Yesterday I spent the evening at my friend’s house.
Some of you may recall me mentioning my group of mummy friends, the Tootie Frooties!
Well, one of the yummy mummies has recently moved house and there have been a few of us who celebrated birthdays over the last two months. It was a get together to celebrate the new house, birthdays, and a great excuse to cook up a storm and enjoy each other’s company, despite coughs, colds, kids, and work the next day!
We were missing two Tootie Frooties!
We all brought drinks and a dish.
Me, being so grown up, opted for the Coco Pops Spoon… just because!
Most of us also brought the extra addition of kids!
One of the things we discussed over dinner was the fact that this night, though it didn’t involve going out to some fancy bar or club, was what we all preferred. A chilled evening with the music of our choice pulsing through the sound system, good food, good company, and the ease of being able to have the kids milling around, not worrying about babysitters. They were perfectly happy causing their own version of havoc, while we cackled like a coven of (rather glam) witches in the kitchen!
All in all, a pretty grown-up affair, don’t you think?
Oh, and here’s what I made!
Mine was Butter Jeera Chicken Wings!
What’s the recipe? Well, I’ll tell you all!
Now I cook by Andaaza. Please forgive me, but there are no amounts for the ingredients, as my mum uses andaaza. This basically is when you just know! It’s a skill I think many mothers hone over the years while cooking the family favourite dishes!
I used
20 pieces of chicken (wings)
Butter
Olive Oil
Cumin Seeds
Garlic
Ginger
Fresh red chillis
Salt
A Little Natural Yoghurt
Garam Masala
Lemon Juice
Honestly, it is so simple, and really tasty!
- Add the butter and oil to a wok or large pan and allow to cook together. Both fats together stop each other from burning,
- Once hot add around two teaspoons of cumin, ginger, garlic, chillis and salt. Allow to cook for a few minutes.
- Add the chicken, stirring so all the pieces are coated with the spices.
- Add a tablespoon of natural yoghurt to allow the chicken to keep its moistness.
- When the chicken is almost cooked, add around two teaspoons of garam masala and a few squirts of lemon juice.
- Allow the chicken to cook thoroughly.
- Enjoy!
And I think everyone enjoyed!
I hope you enjoy too!
Happy Friday Peeps! I’m off to try and control my eating for the next week, to make up for the calorific content of my diet yesterday!
But I Smile Anyway... 
Oct 28, 2017 @ 19:44:28
Look at all you super gorgeous ladies!! It looks like a top night, I can smell the foods and hear the laughter ☺ excellent choice of spoon too, I would also have opted for this one!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 20:02:48
The spoon just had to be done!!!! Thanks Em!!!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 19:27:46
I used to think going “clubbin” (my millenial sister has told me I’m not allowed to use that term anymore) was the gold standard. That a weekend wasn’t full of excitement if it didn’t involve dancing and drinking. Like you, I much prefer hanging out at someone else’s house while the kids run around like crazy people!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 20:02:18
Exactlt that!!!!! I still use the term clubbin sista!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 20:58:48
Well good! You wanna know what’s funny? In a little bit, that sister is coming over and she prides herself on being a hipster. She hasnt seen the 12-year-old in ages. I thought about giving her a heads up that everything she says will be deemed stupid by the 12-year-old. But then I thought nahh….we’ll watch her hipster confidence plummet as he gives her a glare when she so much as breathes.
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 21:01:44
Ha ha!!! Yesss! Let her trip up in front of your 12 year old lol!!!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 21:10:31
Ritu, it’s going to be a magical evening. I’m going to grab a glass of wine and watch my son give me the redemption I’ve longed for. The best part? She calls her dogs her children as she’s chosen not to have kids. “Do your dogs make you feel like a 65-year-old nun?” Sip…. “didn’t think so….”
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 21:12:51
I can feel a blog post coming on from you!!!
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Oct 29, 2017 @ 03:56:12
You know it girl…on the verge….
