade in the curry gravy in the fridge.

Here’s what I wrote down for this recipe:

Chicken Madras Curry

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons neutral oil
• 1.2 kilograms chicken thigh, diced
• 1 teaspoons whole cumin seeds
• 3 bay leaves (dried or fresh)
• 5 grams cilantro root & stem, chopped
• 2 onion (medium sized), thinly sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 35 grams ginger, peeled and minced
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoons ground coriander
• 2.5 teaspoons ground garam masala
• 0.8 teaspoons ground turmeric
• 0.5 teaspoons Kashmiri chilli powder
• 9 fresh curry leaves (optional, 8-10 leaves)
• 800ml canned whole tomatoes (or passatta if you want a less chunky curry)
• 400ml coconut milk
• salt & pepper, to taste
• cilantro, to serve

Instructions

1. Place a large, high-rimmed pan or pot over high heat. Add oil and sear chicken thigh for 3-4 minutes or until golden. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Remove chicken and set aside (it’s ok if chicken is not cooked through at this stage).
2. Reduce heat to medium. Add whole cumin seeds and bay leaves, chopped cilantro, and cook for 1½-2 minutes until fragrant. Add onion, garlic, ginger, salt and pepper and sauté for 12 minutes.
3. Increase heat to medium-high. Add cumin, coriander, garam masala, turmeric, and Kashmiri chilli powder, mix well, and toast for 1 minute. Stir in curry leaves (if using), tomatoes, and coconut milk, season with more salt & pepper, and bring to a simmer. Once simmering, return the seared chicken to the pot, mix, reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 30 minutes.
4. Taste and add more salt/pepper as needed.
5. Serve with rice/naan. Garnish with fresh cilantro.