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Oct 29, 2017 @ 08:50:29
😁
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 17:43:25
“Andaaza” – there is finally a word for ‘measuring-by-eye’! I’m adding that word to my vocabulary. My husband and I cook at home every day, and we often ‘wing’ the ingredients, so this word will come in handy. 🙂 Also, your chicken recipe looks amazing. We will have to make this one soon. With those ingredients, even this kids are bound to love it. Last, you are so lucky to have such a huge group of girlfriends. Looked like a wonderful night!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 18:12:24
Thank you so.much! I’m glad to share a word that you can now use!!!
A friend of mine just tried the recipe today!!!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 15:44:36
Sounds like a perfect evening Ritu 🙂
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 15:46:20
It really was Em!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 15:39:46
A laid back evening of food, girlfriends, and a chance for the tots to play with one another is such a warm magical kind of night. 💚
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 15:40:56
It was truly a lovely evening!!!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 15:11:29
That looks absolutely fabulous, Ritu! I’ll have to give it a go and I completely understand the andaaza thing.
My mom first introduced the word “aggaration” to me when I was still a novice. In Malay, “agak-agak” means estimation. So there! A bastardised English word that’s equivalent to andaaza! 😊
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 15:18:21
Yay!! Language is always interlinked! Try the wings out!!!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 14:10:44
That looks yummy! I’ll have to try it out. Though I quite hate the andaaza method. I used to watch mom cooking with a hawk eye and force her to use spoons to add in masalas so I could write down exact measurements!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 14:29:34
Lol! There are some things I need to.know but andaaza works fine with me!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 13:34:51
Having fun with friends with what looks to be the most delicious food ever sounds like a great night. I agree, none of us need big fancy dinners out, we just need connection with people that matter. It made me smile to see your posed pic of all the “yummy mummies.”
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 14:28:46
It is a wonderful feeling being with your close friends!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 13:29:43
I love your instagram I am constantly drooling over your photos of yummy foods.
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 14:27:57
Lol! Glad you enjoy xxx
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 13:21:59
You had me at chicken wings… now I’m hungry…
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 13:25:12
Lol sorry Forrest!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 11:15:28
It is lovely to spend time with friends and those wings sound awesome…Nice one Ritu 🙂
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 11:43:50
Thank you Carol. It is a lovely way to spend time with cherished friends!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 10:27:53
Oh the wings, the wings! Looks amazing x
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 11:42:22
They were yummy!!! Even if I do say so myself!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 10:21:53
Sounds absolutely scrummy. Thats hiw I cook too
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 11:41:54
Its the best way I think!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 09:24:30
Wow, Ritu, absolutely yummy stuff…..butter chicken and jeera rice is sublime combo…..and coupled with biriyanis as had become almost our staple food these days, Indian food is always the best anywhere you go…..:)…..nice fun you had with the family and friends……:)…..wish I could have been there to taste your butter chicken…
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 09:50:01
It was a lovely Evening!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 09:11:07
Honestly, I’m definitely at the stage where I much prefer a night in with friends (and good food & booze of course) to a night out in bars etc. Sounds like you all had a lovely time x
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 09:18:16
It was truly a fun evening Hayley!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 09:00:00
Looks delicious, Ritu! And I also love getting together with friends around someone’s house. I’m much happier being comfy indoors than having to sort out getting home from being out in a busy town/city. I also think the act of everyone pitching in with food and drink makes it a more shared experience 🙂
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 09:17:40
Definitely. It made for a wonderful Evening!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 08:52:03
I actually prefer a night in with good food and drinks than going out. You can actually hear other when you’re talking and I think it’s just a nicer catchup with friends. Lovely post.
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 09:16:37
Too true Rachel! I prefer it Too!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 08:36:09
This is the perfect evening really!! You can all still get glammed up, enjoy some wine and good food – and the kids all have fun together too. Everybody wins! That kitchen looks incredible by the way. So much space!
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 09:16:07
It was so.much fun 💗
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 23:08:46
Sounds like a great evening Sis. That chicken looks gorgeous too! 🙂
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 23:44:19
It was a great night Sis!
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 22:24:52
OMG! Your group of friends has a name, the Tootie Frooties. I love this… because mine do, too. We’re the Mermatrons (too old to be mermaids). The day we came up with the name is a story in itself. There are eight of you, seven of us. It is THE best. We have been BFF’s since our kids sang together in a choral group when they were young (sang at Harrods and St. Martin-in-the-Field). Now our kids have kids. So, go Tootie Frooties!
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 22:31:27
I love the Mermatrons name Jennie!!! We are actually 10 but there were 2 who couldn’t come this time.
These kinds of friendships are so important!!!
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 23:17:13
They definitely are, Ritu. Means the world to me (and you.)
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 23:44:49
💗💗💗
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 19:22:35
Reblogged this on Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und über Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region!.
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 18:51:44
I’m glad you had a blast and a fun evening. Such a nice thing to do among your busy schedule. You must do that often!!!!!!!
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 19:04:36
We are trying to Miriam !! 😙
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 03:33:08
We all need breaks. We just did that tonight… 😄
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Oct 28, 2017 @ 09:13:33
Hope you enjoyed!
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 17:00:18
It looks like a whole lot of nice food. Glad you enjoyed yourselves. I have not done such a grown-up event in ages
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 17:49:52
It was grown up and childish all at once. A perfect evening xxx
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 16:09:57
Wow!! Awesome!! Dishes looks yummy and delicious.. Hope yu all had a great time 😊😊❤️
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 16:47:09
It was a great evening!
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 14:54:00
Sounds like a wonderful evening 🙂
I never knew there was a name for that ability to ‘just know’. Nick, with his desire to know ‘how much and how long’ when I cook just hates me when I can’t say anything except… I don’t know. But you just do 🙂
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 15:53:29
It was lovely Sue! And now you can use a new Punjabi/Hindi word in your descriptions!!!!
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 17:27:10
That’ll be handy as Nick may well need to acquire a few words shortly… 😉
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 17:51:03
Is he planning more travels? Or have I got the totally wrong end of the stick!!!???
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 14:28:58
That sounded an awesome night in with amazing friends.. what more could you have, but great company good music and wonderful food.. All looked Yummy Ritu.. 🙂 Have a wonderful weekend and Halloween..
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 15:52:16
Thank you Sue. It was a fantastic evening 💗
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 15:58:50
I could tell 😉
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 13:26:34
So happy for you that you had a blast, sis! 😃
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 13:29:24
It was a lovely night sis. Mummies and children both happy!
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 13:35:31
What more could one wish for… 💖
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 13:41:28
👩👩👧👧👩👩👦👦👩👩👧👦💗💗💗
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 12:40:52
Awesome get-together. Amazing food.
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 13:50:41
It was wonderful!
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 13:54:42
Yeah lol I can guess….Have more of lovely moments….
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 14:00:02
😊
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 14:00:59
😊😊😊
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 12:27:52
I’m going to try this recipe sometime, Ritu! Do the wings come out spicy?? Tangy?
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 12:31:16
They are a bit of both. And you control the heat depending on how much chilli you use xxx
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 12:32:09
Sounds good! 😻
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 11:59:53
I had to wipe the drool off my screen. Yum!
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 12:00:38
Lol! You should try them!
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 11:54:33
The food looks delicious have a nice weekend girl
Hugz and kisses,
Miss B.
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 11:55:46
Thanking you Miss B! Enjoy yours too!!!
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 11:59:00
ThnQ Darling yessss I will😄😘
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 11:37:53
I love getting together for food and friends! I belong to a group that graduated high school in 1966 (!) who still live in the old hometown who get together this way. It’s a blessing to be friend, to have friends that long! May you have your little group that long as well, Ritu! Of course, if you continue bringing food like this, you surely will! (Looks really tasty! Best of all, it gives me a better idea how to use that bottle of Garam Masala I bought out of curiosity.)
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 11:40:09
Aw that sounds great that you all still meet up! I do hope we continue. The plan is there!!! I hope you get a chance to try the Garam Masala in something!!!
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 11:43:40
I tried it in something, based on how it tasted and what I thought it might work in, but the experiment must have been a failure or underwhelming because I can’t remember what it was! Anyway, seeing how your used it with garlic, etc., gives me a better sense of how to go with it.
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Oct 27, 2017 @ 11:46:55
It’s definitely something to spice up your Indian dishes if you cook many of them!
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